The rain in Dallas falls mainly on the Palace

First: this week's Sundry on Thursday has a lot of stuff. The middle of August is a good time to (web)surf, I reckon.

If Gene Bob Were President ...

ALL outdoor cats would be destroyed, if they insist on living outdoors, because of their impact on the wild bird population (they're not native, and thus disrupt the Balance of Nature). New Zealand's already lost 40 species of our Fine Feathered Friends. Keep your cats indoors! Buy a litter box! If you have a rodent problem, buy mouse or rat traps.

Fast Food QSR in DFW

Somehow I wandered across the QSR Magazine [Quick Service Restaurant] site, where they list the Top 50 (fast food) Chains nationwide. I found it interesting that the Metroplex has 40 of those 50 chains (all but Hardees; Carl's Jr*; Checkers; White Castle; Del Taco; El Pollo Loco; Krystal; Bojangles; Papa Murphy's and In-n-Out Burger).

* for purposes of this entry, I listed Carl's Jr. although one can be found within an hour's drive; it's co-located in a Love's Truck Stop in Van, Texas (east of Dallas).

I found 2 units of Culver's in the area and plan to sample this chain Real Soon Now.

Spotted: 2002 Forbes article extolling the virtues of Dallas, and the Four Seasons Hotel. Hey, it's entertaining. I learned a few things. It won't blind you. Objects in the rear view are closer than they appear.