Thursday, January 19, 2006
Eating and Stuff
I don't eat out a lot anymore, but I do know that eating in Conroe can either be boring or even worse, boring.
There have never been what I would call great dining places in my hometown, but there have been a few decent ones. The bad news is that all of them have closed over the years. Seems like if it isn't deep fried and dipped in something, people around here won't eat it.
One place that I have found tasty is the Baytown Seafood Restaraunt on Frazier. Good food (fried mainly, but what ever), good prices, and good portions. The menu and atmosphere are not fancy, but it works for me.
Which brings me to a project. I will prowl around the town and see what I can nail down as decent dining opportunities. Then I will come back and post it here. Places to dine in Conroe.
Of course the dreaded south county offers a great many eating establishments, but I won't deal with that here. I will lurk around my town and see just who has what to eat and if it is any good.
Stay tuned.
There have never been what I would call great dining places in my hometown, but there have been a few decent ones. The bad news is that all of them have closed over the years. Seems like if it isn't deep fried and dipped in something, people around here won't eat it.
One place that I have found tasty is the Baytown Seafood Restaraunt on Frazier. Good food (fried mainly, but what ever), good prices, and good portions. The menu and atmosphere are not fancy, but it works for me.
Which brings me to a project. I will prowl around the town and see what I can nail down as decent dining opportunities. Then I will come back and post it here. Places to dine in Conroe.
Of course the dreaded south county offers a great many eating establishments, but I won't deal with that here. I will lurk around my town and see just who has what to eat and if it is any good.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Are you from around here?
I am not a sensative type usually, but today I was driving a coworker to the mechanic's shop to get their car when the discussion came around to Conroe. He is from out of town, lived most of his life in Florida as far as I can tell, and had some rather nasty comments to make about my town.
From the look in my eyes I am pretty sure he knew he had stricken a nerve because he quickly asked "Are you from Conroe?"
Well, hell yes buddy. It isn't a perfect place and Grangerland is a damn scary portion of the local area, but Conroe isn't that bad.
It is kinda hard to explain. I spent most of my youth bitching and moaning about this town and now that I am an adult, I can't imagine a much better place to live. Yes, there are the die hard idiots that any place has and sometimes local politics make your head spin, but Conroe isn't the armpit of hell that I once considered it. In fact, the more I think about it, the sheer volume of dumbness that I particpated in as a kid leads me to believe that Conroe is a pretty damn good place to be. Any where else and I would probably still be locked up for something petty and vile.
As an adult, Conroe is fun. Well, at least I think it is. My rabble rousing days are long over and I don't know what young adults do for fun these days, but it can't be too bad here. Once upon a time the Outback Steakhouse had a damn fine bar. They freshly squeezed grapefruits to make my Salty Dogs. That is service. For a good beer there was Molly's Pub. Wayback in the day, there was even Tejas Bar and Grill to quench your need for cheap beer and fried food.
Yep, Conroe ain't half bad.
Here is yet another Conroe Blogger, I think.
Thomas' Own Personal Piece of Doomcake
From the look in my eyes I am pretty sure he knew he had stricken a nerve because he quickly asked "Are you from Conroe?"
Well, hell yes buddy. It isn't a perfect place and Grangerland is a damn scary portion of the local area, but Conroe isn't that bad.
It is kinda hard to explain. I spent most of my youth bitching and moaning about this town and now that I am an adult, I can't imagine a much better place to live. Yes, there are the die hard idiots that any place has and sometimes local politics make your head spin, but Conroe isn't the armpit of hell that I once considered it. In fact, the more I think about it, the sheer volume of dumbness that I particpated in as a kid leads me to believe that Conroe is a pretty damn good place to be. Any where else and I would probably still be locked up for something petty and vile.
As an adult, Conroe is fun. Well, at least I think it is. My rabble rousing days are long over and I don't know what young adults do for fun these days, but it can't be too bad here. Once upon a time the Outback Steakhouse had a damn fine bar. They freshly squeezed grapefruits to make my Salty Dogs. That is service. For a good beer there was Molly's Pub. Wayback in the day, there was even Tejas Bar and Grill to quench your need for cheap beer and fried food.
Yep, Conroe ain't half bad.
Here is yet another Conroe Blogger, I think.
Thomas' Own Personal Piece of Doomcake
Monday, January 09, 2006
Sad Things in Conroe
Funeral Held For Slain TCU Football Player
Authorities Have Not Said If Suspect Had Motive For Killing
POSTED: 10:37 am CST January 5, 2006
CONROE, Texas -- Loved ones and friends gathered Thursday to say goodbye to a Texas Christian University freshman football player gunned down outside a friend's apartment in Conroe.The funeral for Kasey Davis was held at the West Conroe Baptist Church Thursday morning.Davis, 20, was home for the holidays when he was shot and killed early Tuesday morning as he pulled into the Forest Creek Apartments on Montgomery Park Boulevard.Officers later arrested Jeffrey Lasiter, 42, and charged him with Davis' murder. Authorities found a rifle they believed he used to kill Davis in the front seat of his pickup truck.So far, authorities have not said if there was a motive for the killing.
