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Protesting at the Tea Party!

Published on April 16, 2009 By BillyOceansEleven

The wife and kids are out of town visiting family this week, so I decided it was time to let loose and get a little crazy. Yes, I and thousands of other rightwing extremists attended the Houston Tea Party protest yesterday! Unless you are watching Fox News or reading some blogs, you may not have [...]

City of Houston considered paying deadbeats’ credit card bills!

Published on February 24, 2009 By BillyOceansEleven

Where will the insanity end? A proposal under consideration under the name ”Credit Score Enhancement Program“, the City of Houston would use surplus funds from a program to repair Hurricane Ike storm damage to pay off debts for first-time homebuyers to help raise their credit scores so they could better qualify for a mortgage. The program would have provided [...]

$25 (after gift card) Costco Membership Deal – Houston Only

Published on October 13, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

I posted this deal over on SD, but I thought I would share it here as well. For those looking to join Costco in Houston, I stumbled upon this deal for new memberships. To promote the opening of the new Galleria location, Costco is offering $25 back in Costco Cash Cards when you join as [...]

Customer Service Kudos: Chick-fil-A Houston

Published on December 5, 2007 By BillyOceansEleven

This is slightly off-topic, but considering the amount I gripe about bad service these days, I thought it appropriate to recognize someone doing it right. I had lunch today at the Chick-fil-A location on the SW Freeway across from Greenway Plaza here in Houston and I was very impressed with the restaurant and the manager [...]

Rant: NFL + Houston = Screwed Fans

Published on November 6, 2007 By BillyOceansEleven

It sucks to be a football fan in Houston! Not only are we cursed with the Houston Texans, but the NFL is trying to force us to watch them on television! Football fans across America eagerly anticipated what was being billed as the best football game in years as the New England Patriots take on [...]