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Fresh cut trees, garland galore, frantic shoppers, and S N O W...in Houston ?? NASA Pkwy and Space Center Houston with a beautiful winter blanket 2017 dishing out the surprises all the way to the end! In honor of this oh-so-miraculous winter flurry us Texans had the pleasure of playing in (or wrapping up in a blanket and looking out of the window at), let's run through some of the rarely experienced treasures of well, a REAL WINTER . Top 7 "Woo-Hoo's" of a Real Winter ....even if it only lasts a week... 1. No sweating when you're: Walking from the parking lot to your office Walking the dog Just standing outside or sitting on your patio 2. Similarly, no musty co-workers (or at least less musty...we hope) You know who I'm talking about...those few who wear their summer "stress" on their sleeves, armpits, back, hair, and whatever else causes that B.O. 3. No-shave November? Pshttt, No-shave in Winter  (don't judge...you...

Around this time of year, it can be pretty hard to remember to be thankful and pretty easy to focus on all of the things in your life and the world that are less than worthy of thanks; and 2017 is certainly no exception. This year, we've had the displeasure of witnessing mass shootings, riots, devastating hurricanes and wildfires, cancer diagnosis for some of the best people I know, and more angry, presidential 'tweets' than I could ever imagine. And the year isn't even over yet! But instead of dwelling on all of the bad and ugly this Thanksgiving, I thought it'd be refreshing to run through some of my cherished favorites of the year. So, (drumroll, please) the TOP TEN funny, beautiful, loving, or all of the above, in my opinion, of this shitshow of a year (warning: Houston-biased list below): (*none of the following memes are my own - all found  on Facebook or Google...don't sue me*) 10. This hilarious young lady . She is my spirit animal - hands down. ...