“Have I shown you the flaming Dalmatian shoes?” Yes, I’ve seen them. A cool design if a bit unusual in portions of Texas. Not in South Austin, of course. The shoes came up over some lunch with Bubba. A little later in the afternoon, I was downtown, “Coffee Promotes Confidence.” I did swing by the Texas Tobacconist to grab some sweet smelling cigars to send to my host last weekend. I just discovered she has a weakness for Vanilla Cigars. Finally, after a strange evening with an Aries and an Aquarius (an “A” sign day), I was party to the most incredible cheese fries ever — it’s no shock that I’ve been to Curra’s Grill again. That’s sort of normal for an evening’s fair in the summer, around here. But the Cheese Fries look like a new top contender for the best real chili cheese fries. Amazing stuff. Secret ingredient? Chorizo. And don’t ask. “My message must return from when it came” (Pericles I.iii).