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I’ve been spending some time in Houston lately and will probably do so more over the summer. Which is unfortunate if you have any idea how hot it is. Some things I like and dislike about Houston.

1. This past week it was slightly warmer than usual, with upper 90s. And I can’t even paraphrase Aliens and say “but it’s a dry heat”, because its not. It’s hot as hell and really humid. And this coming from a guy who likes the heat. One afternoon I quit work early and went for a run where the external temp on my rental car registered at 100. The run was fine though because a lot of it was in the shade where it was only about 92.

2. This is a conservative state, and I like the passion. Without giving away what side I lean to, I respect the lunatic passion of far left or right, like the nuts in Massachusetts who think anything Republican is evil, same goes for Texas and their GOP loving ways. I listen to talk radio when I am home or away, and the first topic that came up on Monday night when I arrived was how good it was they started the death penalty again. This radio station even had a web site where you could leave a message with the last words you would say to the poor guy getting fried the next day. The next morning while driving to the office the topic was defending oil companies and refineries and how could the nation be so against oil. Oil. Remember, Houston, Texas, oil. Loved it.

3. Not sure if I just got bad times on the road, but the drivers seemed really aggressive. Some of them were crazy. I was in a huge Lincoln and cars were all over me, driving like John Daly on his way to an open bar. I drive fast and people were on my tail, zipping in and out of traffic. Maybe it’s me, but I’m pretty sensitive to fast drivers, since I am one.

4. The food was freakin terrific. And I didn’t even eat out fancy. Lunch they brought it was good and the food at a small restaurant attached to the hotel was kick-ass. And cheap. Next time I am getting Mexican one night and steak another. When in Rome.

So over the next couple of months, and possibly a lot longer than that, I am going to Houston. I find the people nice, weather hot but not unbearable, and will take an extended day or two one time to drive down to the coast. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the Gulf so it should be kind of cool. And maybe I’ll go see a rodeo or some kind of cowboy thing, and buy a cowboy hat, I think it would be fun to wear in Massachusetts, like my Hillary 08 t-shirt.