There are many interesting company names and often those names have interesting etymologies. For instance:

- IKEA is a random collection of letters, based from the first letters of founder Ingvar Kamprad's name in addition to the first letters of the names of the Swedish property and the village in which he grew up: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd.

- Lego is a combination of the Danish phrase "leg godt," which translates as "play well."

- Cisco is short for San Francisco, where the company is based.

It’s hard to imagine what the founders of Pot-O-Gold Waste Services were thinking when they came up with their name. If there’s anything that you would not want to find at the end of a rainbow, it is a chemical toilet, even if it is colored gold.

Anyway this chemical toilet was found at Twin Lakes Scuba Park, venue for the Rice University Aquatics Open Water Swim Festival.

Twin lakes is located in Manvel, TX. Manvel has the dubious honor of having no interesting facts whatsoever to report about it. Even Alvin, TX, just down the road boasts the following notable residents:

- Nolan Ryan, former Major League Baseball pitcher.

    -Austin Miller, actor and singer.

    -Joe Ferguson, football player for the Buffalo Bills.

    -By the End of Tonight, an instrumental rock band.

Not exactly world famous then, but they would qualify for  a spot on Dancing With the Stars. So short of decent commemorative days, Alvin has declared March 5, 2007, as "Austin Miller Day"!

However I’m pleased to report that at least they have a Five Guys Burgers in Manvel so there is at least one reason to stop.

Actually two reasons, since Twin Lakes Scuba Park is a very nice venue for an open water swim. Some people even tried to have a picnic out in the lake because it was so nice...

And the water tasted great...