Billy Wardle Happenings

 The rest area east of Santa Rosa (there is also one west of Santa Rosa) is unique in that there are remote wind shades as if they are set up for people to spend the night.  There is a large tree by the restrooms.  The restrooms are kept clean.

 Bomb Tacos is located in the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha on the corner of Underwood and 50th.  It is the location of a bomb exploding in WWII which had been sent on a balloon from Japan.  The bomb did not injure anyone but a similar device did kill someone in Oregon. We visited Bomb Tacos on a Tuesday after a volleyball game put us in the area.  It was Tuesday taco day so street tacos were only $2.  Aheri and I both had tacos which were very good, carnitas and carne asada are both very good.  I also had elotitos, street corn, which was very good.  Sheri ordered chis and dip.  He had mixed chips, but corn and wheat.  I especially like the wheat ones.  Sheri didn't like their salsa but I enjoyed it.  We brought a burrito home to Tony which he enjoyed.   There are two other Bomb Tacos, on in Papillion and the other in west Omaha on Maple Street.  

The Book was one of my favorite places to go when we lived in Manteca.  I still like to go there whenever I visit.  I recycled many books through them, and still have a credit at the store.  The credit allows you to buy used books at half price.  They also have new books which you can purchase generally at a discount from the marked price.  They have a very nice section of children's books, and I have taken grandchildren there on several occasions.  They also have a good section of western books and I found many books to purchase there.  I highly recommend this store.  They provide a good service and give you a good deal.   

 Basha's is the grocery store which was closest to our home in Kingman.  They had some very good deals.  I liked their meat and their Wednesday boxes.  Sheri not so much.  We all loved their donuts.  They were the best donuts in Kingman.  Fridays they had a deal if you buy a dozen you get the next half dozen for free.  I enjoyed Bashas' but their territory I think is limited to Arizona and New Mexico.  They often had good deals on coctail shrimp which I would eat when Sheri was traveling.  

 Something unusuao about this New Mexico rest area were the wind breaks spread out and sometimes far away from the restroom.  They had a couple side roads to get to the sheltered picnic areas.  We stopped here for lunch traveling home from Tucson to Omaha.  I also discovered that the Yucca is the state flower of New Mexico.   flowering barrel cactus yucca

 Though we lived in Kingman this is my first time visiting Mi Lindo Jalisco which has been downtown for several years on the corner of Third and Beale.  I actually enjoyed it very much.  I had the special two enchiladas with beans and rice.  It was good.  The beans had a sweet flavor which I liked.  I like to mix the beans and rice, otherwise I do not eat the rice.  Tony had a torta which he also liked.   The decore was interesting highlighting the golden age of Mexican movies.   from the menu