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Trip to the Outhouse--Blogging, Four Years and Counting . . . and It All Started with Hurricane Ike and Matthew Mitcham

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 10 months ago: Matthew Mitcham, having fun, before the start of the 2012 London Olympics (photo @matthew_mitcham)It … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, LGBT, Politics and Gay Topics, Stuff for Bloggers, Weather, 10-meter, 2012 Olympics, Australian, Beijing Olympics

Summertime and the Feelin' Is . . .1 comment

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 10 months ago: Tomatoes from my garden–I had quite a variety of shapes and sizes. The dark red one on the rig … more →

Tags: Gardening and Flowers, It's What I Like, Weather, canned tomatoes, Cherokee Purple Tomato, gardening, houston weather, NOOK, pickled beans

Happy LGBT Pride 2012, Houston!

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 11 months ago: Although various gay pride events have been going on most of the month, today, Saturday, June 23rd i … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, LGBT, Gay, GLBT, Houston, Texas, Houston Pride Festival, houston pride parade, "pride parade 2012"

New Little Camera Given Its First Test on the Dog Walk

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Right out of the box--a none-too-big one at that--my M532 is a cool blue. The pic was taken with my … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, Annie and Dog Talk, papillon, Annie, houston, KFC, Best Buy, Suburbs, Dog Walking

Early Days of Spring--When You Can Say, "This is what it's all about."

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Homemade meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, and a salad with lettuce, arugula, and green onion straight f … more →

Tags: Gardening and Flowers, It's What I Like, talking about food, Weather, arugula, chickweed, cleome, gardening, home-grown lettuce

Another Weekend of Rainy Weather, But Really, Who Can Complain?

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Because this pot retains so much rain water, the flowers on this kalanchoe have turned a more pierci … more →

Tags: Gardening and Flowers, It's What I Like, Weather, Annie, houston weather, RED kalanchoe, roast pork, Texas drought, vegetable garden

Misinterpreted Conservation Levels of Some Texas Reservoirs May Be the Reason the Experts Won't Get Us Out of This Drought

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: I keep wondering if the drought is over for the longterm; there’s no question about the short … more →

Tags: Maps Geography and Places, On the Road Home, Weather, Addicks Reservoir, Barker Reservoir, Bear Creek Park, clay road, Eldridge Parkway, Harris County

Heavy Storms Passing Through Houston Left Many Roadways Flooded

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: The garden rain gauge shows 1.8 inches, for a total of 2 inches in the past 24 hours (1/09/11). Anni … more →

Tags: Weather, Annie and Dog Talk, houston weather, Houston, Texas, Texas, southeast texas, rainfall totals, Suburbia, Drought

Saturday Morning Bits and Pieces, But the Rain Gauge Is Back in Place (With Even Some Rain in It)

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Another magnificent jungle cactus bloom--just the thing to spark up a drab July. Here we are at the … more →

Tags: Gardening and Flowers, It's What I Like, Politics and Gay Topics, ramblings, Weather, Bossa Nova, doma, Don't Ask - Don't Tell, Epiphyllum

A Saturday Morning Adventure To One of Houston's Well-kept Secrets

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Passion Flower--Is there anything other to say than "Wow"? Because Houston is a city that … more →

Tags: Gardening and Flowers, It's What I Like, Maps Geography and Places, New and Unusual, talking about food, Empalagoso, gardening, Gay, gay gardeners

Houston Gay Pride Parade--Version 20111 comment

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: Houston Gay Pride Parade 2011 is off and running!Jonathan Lovitz, from LogoTV's "Set Up Sq … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, LGBT, Politics and Gay Topics, Annise Parker, Bambolino's Pizza, Bunnies on the Bayou, Gay, gay asians, Gay Asians & Friends

Happy Gay (LGBT . . . and Q, if you must) Pride 2011! Houston, Today Is the Big Day

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: I just got finished doing the lawn.  After the almost 2 inches of rain this past week, the grass fin … more →

Tags: LGBT, Politics and Gay Topics, Equal Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gay Pride Parade, Houston Gay Pride 2011, Houston Gay Pride Parade, Houston, Texas

A LGBT Pride Month Story: And A Couple of T-Shirts That Were Saved from the Dumpster

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: This T-shirt from 1979 came from one of the dances put on by Gay Services of Kansas, at the Universi … more →

Tags: House Buying, It's What I Like, LGBT, Maps Geography and Places, Politics and Gay Topics, remembrances, Air Force, Capel Pisco, Car Washing

Houston's 2011 Gay Pride Festival and Parade in Just Two Weeks; Other Events Taking Place Throughout June

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: From the increased number of clicks onto my previous posts about Houston Gay Pride 2009 and 2010, pe … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, LGBT, Politics and Gay Topics, Travel, Gay, Gay Pride Parade, Houston Gay Pride 2011, Houston, Texas, Lesbian

Despite the Heat and Lack of Rain, There Are Always Surprises in the Garden

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 1 year ago: A magnificent early morning discovery; this jungle cactus flower (cactus orchid) nearly hidden from … more →

Tags: Weather, It's What I Like, Annie and Dog Talk, Gardening and Flowers, papillon, Annie, houston weather, Houston, Texas, jungle cactus

Always Important: Getting the Right Tool for the Job

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 2 years ago: The Bissell 3-in-1 Vac (The porcelain chicken is not an attachment.) From time to time on here, I li … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, Annie and Dog Talk, House Buying, papillon, Annie, houston weather, Houston, Texas, Photo, Buying a House

Who's To Blame for No Garden Photos? Whatever . . . . This Just May Be the Year of the Tomato

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 2 years ago: The little garden behind the garage, May 21, 2011. It’s been awhile since I’ve added any … more →

Tags: Weather, It's What I Like, Gardening and Flowers, houston weather, Harris County, gardening, Okra, Green Beans, Yellow Beans

A Sunday Drive: In Search of Bluebonnets2 comments

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 2 years ago: Barely out of the car, Annie is panting in the hot sun at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park. These … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, Annie and Dog Talk, Travel, Maps Geography and Places, Annie, bluebonnets, Chappell Hill Texas, Day Trips, Declaration of Independence

Take Your Choice of Preachers: Bible Sneaker or Plastic Smiler; Yeah, You Take Your Choice, Not Everyone Is That Naive

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 2 years ago: Mine is a quiet, one-block, cul de sac street.  In fact, even though a couple of families have teena … more →

Tags: Politics and Gay Topics, Preachers Arrested for Sex Crimes, House Buying, Gay, Koran, Christianity, Houston, Texas, The Bible, queer as folk


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