you scream, i scream....

Middle Tennessee is definitely in the dog days of summer. There are a couple of differences with a central Texas summer. The humidity seems higher in Tennessee and there is rarely any breeze. It is never over 100 degrees but it still feels mighty warm.

Maybe I'm not hanging out in the right places but there aren't many ice cream establishments here. I know of one frozen yogurt place. There are a few DQ's and McDonald's but there aren't any mom and pop soft serve places. Could this be a business opportunity? People may be too enamored with their 49 cent cones from McDonald's. Is that stuff even dairy or is it chemical? giggle

sweet thing....

After 30 years in Austin, I was an ice tea fiend. I truly missed it when I would take a vacation. I became accustomed to the huge glasses and the unlimited refills. There was nothing better on a hot day.

Tennessee ice tea drinking involves a choice. "I'll have an ice tea" is always followed with "sweet or unsweet?". The natives prefer the sweet version and restaurants pride themselves on the sweetness of their sweet tea. The unsweet tea is still my preferred choice since I'm a purist. giggle. The problem is that unsweet tea typically tastes old. Half the time, the waitress makes a mistake and delivers sweet tea to me. I think it's a conspiracy to convert me. I'm hanging strong - just like the tea that I prefer.