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Via Boing Boing, we came across this photo of a brilliant process at Waffle House. That’s why we loved it so much Last Christmas!

Looks like TV is coming to the Gas Pumps, it’s called Gas Station TV. We took this picture last night in Galveston, TX while getting gas at the local Wal-Mart. As some of you may know, Bill and I are often offended by advertisements, but this wasn’t bad. It was news, weather, sports, and an advertising spot. It filled up the dead space while waiting for the tank to fill up. Overall it seemed like a good process design because they added value to a time that otherwise had no use. What will they think of next?

After a late breakfast at IHOP, we setup Coleman Camping chairs by the Gulf and took support phone calls while the Sea Gulls enjoyed their late morning breakfast. And the waves rolled on!

Back at the motel last night after seeing the seals, we looked across the water to see the Moody Gardens Pyramids. Christmas lights on pyramids seemed so wrong, but seeing sea life seemed so right. You gotta take the bitter with the sweet!

We went to Moody Gardens today and wandered around. We found ourselves in the Moody Gardens Aquarium. We were not sure if we were suppose to pay to get in, and there were no good signs to give us any clue, so we just wandered on in past the front desk. The front desk clerk looked at us a bit funny, and one of the employees followed us around, but I think he may have been a bit mentally challenged. We still don’t know if we should have paid to go or if it was a free attraction. Either way, we enjoyed ourselves and there was excitement all around at Feeding Time.

O.K., it really is dead. We walked along the beach this afternoon and saw a few dead jellyfish. We found pieces of sand dollars and a few interesting shells. The skies were sunny, the breeze was gentle, and the temperature was about 60 degrees.

This morning we walked past buildings that survived the hurricane of 1900. Restaurants and Bars, Curio and Clothing shops, we took it all in. Bill was delighted to see building of different styles and Misty was delighted to shop. Good news, on the day after Christmas, parking is free, we lucked out!

We finally found a restaurant that was open on Christmas Day in Galveston, TX. So, this year, we had Christmas dinner at Waffle House. As you can see the employees were decked out in holiday attire, and the food came just in time. We gave two employees our Moo Mini cards and one guy loved the logo, so much so he mentioned getting a tattoo of the logo. If he does I sure hope he sends us a picture of it, as some of you may know, Bill has always loved tattoos.

Here we are on night #1 and we’ve landed in Marshall, Texas. We are 272 miles from our destination Galveston, Texas. It was a bit of a rainy drive, but we found a Days Inn with High Speed Internet and an IHOP next door. Who could ask for anything more?

Inspired by this advice from Robert Scoble:

Pick a niche and own it. This will definitely help you on search engines. Why? Because people visit Google looking for specific things. Google is like a billion niches. If you try to appear on all billion niches, you’ll probably appear on none of them. But, owning a niche, like “funny Silicon Valley stories” is a lot easier than owning a more generic “funny stories” search. Pick your niche carefully, though. You’ll want to do something you’re passionate and authoritative on.

and this from Hugh MacLeod:

It has never been easier to own a niche. But it’s also never been easier to be totally screwed without one. Just because you’re young, pretty and clever, does not mean you’re immune.

we went down by the lake to talk niche. We need your help on this, so jump in!