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The Cat With Many Names

Amber has more than moved in, she has taken over the rule of the house.  I doubt if she knows her real name, probably because she has so many nicknames.  Some of which are:  Freaky, Miss Flopsy, Showcat, and Chirper.   Chirper comes from the noises she makes, akin to barking, when she is asleep. Anyway, a good cat.   But, not yet trained to go to the mailbox and get the paper each morning. However, she has developed a talent for hunting scorpions, those nasty bugs we find here in central Texas.  On these hardwood floors, when she spots a scorpion, she bedevils it with her front paw all the while mewing as if to call for help.  We know the sound by now, it means "here is another one for you to kill, as I don't want to touch it".  After it is dispatched, she struts around in a victorious manner.

A Day in Taylor

Taylor is not too far away for a one day exploring trip---besides, they advertised a festival of sorts to bring the likes of us to their town. So, we went to Taylor, choosing not to go through Austin to get to Taylor, we took the roads around Austin, going past the airport, and through Manor and up into Taylor.  Taylor is a railroad town for sure, with lots of track running east/west, in and out of Austin. First things first, we checked on a place to eat after parking in town, only a half block from all the "goings-on". Wouldn't you know it, there was a barbeque joint not more than an easy walk away. The name of the place escapes me for now, but at 11 am it was already getting busy.  Ordered a pork sandwich and a beef sandwich, plus three pork rib bones to sample (big sample).  Cost came to about 30 dollars, which is expensive for barbeque. The taste was good, but a bit too hot, even without any sauce.  Seems as if it was Mexican styled with regard to spices. Str