What's your favorite remedy?

The best hangover cures we've heard about (or tried)

Soak up that excess booze with biscuits.
Miller Lite (hair of the dog) to the rescue!
For professional use only: The IV

It's been said that the best possible antidote to a long night of drinking is a banana honey milkshake. Unfortunately, we can not think of anything less appetizing when you're craving salt, grease, and water than a thick, dairy-based sugary confection.

To satisfy that grease craving, House of Pies' hangover omelet has been a longtime late night favorite. There's not so much a recipe as a generous helping of griddle grime scraped into eggs. It might sound a little dodgy now, but trust us, nothing cures a hangover better.

One CultureMapper staffer swears by any variation of biscuits or kolaches to soak up the excess booze, coupled with a cold Diet Coke to stave off the impending headache.

Another CM staffer (yes, we do like to party) is a proponent of the ol' hair of the dog that bit 'ya, and mellows her mornings with a Miller Lite and a swig of Emetrol. For for those of you unfamiliar with the over-the-counter treatment for nausea associated with an upset stomach, Emetrol has been around a good 60 years and counts "drink overindulgences" as one of the ailments it cures.

We like our morning beers red, and find that a well-made Michelada like those at Cedar Creek do the trick.

And finally, if you're in the medical profession or lucky enough to be married or dating someone who is, perhaps the most effective hangover cure we've seen is the IV. It sounds, and is, so wrong, but a little saline solution straight to the blood stream really perks you up. (Don't do this one. Seriously.)

Have you got a better hangover remedy? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Let it snow?

Significant snowfall and hard freeze predicted for Houston

Photo by Lynn in Midtown

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The Bayou City is no stranger to chilly temperatures, but actual snowfall is pretty rare. Still, that is exactly what's on tap for the evening of Monday, January 20 and the morning of Tuesday, January 21.

The experts at Space City Weather just shared their forecast for the next few days. Here it is:

At this time it looks like most of the precipitation that falls early next week will probably be snow. For some areas south of Houston, particularly in Brazos and Matagorda counties, there may be more sleet or freezing rain. It’s not clear where that transition will occur, but it is entirely possible that Houston wakes up on Tuesday morning and there are 3 or 6 inches of snow on the ground. This would be the most snow Houston has received in at least two decades.

If prior snowfalls are any indication, travel across the Houston area will be difficult at best until things warm up on Wednesday and Thursday. Start preparing now to be hunkered down for a couple of days.

CultureMap has previously shared tips for how to prepare for a hard freeze. See them all here. A few highlights related to people, pets, pipes, and plants include:

Bring pets inside. They can suffer from hypothermia just like people can.
Check and wipe paws after walks to protect against harsh weather and salt after outdoor walks.
Cover plants with blankets. Adding incandescent lights under the blankets will raise the temperatures on the ground and around the plant
Cover pipes with insulation or old towels and and wrap with duct tape, and faucets with covers (found at any hardware store) or duct tape and towels.
Inside, open cabinets that house plumbing fixtures to allow hot air to get into cabinets and let faucets trickle if they face an outside wall on the other side.

Thankfully, Space City remains optimistic that ERCOT will be able to generate enough power to keep the grid flowing. If that's the case, power outages would be localized to areas where lines get damaged by snow or ice. "At this time we don’t anticipate major power disruptions during the winter storm, but certainly that is not something we can guarantee," they write.

With proper preparation, we can all weather the storm. And maybe even snap some fun pics of the snow like we did in 2021.

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