Monday Meanderings

Wow. 105 degrees or hotter since Wednesday. Makes you appreciate the A/C. However I didn't understand the weather thingy on a local channel that said, "Temperature - 103; heat index feels like 102."

A blog that Barbara reads explained the rules for playing "Swat Bug" recently. This particular blogger has ultra-competitive boys so the rules have to be very finely drawn - like for instance how you deal with the Volkswagen Dealerships along the route. We reminisced about our Swat Bug playing days when the kids were young and then we moved on. At least I did. Barb has taken the game to heart now like she never did during the old days. Every few miles now she yells "SWAT BUG!!" and pokes me in the arm. I'm sure she'll rebut this, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Went to Chuy's last Monday night, as is our custom, and asked for a particular server. While the brand-new hostess was looking up this server's tables, Barb walked over to a table that she knew was in the server's group. When the hostess caught on, she said something about "We must have been here before." Barb said, "After coming every Monday night for 20 years we do know our way around." To which the hostess replied, "Ohhh, that's so sweet. It's like a date night."

True. Monday night is date night. And so is Tuesday night and Wednesday night, and... Then there are the Monday morning and Friday morning breakfast dates. And sometimes we even have dates at home and eat together there as well.

During the ballgame the other night Orel Hershiser was talking about chewing sugary bubblegum when he was pitching and it was very hot and sweat created problems when gripping the ball. He admitted drooling just a bit so the ball would get slightly sticky. But he was quick to point out that he always used gum made in the USA so he could look the Ump in the eye and declare truthfully that he was not using "a foreign substance" on the ball.

Bumper sticker: "Pflugerville - between a rock and a weird place"

On some prior trip to California Pizza Kitchen we received a "mystery discount" coupon; bring it back and get the discount under the scratch off label. We've done this before and received a nominal 10% discount, but the other night the mystery reward was "Dinner for two up to $40." Whoo Hooo! With careful planning and dessert we owed .26 cents on our ticket. I love free food!