Houston Dry Cleaning Fail
by koree

Dry cleaning is a pretty simple service. Houston is a big city. There are lots of choices, and all of the ones I have tried so far seem to fail at this very simple task.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois. I had lots of dry cleaning done there, and never had any problems, incidents, or damage with the local cleaners. Since I have been in Houston, I have used 6 different dry cleaners. Every one of them has failed in some way. To date, I have had 2 expensive shirts lost, french cuff shirts with creases improperly pressed into the cuffs (also expensive shirts), a baseball jersey improperly pressed even after asking for it not to be pressed, and a button broken on a brand new shirt.

So, my question to Houstonians is, what dry cleaner do you use? Why should I go there? Have they ever lost anything of yours?

RIP MJ
by koree

This is a sad time. However, I have been thinking a lot about why this death is more sad than that of anyone else. Death is a very natural thing. We all feel loss when someone close to us passes, but for the majority, if not all, of people reading this, none were close to Michael Jackson personally. Those of us in the 30-50 year-old range feel a great loss because a significant part of our childhood was just ripped away. We have never known a time when Michael Jackson wasn’t alive and in our faces. His music has been the soundtrack to many parts of our own lives. We are mourning the loss of our own innocence today, just like many of our parents and grandparents felt when Elvis died. I think this is something that every generation has to endure in order to truly grow up.

I also think growing up sorta sucks.