Bubbles and Barbeque from My Brain

Bubble 1: As I neared my house this afternoon, on my way home from the office, I noticed an interesting sign at the city-sponsored recreation center just a few blocks from my house, advertising the fact that intensive conversational Spanish classes are coming soon! I have been wanting to learn Spanish for a long time, so my opportunity to make progress, conveniently, may be at hand! I MUST do something soon to fulfill my promise to myself for 2007.

Bubble 2: The City of Dallas has notified me that the damage to my brick trash receptacle was not caused by City employees...so say the employees. It may well not have been a garbage truck, but circumstances suggest otherwise. However, I can't prove it was a city truck, no one reported seeing it, and my assumption it was a City truck was only supposition....so, I will have to disassemble the brick receptacle and try to figure out a use for the bricks. Work!

Bubble 3 & Barbeque: My wife and I are going to Austin on Friday afternoon. I have a meeting there on Saturday. I convinced my wife to come along to get a respite from work. After an 11-2 meeting on Saturday, the day will be ours. I envision a frenzied trip to Lockhart, TX to have some of the best barbeque in the civilized world (yeah, I know, Texas is arguably only near the civilized world). We may go to Taylor or Luling or Elgin...or all of them. Speakin of barbeque, here are my favorite places in Texas:

Smitty’s Market (original Kruez Market location) (1999)
208 S. Commerce
Lockhart, TX
http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/visitors/bbq-smittysmarket.asp

Kruez Barbeque (good barbeque doesn’t need sauce—don’t ask for it) (1900)
619 N. Colorado
Lockhart, TX
http://www.kreuzmarket.com/index.shtml

Blacks Barbeque (1932)
215 N. Main Street
Lockhart, TX
http://www.buyblacksbbq.com/

Louie Mueller’s
206 W. 2nd Street
Taylor, TX
http://www.louiemuellerbarbeque.com/

Taylor Café
101 N. Main
Taylor, TX

Meyers Elgin Smokehouse
188 Highway 290
Elgin, TX
http://www.meyerselginsausage.com/

Southside Market & BBQ (1882)
1212 Highway 290
Elgin, TX

City Market
633 Davis
Luling, TX

Luling Bar-B-Q (1986)
709 E. Davis
Luling, TX

Cooper’s Old Time Pit BBQ
505 W. Dallas
Llano, TX