Pancakes (and Migas) for dinner! Kerbey Lane Cafe has the best pancakes. I picked the chocolate chip pancakes this evening. As a bonus, I got to enjoy the art by Linda Jacobson. Some day I will need to check out her Gallery in Wimberly, Texas.
Tag Archives: Round Rock
East Jordan Iron Works
The days in Round Rock have gotten so hot that even the neighborhood kids are staying inside instead of swimming. At around 4:00 pm today, I headed for the pool. I looked both ways, crossed the street, and trekked across this awesome manhole cover from East Jordan Iron Works – “the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of manhole covers,” among other things. Pretty impressive, huh?
Happy Hour
We decided to check out this Joint in Downtown Round Rock for Happy Hour today. The Thursday special was $1 off Tequilas and Mexican Beers, so we enjoyed the Dos Equis.
1957
I received this one dollar silver certificate for change. The following happened in 1957.
- Wham-O Company makes the first Frisbee
- Elvis Presley buys Graceland for $100,000 and plays on the Ed Sullivan Show
- Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as President for the second time
- American Bandstand joins the ABC Television Network
- The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 (with the first animal to orbit the earth)
- Leave it to Beaver premiers on CBS
- West Side Story premiers on Broadway in New York City
Telescopic Boom Lift
What you have here is your basic JLG Model 660SJ. It has a horizontal outreach of 57 feet, a platform height of 67 feet, and a vertical jib rotation of 130 degrees. Pretty impressive, huh?
Bass Pro Shops II
It has been about a month since my last visit to the Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock. I took a stroll around the store, admired the bears, checked out the fish in the aquarium, and had dinner at Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl & Grill. I’m still glad they decided to build this store here.
Sunny
As an experiment in Texas Summer heat, the air conditioner decided to break for a few days. Just in time for a forecast of “it’s going to be hot out there”. In case you are wondering, the indoor temperature range will vary from 82 degrees as a low to 88 degrees as a high, with more time spent on the 88 degree side of things. This does not make for a pleasant experience while relaxing at home, but does provide free sauna treatments for all.
Tortuga Flats Mexican Icehouse
My friend had a going away party this evening at Tortuga Flats in Round Rock. He’s not really going too far as it turns out, but just moving from one organization at work to our organization. I think we look for excuses to drink nice, tasty margaritas too much. Oh, and by the way, this place has a nice Happy Hour!
Brushy Creek Trail East
I walked for about an hour this evening on Brushy Creek Trail East. I travelled the section beginning from Forest Ridge Boulevard and heading west along Brushy Creek. This section is a paved trail, covered by shady trees, and good for walking your dog or riding your bike. On the way back, I popped out into the new subdivision that is beginning to take shape – with lots of new construction going on. Here are some photos from the trail and the creek, and as the sun began to set on a nice evening in Round Rock.
Kompressor Plus
Hey. I got a new backpack. It is the Marmot Kompressor Plus. I also got this groovy Sea to Summit Lightweight Drysack. The concept is to take them hiking, and then stash everything into the Drysack so I can more easily jump into rivers and stuff. I am kind of a chicken when it comes to swimming in unknown places or crossing weird bodies of water, but maybe since I won’t have to worry about my stuff getting wet, I’ll be less scared? I will be sure to report back to you with the results. 🙂
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