CC said YES!

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May 4, 2015

Well, would you lookey, lookey here.  Houston’s largest paper’s food editor featured the Double D Roadhouse Houston in the Sunday edition. The largest newspaper in Texas. That’s a pretty big deal and well worth mentioning.  The people of Houston are really digging the down-home cuisine of our own Chef M.  Not that that’s so surprising really, good food is good food no matter what city you are in.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that the roadhouse is technically in Katy, but it’s close enough to Houston for the Big H to claim it. The motel will be open for business on Labor Day weekend.  Check out the Double D website for pictures.  It’s pretty amazing.  Guess it’s obvious that this intrepid blogger is a die-hard fan of the Double D.  And no, Bruce Willis isn’t the one writing this blog.

Speaking of our own, if you haven’t heard, our own man of steel (MOS) finally got around to proposing, not that this intrepid blogger is surprised that he did.  But what you might not know is that he proposed in the middle of a CVS parking lot.  A CVS parking lot. Really? Son, Hallmark spends millions trying to convince people romance lives in flower gardens and candlelight, and you picked a patch of cracked asphalt to get down on one knee. I know your momma raised him better!  If you want to see MOS at his finest, google it. Kai Turner featured it on his YouTube channel. So far it has had more than a million views. The comments are hilarious!  Rumor has it that BB plans to include it in the wedding.  Back at home, Miller is getting ready for The Taste of Miller. Forty-two chefs from around the country are coming to our little fly speck of a town to try and dethrone Chef M.  This blogger plans to be there cheering for our hometown boy. Will you?

Meanwhile, what happened to spring?  Is it just me, or does it seem like we skipped straight from a not-so-cold winter, well, except for that week at the end of February, to the wettest spring on record?  It’s April for crying out loud.  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  April in Texas. It is the month for showers.  So, what’s your point?

Don’t forget to check out the snapdragons in front of the Double D Roadhouse and Motor Court Lodge.  They are spectacular this year, but aren’t they always.

Oh BTW—she said YES, so wedding bells once again will be ringing in Miller. When is the wedding?  No wedding pool this time. According to  MOS, July 17^th is the day, a year to the day after the BB walked into the Double D.  Guess I owe our MOS an apology. Turns out the boy had a little romance tucked away after all. ‘Nuff said.

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A Little Bit of Miller in H-town

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January 19, 2015

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Don't forget to hit your knees today and thank the Lord for a man who stood for what was right, even when it cost him everything. In honor of his memory today, everyone should do one kind deed for someone else.  Stand up and do the right thing.  It is one of our freedoms, we just don’t exercise it often enough, consequently, it gets a little out of shape.  So, how about it, give a little kindness to say thanks to a great man.

On to new frontiers:  It’s about to happen.  The New Double D Roadhouse Katy will have its Grand Opening January 23, 2015.  Those neon signs that have become an iconic symbol of our little town will soon make a debut in one of our largest cities.  Don’t you wish you could be there when they flip the switch and turn on the lights for the first time?  A little bit of Miller in H-town.  Who'd ever thunk it, certainly not this intrepid blogger.

I don’t know about the rest of you Millerites, but I have a feeling that love is zinging in the air, and it isn’t because there are red hearts everywhere.  Could anything less than love convince our own man of steel (MOS) himself to consider moving from Miller?  Can’t say too much.  Don’t want to ruin the surprise.  You know who will get cranky if the cat gets out of the bag too early.  Just a guess, but it is this blogger’s heartfelt opinion, that Miller is fixing to lose another one of its bachelors.  Sorry ladies, but you know the saying—All the best ones are…! You can fill in the blanks yourself.  No controversies here in Miller. Speaking of controversies, the bouquet that arrived at the Double D this morning, quite lovely by the way, came with a card that said—Roses are red, Your eyes are blue, Day after tomorrow, I’ll see you.  Hallmark has nothing to fear, but it gets points for romance, in this blogger’s humble opinion.  Millerites have gotten mighty fond of those Monday flowers. Reckon the crowd at the Double D is going to miss seeing them now that certain folks no longer have to abide by the “friends only” clause of their relationship.  Girl next door #3 returned from H-Town recently and reports that the new roadhouse is every bit as wonderful as the old one.  High praise from the former reality star.

Meanwhile, could we get a little snow down here?  It’s winter! They had fourteen inches in the Detroit area last week, and the forecasters are calling for more snow this week. Sheesh!  Not one snowflake fell in Miller.  Our kids like to build snowmen too, so don’t hog up all the snow, leave us a few flakes, you crazy northerners.  Still, you less than sane Texans, you should remember to bundle up, because despite the really pretty weather today, it is winter and when the sun goes down, it gets purdee cold.  ‘Nuff said.

One final word.  Congratulations to Randy Rollins, a seventh grader at the MC Middle School.  His computer sketch of Eaton and Eaton Insurance and Investments was the winner of the Chamber of Commerce's annual The Best of Miller, Texas Art Contest.  Randy is the son of Betty Truman and Samuel Rollins.

