Comments on: I Have Seen Heaven – It’s In Texas

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:23:33 +0000

Actually, we ate at Fat Willy's. Good, but still not Smitty's (or KC-style, for that matter). My son loved their macaroni and cheese, though. Venomous Kates last blog post..Travails of the Traveling Stomach

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:20:29 +0000

That was kind of the neat part about our trip. Being adopted, I’d grown up thinking of my family’s roots as being not really mine.

Now that I’m a mom, though, I realize it’s my responsibility to give my kids a sense of their larger family, and that’s what finally made me realize that I really do have only one family: the bunch of Texans I grew up with.

Was truly neat seeing Texas in that light. I’ll be sharing pictures of my grandfather’s homestead and my great-grandmother’s place in the future.

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:15:09 +0000

I did not know that…

Another reason to like you, though!

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By: Timmer

Timmer — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:09:44 +0000

I assume when you’re in Chicago you eat at Carson’s or Tony Romas? That’s mob style BBQ…can’t trust either one.

I prefer the hole in the wall joints on the South Side like Lem’s or Uncle Bob’s out in the SW suburbs.

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:12:51 +0000

Jeff, you do realize that my family's roots in Texas pre-date the Republic, don't you? We have two ancestors who fought at the Alamo (though we may be the only ones in the state who aren't related to Davy Crockett). So it's not like I haven't visited the place. I just prefer to live somewhere that's less hellishly hot. Venomous Kates last blog post..Travails of the Traveling Stomach

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:34:49 +0000

Ah, Smitty’s… the bond of obedience has been successfully consecrated. Now we send you to West Texas. Alpine, to be specific. Michelin dining in Alpine, it’s true. And then go play in the Davis Mountains, check out the observatory, and renew your vigor for everything…

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By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:24:28 +0000

I've decided one reason God declared pigs as "unclean" is because He wanted to keep the good stuff to Himself. Venomous Kates last blog post..Sweating With The Oldies

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:23:34 +0000

Gates is okay. Try Arthur Bryant’s, preferably at their original location. There used to be a place called “Amazing Grace’s Soul Food” attached to the Grand Emporium in downtown KC. Now that’s where you’d find some absolutely awesome KC-style BBQ. Unfortunately it’s no longer there, and the city’s poorer for it.

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By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:19:26 +0000

Okay, go for spicy food then. Not nearly as fun, but also effective. Venomous Kates last blog post..Sweating With The Oldies

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:16:15 +0000

My brother says the best sandwich in the world is simply a slab of their prime rib between two pieces of bread. Fortunately, they provide the bread, too: when you order they hand you a big pile of it. With so many in our group, they simply tossed us a loaf. Not that we ate the bread, mind you: that would've left less room for the BBQ! Venomous Kates last blog post..Sweating With The Oldies