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  If You’re Gonna Play In Texas, You Gotta Have a….. I know the song said a fiddle, but to be honest with you for the last three days I’ve felt like it was a pair of boots and a hat.    I’m not saying I’m setting in a board meeting writing todays report, but I can confirm that Beth has left to return home to NC, the feed meetings have started, and I was told I’d need to leave my new hat n boots in my room during work hours.  Did I mention I got new boots and hat? The past 3 days went by way too fast and I’ve been running behind on each days post, but I’m sure some of you might find time to sneak out of a meeting or two over the next few days and go make a memory.    The last three days has included great meals with friends, witnessing a few pieces of our countries history, a great afternoon spent at the San Antonio Museum of Art and a trip to the Market Square where food clothing and culture were on display. By the way, did I mention I got a new pair of boots and a hat?    And with tha
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  Eat Do Avoid; Deep In The Heart Of Texas   If animal feed’s your thing, and let’s face it, who’s ain’t it, then San Antonio Texas is the place to be. This coming Monday anyone who’s anyone in the world of animal feed will be in San Antonio to attend AAFCO’s Mid-Year meeting.  Now before you go googling AAFCO.org you may wanna just take my word for it, we’re a big deal.  For those traveling into town, relax, I showed up early to make sure you find the right restaurants, see all the best sights, and not get taken by the local tourist traps.  So, let’s get this list started.   Here’s todays Eat Do Avoid. Welcome to the Alamo (Please ignore the UFOs)   Eat : Since today was a travel day that involved a couple of flights, the meal choices were limited.  I’d suggest that for those flying you take it easy on the vittles until you’ve touched down in Texas. Do it as a courtesy to the person fortunate enough to be setting next to you for the next 4 hours, or as I like to call my fellow Sou
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Eat, Do, Avoid: Down San Antonio Way

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I was setting here trying to remember the last time I was fortunate enough to spend a few days sight-seeing with my beautiful bride and it hit me, Albuquerque NM, January of 2020.     Wow, what a time. Great food, fabulous friends, snow, a day trip to Santa Fe, a sweet pair of Lucchese boots, and for what it’s worth, I was 70 lbs. lighter.     A quick look back to the spring of 2020 shows that I may or may not have made a few jokes about a thing called Covid, and maybe even suggested a business concept called Covid Cruise lines. Oh well, I’m sure we all laughed about it went I first wrote it.   San Antonio Sunset at the Alamo Fast forward to today and here I go again, or should I say we. After narrowly avoiding a suitcase incident late last night, my lovely bride and I have arrived at good ole RDU ready to fly, and it was like we had never missed a beat!    My driving to the airport was suspect, my aggressiveness at the parking deck entrance was noticeable, my parking spot selection wa
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Wing Dings n Tide Pods, Super Bowl Snacks

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For those of you who have not yet visited the new Food Lion store in Wake Forest, which, based on the hoard of shoppers we had to fight our way thru today there can't be many, I wanted to give you a quick rundown on a few of the things you can expect at this new modern location.  One of the first things I found unique was how all the sidewalks funnel you down to the sides of the building, you know, so you can enter the vestibule through the doors that are perpendicular to the front of the building  (for those of you from Iron-Duff that's a fancy way of saying that there's a porch that sticks out from the front of the house and instead of having steps that go right up the middle the steps is over on each side) . Strange thing was, when we got to the side of the vestibule, there won't no doors there. So what you have to do next is, step back out into the road, avoid getting hit, and then walk back to the front of the vestibule where the doors are (porch for thos
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Heart, Sweat and Sweet Potatoes

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The basics of football are quite simple, put your hand in the dirt, focus on your task, fire off the ball and never stop moving your feet.   So how do you go from a good football team to great?   Writer William Arthur Ward once wrote “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”   The 2017 South Granville Vikings Football team may want to consider having this quote inscribed on the walls of their locker room.   You might not notice it by looking at their record, or checking the weekly scores, but if you take a closer look on the back of their helmets you can see the reminder of days that didn’t go as planned.   October of 2017 was filled with those days, and will likely go down as one of the most memorable months in the lives of this year’s players and coaches. From football fields to farm fields and heart attacks to heartbroken, this group of young men took the opportunity to turn tragedy into something positive. The Tar-Heel Foot logo, added to the Vikings hel
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Eat, Do, Avoid: A tourists guide: Seattle, WA Edition

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August 6, 2017 Tukwila, WA For all my friends that will be joining me in Seattle later this week, I've been asked to keep sort of a travel log, things you might want to do, places you might want to go eat and things you might just need to avoid.   Let’s just call it an Eat, Do, Avoid list. Here's what I learned from today's adventure. Eat: For pure value, the free breakfast buffet at the Hampton can't be beat. Add to that the opportunity to make new friends. Beth picked us out a lovely family to eat with, if only they had spoken English, or maybe if I had known they didn't speak English 10 to 15 sentences sooner. It's ok, I'm sure they weren't taking about me! Oh, and by the way, for all you people reading this who are visiting here from one of those foreign places where you eat all natural straight from the garden to the table wholesome goodness foods; Let Your Kid Eat a Waffle!!! You're on vacation, give em a break, and maybe they will stop
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A Christmas Mouse

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So, I thought I had a Christmas mouse in the house a few weeks ago, but after seeing him only that one time, way too late at night, I decided that maybe I was just too tired that night n seeing things. That was, until last night! My youngest son, Austin, spots the little fellow makin a run for it into the closet, so of course my hillbilly instincts and finely honed mousing skills kick in.  If you're wondering what "finely honed mousing skills" I'm referring to, it's the ones I acquired back in the early 1990's during my rat huntin days at Francis Feed Mill.   Austin and I began our eradication program by first placing a perfect row of glue boards just inside the threshold of the closet door.  Lining them up from jam to jam then closing the door.Next, we strategically folded a towel, and placed it under the gap of the door thus denying the varmint an exit route. I explained this genius to my son, who is always anxious and excited to learn the ways of th
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