People seem to wander in and out of my life. They show up at opportune moments. They bring recipes, they bring secret codes, they bring passwords, and they bring clues to the future. Like some strange Robert Altman movie or an episode of Twin Peaks, I’ve got albinos and midgets wandering into my life. But mostly I’ve got coworkers and cabdrivers. And that’s how I got the secret recipe for Texas BBQ Meatballs.
I worked for awhile in an office on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas. It was a strange office full of high tech computers and barefooted women. I never understood why all the women took off their shoes when they got to work; I just took mine off too. Those Texas gals were unlike anyone I’d met before. They worked hard but they loved to laugh and have a good time. Any reason was an excuse for an office party. A birthday, anniversary, graduation were good reasons for a party. They even threw me a party when I got my Texas drivers license. They brought in pot luck dishes from home and these girls could cook! After one party I commented on the BBQ Meatballs. If there’s one thing they’ve mastered in Texas, it's BBQ and they BBQ damn near everything. The meatballs were delicious and they were perfect for a party. That’s when they gave me their recipe for “Texas BBQ Meatballs”. While I was there these women took me under their wing and treated me like long lost kin. I thought they're hearts were as big as a Texas sky. Later I found out they didn’t treat everyone that way.
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