This could go many ways but I'm going to play it straight. I'm boring like that now-tough titties. I'm a foodie. I came by it honestly; my parents were big time foodies. Anyone who has been in any line with me anywhere has heard that it was nothing for our family to jump in the car and drive 90 miles to Houston when my dad got a hankering for German food (yep, the one on Westheimer). Or really good Mexican food; back when there was only one Ninfa's and it was good. We made elaborate plans when we travelled around where we'd eat. My parents were both from San Angelo so we drove there from Bryan several times a year. We always had to time it around eating lunch at Buchanan Dam. AKA Captain Dan. I apparently called it that once and it stuck. Just like my dad never said "sandwich"; it was "samich". P.S. Captain Dan's had the best TexMex enchiladas. Later, when they drove back and forth from Texas to California, the trips were all planned around Good Earth restaurants. Tucson, L.A., Santa Barbara, San Mateo. We loved Good Earth restaurants. You can still buy their great tea. Okay, so this is my favorite food-zuccini. My dad used to grow it in our backyard in Texas, larger than this one but this one is the largest I've seen in years-15 inches! Best served dipped in egg, rolled in cornmeal, and fried in olive oil. That's not saying too much; so is anything, even dog dooie. But zucchini, wow!
In route...
The final look before devouring. OMG-this is where that term came from-cornmeal fried zucchini. I definitely have carried on the family love of food-especially road food. When I go to Bryan I have a long list of food. Shipley's doughnuts, Jamba Juice (at least twice a day), Schlotsky's, WHATABURGER (the first one is the closest to the airport), chicken fried steak at The Dixie Chicken or Chicken Oil Co., and more. I have to schedule enough time to hit them all and include healthy meals in between. Last month I hit them all except Shipley's and we left Bryan so late that it was closed by the time we drove by on our way out. Third to the first-the people, second-the place. Best State all around.
I have been reading a lot lately. I usually read a lot but there are times when I take breaks and just read magazines. But this has been one right after the other for nearly a year. My mother, of all people, told me about the above book. That sounds kinda mean but my mom doesn't usually read much anymore and is not...mmm...highly enlightened. I'm going to start this tonight. My mom said it will explain a lot about why I still love where I grew up so much. That hooked me! I'm considered by "some" to be a "little nutty" about it. Tough. I can tell you exactly where to look on Google Earth for you to see where my Heaven on Earth is. It's been most of my life and I don't think it's going to change. I don't read a lot of non-fiction, unless, Miz Juney does, but this has me intrigued.
Just finished this. I love Anne Lamott. This is another great book from her, but, spoiler-it's a bit dark-not depressing but not many chuckles and no gut-busters in this one. Raw emotions. I like reading books with some meat to them, not too much fluff, formula books-this is the ticket. But, after this one I'm ready for a change of subject. We are getting ready to go to Boothbay, Maine for our vacation and I think it'll be fun to be reading about traveling while traveling. I have to share a line from the book: "...he volunteered that every morning when he took his psychiatric medication, he knew he'd done his community service for the day.". Amen and your welcome.
So, I'm inviting all of y'all, once again, to join me on Good Reads. I love working the list on the site of all the books I've ever read. But I also want to see what my friends are reading other than just stalk the info on their blogs. Come along with me!!!!
