Monthly Archives: April 2022
Save The Date . . .
Before Jan and I could head up to Katy to meet Brandi, et al., at their local Pho Barr, she called and suggested that we tell them what we wanted and Lowell would pick it up and bring it home. So we passed on our order and headed for Brandi’s instead of Pho Barr.
While Brandi and Lowell got a version of Jan’s usual Vermicelli Bowl, Jan and I went in a different direction since we just ate at our new local Pho Barr yesterday.
We of course all started with a order of their Grilled Pork Spring Rolls along with Peanut Sauce, Jan got Pho Barr’s Fish Sauce Chicken Wings, even though she’s not a big Fish Sauce fan.
But Jan said that these were delicious, and go on her ‘definitely have again’ list.
I decided to have a Grilled Pork Banh Mi, a Vietnamese-style sandwich. We had had one before when we were served one by mistake instead of our Spring Rolls.
The bread is a very crusty French Baguette, with Grilled Pork, House Mayo, Pickled Cucumbers and Carrots, Jalapenos, and Cilantro.
Really good, and now on my ‘have again’ list.
After lunch, Jan and I checked out Brandi’s Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset.
It all started with Landon’s set that he got a while back. Then our son Chris checked out Landon’s when we visited Kingsland back in January.
And he ended up ordering him a set.
Then since Brandi liked to exercise using Landon’s, and was always vying with him on whose turn it was, she finally bought her own.
So Jan and I want to see what all the fuss was about.
We both tried out the Wander app, which you walk around places around the world, with views in all directions. We jumped from the Statue of Liberty to the Pyramid of Giza, and then on to the Sphinx.
Neat.
All this time Landon was on his, playing a game of Zero-G Frisbee taking place in a space station. And there is an app for your phone or tablet that let’s people watch what you’re seeing in the googles.
A lot of fun.
Save The Date:
April 8, 2024 is the date of the next Solar Eclipse that crosses the U.S.
The neat thing about this one, at least to Jan and I, is that it covers a wide swash across Texas.
You can check it out better here: Great American Eclipse
One thing that caught my eye was that the eclipse’s 100% Totality passes over Waco, or at least a little north of it. So Jan and I are planning to check it out, since we’ve only seen a partial one before, and not much of one at that.
April 8, 2024 is a Monday, so we plan on spending the weekend in Waco, and then drive a little north in the afternoon to be sure we’re directly in the middle of the eclipse, which will be around 3:40pm.
But when I tried to use Booking.com to go ahead and book us a room in Waco, hey you can’t be too early, can you, I found that Booking.com won’t let me book anything past July 2023.
So apparently you can be too early.
Thought For The Day:
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And Poof!, Now It’s Gone . . .
or The Wait Is Over.
Catching up on last night:
We got to the Alvin Opry about 6:15pm, luckily just ahead of the big crowd, so we only had to wait in line a few minutes to get our included jumbo BBQ sandwich, chips, and drink, as well as a dessert we bought extra.
The sandwich was really good, as well as the homemade dessert.
And by the time we were finished with our meal, the BBQ line was wrapping around the dance floor.
Turns out that the line was so long that by the time everyone was served and seated, it was finally about 7:15 before the show started.
And this was the reason for the slowdown.
The largest crowd we’ve ever seen here.
And as usual, Shalane Colston, the Event Coordinator, and long-time friend, always goes all out on the table decorations.
A great show, with both old and new talent.
And because it started late, it was after 11:30 when we got home.
And now for today:
Leaving the rig about 12:30, we had planned to check out the Three Acre Food Park out on FM 1764 where they were having a Market Fair with about 30 vendors as well as a number of food trucks for lunch. BUT . . .
There’s always a BUT.
We decided to double-check to see if the new Pho Barr down in our area had opened by any chance.
It was suppose to open last Saturday, but ended up having to wait for their final inspection. And they weren’t open yesterday afternoon either.
BUT . . . there’s that word again.
They were open this afternoon, and so that’s where we had lunch, of course.
Just as good as the one up in Webster, and very nicely remodeled.
We used to eat here a lot when it was Pho20. But it didn’t survive the WuFlu shutdowns.
So it’s nice to have a good Pho place in our area again.
So The Wait Is Over.
Finishing it up it was right down the road for a few things from the nearby HEB.
And Poof!, Now It’s Gone.
i mentioned a few days about the faux Buc-ee’s that appeared out in Marathon, TX in the Big Bend area.
I also found out that a while back, there was a Target for a while in this same location.
Who knows what will be next?
Tomorrow we’re heading to the Katy area to meet up for lunch with Brandi, Lowell, and Landon at their favorite place, Pho Barr, of course. And yes, that means we’ll be having Pho Barr two days in a row.
What’s your point?
Thought For The Day:
The best revenge is to just happily move on and let Karma do the rest.
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