Letter from Lance - June 2010
The schools all have 50 acre playgrounds at least with three soccer fields and a football field. There are parks in every neighborhood. Sure, the builders have stretched the city a bit as they pushed new subdivisions out into the corn/cotton fields. Now the city has more roads to maintain (and they do a lousy job) and longer patrols for the police. But it also means there are vacant acres planted with corn and cotton we pass on the way to the grocery store.
The local chamber of commerce has no idea how to sell people on CC. A picture is worth a thousand words and you will get it when the local tv news shows you the rush hour traffic from the “tower cam.” You will then see about 15 cars in the picture all cruising at 65, and there is no traffic. Every morning, the same picture. I chuckle writing this because I have lived in Houston, LA, SF and know you would never, ever, see this picture in big cities. We have a local farmer’s market that is expanding and giving us the chance to buy produce and eggs from the nearby farmers. Again, the city fathers don’t realize what a good thing this is and help these people. The sellers all set up their little tables on Saturday morning in the asphalt parking lot of a topless joint – no class. Meanwhile, there are lovely parks downtown with grass, parking and shade where the city could promote this gathering for the public benefit. No chance. It doesn’t make anybody on the council any money.
We’re planning a trip to a much bigger farmer’s market in San Antonio next month. It’s held at the old Pearl Beer Brewery and I’ll report back after the visit. We had a great trip last week to Beeville, pop. 13,300. I saw an ad in the paper for a new restaurant there named The Cistern that had “a backyard patio, fire pits and a rustic menu.” So, we headed out on a lovely Saturday morning. Beeville is the county seat of Bee County. Named after Bernard Bee who was an early force in Texas politics. The city has the old courthouse as you will find in most Texas counties. One difference is that there is a Navy Jet Fighter mounted on a pedestal in the front yard of the courthouse. A nod to the naval air station that once called Beeville home.
The restaurant was fabulous. Yes, they have the covered outside tables and fire pits and a little band stand. But the real treat was inside. The food was A+. Miss Margaret, as the help informed us, was the owner and chef of this delightful place. It’s the closest thing we’ve found to Chez Panisse (high quality) on the south Texas coast. We shall return.
Some of you have asked about the oil spill and does it affect us? The normal currents take the oil away from us towards Florida. And god bless all those Cajuns and folks all along the gulf who will be dealing with this for years. Of course, we all worry about a hurricane coming into the gulf and blasting oil all over, and the next Mercury Retrograde, git it on your mind, is August 20-Sept 12. Right in the worst part of the storm season. We will be on alert. And I want to alert you to the highs and lows that are just ahead. Before you make any more plans for the Summer, scan the June issue cover to cover. Events ahead will change the destiny of many people – for better and worse. Keep this issue handy and choose the best days for important matters in your life in the weeks ahead. Note the difficult days and keep it simple then.
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Peace,
Lance
I am glad the oil is passing you by. This may be a brutal hurricane season, so I hear, so I send good wishes your way. I live on Long Island, NY, and am trimming down some trees right now—we have ben warned to expect something. Blessings!
— Wendy May 14, 09:15 AM #Howdy Lance…I’m fix’n to send you my SASE and Dollar bill to get the June Skywatch. I don’t know from an astrological point of view, but my spider sense (for lack of a better term) tells me that this summer is going to be historic and hysteric at the same time. This is so much like the summer of 1970. I was a runaway hiding out in Washington D.C. It was one of the most glorious eras of my life, and yet, at the same time, one of the most terrifying. How does that work out huh? In the mean time, I’m going to batten down some hatches here, and prepare for a summer of rain, storms, rainbows, bright colors, and oooeeee something mighty goooood.
— Franky Edder May 17, 04:51 AM #Your descriptions of the south Texas coast are very enticing—maybe you should write for the CC C of C….
— Dutch May 25, 11:28 AM #