Blogging at Lee's

I'm blogging today from Lee's Sandwiches on Bellaire Blvd. in Houston Texas. This is one of my favorite free WiFi spots in the city, because I can sit amongst a diverse population of people, allowing me the opportunity for multicultural people watching. I am hearing right now, no fewer than four different languages--Spanish, Arabic (?), and two different Asian languages. There is a wonderful vanilla aroma of Deli Manjoo cakes being freshly made. This is a very small cream filled cake, shaped like an ear of corn (??) that is made by pouring batter into a mold and then squirting the filling inside. The smell finally got to me today, and I had to try some with my cold chrysanthemum tea (see photo above). They taste like a cakey cream puff, but perhaps a little bit dryer and less flavorful.

If I were a cool hipster, I would have gotten here early and grabbed one of the seats outside, so I could smoke and watch traffic while sipping an iced coffee. But I'm not, so I didn't and am stuck sitting inside. Probably best since it will be in the 80's today in Houston (hello Minnesotans!)

I am off to buy my coconut and head to the pool.