Saturday, May 29, 2004
Fireflies
First there was the Cottonwood fascination. Now that pillow fight season has sadly passed, Texas has again offered up a new surprise: Lightning bugs. Fireflies. Whatever they're called, I had no idea these little flare guns actually existed until I lost my way and ended up here. One got trapped in the house once and in a misguided attempt to do some mating it started flashing his assets around our dining room (or dining area, as it could more fittingly be called). Isabella went nuts and aimed straight for its jugular (and a shelf full of champagne flutes) but, although they seem drunkenly slow, this one managed to escape harm and return to its singles bar on the patio in short order. In fact, those luminescent little devils' only purpose seems to be to procreate, and fly around slowly enough for little kids to catch 'em in jars for further observation. I mean, I've definitely never seen a dead lightning bug. I'm not sure exactly what it is yet, but there is a lesson to be learned from that.
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On : 6/6/2004 1:25:38 AM Jesus Christ, Jr. (www) said:
On an unrelated note, there is a place called Marble Slab Creamery located directly next door to Freebirds on 41st street. They claim to serve "homemade ice cream". This immediately caught my eye, since the Professor is famous for her rigorous testing of such claims of "homemade"-ness. Few have passed this test, and many fake homemade eateries have been put out of business simply by the power of her "evil eye". Will Marble Slab Creamery be another in a long list of "homemade" casualties? I don't know, but I do know that they look slab-alicious from the outside, and I think we should check it out next time you're in town.
P.S. Fireflies kick major butt.
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On : 6/23/2004 7:41:56 PM J-rod (www) said:
you sure you don't mean Cold Stone Creamery?
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/
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On : 7/12/2004 8:53:54 PM Jesus Christ, Jr. (www) said:
No sir, I do not mean Cold Stone Creamery, although we also have one of those. There are more different creameries here than you can shake a stick at, I tell you. And you know? Good for them ....you go, creameries !!
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