Monday Meanderings - 7.11.2016

The morning of the 4th, Barb and I went out in search of some breakfast. You may recall that our favorite breakfast place, Fran's, sort of went down hill and then closed altogether. For a while there we were bereft, breakfast-wise, but we found a place not too far away on Lamar - Ross' Old Austin Cafe - that meets our needs (they serve decent biscuits and gravy), so all is well again.

But Ross' was closed for the 4th! So we made the drive to the nearest Dan's (ex husband of Fran, who opened competing restaurants after the divorce), which happily was open. While we were, eating a couple that we used to see regularly at Fran's stopped by the table, and the gentleman commented that they were having a terrible time finding a decent breakfast place. "Once," he said, "there were good cafes on every corner. Now all you can find are taco stands." So we told him about Ross' and thereby did our patriotic duty on the 4th of July, with justice and biscuits and gravy for all.

Sunday was the last of a wonderful run of top-rate soccer games on TV, first the Copa America, then the European championship. With the exception of one more friendly with the Women's National team, there's nothing until the Olympics beginning August 3. I think they call this period the doldrums.

However, time will pass quickly. At least if you believe what you see in Walmart.