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The Texas wildfires took much of West Texas, but Juanita is proud to announce that Mary’s Cafe in Strawn still stands.   Juanita rates Mary’s as the best french fries and hamburger anyplace anywhere anytime.  Mary, who is the hardest working woman in Texas, is even giving away free chicken fried steaks this next Saturday to help out those who lost a lot.

Warning:  you will not find those little heart-healthy logos beside anything on Mary’s menu, but it is well worth a 100 mile drive out of the way to eat onion rings at Mary’s.  By the way, Mary’s is 100 mile from anywhere else so be prepared for the trip.

But, while you’re there, stop in at the soap shop down the road.  Their olive oil soaps are amazing.  I got hooked on them about 15 years ago.

Bubba and his Dreamland ribs

On a sad note, Tuscaloosa is one of my favorite southern towns.  The birthplace of the Crimson Tide is a beautiful, clean little town with my favorite barbeque outside of Texas and Memphis – Dreamland Bar-B-Que Restaurant.

I’m sending all my good thoughts to the people in my beloved south who are suffering from too much rain and too little rain.

Now I’ll go back to being mean.