Branson, Missouri.

SOUTHERN Missouri.

Yee

Haw.

Sittin' in a cabin

Lookin' at the woods

Very relaxing.

Later today, I will be forking over

WAY too much cash

For shows that weren't good enough

To make it in Vegas

(at least that's the running joke around here).

I hope to have at least a few dollars left for retirement when I leave this vacation spot.

Did I mention

Here in SOUTHERN Missouri

Everything edible

Every

Damn

Thing

Is deep-fried.

Thank God for my cholesterol medicine

Or I might be leaving Branson with a new bypass or two.

You know

Cardiac souvenirs.

And don't get me started on the nachos I bought yesterday.

Where I live

Restaurants

(and even theaters)

Take some pride in their nachos.

Did I mention that today

I am NOT where I live?

Yesterday in Branson, Missouri

SOUTHERN Missouri

I ordered some nachos at the snack bar connected to the playhouse we visited.

The kindly gentleman placed

On a tray

One tiny bag of round tortilla chips

Unopened

And one small container of semi-warm

Cheese sauce

Also unopened.

And that was an order of nachos

In Branson, Missouri.

When I asked for jalapenos

He stared like a possum caught in headlights.

Suddenly

I find myself looking forward

To visiting Pine Bluff

Arkansas

Next week.

At least I can get some good catfish there.