Dispatch from Jonesboro

On my recent trip to Jonesboro I made a few observations.
First, the Pizza Inn buffet is still kicking and I believe it's still the best pie in Northeast Arkansas.






Second, some bad news. The Country Kitchen, known by some as the land of the yellow pancakes, is dead. I do not hold out much hope of ever eating breakfast in this shack again.


Thirdly, there's this. University Drive has a ton of houses for sale. Some are vacant and beginning to suffer from neglect. Let's hope the old neighborhood doesn't slip too far downhill.



Of course, it isn't all bad. For a mere $229,000 you could be the proud owner of Russ Ball's old house. If you do buy it, please don't flip the bird at cars driving by. Thanks in advance!

Like Father, Like Son

Jack got his first dose of pizza making (aside from lessons at home) this week-end and put together a pretty good pie all in all. I know first-hand that pizza making offers rapid advancement beyond minimum wage with a nickel an hour raise available after only three months of work! When I cooked pie professionally back in the day at Pizza Inn I made $3.35/hour...never did achieve the nickel raise...but did develop some supplemental busboy skills.