The Drawl
Our 2017 Goals, Adjusted for Reality
It's never too early for a reality check.

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2017 Goals— Adjusted For Reality
- Successfully stop eating carbs! —except for happy hour tacos + margaritas after work.
- Avoid politics on social media— When do the Supreme Court justice hearings begin? (Asking for a friend.)
- Find new restaurants with Houstonia's Gastronaut app — unless you forgot to exchange that recalled Samsung Galaxy S7 that just exploded on your nightstand.
- Learn a new language to better communicate with the neighbors— but which one? Houstonians speak more than 145.
- Convincingly compare last year's Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Cubs to this year's Rockets and Astros— WAKE UP FROM DREAM.
- Navigate new route to get around construction work— except that every road on your carefully devised map is now closed for additional construction.
- Eat more local food— except when you're standing in a long line at the newest new-to-Houston chain. (Damn you, Shake Shack!)
- Conserve water and xeriscape your front yard— until Becky with the good lawn gets "Yard of the Month" three times... in a row.
- Stop hating on Dallas — unless the Cowboys come to town for the Super Bowl.
- Take more day trips to Galveston— while deploying 5 different Instagram filters to make the Gulf look like the Caribbean.
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