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7-Eleven No 33086
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2/11/2015
I note this as being in a new neighborhood for a while I am always interested in the real local dives. Already done the tourist stuff in this city.

Why are the homeless now in their mid twenties? And surprisingly well dressed? I'll refrain from passing judgement as I really don't know. But you'll find them here every morning.

This was the first time I ever tried pizza from a 7-11. It wasn't very good because it had been made possibly hours and hours before and the cheese was like glue.

When South Loop has real pizza with good cheese across the street at Vino why would you get it here? (Do they have food stamps or something like that here which covers hot food???)

The staff was friendly but to be honest kinda trashy looking. Yeah a tattoo here and there is great (especially on a females thigh area) but on your neck? Come on!

I gave the other slice of pizza to one of the homeless kids and he started to crank up his story and told him "I don't need to hear it, eat the ****ing pizza" and he said "Thank you and God Bless". He started to eat it and gave me a thumbs up. Told him "Gig "em!"

God Bless America

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These unpiloted electric trains have started moving faster.

Always pleased with my FTR for Skylink. Nice efficient service from Terminal to Terminal. You will more than likely need to use it in Dallas.

Just listen carefully as the gates are A, B, C, D and E and all of those letters rhyme. (Well except for A with no Texan accent) So it's still hard to hear which gate is being announced.

The gates should be given fuller names than just letters that all sound the same.

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Is it just me or is Seaworld just not as fun as it was when we were kids? (Or in California?)

I took my wife here while courting her (must have worked, but I don't think Seaworld played much of a role).

My wife (then just a friend) enjoyed the dolphin petting tank, but the wall is too high. The only way she could pet one was for me to lift her up. And she's not really short. I enjoyed it because it gave me a good excuse to pick her up.

We both enjoyed the water ski and boat show. That is really cool and shows a lot of talent.

Since it was hotter than a three dollar shotgun some of the only relief we got was walking inside the air conditioned building where the penguins are all just standing there. That was when I started to wonder how fair it is for humans to have them in captivity like that. Those poor things must have the most boring life. It didn't seem right to me.

The Walrus show was pretty good, but there I started to feel more guilty that people are making money off of exploiting these animals. The feeling of "this is not right" started to grow more.

During the whale show is when I realized that there's more than one Shamu and that these animals are being worked like machines for commercial gain. The cheesy music was just flat out stupid as well as the theme "Believe". WTF? I did in fact come to believe something. I believed that what would have been a lot more enjoyable would have been to see the whale get crazy and eat the performer. Now that would have been worth the $100 we spent for the day to see.

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Wow, I think this is a brothel. Also known as a bordello, cat house or *****house. And I am not kidding. I think this might just in fact be a den of debauchery.

And you know, I don't really take issue with that. I think it's okay. I mean look at it this way, if it's legal to join the Army to have the govt give you a machine gun and send you to another country to kill other humans for "freedom", why should it be illegal for a woman to charge you to have sex with her? I mean, what's more harmful? Selling love should not be illegal. Because giving another person an orgasm is a pleasant and thoughtful gesture, as opposed to shooting someone for your country, which is rude at the very least. But I'm married now.

Anyway, here's what happened .... I have no idea what topic we were on but for some reason my dentist told me that I might want to consider visiting a stress clinic. And yeah, I didn't know. And in fact, I need to have a talk with that lady. I've known her for 22 years, all the way back when we were both young, skinny and sexier, and I sure hope she wasn't telling me that I need to get laid. And now with some of the things that have come out of her mouth in the past (and I like it), it wouldn't surprise me. I just wish I could remember why.

So I park my car here, about a week later, walk in the "Stress Clinic", and somehow I missed that their phone number ends with "6969". Yes it does. I was greeted by a young, well, perhaps late 20's thin blonde and told that today's cost was $100 to relieve my stress. And she directed me to an ATM in the corner (that charges you a $8 fee to use it). I could already tell that something was up here... And I don't really try to be that judgemental about a person's appearance, but this girl just looked like a titty dancer. And while I really honestly was just expecting a massage when I walked in, it was quickly becoming apparent that I might be able to obtain something much more special.

I was then asked if I like Asian. And my answer was 'Well yeah of course I like Asian. Asian is good." Yet I was thinking to myself, "OMG WTF am I doing in here?!"

So to make a long story short, she escorted me to my own small room, said "She will be right here", handed me a towel, smiled and closed the door. The room had a massage table, sure enough. Maybe I was just getting paranoid, and maybe this was just going to be a massage by pretty Asian model after all. There was also a small couch. And something smelled strange in there.

And sure enough in comes this cute petite little Asian girl, showing quite a bit of skin. I was quite impressed, and she said "You like?". And I'm like "Well yeah, I like!". And so she tells me, "You get ready then." Looked at my crotch, smiling, and closed the door.

Did this girl just tell me to take my pants off? Well, after coming in and out a few more times, I think we both figured out what was going on. And ya know how Oliver Stone flashes images across the screen? Well I had images flashing through my head that were a bit helpful in deciding the best course of action. Like seeing businessmen on TV being led handcuffed out of one of these places on Eyewitness news.

