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1st WordFormer Councilman asserts Mayor is l azy,

sues City, becomes hero to 90% of NBs

populace. Plus the Can Ban goes to court

just in time for Fourth of July. And that road

construction debacle we put on the cover.3

The Beer HunterWhen Mi tc he ll dri nk s,we al l le ar n so me th in g. 13

Last Word Mr Colby visited our fair city,

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Sound Out Of TownBecause Austin and San Antoniooccasionally have live music too.

SpoilersWe se e mo vi es so yo u do n t ha ve to .

The CountysMost WantedLook, Mommy! Daddys in the paper!

Ask a MexicanGustavo offends in two languages.

14 Being BubbaOn graduating.

8Citizen SoundcheckThe ONLY guide of its kind forthe NB/SM Metroplex!

5 Help WantedGet a job.

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Hot in the KitchenThe TX Citizens Culinary Cougargets her fusion on.

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Zapata Turns the Screw

Well, the big news this week is

the allout rom ormer District

One City Councilman Richard

Zapatas arewell speech, in

which he thanked TX Citizen

sta individually or our work

turning over stones, and his

subsequent article condemning the

Mayors perormance, which we published

in this space last week. (That First Word

article is available online in our May 30

edition at txcitizen.com.)

Zapatas speech, which opened with

this advice to his replacement in District One,

George Green, and Aja Edwards-Patino, the

new rep or District Two, rued more than a

ew eathers: Give the people what they need.

Freedom frst. Dignity. And then let them enjoy

their reedom. When anything counter to that

is proposed, squash it with absolute certainty.

A airly standard Texas sentiment, but the kind

o talk that is considered dangerous in places

like San Francisco, Caliornia, Madison,

Wisconsin, and New Braunels City Hall.

The part about enjoying reedom is

where Mayor Gale Pospisil became visibly

irritated, although the animosity between

the two politicians has roots dating back

nearly two years, when Pospisils disposable

container ban and the San Antonio Water

Systems Edwards Aquier Recovery

Implementation Plan (which permits SAWS

to pump the Comal Springs down to near

no-run conditions) were both pushed through

Council on the basis o aulty and deliberately

misleading data, which we covered in ull in

past editions in this column.

Adding uel to that fre, Zapata currently

has a lawsuit pending against the City o

New Braunels. That suit was triggered by

City Councils reusal to orce ormer City

Manager Michael Morrison to release City

emails or Zapatas review. We expect that

fght will be nothing short o bloody, perhaps

as bloody as the Can Ban suit, which fnally

goes beore a visiting judge on July 1 and 2.

Heck, maybe even bloodier. As or us, we

cant wait or the resolution to both o thesecases, as decisions either way will have very

interesting ramifcations.

The City has been trying to

keep the Can Ban case out o

court entirely, through multiple

appeals o the Comal County

District Courts original decision

that the STOP organization

(Stop The Ordinances Please),

which is bringing the suit, does

indeed have standing to sue. The City

has lost that fght three times, and in just under

a month the case that put our air city on the

national map as having a government hostile

to tourism will go orward.

As or our cover photo this week, at

least hal o the $70,000 railroad quiet zone

near Landa Park that we bought last year

is being torn up because it was improperly

engineered. Our advice to the Public Works

Department when building concrete islands is

the same as its always been to City Council

when passing questionable ordinances:

Measure twice. Cut once.

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Landmark LotsThe Landmark is accepting applications

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GREASE IS THE WORD, YALL.

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Olivia Newton-John was really old, like 30, when the two played randy teenagers

in the flm adaptation o Broadways Grease. Go see it at the Brauntex as part o

the New Braunels/Canyon Lake Association o Realtors scholarship flm series on

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CONCERT IN THE PARK

This Week: Jay Eric & Bleiders Creek hit the Landa Park Dance Slab at 7:30pmThursday, June 6. Admission is FREE!

FAUST HOTEL GARAGE SALE

Come out and peruse Walter the Ghosts inventory o antique urniture,

glassware, dishes, linens, and more! Accepting cash or credit card only. First

come, frst served. Saturday and Sunday June 8 & 9 rom 10am to 5pm.

