Halloween Celebrations in Houston

There’s a lot going on this Halloween in Houston. Here are just a few of the cool events.

In Kemah, you can take an awesome Pirate Dinner Cruise. It includes a murder mystery theater featuring pirates taking over your ship! Dinner is included, and there will be a dance following the mystery. It will be held on the 30th from 5:00 to 7:00 and from 8:00 to 10:00. Tickets are $79 each, and you may want to call and make reservations in advance.

The Houston Zoo will be hosting Zoo Boo this weekend. Kids will get to pick and paint their own pumpkin from the zoo’s pumpkin patch, do some trick-or-treating, and much more. Admission is included with regular zoo admission.

Scream on the Green is a Halloween party taking place at Discovery Green. Costume contests for kids and adults will be held, plus there will be live entertainment, face painting, fortune tellers, treats, and a dance. The event will be held on Saturday from 6:00 to 10:00.

Finally, if you want something a bit more relaxing, you can catch a viewing of the movie Monsters vs. Aliens at the Miller Outdoor Theater. The event also includes a costume contest. It starts at 6:30 and ends at 9:30.

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Decorating with House Plants

Some people like to decorate their house with fresh flowers. They love adding the bright yellows, blues, pinks, whites, and other colors to each room. There are, however, a few problems with this. First, fresh flowers are often very interesting to pets, but some of them are quite deadly to cats and dogs. Another issue is that vases are easy for young children to knock over. Then there’s the cost involved. While fresh flowers are certainly beautiful, it can become expensive to purchase new flowers on a regular basis. If you’re looking for a way of decorating with something living but without these drawbacks, thing about decorating with house plants.

There are a number of ways you can decorate with house plants. For starters, you can put a nice plant on a corner table. This leaves your beautiful green plant out of the way, but it still brings in all the life and energy associated with plants. It also makes it less likely to get knocked over by rambunctious children or pets. You can also set a pot of flowing ivy on a high book shelf or on top of an entertainment center. The ivy will drape down the side and look very nice. The only downside to this is that you may have to stand on a stepstool or chair to water the ivy.

You can also add a potted plant to your table or bar as a centerpiece. Like using flowers as a centerpiece, you can then add a few little holiday extras like snowmen, pumpkins, or little eggs to make it festive. Green plants are a good way to bring some color to your office, too. They’re a nice way of adding a personal touch to a workspace without being too personal or adding too much.

Bosses and Our Careers

One of the major factors in how our careers go is our boss. Having a great boss can really mean the difference between advancing your career and getting stuck. There are several reasons for this:

Our bosses are the main people responsible for our performance evaluation.

We often turn to our bosses for a letter of recommendation for a new job.

Our bosses recommend us for promotion within our department and may even recommend us for open positions within the company. In some cases, they make the final decision on a promotion.

Our bosses control what assignments we get. If a boss doesn’t believe an employee can handle difficult tasks, that employee will not be given them. How does this affect a career? An employee who has only been given menial tasks won’t have as much experience to put on a resume.

Good bosses help employees develop necessary skills such as teamwork, time management, and more. They may recommend employees attend computer training sessions to learn new software or even take supplemental college courses. By helping employees reach their full potential, a good boss is insuring that they will go far in their careers.

Flowers and Poetry

Flowers and poetry—two things that always seem to go together in the romantic’s mind. But why?

One of the major subjects of poetry is beauty, and we find flowers to be incredibly beautiful. “A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet” wrote William Shakespeare, telling us that beauty shines through no matter what. Gertrude Stein wrote, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” in her poem Sacred Emily, reminding us again that the true nature of something is always present. A rose is always a rose.

There are many other poems about flowers, of course. However, you don’t have to search for flower-related poems when thinking about flowers and poetry. If you really want to impress your significant other, a great romantic poem accompanied by a bouquet of flowers is one sure way to do it. Think about reciting Shakespeare while handing her a single red rose. How romantic would that be? If you know she loves a particular poet, find a great love poem by him or her and quote it during a special moment. You might even be able to use a poem as an outline for an entire date.

No matter how you combine flowers and poetry, both have incredible romantic potential. Use them to their fullest and you’ll add something incredibly special to your date.