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Comments: In my neck of Oak Cliff those creatures were called Oak Cliff Squids. They showed up whenever we cooked out on the grill. The males came with a smokey sauce that reminded me of BBQ sauce and the females came with a thick yellow sauce that was very much like melted cheese. While the adults had hamburgers and dark brown bottle drinks, we kids had the OC squids and cokes. We were told they were specially for kids. They would help keep us healthily and make us smarter. They kept us healthy by not reaching for burgers and eventually we smartened up. I found a lot of "things" in the creeks, but never found living or dead an OC squid.
Comments: Ada Ann -- Have you received the book "Lizzie's War?" When you finish it, tell me what you think. I found a book at WalMart that I am reading "Lost and Found." It has a picture of what looks like to me a chocolate lab, but in the book there is a black lab. But the picture on the front of the book will "reel you in" if you like dogs. If I can get finished reading the book, I'll bring it to the mini for you to read. I like to read too. For awhile I couldn't find a book that would hold my attention, so I just read magazine articles, but now I'm back to books. Hope you mom is doing good.
Comments: John, how do you find all of this stuff? Do you spend your whole day surfing the web....or whatever time you are not with Smiley?
Comments: Good Morning, Shortcake! I have no state funds to distribute to you, but I have the next best thing ... a live music performance from the auditorium stage at SOC High. This video was snagged just last week ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDuD2biVCOI&feature=user Enjoy! [you can even see glimpses of the gold curtains. wonder if they're the originals?]
Comments: Hey Southworth - let me give you my address and all of the names I can find that have a lot of money coming to them and you can bring me a lot of checks.
Comments: You're a good man "Charlie Brown" Southworth.
Comments: Today, I set out to give away $5,000 of the State's money held as Unclaimed Property or Abandoned Accounts. Surprisingly, it was harder to do than I would have thought. I have tracked down a bunch of folks via the internet who were missing and am on a personal quest to reunite them with their own windfalls. All of them lived in The Woodlands at one time. 3:20pm ... This afternoon I attempted to meet with Mrs. Huguette Slattery and inform her of the good news that she had $1,000 awaiting her in Austin from some kind of screwup with Stewart Title Co. back in 1992. Instead, at her front door I was given the bum rush by her stupid son who would not allow me to speak with her. I left a phone no. for her to call next week, but in light of the rude treatment, I have now decided to let the money rot in the cofers of the State. 4:08pm ... The next person I called on was a black computer programer named Mark Seals, age 48, who shares a home with 7 people under one roof and he is the only one working. He was VERY happy to learn that there is $1,107.29 awaiting him from an old home insurance claim in 2005. 6:40pm ... Then I met with Mrs. Mary Saltzer, a striking 60 yr. old, who lives in a home appraised at $488,000 near Lake Woodlands. She was the most excited of all to learn that 6 items totaling $2,541.51 have been held by the State since 2002. I told her the money wouldn't be enough to change her lifestyle, but she said "it'll be enough for a nice trip somewhere ... or a run to the mall". I agreed. Hey, it beats the tax stimulus check. Today I felt like John Beresford Tipton (from the 1950s TV show The Millionaire). Or, actually, I would be playing the equivalent role of his butler, Mr. Michael Anthony, who had to make physical delivery of the cashier's checks to the millionaires-to-be. It was a mixed bag, but ended on a high note. Closing in on my goal of $5,000. Today's tally is up to $3,648.80 (not counting the idot household of Huguette). By state law, I am allowed to charge a fee of up to 10% for my troubles. This was all pro bono. John Beresford Southworth
Comments: That kind of food is not served in NH, so I hope that I can try some 678. It does look interesting....like something that would be caught in Five Mile Creek.
Comments: John, Glad you and Dru enjoyed Yuvonnes' Poisson de Mackingcheese. Hey, for once Karen is telling the truth. If you could catch a few Squeels you could always go home with a mess of Possadillos. We called that dish "Possum on the Half Shell" at our house.
Comments: Say JS, did you actually eat any of that "Squeel"? We never ate the stuff, we just caught it for bait to bag bigger prey. Possadillos (another local hybrid of possum and armadillo) just can't get enough squeel. To catch them, we would conk a squeel with a rock and then lay it in the road. The possadillos would run out to get the squeel after dark and if a car came they would "play possadillo" to make you think they're dead. Sure enough, seconds later, they would be dead when the cars hit them. Now that's good eatin'. Wouldn't eat the squeel, though, but it makes a nice garnish.
Comments: Gosh John - did you actually eat those things?  Seems to me that I saw some of those over on Okinawa when we were stationed over there - we just could not decide if we should eat them or train them!    I think Carol probably talked our hunky bellman into coming and visiting her instead of staying at the hotel and now she has us all fooled!!!!! We will definitely miss you Carol.
Comments: JS, you have to take Smiley's stories of accomplishment with a grain of salt (or perhaps a cow's saltlick would be more appropriate). However, I will say those varmits you were served at his home look like the hybrids we use to catch in the creek behind Clara Oliver. They were a cross between a squid and an eel...we called 'em "squeels". It would break your heart to hear the way they carried on, squealing and such, when we would club them with creek rocks to subdue them. But Smiley can fill you in the next time you are over to dinner.  Carol, we all are disappointed that you won't be able to make it this time, but hopefully it won't be too long before the next one. Chime in more often on the GB.
Comments: Many thanks to the Smileys for inviting us over to enjoy some of the bounty from Dale's recent fishing trip at South Padre. We'd been looking forward to a seafood platter spiced up with Yuvonne's secret family receipe. However, upon arrival, I began to doubt the proclaimed success of Dale's fishing venture. I snapped this with my cell phone camera while Yuvonne was looking for the ketchup: http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/seafood_platter.jpg
Comments: What!? Carol is a No-Show for 6-7-8? Massive thugs will be sent your way.
Comments: Carol, you will so be missed 678. I was looking forward to catching up with you. Massive hugs willl be sent your way. When will you retire? How is your Mom? |
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