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Live wrestling action with the stars o Block Buster Wrestling! 7pm Sunday,June 9, at Alpha Crossft, 1153 N Academy Ave. General admission $5.

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The Glen Collins Band will be playing great country dance music at Geronimo

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auction, live auction, and BBQ, all to beneft the West Fire Department and EMS.

All day, Sunday, June 16.

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Through July 31: New Braunels Puppy Playland (NBPP) is a contestant in

the Bark or Your Park contest sponsored by PetSae, a pet-products frm.

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other cities will receive $25,000. New Braunels-area residents are asked to go

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diversionsThe thing that dierentiates a good cook rom a che is imagination. Nothing defnes imaginationmore than taking two well-known oods and blending them together to make a unique dish that,although amiliar to your guests by its appearance, will blow them away with tastes they didntexpect. Well, this week, I have brought Wurstest to Chinatown and created the perect wow

dish or a romantic dinner at home or your next cocktail party or backyard get-together!

Brat-StickersThis is a simple recipe where you can easily substitute pork with bratwurst meat removed

rom its casing. The ingredients, although not ound in the average kitchen pantry, can be oundin your local grocers Asian/ethnic ood section. The Won Ton Skins are kept chilled in theproduce section. Although I know you will look abulous, this tip will save you time parading allover the store in your new summer sandals or sassy heals. Go girl!

You will need: 8oz.groundbratwurst(about3rawbratwurstsausageswithcasingremoved) 1teaspooncoconutoil(orcanolaoil) cupnelydicedwhiteonion 2tablespoonsmincedginger(availableinasqueezetubeinproduce/freshherbsection) 1tablespoonmincedgarliccloves cupdicedgreenonions(savesomechivesforgarnish) 1teaspoonsoysauce teaspoonsesameoil PinchofsaltandblackpepperAdd coconut oil to a saut pan over medium heat. Once hot, add bratwurst meat, white

onion, ginger, and garlic and saut until pork is lightly browned with no pink showing; about3-4 minutes. Add green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, pinch o salt & pepper, and mix until well

blended. Remove pan rom heat and set aside. Allow to cool. Then get your: 1eggbeaten 1packageofWonTonWrappersand bring 2 quarts o water to a boil over medium-high heat in a deep pot. Place a cooling

rack on the counter with a baking sheet under it. Place Won Ton wrapper on a 4 inch empanadapress and place 1 tablespoon o cooled bratwurst flling in the center o the wrap. With a pastrybrush, brush the edges o the wrap completely with egg. Now, old over the press, squeeze, andtrim excess edges. Place 4-5 Brat-stickers in boiling water without overcrowding, and let boil orone minute. Remove with slotted spoon and place on cooling rack until cool.

Ater Brat-Stickers are completely cooled, heat one tablespoon coconut oil in large skillet orwok. Add Brat-Stickers and cook without moving them until bottoms are brown. Flip and repeat,

about 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove rom pan and arrange on plate. Garnish with greenonions, and serve with dipping sauce and chopsticks.

Spicy Mustard & Soy Dipping Sauce

Now, these crispy pillows o delight need a dipping sauce, and when I think o Pot-StickersI think o Soy Sauce or Sweet & Sour Sauce. However, when I think o Bratwurst, I think SpicyMustard! So I have combined all these tastes into one perect dipping sauce:

You will need to mix together: soysauce 4teaspoonscoconutvinegar(orwhitewinevinegar) 2teaspoonsricevinegar

2tablespoons+2teaspoonsofhoney 1teaspoonofSrirachaHotChiliSauce Thenslowlyadd5teaspoonsofdrymustardpowdertoblendedliquidingredientssoit

does not cake, whisk, pour into ramekin, and garnish with remaining green onions.This recipe is sure to add a little Asian are to your kitchen while satisying your summer

need or German Bratwurst! Pour yoursel a glass o wine because you deserve it ladies, andserve this dish with your mans avorite brew. From now on, hell be calling you or take-out!

Until next time, Eat, Drink & Be Sherri!

Sherri

Sherri Gallagher is a New Braunels personal che who grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she began cooking at

the age o 8. Her culinary virtuosity can be experienced at the Regal Ravioli ood truck in Austin, (regalraviloi.com), and atvarious catering unctions and local home dinner & cocktail parties. She can be contacted at [email protected]. Copyright 2013 by Eat, Drink & Be Sherri. All rights reserved.

