Category Archives: Houston

Never Grow Up.

Posted on 22 Feb 18 by rcmckee

Way back when, on or about the occasion of my 45th birthday, one of my adopted brothers gave me one of those poured stone coasters for my coffee mug. Molded into the top was the fine slogan If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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27.7445N: 95.3860W

Posted on 10 Apr 17 by rcmckee

One of the great things about Houston is that despite the miserable climate we have sizable groups of people from everywhere living here, and sometimes they throw parties. For everyone. Yesterday, it was the Brazilian Women Foundation. (Their spelling, not … Continue reading →

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The Turkeys are Loose..

Posted on 26 Nov 16 by rcmckee

Okay, by now everyone knows what’s going on. It’s … whatever the Saturday after Black Friday is, and as I rarely leave the cave on Black Friday unless I’m being paid to do so, I don’t have to recover from … Continue reading →

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The 18th Century would like a word with you….

Posted on 05 Jul 16 by rcmckee

Between the heat and the neighbors starting the Holiday fireworks a couple of days early (and staying with them more or less continuously for 3 days…) I was pretty much unFourthed by the morning of the 3d. I decided that … Continue reading →

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29.74609 N, 95.39412 W

Posted on 03 Mar 16 by rcmckee

Couple years ago, for reasons I don’t remember but that made sense then, I signed up for a Yelp! account. Last night I was skimming one of their “latest and greatest” email summaries when my writing partner sent me a … Continue reading →

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Spring’s springing…

Posted on 08 Mar 14 by rcmckee

First of the year…. I was over at Mason Park in the southeast side covering the Greater Houston LULAC Council’s “Loteria” fun run, because the guy in the tan coat is Richard Reyes, a long-time friend who was kind of … Continue reading →

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Harris County Courthouse

Posted on 06 Sep 11 by rcmckee

The Harris County Courthouse, originally built in 1910, was renovated sometime during the late 50s. According to historians and conservators, the renovation was if not botched at least not particularly desirable from a conservation standpoint. Consequently, over the last several … Continue reading →

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