Best of 2009: Place
I am participating in Gwen Bell’s The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. December 10th, Gwen asks what was the best place of 2009? A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook?
The best place I visited in 2009? Was it Estes Park, CO? I was there for the first time this past July and it was just beautiful. The whole Rocky Mountain National Park, and Colorado for that matter, just moved me. But no, that wasn’t it.
Was it one of my favorite local hangouts, Coffee Groundz? JR Cohen sure makes this coffee shop & full service bar inviting to the entire Houston tech community and beyond. I first discovered the shop soon after relocating my office to downtown Houston. I began following them on twitter in August 2008 and did my best to help spread the word about this fantastic place that even sells gelato! I can go anytime and run into a friend or meet a new one; its the closest thing to Cheers I’ve found. But no, that’s not it either.
My best place of 2009 was the Women’s Hospital of Texas! Yep! It sure was! They serve excellent catfish, but its my top choice for 2009 because that’s where I met my son, Jack! Welcome to the family buddy!
2009 Houston YMCA Jingle Bell Run Registration starts today
The 2009 Houston YMCA Jingle Bell Run Registration starts today, August 6th, 2009, even though the website still has 2008 information. Since I will just barely have Jack, I will just be doing the 3K fun walk. I took Mason on that one two years ago so may make it a family event this year too!
The run is Dec. 13th, 2009.
Kirtsy Hosts Hands on Social Media Sessions
Wanting to know more about twitter, flickr, blogs, and other ways to publish things, promote things, and spy on high school boyfriends? Well, here you go!
Kirtsy is putting on 10 Hands-on Social Media sessions across the country. (General Info: http://handsonkirtsy.com) And two of them are in Houston.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Caroline Collective (Museum District) (http://carolinecollective.cc/)
Sign up: http://handsonsocialmediahouston.eventbrite.com/
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Bright Sky Bookspace (Rice Village) (http://brightskypress.com/?id=1)
Sign up: http://handsonsocialmediahouston2.eventbrite.com/
Instead of listening to theories on and pontifications about social media, you’ll just get practical, here’s how you sign up, here’s what you can do with it kind of stuff. Low key. All questions welcome. Bring a laptop for maximum awesomeness. Oh also, speaking of, because Microsoft Office Live is awesome, the whole thing is free. Fun. And we’ll have some food of some kind.
Check it out. Tell a friend. Sign up to reserve your spot. Hope to see you there.
If only Alameda, CA were closer to Houston, Texas
Oh this one is soooo easy! My best friend KC lives in Alameda, CA while I live in Houston, TX. Kind of a far distance between, right? These 2 cities should totally be within an hour of each other if not closer!
Other cities I'd like closer to Houston are Denver and Corpus Christi, Texas.
59 Diner has the best dessert – milkshakes!
59 Diner has the best choice of Milkshakes or Malts or whatever you call them. Right now my favorite is the Mint Chocolate but most flavors I have tried over the years have never disappointed. If you have never been to 59 Diner, get yourself over to the nearest location, STAT!
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