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Start Trek: Into DarknessKhan gets thawed out by Stareet.

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Fast and Furious VIOur anti-heroes keep a plane rom

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shows up to his uneral.

Java HeatScary bad-guy Mickey Rourke totally

gets killed. They make you think hes goingto get away, but then he gets killed.

Iron Man IIIBen Kingsley isnt the bad guy ater all

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Uncle K. Esel is a lietime resident o our air city, and iswell known or his sage advice on a wide range o topics.I you fnd yoursel perplexed with no one to turn to,send your question to Uncle Esel at: [email protected]. Be sure to write Question or Uncle Esel in thesubject line o your email.

Uncle Esel,During the recent tubing debacle it

came out that the Island in the LandaPark lake behind W. Edgewater erracewas public and not private. Tere aresigns posted there limiting access to

member/residents o a Water District.By what right or statute was this granted,and is this legal? Who pays or themaintenance and upkeep this doesntappear to be an HOA. Any comments orthoughts would be appreciated.

Tanks, Equal Access Citizen

Dear EAC,In the mid 30s, an act o the state legislature

was rammed through creating this special

district, and when I say rammed through, I meanthey even waived the legally required numberand timing o readings to create this specialhaven or a wealthy landowner subdividing thelots to create their own little playground. Nowcatch this, the whole district was created tocontrol weeds and mosquitoes and not to createan exclusive kingdom retreat.

Unlike most modern subdivisions thathave to buy land and then set aside purchasedland or an amenities center, these enterprising

lads just took this natural island and createdtheir Shangri-la in the middle o a river. Theywere also set up as a governmental taxingentity and as such they are subject to openmeetings as well as open government rules soin theory anyone can request open recordsrom their meetings. Unortunately, they haveproven elusive at posting meetings, and weveound that those postings disappear.

In a separate matter, the water itsel is anavigable river and the city has already admitted

as such in a current lawsuit. Some o the rabidlocal owners have been known to yell at andharass even local Boy Scouts who paddled inthe water ater putting in legally upstream. Thisis illegal. Also, several roads terminate at thewater and as such under long standing Texaslaw and that pesky constitution, the rights othe people (you) to access a river rom a publicthoroughare shall not be inringed.

In other words, anyone and everyone isentitled to the water access aorded by city

streets and those no trespassing signs aresimply threats and intimidation to keep outundesirables rom the compound.

There is still also much debate about theisland and it does seem to conict with statelaw, and the bridges built there appear tohave never been approved by TCEQ/TNRCC(a common theme in this city). On anothernote, the district was supposed to set up theirown police orce, so Uncle Esel wants to knowwhy we use taxpayer monies to do this or

them when the legislature told them to do it?By the way, a new lawsuit will likely

result in the area being included as critical

habitat, a designation that ormer WatershedManager Nathan Pence waived in order tonot intrude in their little Shangri-la, but now itlooks like they will soon have to be involvedin remediation eorts.

Since they are so similar to Landa Lake,

a crack team o scientists believe it is in thebest interest o the aected species to justban water activities there. The US Fish andWildlie Service has begun to consider addingnew protections into that area o the river andrumor has it there might be environmentalistwho will take matters into their own handsand possibly fle suit. You can bet some o theelite and powerul are lining up to protect theinterest o the Island users because heavenorbid they would have to swim in the pool or

the Comal with all the other commoners.Love, K

Dear Uncle Esel,What happened to Steaks-to-Go?

I know the place closed down and carsare being sold there now. I really missthe Steaks o Go steak sandwich. All thepeople I work with, mysel included,would eat Steaks o Go every Friday orlunch. I really miss that sandwich. Do you

know o any plans about them openingback up somewhere else or anothereatery that can make that sandwich?

Signed, Lower Cholesterol Level

Dear Clogged Artery,Uncle Esel ound a lot o great comments

about this place. Yelp scores it 86% and Urbanspoon gives it 4 stars, beating out the highbrowand stuy McAdoos and nearby newbieCaptain Bens. Your comments showed a

higher than average loyalty, only occasionallylamenting the lack o a dining area i youexclude a ew outdoor tables.