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  Congratulations Mikey Vines

January 10, 2015

It seems that the New Year always brings out the romantic side of people.  Resolutions.  The wish to be a better person.  Being grateful for all the blessing of the past year.  Appreciating the SO in your life, or wishing for a special someone to come along and sweep you off your feet.  Old man winter is settling into his element, stirring up the north winds and sending them streaking across the Canadian border.  If you live up north that means snow and subzero temperatures.  Brrrr!  I mean 9 degrees, if that isn't the perfect excuse to canoodle, then I don't know what it.  Still, in Texas, the temps don't dip that low more than once in a blue, blue, blue winter moon.  No, Texans are just normally kind of romantic.  How else do you account for the swagger?  Which leads this blogger to the point--what's with all the Valentine's?  Surely, retailers could take a brief break between holidays.  Let people enjoy these few weeks of snuggling up with their honeys before the stores bombard the world with Valentine's Day displays.  It is like the minute the bubbly pops at midnight on the thirty-first, bang! Hearts and flowers explode. Everywhere you look, from the grocery stores to the ads on the internet, sappy red hearts abound.  Makes a body weary, and take the romance right out of the season, if you ask this blogger's opinion, which maybe you did, since you are reading this post.  Ironically, all this pre-advertising doesn't seem to help.  If you don't agree, just visit a lingerie store, florist, or candy shop on February 14th.  The lines are longer than any other day of the year.  

Yikes!  See?  Even this blog has been infected with hearts and flowers.

Moving on, to a slightly less prosaic, but oddly related note --there are no new romances to report on in our little berg.  Millerites seem to be laying low because of the cold front that blew through bringing cold rain and even some sleet.  There were some reports of visitors to Miller that are of special interest.  Remember the feisty little red head that flew in for the A-B wedding.  She was seen at the Double D this past weekend, enjoying some of Chef M's delicious catfish with her good pal and former roommate.  A certain dude transplanted from New York was also there.  His former flame, the science teacher, showed up at the roadhouse to dine, as well.  For a few moments, it looked like there might be a fracas worthy of the old nighttime soap, Dallas.  Alas, the dude and the redhead from New York (RHFNY) went their separate ways, and the lady who got her heart broken spent her night at the bar keeping company with a hunky blond.  The E 5s were also at the roadhouse, celebrating a family birthday.  What a spunky group those five are!  Don't fret, this intrepid blogger will keep an ear to ground.  Should a new romance bloom, or a herd of stampeding buffalo head this way, you can read about it right here.

Meanwhile, don't forget that a hoodie and a toboggan are not really adequate for temperatures in the thirties.  If you are out and about, wear a real coat, for Pete's sake and be sure to keep a blanket or two in your car.  Being stranded on the side of the road in the dead of winter, even in Texas, could be uncomfortable. Stupidity causes more deaths in our country than any thing else.  Nuff said.

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Anniversaries That Matter

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December 1, 2014

December 1st is an interesting date for a number of reasons, but the one that caught this blogger's attention this morning is that today is the anniversary of the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama. Now, every Millerite with a pulse knows that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. What fewer people know is that she was not the first person to refuse. Nine months earlier, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly the same thing on exactly the same bus route and was arrested for it. Claudette Colvin's name is rarely mentioned, but without her act of courage, the wheels of the Montgomery Bus Boycott might never have started turning. History tends to remember the person who crosses the finish line. It does not always remember the ones who cleared the path. Something to think about on a Monday in December.

Now then. The holiday season is officially upon us, and Miller is doing what Miller does best — decking every available surface with lights, wreaths, and an enthusiasm for Christmas that would make the Grinch reconsider his life choices. Chef M's cranberry pecan pie has reappeared on the Double D menu, which is reason enough to make the drive out to the roadhouse. This blogger will not be held responsible for what happens when you taste it. Consider that your official warning.

As for the Miller romance report, things remain in a holding pattern, though a holding pattern at this altitude is still considerably more interesting than most towns can manage on their best day. BND El Segundo (BND ES) continues his work in Houston, making brief appearances in Miller that are reported to this blogger with the speed and enthusiasm typically reserved for UFO sightings. He looks well. He says little. He heads back south. BND Numero Uno (BND #1) has made himself a very visible fixture at GND #3's Sunday pew, which Millerites have noticed and are choosing to interpret optimistically. Whether optimism is warranted remains to be seen, but DT at the water office has not closed the pool, and that alone speaks volumes. Meanwhile, the new carpenter at Junkalicious — a quiet, competent fellow who keeps his head down and his work quality up — appears to have settled in for the long haul. GND #5 has been seen at Junkalicious more regularly this past week than in the weeks prior, which may simply be a function of year-end accounting. Or it may not be. 

This blogger is watching. 'Nuff said.

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Laika, From Street Dog to Astronaut

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November 3, 2014

November 3rd marks the anniversary of the day in 1957 that Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit the Earth aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2. Now, before anyone gets too misty-eyed, this blogger will point out that Laika was a stray found on the streets of Moscow, which means the Soviets did her the favor of getting her off the streets and giving her a historic role in the space race. Whether Laika herself would have agreed that it was a favor is a matter of some debate. The point, if there is one — and this blogger always tries to have one — is that sometimes the universe launches you into orbit before you are entirely ready, and there is nothing left to do but ride it out and trust the trajectory. Something to think about on a Monday morning. You're welcome.

