Monthly Archives: March 2021
Longhorn Rendezvous . . .
First up, yes I know that there’s a problem with emailed blogs going out to every one. I’m working on it and hope to have fixed this weekend.
Since we had couple of stops to make Jan and I left out about 10, with our first stop only a few minutes later for ice at the Circle K in Santa Fe.
Jan was taking two thermal bags of food, some refrigerated and some frozen, with her, and since we probably wouldn’t get to Brandi’s until around 4pm, we stopped and I got two bags of ice to keep things nice and cold.
And yes, Brandi has plenty of food at their house, but Jan wanted ‘her’ food.
Our next stop was at the Flying J north of Houston for a potty break before we got to The Woodlands Longhorn Steakhouse about 11:30, a little early for our noon meet-up with Debi and Ed Hurlburt. But coming through downtown Houston, I always try to allow plenty of ‘fudge’ factor.
In fact I was monitoring Waze on my tablet for any problems, so we could detour via the Hardy Toll Road if necessary.
Jan and I both went a little off-track on the menu. Jan got the Parmesan Chicken with a Sweet Potato.
I started off with a bowl of their ‘surprisingly’ good, Chicken Tortilla Soup,
and then, not wanting a big heavy steak meal in the middle of the day, got steak. But as a salad. Their 7-Pepper Sirloin Steak Salad.
I later told our waitress (or is it ‘server’ now?) that I was kind of disappointed because I only tasted 6 Peppers, not 7. She just starred at me and then walked away. I don’t think she got the joke.
But everything was delicious.
As usual for us, we spent almost 3 hours eating and talking before Jan and I headed out. And we’re already planning for next month.
Coming back down to Brandi’s in Katy via the Grand Parkway Toll Road, our first stop was at the El Pollo Loco on Mason Rd.right off I-10. Before we left Longhorn I had used the El Pollo app to place our order to pickup at 3:45, and we got there at 3:44, just when our Garmin GPS said we would.
Isn’t modern technology wonderful?
We got to Brandi’s at little after 4pm, and after getting Jan unloaded, and her laptop and Alexa set up, I was back on the road to Santa Fe by 4:30, finally getting home about 5:45pm
This weekend I’ve got a few more tests to run on rig rig AC, trying narrow it down, especially since we’ve got temps in the low 80’s starting next week.
I’m just hoping it’s not a blown compressor, but I’ll know soon.
Thought For The Day:
So now we have Cut N Paste news stories?
And Now It’s ‘Jimmies?
Since we’ve got an extended daytrip tomorrow (Up to The Woodlands, back down to Katy, and then home), I stopped off at Costco to top off the Jeep tank and found gas up another 6¢ since Monday, and at $2.29, it’s up 84¢ since November 1st.
Like a lot of their customers, I have my Amazon account set up to use the Amazon Smile program. A part of every Amazon purchase goes to the charity of your choice, in my case, St.Jude Children’s Hospital.
A couple of days ago I received an email from Amazon saying that the Amazon’s quarterly gift to St. Jude’s was $981,247.96.
And this is a grand total of all contributions.
AmazonSmile’s impact:
- $11,035,205.12 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital*
- $241,928,506.19 to all charities in the US
- $266,896,659.48 to all charities worldwide
And even better, there’s no extra cost to you.
Jan and I have started watch another new show called Debris on NBC. With a distinct ‘X-Files’ feel, it follows two agents, one CIA and the other MI6, who are tasked with tracking down ;debris’ falling to earth from a wrecked alien traveling through the solar system. And the ‘debris’ has very strange properties and effects on people. Two episodes so far, but very good.
And speaking of good, Jan and I are running into the problem of Too Much of A Good Thing, as least as far as TV is concerned. With all the channels available for streaming, and so many different programs, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up.
But I guess it’s a good problem to have.
First it was Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and the Indian maiden on the Land O’ Lakes box, and now it’s Jimmies, though you may known them as Sprinkles
BTW the Indian maiden, and the Land O’ Lakes logo was designed by …wait for it … an Indian artist.
Thought For The Day:
VACCINATION ALERT
This happened yesterday and is important information for our age group. A friend had his 2nd dose of the vaccine at the vaccination center after which he noticed blurred vision on the way home. When he got home, he called the vaccination center for advice and to ask if he should go see a doctor or be hospitalized. He was told NOT to go to a doctor or a hospital, but just return to the vaccination center immediately and pick up his glasses!