Uncle Esel was able to fnd the names o theowners o the now deunct ood joint. A JamesWestbrook is listed as an owner on both propertyrecords and Texas sales tax records. Also listedis a Jeremiah Mills o New Braunels. A quicksearch o social media did not turn up anydefnitive contact inormation so i perhaps someEsel reader knows these men, they can put one o

them in touch with Uncle Esel so he can fnd outi there is any hope o seeing a steak on a Texastoast or a chicken ried pork steak once again.

By the way, Mrs. Esel was quiet ond o theplace hersel but she has no idea what a Yelp is.

Love, K

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ARIZA,

AUGUSTINE

Male 508 180 lbsDOB: 06/10/1953CHARGE: Motion to

revoke probation forengaging in organized

criminal activity

ARRIAGA, JOSE

HILDEBERTO

Male 508 150 lbsDOB: 12/18/1976

CHARGE:

Unauthorized use ofvehicle and evading

arrest with a vehicle

MARTINEZ,

BENITO III

Male 510 170 lbs

DOB: 01/10/1984

CHARGE: Motion to

revoke probation forburglary of habitation

CARTER,NATHANIEL

ANDREWMale 607 210 lbsDOB: 10/03/1987CHARGE: Two counts-

Motion to proceed withadjudication forpossession of marijuana

ARELLANO,

OMAR DANIEL

Male 506 265 lbs

DOB: 07/04/1980

CHARGE: Evadingarrest detection

with vehicle

PEINADO,

PEDRO RAMIREZ

Male 508 200 lbsDOB: 09/27/1978

CHARGE: Driving whileintoxicated with child

under 15 yoa

SATTERFIELD,

WILLIAM DALEMale 602 200 lbs

DOB: 06/06/1952CHARGE: Possession

of a controlledsubstance and bailjumping and fail to

appear felony

VILLARREAL-TREVINO,

JULIO CESARMale 511 160 lbs

DOB: 07/13/1977CHARGE: Motion to

revoke probation forunauthorized use

of a vehicle

WHEELER,

MICHAEL WAYNE

Male 508 160 lbs

DOB: 11/06/1966

CHARGE: Theft of

property over $1500under $20,000

VAZQUEZ,

ALFREDO RICO

Male 503 156 lbs

DOB: 09/23/1956

CHARGE: Possession

of a controlled

substance

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By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Readers: U.K.s spectacular

Guardian newspaper has asked i I could feld

some questions or their readers as part o the

papers summer travel package turns out

Brits want to know more about Mexican ood!

Lets be benevolent toward those buggerers:

their idea o what our comida constitutes

comes solely rom their gabacho cousins, and

not rom any actual Mexicans. Gracias to the

Guardian or the opportunity, and mark my

words: we Mexicans are going to avenge the

Armada, with the Irish as our wingmen. So,

without urther ado

Dear Mexican: Im a Brit whos

traveling to New Mexico and exas

during the summer. We love our ex-

Mex in Englandall that chili and

yellow cheese! So where can I get the

good stuf?

Te Boy with the Nachos in His Side

Dear Limey: For starters, youre NOT

going to fnd much chili and yellow cheese in

New Mexico, or even in all parts o Texas

the two states have about as much in common

as Doctor Who and Star Wars. New Mexico

is most amous or its Hatch chiles, ulsome,

eshy peppers rom the southern part o the

Land o Enchantment that the states residents

either eat whole, grill and place inside

cheeseburgers (the Blakes Lotaburger chain is

amous or their version), or turn into a stew.

That states Mexican ood is unique

because it dates back to the days o the

Spanish conquistadors, back when you Britswere still eating each other at Jamestown. You

should think o Texas, meanwhile, as the Indian

subcontinent: a large, unwieldy, country o

countries with edible brimstone (curry or the

Asians, salsa or the Mexis) the sole unifer.

Since you want to visit New Mexico as well,

youll probably only be able to travel to El Paso

make sure to stop by Chicos Tacos and order

the rolled tacos, what us Yanks call taquitos.

