Sign of the times......

Sign of the times.  First time in many years that they have closed the April Sound Marina.  With the drought and water shortage, the Lake is now having to help provide to the City of Houston to maintain their water supply.  In the '60's when Lake Conroe was developed, part of the agreement with the City of Houston for funds was signed.  A trade-off if you will.  I believe this is only the 2nd time in Lake Conroe's history this has happened. Going one step further, this little ditty was sent to me by a friend and I thought given the sad state of the economy, the weather and politics, I thought it might provide a sort of sick humor...

The economy is so bad that: I received a pre-declined credit card in the mail. CEO's are now playing miniature golf. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen. Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America. Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore. A picture is now only worth 200 words. They renamed Wall Street " Wal-Mart Street". Finally, I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.

The Help

Backtracking to Wednesday, the 10th, the movie THE HELP opened in Conroe.  Growing up in the South and especially "back in the day", my many friends had told me about the book when it first came out.  For reasons unknown to me (:-) I did not ever get the book.  I was most anxious to see the movie tho.  Did my a.m. errands and was at the theater by 11:15 a.m. for the 12:05 p.m. movie.  I was the 2nd person into the theater and by the time the show started the place was totally full.  It is not a "chick flick" - it's a people flick.  The automobiles, clothing, music, hairdos, attitudes were all so very familiar to me.  The movie ran the gamut from funny to sad to disturbing - so many things I remember hating about the south and the unfairness of how some people were treated.  Thru the years attitudes and circumstances have changed, some good and some not so, but the movie is definitely a "must see" and you can view it and make your own conclusion

New Marketplace

Yesterday, Friday, my neighbor Joan called and asked if I wanted to go to Willis, TX. where the new Kroger Marketplace was opening.  Soooo, of course I said yes.  Nice day out but of course already getting hot - we arrived at the store, along with 500 or so of our newest best friends and snagged a really great parking spot.  Good shopping Karma as my daughter and I always say when we get an exceptional parking spot.  The store is absolutely eye candy - so much to see and such good people watching.  Not only is the produce, seafood, deli, bakery and all other departments wonderful but they had people there to help you find whatever you were looking for.  Every other person stopped to ask if we found what we were looking for or could they help us.  Absolutely ++ for personal assistance and guidance thru the store.  This particular Kroger had furniture, household items (lamps, sheets, kitchen stuff) and although I missed it, they have a Bistro.  I'll definitely look for that next time I go.  Time wise, it really didn't take that much time to go, shop and the check-out was incredible, than to frequent my usual grocery shops.  The plus side, my buddy Joan and I had a really good time together.  Thanx Joan...