{"id":3379,"date":"2011-12-19T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T01:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2013-11-02T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T09:54:12","slug":"the-h-town-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/the-h-town-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The H-Town Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>October 13th 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Days before we move &#8211; I am experiencing Houston in a way I have not done before. I am forced into things I really am not comfortable with. I have no other choice but to try them. Here are some of those experiences.<\/p>\n<p><em>Driving a rental<\/em>: I love the comfort and the familiarity of my car\/s. I hate drive a strange car. And that is exactly what I am doing. With one car in the body shop for repairs and another car sold, we are driving rentals. I do not want to but I have little choice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Roads not traveled<\/em>: Just like cars, I am comfortable with roads. I rarely venture by myself on roads never taken before. I like to use the roads I am comfortable with to reach my destination. There are a lot of roads I am comfortable with so it has never been a problem. But with the move and a rush to get everything done, I am driving down untraveled roads but not destinations. Does it sound strange? Well I am driving from work not home \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 13th 2011 Days before we move &#8211; I am experiencing Houston in a way I have not done before. I am forced into things I really am not comfortable with. I have no other choice but to try them. Here are some of those experiences. Driving a rental: I love the comfort and the familiarity of my car\/s. I hate drive a strange car. And that is exactly what I am doing. 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