Sunday, April 12, 2015

And then there was Lockhart

The Barbecue Capital of Texas.
Question: How much barbecue does it take to feed fourteen Honorables and one Roamin' Roary at Smitty's Barbecue in Lockhart?
Answer: Twelve sausages, two pounds of ribs, and three and a half pounds of sliced brisket.
And some had ice cream afterwards.

Who ate all that?
Who looked at picture of themselves looking at pictures of themselves? Who is doing it now? If it's you, be sure to take a picture.
  Honorable hoodlums, blocking the sidewalks at Love's, harassing passersby with references to classical philosophers: roll call!

Honorable favorites: sea turtles (Sidney), the beach (Leah), presenting and representing (Dylan), night beach walk (Ashton), "Denny's!"/Standing up to the Waves/Scraping knees?(Nathan), meeting and interacting with other Great Plains Honors students (Dillon), building Tupac the Sand Turtle (Kaitlyn), Parrot Eyes (Madison), swimming in the ocean and collecting sea shells (Elsa), the Honors Beach Dance Party (Linzi).

Honorably favorite eats:
The Iron Cactus on the Riverwalk in San Antonio: smoked chicken enchiladas (Dylan and Sidney), chile relleno (Dillon), fajitas (Ashton),
Smitty's in Lockhart: Brisket (Leah and Elsa)
Parrot Eyes on South Padre Island: oyster tacos (Madison and Nathan), shrimp fajitas (Kaitlyn)
Cap'n Roy's on South Padre: stuffed crab (Linzi)

Honorable firsts: feeding sea turtles (Sidney, Leah, Linzi, Elsa), parasailing (Elsa and Linzi), the Alamo (Sidney, Leah, Elsa, Linzi) and the Riverwalk (Dillon), the Ocean (Kaitlyn), making a presentation at an academic conference (Sidney, Leah, Madison, Dylan), visiting an island (Sidney, Leah, Kaitlyn, Elsa), Babe's Cafe (Leah), a night walk on the beach (Dillon and Dylan), inadvertently stepping on a jellyfish and popping it (Dillon), swimming in the ocean (Ashton), moderating an academic conference panel (Nathan), Parrot Eyes (Madison), swimming in a glow-in-the-dark pool (Elsa), a live Mariachi band (Linzi).

Honorable prediction:
Great Plains Honors Conference in Northwest Arkansas in April 2015.
Cornbread Angelo's in Purcell--the Heart of Oklahoma!--in April 2025.
Someone will fall in love with Eufala soon and sing about it.

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