Final thing that happened, is I think this girl said "I sucky". (Or maybe she asked me if I wanted some Sake)... I know I stood there for a long, long time thinking..... She gave me my $100 back and I left, in fact I got a speeding ticket coming down Westheimer. Okay so lemme get this right, 10 minutes before I was being offered fellatio (I think) by cute young Asian girl and now Johnny Law is giving me a ticket for doing 7mph over? Something is wrong in this country.

And now how in the world am I supposed to rate this place? Because if I select two stars for "Meh, I've had better" is that an admission? And BTW, there is no outdoor seating but I do believe it is wheelchair accessible.

Good lord. I need to have a talk with my dentist.

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Okay so, time to update my review. Why did it take so long? I try to write on Yelp only for fun in spare time, yet there are situations where you should be mindful when you respect a place so much that it's difficult to comment on it, if that makes any sense.

I love this truck. I know that Blake was the original Chef at Blackwater Draw (his food rocked there and the current does as well). I also know this truck is a gift from Houston as previously mentioned.

Eating here allows me to travel very briefly away from A&M, College Station, Bryan, Texas, USA. Well, except for maybe California, Hawaii.... How come Porto Rico & Samoa and Guam are not states? Nevermind.

Suiting that the truck is blue. I'll call it my Taco TARDIS for now.

I really wish they would do something special in the case of tortillas, using the killer grill to it's max like the best treatment of corn in Houston by Mas Taco (Offset lard grilled) Link for the lazy:

yelp.com/biz/mas-taco-ho
(Yes my review is top suggested and viewed)
(Media asked and was granted rights to use photos)

So, I know tortillas and Blake and his wife know tropical themed delicious food.

If you grill a pineapple in Aggieland and treat the jalapeno pepper with such respect that it deserves (fresh, hand diced and seeds removed and possibly ice bathed), THAT IS WHEN YOU CARE!!! THAT is when true application of food science is obvious IMOHE.

I actually won a debate regarding fresh vs. pickled jalapenos with none other than Bobby Flay on his short lived radio program and have a recording of the conversation (which was broadcast live nationally). Bobby Flay himself admitted that pickled jalapenos are not superior to fresh. Period. I beat Iron Chef Bobby Flay on his own radio program on proper use of jalapenos! (Anyone wanna hear it lemme know and I'll upload it somewhere) ? It's 100% true I have the recording. Any questions?

This food truck cares about quality and offers Aggieland some truly exceptional choices for lunch and events. I did not know until the end of attending Food Fight Aggieland #1 (link for the lazy)

yelp.com/biz/aggieland-f

that Big Daddy Z's organized the event at New Republic Brewery. They brought together the discerning foodies (on the same day as Drunk Fest (Chili Snook Something) with a Ginger themed food fight at our cherished local brewery with Perriene Winery (that won flavor pairing according to me), Rio Brazos Distillery, live music, games for kids. Well God damn! Seriously dude?

What more to say? Big Daddy Z's is a treasure in the community. In fact I'm going to create a new Yelp List (something I have not done in a while). Let's call it the "Aggieland Echelon Truck List". It will only include Lew's BBQ & Big Daddy Z's at present. For any other trucks to be listed they must compete at Aggieland Food Fight.

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Took the Northeast Regional from NYC to Hartford CT and back and enjoyed the ride. Amtrak is a lot quicker on the east coast than the snails pace trains on the west coast.

Advice on the dining car? Get some food BEFORE you get on the train. The dining car is expensive with limited options. They should save gas and increase passenger area by eliminating the dining cars (yes that should upset some rail fans)...

The quiet car apparently has to be defended. While trying to sleep in it sure enough some lady with an annoying yankee squelching voice like from NAW JAWSAY answered her phone and started jabbering away making everyone visibly agree that someone needed to backslap the *****. Finally a guy stood up and yelled "Hey lady, this is the quiet car, get off the phone or go to another car." So she did. And then 5 minutes later answered another call, started yaking away again and the same dude stood up and yelled "Hey *****! Give me that phone because I'm gonna break it!". She then went to another car.

So, eat before you get on and stay off your god damned phone in the quiet car!

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He reviewed the Amtrak in Boston the other day

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Took the Northeast Regional from NYC to Hartford CT and back and enjoyed the ride. Amtrak is a lot quicker on the east coast than the snails pace trains on the west coast.

Advice on the dining car? Get some food BEFORE you get on the train. The dining car is expensive with limited options. They should save gas and increase passenger area by eliminating the dining cars (yes that should upset some rail fans)...

The quiet car apparently has to be defended. While trying to sleep in it sure enough some lady with an annoying yankee squelching voice like from NAW JAWSAY answered her phone and started jabbering away making everyone visibly agree that someone needed to backslap the *****. Finally a guy stood up and yelled "Hey lady, this is the quiet car, get off the phone or go to another car." So she did. And then 5 minutes later answered another call, started yaking away again and the same dude stood up and yelled "Hey *****! Give me that phone because I'm gonna break it!". She then went to another car.

So, eat before you get on and stay off your god damned phone in the quiet car!

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Bobby Flay?

What a weird thing to brag about

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Bobby Flay?

What a weird thing to brag about

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Weirder than bragging about being the founder of Stamps.com, making millions on the Nasdaq, and yet being a delivery boy for Jimmy Johns?

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I'm not really Greg D, so I don't know

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