Monday Meanderings - May 31

Happy Memorial Day to you. If you live in Austin, Memorial Day is forever linked to flooding, as in THE Memorial Day Flood. There will be no repeat this year, as it must rain before it can flood.

Our Chuy's has a new feature - a drive in. No, not a drive through; they didn't go through, they just drove in - then backed out somehow and drove away, leaving a gaping hole where the large circular table in the front corner used to be. You know, the place were we sat on occasion when there was a large group of us. Fortunately, this all took place in the middle of the night, so no diners were harmed in the making of this hole. Don't know about the occupants of the car.

And speaking of remodeling, our Wal-Mart is undergoing great change - and this while it remains open. Every trip you have to stop at the "Where is the Pharmacy Today?" sign and figure out where to look for the things you are shopping for, because they are NOT where you found them last. If you are prone to dislike change - as some of us are - this is very offputting. I always wanted to use that word in a sentence.

Overheard this past week in a restaurant: "I woke up this morning to two sick kids and a flat tire, and my Bible verse was 'Rejoice always.'"

The big news in Austin is Formula 1 racing. Land has been acquired east of the old airport, an engineering firm in Germany has been hired to lay out and build the track and facility and by 2012 the high-dollar race cars will be turning left - and right - in Austin through 2021! Let's see - cars speeding through Austin streets, swerving in and out of traffic. How will that be different?

According to the press, it is the economic equivalent of a Super Bowl held in our city every year. I wonder what Willy and Waylon think about it?

You don't often see a shower invitation in the church bulletin that says "As a courtesy, please do not bring cameras, video cameras & no autographs at this event. Thank you for your consideration and understanding." But then it is for Rachel  Glandorf, bride elect of Colt McCoy. I wonder what you get the bride-elect of a multi-millionaire to-be? Maybe to-be is the operative phrase here.

We DVD'd a bunch of Discovery Channel "Life" episodes a while back to get us through the slow days of NBA playoffs we don't care about, but with World Cup coming up we might not need them. A fellow fan at the office figures that since the games are at 8:30am and 1pm (Central) he can work from home between the morning and afternoon game, then go into the office from 4pm to 9pm. Me? I'm going to be retired during that month.

Here's an ESPN promo for the games: