A RARE BOOK FIND

As I browsed in the dusty back rooms of the used book store I was surprised to find an old slim volume, long ago out of print, by B.H. Obama. I was astonished to discover that it was a cook book. Who knew that Mr. Obama was an epicure ? I fully intend to try many of the unusual recipes. Herewith, a partial list of the dishes. Upon request I will be glad to send actual recipes
of any or all of them.

Beagle with cream cheese
Pup tarts
Chicken poodle soup
Spaghetti and mutt balls
Eggs rover easy
Baked a Lassie
Beagle bites
Mellon collie
Cool whippet
Chow Chow mein

ANOTHER PLANET /

Not so. There was nearly conclusive evidence that we were on planet Earth. The place was crawling with humanoids and most of them spoke English. Final piece of evidence was almost conclusive. We knew that our Southwest Airline flight was supposed to take us to the left coast of the US to a strange place called San Diego.

Upon deplaning we were greeted by blasts of cold air. We were whisked from the airport on well paved streets without any potholes. That was a welcome change from our beloved Houston.
Our genial hosts, Bob and Julia, regaled us with food , drink and entertainment for 5 days. Although their lives were completely disrupted, they kept up a cheerful demeanor. We went to many fine restaurants and met a number of their interesting friends. Unexpectedly Gina ( Niece and husband Carlos) appeared on the scene. Bridge, upwords and poker were the games of choice.

Back to the other planet idea : The peculiar SD flora, all unknown here in Texas, Seem to exist without benefit of water. We understand that in never rains there. ( It rained twice while we were there )

Here we are, home again with our familiar plants and potholes