Today in Galveston it is flipping blustery.  Seriously, the wind is howling – the gusts make our little Honda feel like it will topple over and go tumble-weeding down Mechanic Street.  It is freaking cold too.  I mean, come on …

Come have a drink with us after a long work week!  Join us at “Murphy’s” (a.k.a. “Foam Depot”, “Nina’s”, “Connoly’s” or “Foam” – depending on what era you first became familiar with the pub!) this Friday at 5:30pm!  (22nd Street …

I’d like to invite EVERYONE to a very fun night that also supports a great cause this Thursday, March 11th at 7pm at The Grand Opera House:  the St. Vincent’s Free Clinic benefit concert.  It is basically a variety show, …

Boy do I LOVE this Island.  The staff over at Foam Depot (Murphy’s Pub as it’s known now) have been gracious enough to let us use their bathroom facilities these past few months whilst we are undergoing renovations at the shop …

I am a dog freak.  I LOVE dogs.  Our dogs happen to be our children and I don’t know what I’d do if one of them ever went missing.  I’d be nuts, that’s for sure.  I just received this email …

It has begun.  We’re way past botox here.  This lady’s getting a full on face replacement: I’d like to point out the use of one of my favorite tools in the above photo: the whacking stick.  It’s not just for cartoon snakes …

Day 14(Beijing, China) For the past 2 weeks, we’ve had the luxury of traveling to places where English – both spoken and written – is readily available.  We’ve been spoiled so far and we know it.  That, my friends is …

We’re really enjoying all the new “firsts” at the shop’s new location on 22nd and Mechanic (after the Ike-forced move from 23rd and Winnie where life moved just a little slower and we could watch the grass grow on the …

(Bali, Indonesia) Bali, located 8 degrees south of the equator (whoohoo – we made it but totally forgot to check if the toilets drain the other direction, although Mikie tells me they all drain the same way), is Indonesia’s largest tourist destination …

Yikes.  It has taken me nearly 3 times as long as our “Operation Circumnavigation” trip actually lasted as the time it’s taken me to chronicle it here.  At this point, I realize that the only people likely reading these travel entries are my …