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Monday, June 2, 2008
Mudbug Monday
I spent Monday morning in the summer sun staked out in front of the Methodist Home watching for polygamist’s children to get picked up by their many parents (that’s all I’ll say about that, I know how you folk love your FLDS). As I watched the neapolitan pink and brown of burn and freckles pop out on my arms, I got to thinking about everything summer, including … crawfish.
I got back to the office and darned if I didn’t get an invitation to a crawfish boil this weekend. Then JB and I started tossing around the idea of having a boil of our own.
(Sidenote: I wish you could hear my conversations with JB. They almost always start with me asking inane questions and JB answering calmly and with interest like I hadn’t just said the most random thing ever. Yesterday’s highlights included , “JB? Do you have to buy crawfish alive?” and “JB? How do you make buttercream icing pink?”)
So I called the sweetest lady ever at Waco Custom Meats on Lake Air Drive (20 lbs. fof crawfish for $50)and she explained the entire art of crawfish boils to me. “Do they have to be alive? Is it supergross?” I asked. “It’s not supergross, but it’s a little gross” she answered.
But I decided I couldn’t wait for a boil, so I called up Buzzard Billy’s, where you can get 1 pound for $5.99. So I did. And when I went to pick it up at the new BB location, the view of the setting sun bouncing off the Bosque nearly took my breath away. WOW! Have y’all been to the new place? I can’t wait to go back.
So, ummm, I’m not sure if I had a point here. Maybe it’s, hurry and get your crawfish from Waco Custom Meats before the season is over. Or, go check out the new Buzzard Billy’s on the river. No, no, I remember now, it’s don’t forget to wear sunscreen the next time you’re staking out polygamist children. Yeah, that’s it :)
