They have a Wendy's

CNNMoney decided it would make a listicle about the 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE 2010!...whatever that means. I perused the list and found it to be the usual mix of boring small towns and strip mall banality, but what caught my attention is that Missouri City, TX made the list...at 21!

I'm so old I remember when Mo' City was just a shitty hellhole wedged between Houston and Sugar Land. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against hellholes, in fact I often prefer them, but Missouri City combines the worst attributes of suburbia and southwest Houston. Apparently now this is what communities should strive to become.

Houston Makes National News

The ol' urban hellhole has a new Mayor-elect, current City Controller Annise Parker. Congratulations from The Daily Ire...now I want more rail. Make it happen!

Oile?...er...Texans!

My local sports franchise needs some help.

20-17

My local sports franchise didn't do so well.

Fútbol Americano

My local sports franchise is doing uncharacteristically well this season. My understanding is that they have an important match against another sports franchise tonight. Go team!

Mayor White vs. Governor Goodhair

The current ruler of my urban hellhole, Bill White, has changed his mind and decided to run for governor of Texas instead of senator from Texas in a special election to replace Kay Bailey Hutchinson, current senator from Texas who is most likely resigning to challenge current governor of Texas, Rick Perry, in a primary. Got that?

This is a smart move on White's part, as I believe Rick Perry will probably be nominated again for governor, but in the process he has had to be a secessionist whack-job tenther. Also, the guy has been governor since 2001. I think we'd all like a, yes, change. Therefore, I think White will actually have a shot as a Democrat in a heavily Republican state due to the dislike of Perry and the fact that White is pretty moderate and his tenure as mayor is widely seen as a success.

As for the senate, a Democrat doesn't have a chance in hell of winning in Texas in the current political climate. It will be too easy for Republicans to tie anyone running to the national party, don't need more Democrats in congress, blah, blah blah...

End Of An Era

The gay print media, like all print media, is not safe from the awesome destructive power of the series of tubes we know has the internet.

R.I.P. Houston Voice. I'll miss browsing through your pages while waiting for my to-go order at Mai's.

Today In Urban Hellhole News

Historic preservationists like myself were weary of Weingarten Realty's plans to build a big-ass Barnes & Noble in the River Oaks Shopping Center because we were worried it would be the beginning of the end of the historic Alabama Theater down the street on Shepherd Drive, which housed another Barnes & Noble. As of right now that's thankfully not the case as the Alabama Theater will house the upcoming Cinema Arts Festival Houston. The festival will just occupy the theater temporarily, but hopefully it can serve to attract a new permanent tenant.

I've always thought building could be put to better use than a bookstore. I would prefer it were turned back into a movie theater, or perhaps a venue for plays and concerts.