I am concerned

People always bemoan Starbucks' ongoing attempts to acquire the world. In fact, those who scorn "the regular" in life often bemoan the normalcy of purchasing a Grande [insert annoyingly long list of adjectives here] latte every morning on the way to work. Well, all you abnormal seekers, I have found something even more disturbing.

In the immediate vicinity of my apartment, there are SIX drugstores. SIX. Here's a map for your viewing pleasure. I actually decided to write this post when I thought there were five, but an examination of CVS.com and Walgreens.com turned up yet another. Oh, and there's only one stand alone Starbucks and one grocery store integrated Starbucks (which is a franchise).

What's "immediate vicinity" mean? One mile each way, east and west and one half mile north. There are two more one half mile south, but I don't ever go that way. Now I'm extremely interested in the per-capita drugstore capacity of my little corner of Houston (why would one be interested in that: cause one is a big dork).

People of the world, we need to seriously examine the ramifications of this huge number of drug stores. Are we this sick? Do we need expensive soda this badly? Do we need pantyhose this often? Do we all understand how much more every day goods cost when purchased at these stores? I'm amazed. So, instead of stopping your friends when they say they love Starbucks, stop them when they say they have to run to CVS. Think about it.

Cool New Music: The Nethers Kinda Mazzy-starish. I like it. Oh, this is what bothers me about Houston. Nethers tour: Baton Rouge, San Antonio, Austin, Phoenix. HELLO, you skipped the fourth largest city in the nation. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is doing something similar: Fort Worth, Austin, Tuscon. But I might drive to Fort Worth for them. We'll see. Not Austin cause it's for SXSW, and I'm not braving that alone.