Odds and Ends II

 Couple of quick thoughts.

As part of the Houston Citywide Cleanup, Neighborhoods to Trails Southwest (NTTSW) and Friends of Keegans Bayou will sponsor two cleanup sites Saturday,April 2, along Keegans Bayou.  10:00-12:00

Those working in the area between BW 8 and Wilcrest may either bike in, or drive and and park at Archer Collision Center, 11107 Southwest Fwy, North Bound frontage road.    We have been asked to keep the gate clear, in case a wrecker needs access.

Those working Keegans Bayou between S Gessner and Riceville Cemetery should plan on parking behind Fiesta Market.   We will start there.   I have not asked permission from Fiesta yet, but will early next week.

Volunteers should bring gloves and grabbers and sturdy shoes.   If you have big trash bags, please bring them.

Please email dannagel1@att.net or text 281-799-2673 to give us a headcount.   No  messenger pigeons, please, my pigeon flew the coop!

Dan Nagel

Self-Appointed third Assistant Resident Gadfly, NTTSW

Next thought:

You may know that my granddaughter is a barista at her neighborhood coffee cafe.  As Papa Dan, it is my job to provide an endless stream of "dad jokes" to include picking on all those people who order a Frappuccino with soy, turbinado sugar, a twist, and make sure the coffee is grown in America.    OK, you can tell I never order coffee.

But it suddenly hit me as I was fixing my iced tea:  decaf, infused mint, two yellow sugars, squeeze of fresh lemon and a shot of sugar-free raspberry syrup.    Yep, I'm trying to hide the taste of tea, just like the millennials are hiding the taste of coffee!    What's with that?

Double Standard

I'm going to invoke Arsenio Hall for a moment.   Sometimes you look at something and just go .......Hmmmmmmm!!!

I'm a 69 year old fat guy with diabetes and other problems.    I am noticing more and more, that pretty women are asking me very personal questions every day, like what is my phone number, my birthday, and one young lady at my doctor's office always wants to know my weight.    Even beautiful voices on the phone, like at my financial institutions ask me a lot of personal questions.    One even wanted to know my Mother's maiden name, and where my father met my mother!   (If you are really not getting it, these are my backup security questions!)

If I ever started asking these pretty ladies the same questions, I am sure I would be ushered into an office where some serious looking supervisor would tell me how inappropriate my comments are.   

So what is with that?

Hmmmmmm