Yeah, my spelling is bad, especially when I spend all morning doing bike repairs and manage to get in a couple of minutes for BF before commuting to work.
Anyway, the first page of the website for Houston Randonneurs
http://www.houstonrandonneurs.org/
states "Membership is required to participate in our brevets.". That isn't a big deal breaker really. I guess I'll just have to bite down on the bullet. Get in my club fees (both HR and RUSA) and get my bike and body fixed up for a long ride.
Thanks for the encouragement everyone.