good food, good company

We just got back from a trip to Houston to visit family and friends, and despite getting the windows of my car smashed out in a random act of vandalism, it was overall a great trip. We spent some real quality time with my brother, my best friend, and their respective significant others. And we spent a lot of that time together over great food. My love of good food is only a close second to my love of great music, and Houston definitely has great food. Interesting decor, creative flavor combinations and visual presentation, and great conversation. What could top that?

We also visited the Body Worlds exhibit, which was fascinating, especially given our medical background. Really it made us wish that we had been able to study anatomy from plastinated bodies. The notion of dead bodies posed as art was interesting as well. In one way, there is no better display of God's creative power than the human body, but in another way, putting preserved human flesh on display for view by the general public seems a little irreverent. Either way, one of the most fascinating and amazing displays I have ever seen in a museum.