Lard in my Gap Yah

First, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFjWR7X5dU

In an uncharacteristic move, John, Jimmy, and I slept in until 12 pm and had fruit for breakfast. We did our morning rituals and then went to the River Oaks Country Club. We all went to the driving range; having not played at a club for a while, I failed to tuck in my shirt -- or wear a belt for that matter -- and was called out on it by the pro. We then went swimming at the pool and had lunch at the clubhouse.

Because it's 90-100 degrees in Houston, we have to avoid the sun for part of the day, lest we roast like Yankee Pot Roasts. We chose to see "Transformer 3," an action-packed, effects driven, sensory overload three hour experience. It was good.

For dinner, we went to El Patio (what a dumb name) to satisfy our Tex-Mex cravings. I'd like to talk about Felix's queso. Think cheese and melted lard in the bowl. In many ways Felix's queso is like a good red wine: the flavor develops with age. You begin with melted cheese and melted fat and you end with semi-soft melted cheese and floating balls of solidified lard. It was dirty, it was greasy, but boy was it delicious.

After dinner, imbued with grease and re-fried beans, we met up with Tiffany Yang and had a lovely dessert at the Empire Cafe. We retired to John's lair to watch "Borat" for the rest of the night.