The excitement is building in Buda

as all prepare for the

 April 24th and 25th Lions Club County

Fair and Cook-off, which will include

 both barbeque and chili this year.

(Talk about an explosive combination.)

The Buda Volunteer Fire Department

will be placed on alert equipped with an

ample supply of both Maalox and Beano.

The event will begin this year

 with the Pet Parade followed by

the nationally renowned Wiener Dog Races.

Motorcycle club members from as far off

as Muskogee, Oklahoma are planning on

 attending and rooting for their favorite dog.

Last year an unfortunate accident delayed the

race when several of the dogs mauled one of the

cyclist’s teddy bear that he had mounted on

the front fender of his bike.

The Chamber of Commerce describes Buda as

A “Buda-full” place to visit and to live. “Buda-full”?

(Don’t you wish you had come up with that?)

Moving along rapidly we should make note of

the fact that all of the local motels and inns will

have WIFI installed this year so that guests will have

access to their Facebook accounts and notes

 left on their walls. Last year there were numerous

 complaints as guests were stressed out due

 to not being able to send hearts and miscellaneous

other graphical representations to people that

 they don’t even know and are better off not knowing.

The mysterious man who resembles Mark Twain

 was seen at the Salt Lick Restaurant west of town

on Saturday night last. He was aimlessly wandering

 from table to table carrying a take-out bag which

some customers were filling with left over ribs

as well as an occasional handful of change.

 The man approached the owners in an attempt to

negotiate a presentation of what he referred to

as his “stage act” for a free meal but to no avail.

He disappeared into the night, take-out bag in tow

humming Way Down Upon the Swanee River..

©Copyright Charlie Gragg April 2010.