Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

My future business plans emerge....

Today's Adventure in Texas: Exploring a cemetery that may or may not be connected to our family.

In 2000 I visited here by getting permission to get on a neighboring property and jumping the fence. In 2010, my mid 60 year old father and I jumped a fence and walked a half mile round trip to the cemetery and back across a broken up cotton field.

The area is now being developed, and we went to see if it as any more accessible, and to our surprise, it's now very accessible. We can park in a cult de sac, walk a little ways, and were right there.

Dad felt so good about being there (at 70!) That he's considering trying to clean the place up.

"What hours are you open?"
"Yes."

Today in Texas Food: Chacho's

You don't know how much I miss good fast Mexican food. No, Taco Cabana no longer counts.

That plate of chips and queso? That's a "small."

Mom: That's the most expensive I've seen.
Jenn, after paying $5/gal for the cheap stuff in Seattle: O_o;

Today in Texas food: Long John Silver's.

Yeah, it's a national chain. It's also nowhere near Washington State.

Even the low end BBQ in Texas beats the high end BBQ in Seattle.

Just hook that watermelon straight into my veins.

Truly, signs of civilization.

AND HER SUBJECTS GREETED HER WARMLY

My friends. I have crossed the Rio Grande. And you know what that means.

THE IMPERATRIX OF THE PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST DEMOCRATIC FEDERATED REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (REFORMED) (CLAIMANT IN EXILE) HAS RETURNED TO HER SUBJECTS.

...for a little while.

A much better view of Los Angeles than when I flew in for Star Trek: The Motion Picture....

On the ground in Sacramento and...oh, that's not good.

Where I am now.

Do I eat the $78 dollar hamburger now while I have time and a two hour flight, or wait until my second leg, where I've got 45 minutes to grab something before a 5 hour flight?

THE VPN WORKS AT THE AIRPORT! I was worried it wouldn't work once I was out of town for some reason.

My spinal doctor is great. His office, not so much.

"So your insurance said you didn't do six weeks of conservative physical therapy treatment before hand."
"I did seven. You know, my insurance denied my injection at first because none of the paperwork was sent in correctly, for the same reason. Was that sent this time?"
"....................................let me reissue this to the insurer."

American healthcare system, everyone.

Flying out Friday for Texas, so I have some time to relax before then. What do you suggest I watch, Youtube.

Really?

"I'll load a few games onto my 3DS for the plane ride...."

...24 Hours Later...

"I HAVE GONE MAD WITH POWER"

Second Cheat Day Meal: Espagueti Verde

From the first moment I saw this I wanted it. Spaghetti. Cream Poblano Sauce. Cilantro topping. What's not to like?

Turns out - the whole thing.

The sauce is simply far too thick for this spaghetti and it's a chewy mess warm and "chewing a block of coagulated sauce and pasta" as it cools. It's not bad tasting. It's just...a texture nightmare. I thought maybe I did it wrong, so I watched the video where I got the recipe from, and no, it's just as thick there, too.

It took me an hour to make, two bites to not like, and I'm glad I had some of the flat bread left over cause that's what I ended up eating.

Not even sharing the recipe, it's that bad. You want it, it's at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbtmF5bI6UU