Just in case you travel elsewhere in

Texas, heres a brie primer on Tex-Mex aves:

in San Antonio, the natives eat puy tacos,

which look like Cornish pastys inated to its

golden, crispy extreme. South Texas is amous

or barbacoa (a slow-roasted cows head)and cabrito (slow-roasted kidhave the Pakis

taught yall to eat goat yet?). Texas is also

the land o nachos, so do me a avor, Boy:

remind them that they stole the idea o vile

yellow goop poured over crunchy trash rom

your Welsh rarebit.

Dear Mexican: Do we have authentic

Mexican ood in the United Kingdom?

Black Legend Bloke

Dear Limey: Yes, and no. My riends who

have traveled across the pond always return

with horror stories about the Mexican oodthere, and they all agree with the Top Gear

pendejos Mexican ood in Britain IS reried

sick. But its still Mexican ood.

See, all tacos are created equal, but

some tacos are more equal than others.

When people ask about authentic ood,

they mean regional Mexican specialties thathavent achieved widespread popularity ala

tacos and tequila. A good place to try such

dishes in the U.K. is Londons Wahaca their

mescal comes rom Mexicos rural regions,

tinga is a meat preparation rom Mexico City,

and pibil is the pride and joy o the Yucatan.

Ill only ault Wahaca or its silly name, a

transliteration o the Mexican state o Oaxaca

you tea sippers too stupid to learn how to

pronounce Nahuatl?

Ask the Mexican at [email protected], be his an on Facebook,ollow him on Twitter @gustavoarellano

or ask him a video question at youtube.com/askamexicano!

ASK A MEXICAN!!

THE

7/28/2019 TX Citizen 6.6.13


Pedernales Brewings Lobo Negro

I I had to choose one animal that describes

me, I would choose NOT a wol. Why?

Everyone chooses wolves, everyone sucks,

and wolves probably suck as well. I cant

say I know much about wolves, but I can

say I wouldnt be shocked to learn they eat

garbage and are racists.

Would you be surprised at all? Didnt

think so. But it is no surprise why theyre so

popular, what with all the Liam Neeson movies

and magical wol howling at the moon t-shirts.

Not to mention, ultra-cool people like ZachGalianakis describing themselves as one-

man wol packs. Wolves, man. Wolves.

Whoa, I got distracted there or a minute

thinking about wolves and how overrated they

are. Theyre in my head, man, just constantly

barking on the ol Hotdog Highway (thats

what I call my mind [because Im always

thinking o natures perect ood, the hotdog

{when Im not thinking about wolves}]). A

whole pack o lone wolves, I think thats how

the world is supposed to be. Or at least thats

what this engineering student said when he

was trying to get me to read this giant book

about trains and business.

That could also be used to describe the

line-up o beers at Pedernales Brewing. Each

o them bear (or maybe... wol?) their lupine

symbol, and each are a unique beer unto their

own. They have a Pre-Prohibition style lager,

an English-style IPA, and even a black lager,

which will be the subject o the ollowing

review. The brew is Lobo Negro, or Black

Wol in Spanish, a beautiul dark brew.Lobo Negro is actually a Dunkel Lager,

a throwback to a German style o over-

caramelized malt due to a brewing technique

called decoction mashing. This gives it the

characteristic dark color, as well as a very rich

malty avor. This particular beer seems to all

on the darker side o the color spectrum o a

Dunkel, appearing darned near black, just

as the name implies. Getting a little light in

there will show a tad bit o amber color, but

it is otherwise near black. Giving it even a

downright tall pour into the center o the glass,

it doesnt rouse much o a head. Or rather, what

little does collect at the top quickly dissipates. I

kind o want to see i this was a common thing,

or i my bottle may have been rom the top o a

tank, skimmed above the collection o proteins

and starches that hold a bubble.

The nose this black lager gives o is not

something I would have expected; mainly toee

and nuttiness, very similar to a brown ale. No

hop scent, as is expected with a style like this.

