Miscellaneous: November 2009 Archives

Oddly enough, the winter is when our citrus ripens, we find that we get more fruit than we can say grace over each year. So, we pawn it off on friends and juice what we have room to freeze, then we either eat the rest - or make fresh juice. You know, now that we think on it - our growing season is all off-kilter from our consuming season. Okra peaks in the summer, but, it is too damn hot to eat gumbo (although hot coffee + hot day = just fine), then we have this winter citrus quandary. This is one of our favorite drinks, tart-ish and refreshing - a great alternative to all that National Beer of Texas we consume.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

Tonight is steak night at Griff's - Houston's Oldest Sports Bar!! What a bargain - a 16 oz ribeye, a baked potato(e) and a pint of domestic beer for $12. Big meat, little money - plus beer. Dinner awaits you, Houston.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

We know, this is late notice for a walk - however, we felt compelled to get the word out, as it's come to our attention that a walk to raise money to cure a chronic disease or at least find new treatment in the fourth largest city in our nation has raised less than half of it's fund-raising goal. How much is that goal? A million dollars? Half a million dollars? Nope, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), in a city of how many? There's a good reason for that, you see, lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythemetosis, SLE) is not championed by a celebrity, or a gaggle of product companies, to raise awareness. The local media won't be mentioning the importance of improving and extending the lives of the people (ninety percent of which are women) who suffer from this disease. There will only be a few hundred walkers at Houston Baptist University tomorrow morning to participate and support researching a cure, if that. SLE, which is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder, affects approximately 1.4 million women (additional specifics after the jump, below). Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. and we walk at 10:00 (bonus, you can still sleep in, a little)

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

Each week Houstonist checks out Missed Connections on Craiglist. Here's a few that we found interesting.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

If you're looking for an outdoor wine dinner to help you exploit the lovely weather, look no further than the Rainbow Lodge tonight. From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. there will be a casual "walk around" tasting on the patio with a very tasty looking menu/wine pairing for $29/per person. Here's what you can look forward to:

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Houston's run-off elections are coming up. If you have moved around lately, or were not registered to vote in this past election and want your voice heard, come on out tonight and get your "voting papers" in order. The Usual Pub is hosting a happy hour tonight complete with $1 Lone Star and free burgers for everyone who needs to ready themselves to vote, or would like to chat politics with some of their peers. The party kicks off at 7:00 p.m. and Lone Star is rumored to be handing out some swag to go with the $1 brews.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

What a beautiful week! This weather has us thinking of apple crisp, oven-warm and a la mode. Fall is time for chili, stews, and apple desserts, or simple baked apples, with a nice sprinkling of cinnamon. There may be a flurry of baking activity in our near future.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

Each week Houstonist checks out Missed Connections on Craiglist. Here's a few that we found interesting.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.

A photo, chosen daily, from our talented Houstonist Flickr Photo Group.