AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AT STRICKLY COUNTRY

Dang...only reason why I went was because they said James Hand was going to play...Only they thought he was going to do it for free, and he was forced to inform them this is his job and he plays for money...So no James "Slim" Hand...dang!...But because I can't go anywhere with out bringing food, I made an apple cobbler(and one for Babs) okra fritters and green chili hush-puppies...The cobbler and the okra fritters were a big hit but the hushpuppies were too salty...and the green chili flavor sort of faded in the cooking, so will have to rethink that recipe. But damn, the okra fritters..they rocked..I knew I should have made a double batch...they were gone in minutes..I stayed about 2 1/2 hours..one diet Dr pepper and one water...I actually ended up busing some tables and getting some beers for people to help the bartender out. She was really busy..Saw some people I haven't seen in ages...saw my kinda sorta cousin Ricky Maler...every time I see Ricky I remember all the drugs we did..I'm surprised we survived our misspent youth..ha!..Youth my ass...that was 25 years ago..I wasn't a

'ute' as Billy Pilgrim calls them..I was in my thirties..I took all the pictures up there and Pasty took the ones of her saying damn my ass is big and put them in her purse..Then she went and got her ass locked in the bathroom...I thought she was gone a long time, then Chief's new girlfriend told Merle that Patsy was locked in the bathroom and he had to go jimmy the door to get her out..Patsy said she was sending a carpenter down first thing in the morning to fix that fucking door..

I got a phone call from Vicki(junebugg)

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saying barring tornadoes, floods, or the second coming of Jesus, she would be here Thursday afternoon...She's coming from M. Alabama for the Westfest..I haven't heard from Sooner, but the last I talked to him, he was coming too...I'm so excited...2 of my friends are making it for Westfest..Now hopefully by next year after I rave and go on about how much fun we had more of you will show up ...You can put in your vacation for next year now and have an entire year to save up and plan your trip..I'll promise to make lots of okra fritters, stuffed jalapenos and cobblers...might even throw in a pot of chili..

Well, have to go do laundry....argh...I have to..I can't get in my bedroom with out a gun bearer and a guide..It's not to late for you to make this years Westfest...grab a pillow and come on down...

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Yup! This is my 1,00th post..Holy Shit, who wouldathunkit..I was going to do something profound, but I couldn't think of anything profound..so decided to do a Jackisue post..First of all Jackiesue did some yard work, and cleaned the house. I moved my gigantic tomato plants off the porch to the sidewalk so they would get more direct sun..they both are huge but so far..no 'maters...
Jackiesue went to the library this afternoon and worked from 3-7pm..It rained huge gifrantic rain drops..I had a great time showing a little girl in the second grade a bunch of new books to read..I convinced her to check out Black Beauty..and her little sister got a book on ballerina's..Found a book at the Waco Library about managing campgrounds for a patron..and shelved a bunch of books..Went home and my granddaughter Jenny came over for dinner..I made chicken fried steak, baked potatoes, gazpacho, and garlic bread..It was really good...nice to have meat instead of chicken and turkey for a change..Then she read my post on the movie The Thing From Outer Space..she thought it was pretty funny...and when I tried to explain to her the Ask the Goddess, I got a lot of eye rolling and head shaking..Then we sat down and went through 3 of the latest albums I had just put together...she would look at pictures of me where I was under 25 years old and weighed less than 100lbs..and then look at me now..and shake her head and roll her eyes..ha..she does that alot..We had a terrific time..she graduates from dental tech school this August and I am so proud of her..Jamie and her boyfriend Harrison are both working at M&M Mars in Waco...They will be making pretty good money, but I am still hoping that Jamie will be going back to school...Jenny will probably be going to Temple for her first job as there is not a bunch of work for her in Waco....but Temple is only 30-40 minutes away so that's ok...
The other great thing that happened today is I checked out 9 new books..by two authors..Daniel Silva and Bentley Little..
Hmmm, what else..oh yeah....Sooner's home town got hit by a bolt of lightning and blew up 2 80,000 gallon oil tanks...check out his blog for the visuals..
Well...that's all folks..pretty boring for my 1,00 post...but I think I may be burnt out..I looked back and some of my posts and half of the people that read me and I read them..are not even blogging any more..and the ones that are left..have slowed down on their posting and reading of my blog...I think lots of people are finding a life outside of the blogging world..and maybe I am too...I know that something I used to love to do..is starting to be like a job..I think the Goddess is going to take a extended vacation ..or maybe go back to Valhalla and shoot some pool, drink some beer and raise some hell in Hel...and maybe Jackiesue is going to take a vacation for a while too..Who knows..I may be back tomorrow with a vengence..and maybe not..only the Shadow knows for sure...