The taste, or the most part, ollows the scent.There was defnitely plenty o nut to go around,

but this time there was more o a coee roasted

avor to it. You could even be persuaded to see

it as a bitter chocolate avor, with just a hint

o that dry, chalky acidity that some dark beers

will have. Thats by no means a bad thing, and

really has no eect on the drinkability, but its

there nonetheless. Theres a hint o earthy hop

to it, but it plays mainly a back note to this

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WithBubba Norton

I Have Learned Part 2

I wrote this last year in a letter to my two

daughters ater watching them graduate rom

the fth and eighth grades, and Herr Editor saw

it ft to run it in Being Bubba. A year has passed

and it was suggested that I run it again. Its a

little dierent this year because I have learned

just a bit more since last year. More importantly,

its dierent because I am also writing it or two

new special graduates, Erika and Alex Squires.

I met these two special ladies a ew months

back when their mother brought them to Warriors

Edge to beat me up some. This year they are

graduating rom the fth and eighth grades.Erika is also a track star and is an expert maker

o pies, and her sister Alex is also - get ready

or this - a Bubba. She is also a great soccer

player. Congratulations Squires girls, your mom

and all o us here at Warriors Edge are proud o

the young ladies you are becoming.

Dawn, my riend who was battling cancer

this time last year, has since passed. Bruce Lee

once said that to live a lie o immortality one

had to frst live a lie worth remembering.Dawn did just that. I can say this because Im

still writing about her today.

For my daughters, the Squires girls, and to

all o this years graduates I remind you that the

world will remember you or something, and I

challenge to orever keep one thing in mind, you

get to decide what you will be remembered or.

(From 05/16/2012 and Today)

Hey Girls,

Watching you both reach milestones by

watching you fnishing another stage o your

education this week caused me to sit and

wonder how I could possible tell you how proud

I am o you, and to try to give you what might

be considered atherly advice. Being a ather

that doesnt get to see you as much as he would

like to, I wanted it matter. So Im hopeul that i

what I have to say today doesnt mean muchyet, that you will save this letter, just in case it

does one day. Having been around this world

or 50 years, something tells me it will, one day.

I have a riend that is battling cancer.

And when I say battling I dont mean that

she is fghting it. I really believe that she has

surrendered to her illness and to wherever it

might take her. She truly trusts God with her ate

and is teaching your daddy so many lessons

while she does so. Whenever she shares, shestarts whatever she has to say with the words

I have learned. So I thought I might steal that

opening rom her and write a little something

to you about what your daddy has learned.

I Have Learned

I have learned that lie isnt air. I have

learned that I will never have peace in this

world as long as I demand or expect lie to be

air to me or to anyone else.

I have learned that is impossible to be

grateul or the things I enjoy in this lie as

long as I believe that any o these things

are owed to me, or that I deserve any o the

blessings I enjoy.

I have learned that I cant appreciate

love, or anything else, that I have demanded

rom others.

I have learned that there is a true dierence

between our pleasures and our happiness, and

that I may not ever know true happiness as long

as I continue to chase my pleasures. Pleasures

are temporary, real happiness and joy will lastyou a lietime. My prayers are that you will fnd

and know both true joy and happiness.

I have learned that no one on this earth can

take my happiness and joy away rom me unless

I choose to give them away. Dont give these

away girls. You can keep them by sharing your

happiness and joy with others, but dont just give

them away. There is a dierence, learn it early.

I believe that lie is a struggle. I believe

that most o our miseries in this world comes

our resistance to suer or struggle in anyway.

Victor Frankel taught me that A man who has

the greatest o all courage, is a man who has

the courage to suer. Struggle girls, pray

oten or the courage to suer, then surrender

to whatever it that is making you suer. I

wish I could suer and struggle through these

lessons with you, but I know you will be betterserved learning them yourselves.

I have learned that sick people are sick and

that i given the opportunity, I can bring them the

medicine they need. However, I have learned

that I am not the Healer, nor am I the Medicine.

I have learned that I am powerless over

the changes that take place in my lie. I hope

you will embrace whatever is new in your lives,and let go as much as you need to o the things

o the past that you cant wish back or do over.

I read Nelson Mandelas book, and he

taught me that Hate is a prison. Stay out o

this prison girls, its walls are cold. There are

no victims serving time here, only volunteers.

Sad people, hurt people, who waste their

lives here until they realize that only they hold

the keys to their reedom.

