Review: Dwyer’s Cafe

One of the local gems we discovered on our summer road trips was Dwyer's Cafe in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Big Guy discovered Dwyer's on Google local. It was one of the highest rated restaurants in Lafayette. I really didn't want to go because it was off the highway and out of our way. However the … Continue reading Review: Dwyer’s Cafe

Review: Fargo’s Pit BBQ

One of the places the we tried on our road trip this summer was Fargo's Pit BBQ in Bryan, Texas. Fargo was named in Texas Monthly prestigious Top 50 List.  The Big Guy's brother, Fishing Guy also recommended Fargo's. The Fishing Guy knows BBQ. He is a pretty mean pit-master himself. Fargo's brisket is extremely … Continue reading Review: Fargo’s Pit BBQ

Review: Yogurtology

I've made it a personal mission to try all of the yogurt and ice cream places that open Gainesville. There have been several open in the past year or so. Think I've tried all but one or two.  Yogurtology opened sometime this summer. Yogurtology is  one of those trendy self-service yogurt places. Even though it … Continue reading Review: Yogurtology

Review: Kickin’ Ash BBQ

This summer we spent a lot of time on the road. One of the places we stumbled upon was Kickin' Ash BBQ in Montgomery, Texas. It was really an accident that we found Kickin' Ash, we were so lost in the Piney Woods of East Texas that even our GPS didn't know our location. One … Continue reading Review: Kickin’ Ash BBQ

Amazing Storm Footage

Some friends shared this video of Wednesday storms in Hamilton County Texas.  The footage was taken between Hamilton and Evant near Highway 281.  Hamilton County was not hit as hard as Granbury but at least 3 tornadoes were reported that night. I think they were at Pottsville, Shive and maybe Aleman. Video by Aaron Dooley … Continue reading Amazing Storm Footage

If I Could Visit Any City

Cleaning out my draft folder and found this one.  It seems ideas for blogging always happen at inconvenient times. I tried carrying various sizes of notebooks to jot down notes and blog ideas. Well, if I ever find any of my notebooks I'll post them.  Hey if you see a notebook with what appears to … Continue reading If I Could Visit Any City

Tribute to Heroes

Final Alarm for the fallen first responders from West, Texas. WEST VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Morris Bridges Cody Dragoo Joey Pustejovsky Robert Snokhaus Doug Snokhaus Buck Uptmor ABBOT VOLUNTEER FIRED DEPARTMENT Jerry Chapman Cyrus Reed DALLAS FIRED DEPARTMENT Kenny Harris, Captian MERTENS AND NAVARRO MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS Perry Calvin OTHER FIRST RESPONDER Jimmy Matus .