Author Archives: Melissa Kean

I spent part of this afternoon looking though some old scans and when I saw this one I realized we haven’t had a good aerial in quite a while. I think this one is especially nice, clear and taken from … Continue reading →

But please, no more touching. And six feet. I’m guessing late ’70s but I bet one of you will know.

One of the minor silver linings of this coronavirus mess is that Willy’s Pub was spared the ignominy of an enforced shutdown for the rest of the semester. Here it is in happier times, all decorated for its 25th anniversary … Continue reading →

A Houston Press April Fools gag: Shockingly, people bought it! Bonus: I went Social Distancing again this afternoon.

There are so many people walking around my neighborhood these days that sometimes it almost looks like a parade. We’re all desperate for some exercise and fresh air, the feeling of sun on your back, but yesterday when I stood … Continue reading →

They were certainly on the right track: But in retrospect the basement might not have been the best choice. Sorry for the short post, I’ve been in zoom meetings all day! Bonus: Yikes.  

I believe psychology professor Ken Laughery was studying warning labels: Bonus: Missy says “wake me when it’s over.”

Our first biology professor, Julian Huxley. It’s labeled “standing in a field near Houston.” I did the same thing today except the field was a golf course.

Here’s something from the inner depths of my laptop, a scrapbook that records the 1985-86 Central Plant Expansion. I was mainly interested in this because of the list of names of people who worked on it, both from Brown and … Continue reading →

Finding myself with some time on my hands I’ve started trying to organize all the pictures I’ve saved in various places over the ten years of this blog. It’s not going well, mostly because I keep getting interested in things … Continue reading →