I have learned that its impossible to be

happy, or to have any peace, when my butt

and my brain are not in the same room at the

same time. Appreciate every moment girls or

what it is supposed to be, right then, at that

very moment.

I have learned that there are some

questions in lie there are no answers or. A

person could search every library, go ask

the smartest scholars at the best universities,

ask the most educated and spiritual gurus o

every aith on this planet one could even

search the stars and climb every mountain,

and yet never fnd an answer or the questions

that lie sometimes asks us.

Maybe the most important thing I have

learned is that I dont have to have an answer

or everything. I have attached a quarter to

the bottom o this letter, and when these days

come I pray that you still have it when you

need to be reminded that most times, the best

we can do, is to do what so many beore us

have done, remember to trust God. When

these days come girls, fnd this quarter andremind yoursel to trust God.

Who says we have to know everything

anyway? Sometimes the best we can do is to

accept our limitations and simply trust God.

When these days come, and I promise you

they will, I hope you will be as grateul as I am

that we can do this. Until then

I love you - Daddy

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A North Country Yankee in Prince Solms Court

Consistent readers o my column will realize

that Im an auslnder. In act, I had never even

been to New Braunsels, until last week. I still

cant pronounce New Brownsuls, (EDITORS

NOTE: Not only is Mr Colby unable to

pronounce the name of our fair city, he cannot

spell it either - qualifying him for the District

Four Council seat in 2015), but I have had

the chance to tour your lovely city and meet a

number o its inhabitants.

I saw this as a golden opportunity to

comment a bit as an outsider, so the next ew

columns will use my ten-day breakneck tour

as odder. I doubt Ill be able to teach people

anything, but its always un to point at the new

guy (me) and laugh.

O course, getting here required a bit

o travel. I live some three hours north o

Boston, so taking the red-eye out o Logan

is an adventure in itsel. A libertarian might

pass the time by making lie difcult or the

TSA, but as an anarchist, I value my time and

rustration more than that.

With a quick layover in St. Louis, its

a fve-hour ight into Dallas, and air travel

always serves to reinorce my underlying

disdain or humanity. Theres something

about being crammed into an aluminum tube

with a ew hundred strangers while being

rocketed through the sky to my destination

that makes me cringe.

In this case, the destination was Dallas,

which caused TX Citizen Publisher Mike

Reynolds to question my ability to read a map.

In reality, I needed to make a stop on both

the way in and out o New Braunsels, in the

Waco area. Dallas, thereore, was my frst

impression o Texas.

Big D was surprisingly sedate or a

large city, and moving rom the airport to

my pick-up was pleasingly uneventul. This

is perhaps the best compliment I can oer

with regard to an airport. Being treated with

benign neglect is certainly preerable to be

treated as a potential criminal, as one is

in most airports, and the syrupy-sweet-put-

on-politeness you will fnd in some airports

around the country always makes me long

or an invasive strip search. (I was later

inormed that my choice o Dallas Love Field

may have had something to do with this and

that DFW might have let me with a quite

dierent impression. Bless its heart.)

Dallas oered a ew unexpected thrills

even though it was not the ocus o my

trip. First and oremost, Dallas has In-N-

Out Burger. Having grown up in Southern

Caliornia, I cannot express the elation this

brought to my taste buds. No one does a

burger quite like In-N-Out, and a ten-plus-

year craving is brutal. (I have been inormed

that other burgers are avored here in Texas,

but I will get to those in a uture column.)

The second bit o excitement was when

Mike pointed out Dealy Plaza. Ever the

skeptic, he blasted away at the impossible

shot theory with a single fnger point rom the

inamous sixth oor window to a disturbingly

matter-o-act X in the road. Stories o

Oswalds prowess seem to be overblown, at

least in this case. What has been billed as a

shot requiring near-preternatural talent would,

in act, be considered little more than passable

marksmanship during Youth Hunting Day in

Vermont, and any avid outdoorsman would

call the shot a gimme even with JFK traveling

at twice the speed.

Ater stopping to visit the dog Im here to

adopt, we made our way to New Brunsenels.

By this time it was well past noon, and I

needed a drink. Our frst stop was the Happy

Cow Bar and Grill. The logo does a good

job o explaining the cows emotional state,

and I cant think o a better place to reinorce

my preconceived notions about a small-town

Texas beer bar. There was much laughing and

hand-shaking as I was introduced.