On to Miller business. BND El Segundo (BND ES) remains in Houston, doing highly skilled and reportedly excellent work on MOS's new restaurant project in Katy. Word among those who have spoken to him is that he is heads-down, hands-busy, and not in any particular hurry to discuss his personal life. This surprises absolutely no one. Meanwhile, the new carpenter at Junkalicious has settled in quietly. No drama to report there, which is either a good sign or a dull one, depending on your disposition. GND #5 has been spotted going about her business at EEFS on Black Avenue with the focused energy of a woman who has decided that keeping busy is the wisest possible policy. This blogger respects that policy. The Risen One (RO) has been notably less visible around town this week, which may simply mean his social calendar has shifted. Or it may mean something else entirely. This blogger declines to speculate. What this blogger will say is that the temperature at Junkalicious remains a few degrees below comfortable, and DT at the water office has reportedly extended her pool deadline by two weeks, citing insufficient data. 

When DT extends a deadline, Millerites, pay attention. It means even she doesn't know which way the wind is blowing. And DT always knows which way the wind is blowing. 'Nuff said.

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Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind

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October 27, 2014

This blogger learned something today that seemed worth sharing. October 27 is the anniversary of the New York City subway opening in 1904. One hundred and ten years ago, the good people of New York City descended underground for the first time and trusted a tunnel and a train to get them where they needed to go. Now, this blogger has ridden the New York City subway exactly once, and that was one time more than enough. The noise alone was sufficient to rattle the fillings loose from every tooth in this blogger's head. But the point is not the subway itself — the point is that one hundred and ten years ago, people looked at something that seemed impossible and decided to go underground rather than around. There is a lesson in that somewhere, though this blogger will leave the application of it to each individual reader. Some of you may need it more than others this week. You know who you are.

Speaking of going underground, BND El Segundo (BND ES) appears to have officially gone to ground. Word among reliable sources is that our boy has packed his tools and headed for Houston, where he has been tasked with overseeing the finish-out of MOS's new restaurant project in Katy. A noble endeavor. A convenient one. Miller will miss his cheerful presence at the Double D, though for the last week his presence there could hardly be described as cheerful. This blogger has personally witnessed fence posts with more personality. The bar stool he favored is already lonely. Meanwhile, a new face has appeared at Junkalicious — a carpenter by trade, taking up the work BND ES left behind. A perfectly competent fellow by all accounts. GND #5 has been seen spending more time at her own office on Black Avenue than at the store, which may or may not mean anything at all. 

DT at the water office reportedly opened a pool last Thursday on whether BND ES will be back in Miller before Christmas. This blogger has already placed a bet. You might want to mosey on over and get in on the action. No further comment on that. 'Nuff said.

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Camo Weather is Here!

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October 20, 2014

Did you know that today is officially National Brandied Fruit Day? Now, this blogger is not entirely sure what brandied fruit is, or why it warrants its own national day, but the name alone conjures up images of your grandmother's fruitcake — the kind nobody admits to liking but somehow disappears by Christmas. In the spirit of the occasion, consider adding a little sweetness to your Monday, Millerites. A little sweetness goes a long way, especially when the world around you is behaving like a wet dog. More on that in a moment.

Fall has finally decided to make its appearance in Cherokee County, if only briefly. The temperature dropped overnight, which means half of Miller is in a light jacket and the other half is already in camo. Nothing says October in East Texas like a man in hunting gear ordering blueberry waffles at The Filling Station. This blogger salutes you, sir. Stay the course.

Now, to the gossip, and there is gossip. Not the loud, table-thumping kind that fills the Double D on a Friday night. This is the quieter, more interesting sort — the kind where something clearly happened, but nobody is saying exactly what. Those of you paying attention will recall that GND #5 has recently been seen around town in the company of the Risen One (RO). For those new to this blog, the RO is a long-time friend of GND #5, a blond, easy-going fellow with an impressive shark tattoo and a very fine Harley Davidson. Their history is one of this blogger's favorite Miller stories — old friends, brief experiment, back to friends, none the worse for wear. Under normal circumstances, the two of them out on the town would merit no more than a raised eyebrow and a smile. However. These are not entirely normal circumstances. This blogger has it on good authority that BND El Segundo (BND ES) was in the vicinity on at least one of these outings and departed the scene in a mood that could generously be described as stormy. Since that evening, BND ES has been conspicuously absent from the usual Miller social circuit. GND #5 has been equally hard to spot, though she has been reported at her desk at Junkalicious with a focus that suggests she is either extremely dedicated to the accounts receivable or extremely determined not to look up from it. 

Something shifted this week, Millerites. This blogger cannot say with any certainty what, only that the temperature inside Junkalicious is a few degrees cooler than the thermostat would suggest, and that is worth noting. DT at the water office has not yet opened a pool on this particular development, but give her a week. She always does. 'Nuff said.

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