Jamaican Cuisine

As Texas continues to bake with 100+ temps, we spend a scorching afternoon in nearby Waco to do some shopping.  And while we were there, we tried Jamaican food.

The closest experience for me was last summer in Marathon when we tried Cuban cuisine, and I have craves it since.

So when we heard that a Jamaican restaurant had opened we sought it out.  And it was so good!

In order to try as much as we could, we each chose a dish and shared.  Oxtails, curry chicken, and Jerk Shrimp were our choices, and each was served with carribean rice, cabbage slaw, and fried plantains.  

It took some time to get there, but it was worth it!  We will be back!

Top Gun: Maverick!

We haven't gone to the movies in quite some time.  Between the last few years of lockdown madness and the rising costs, it just hasn't been high priority.  We have bought a few films as they released such as Dune and the third Holland Spiderman movie, but I honestly cannot remember our last cinema experience.  I think it was Rogue One.

Regardless, three weeks ago the hype ramped up about Top Gun: Maverick.  I loved the original and as a kid had the game on my Nintendo, but for some reason the new movie just wasnt on my radar.  Then the praise started.

So we streamed the 1986 movie in prep to see the new release.  Then we paid our $10 for matinee (which includes tax and online booking fee) and settled in. 

And it was awesome!  Nostalgic without pandering.  Pro-American.  Pro-military.  And certainly not woke. And it did not break down much-loved characters from the OG.  It elevated them.

If time allows we will be returning to see it again before it departs the theater.

Great, now I have Danger Zone in my head.  Earworm!

summer plans changed.

So our plans have changed. Extremely high gas prices, and until just a day or two still rising, caused us to decide that Florida this year was out. It was going to be Disney's Fort Wilderness and Marathon.  Not so.

And now here in Texas, extreme temps are upon us too.  What a summer! 

 We will make the most of what we can do, however.