tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post4109016203521472441..comments2023-10-14T06:09:24.624-04:00Comments on Balaenius Rex!!: Four days and five nights in HoustonLa Belle Esplanadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14034685868644119249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-3449219824070947532010-09-16T20:51:25.762-04:002010-09-16T20:51:25.762-04:00Thanks, Anita. It's not bad, I suppose, for a...Thanks, Anita. It's not bad, I suppose, for a lot of people but there is no way this is for me. I've met my share of glassy-eyed New Orleanians in the wee hours and they are full of life, curiosity, and verve. I've met some friendly people in broad daylight in Houston and I'll let you draw your own general comparison between a citizen of New Orleans and one of Houston based on what that observation.<br /><br />My lips aren't sealed but I'm not offering my opinion aloud. Please: no offended comments from Houstonians. I have only taken a selective sample of Texans based on limited access. I'm sure there is more available than I've encountered. I just wish I could walk there. Every bartender and waitress has been professional and, after four days, a joy to greet again and chitchat with at day's end.<br /><br />The sun will come out tomorrow...only a day away.La Belle Esplanadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034685868644119249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-39328307175117358242010-09-16T20:12:46.249-04:002010-09-16T20:12:46.249-04:00I've been full of sympathy for your plight thi...I've been full of sympathy for your plight this week. Houston is concrete sameness, just as you describe. The horror is that you could try a part of town a mile away and it would still be the same, two miles, three, all the way out of town. Ghastly. <br /><br />Hurry home!Anitanoreply@blogger.com