Our bartendress, Ryley (correct spelling),

is a etching young lady, who hardly looks old

enough to be in a bar. Mike introduced her as

a potential Miss TX Citizen candidate, and its

easy to see why. Ryleys axen hair, gleaming

eyes, easy manner and detness with a bottle-

opener that belies her youth will make her a

ormidable opponent to be sure. No doubt,

she comes rom parents o impeccable genetic

stock, i somewhat dubious phonetic ability.

I got an order o the house nachos and a

couple o beers to wash them down. I planned

to order nachos rom everywhere I could on my

trip, i only because doing so in Texas seems

much saer than doing so in the North Country

(Vermont). There, nachos are likely to come with

any number o additions not generally expected

(like maple syrup, carrots and broccoli, and/or

organic gluten-ree goat cheese).

I made a mental note to revisit the Happy

Cow during a more respectable drinking hour

to see how the place heats up.

Our next stop was Rileys (also spelled

correctly) Tavern. Rileys looked more like a

general store than a specifc bar as we pulled

up, and I soon ound out why that isnt much o

a surprise. Kaitlin, the bartendrix, greeted us

and was happy to oer a bit o Rileys history.

As you might know, Rileys holds the

honor o being the frst legal, post-prohibition

bar in Texas. In 1933, James Curtis Riley

managed to get the frst license issued in

Austin to sell beer in Texas. It is said that

Rileys was an immediate success.

This gets my anarchist mind ticking. I

wonder just how JC Riley elt about licenses.

He may have been the frst in Texas to get

one ater prohibition was repealed, but was

he really waiting on that license to make

Rileys a success? As a previous business

owner mysel, I can say with some certainty

that theres a good deal o work to do even

ater getting the appropriate licensing, and

it would really be helpul to have had things

like distributors and a customer base in place

beore opening the doors ofcially. It would

do my heart good to learn that the license

was something o a ormality, but I have no

direct evidence to confrm such.

Learning o the historic import o Rileys

and seeing that it really ft the bill o a tough,

no nonsense bar, with the obligatory pool

table, shueboard table, and electronic dart

board, I insisted that Kaitlin make Mike and

me the most eeminate and least Texan drink

she knew o. This was both a test o Kaitlins

skill and Mikes courage. I you can maintain

your cool while drinking some oddly colored

concoction rom a martini glass at a bar like

Rileys, you have nerves o steel to equal your

lack o good sense in my book.

Kaitlins liquid Key Lime Pies were great!

Beore unpacking my bag and taking a

nap, as I had been up over 36 hours by this

time, Mike took me to the Phoenix Saloon.

Even beore even entering, this bar seemed

special. Established in 1871, the window

promotes badger fghts and an alligator

pit. The interior is broad and roomy, with

a stage or live acts. (A eature that seems

to be common or drinking establishments

here.) The bar itsel is long and well-stocked,

and at the ar end a stued badger (a loser

apparently) glares menacingly at a bison

head across the way.

Mario Mateos eyed me warily rom

behind the bar when I asked him, as I did

with Kaitlin, to make me the sissiest drink

imaginable. He oered a wry smile beore

making me a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, a

ruity concoction that is both tasty and layered

or your visual pleasure.

A discussion with Mario revealed that the

badger fghts and alligator pit were phased

out sometime in the 1890s, and that while the

bar was established in 1871 it has not been

continuously used as such since that time,

having served as an ofce supply store in its

most recent incarnation. I think its ar past time

to reinstate the badger fghts at least. Perhaps a

Thursday night event coupled with $1.50 well

drinks. Mario suggested I to talk with the boss,

Ross Fortune, the bars owner (and ormidable

Bond villain i the name is any indication).

The bootlegging history here is less

speculative. Im told that during prohibition,

the Phoenix included an anti-prohibition group

upstairs and an illicit brewery in the basement.

Had they kept the alligator pits a bit longer,

they might have made excellent guard dogs.

Weary and a little bit drunk, I headed

home or the night.

Next time: Texas Food

You can read more rom Kelly Colby at yourfrstshrug.blogspot.com.

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