keep on buzzing...

A couple of notes that didn’t get in the previous “buzz” report.

Did you see there was a picture in our newspaper probably a week ago showing all the local pols lined up with the big scissors cutting a ribbon on our new Sonic?  Great!  Let’s publicize all the chains we can..  C’mon down to Lexington Park.. we’re the place with all the power poles that blend into the horizon..

And in yet another advance for our little complex next to the Golden Corral that welcomes you to our subdivision, there is a new customer moving into the “Twist” building.  It is called VAPOR99.  

Well, you might ask (as I did) what the heck is that?  I had to go to my sort of “go to” guy of pop culture and what’s going on, and come to find out it is what is called a “vape store”.  Well, you might ask (as I did) what the heck is that?   Turns out it is a store that supports electronic cigarettes and paraphernalia:  “Our shop offers electronic cigarettes, vaping liquids, and other related merchandise”.  There comes a point in your life that you begin to feel “out of it”..  Voila!  Apparently Lafayette, we are here..

I continue to enjoy Tom Sietsema’s food reviews in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine.  Believe me, it is not easy to churn those things out every week and remain fresh and interesting (a condition most readers are probably all too familiar with).  I like his style and perspective.  He started out a review of “Thally” in the 6 July issue with the following:  “Are you tired of sliders and carpaccio and cooks (italics mine) who would rather be mugging on the Food Network than making your dinner?”.  Couldn’t agree more, Tom.    A little further on he mentions that Ron Tanaka (chef – with a resume including CityZen, Palena, and Citronelle)  “thinks food should be secondary to bringing people together around a table”.   According to the review, Ron doesn’t have that problem.  Tom gives the place two and a half stars.  Anyway, my point is that Mr. Sietsema seems to have the right idea.  Wonder what he thinks about

DFD

ps my (now un) trusty laptop apparently gave up the hard drive ghost, so now i am struggling trying to adapt with my "new" lenovo, which is far from intuitive..