My wife and I spent 3 days in San Angelo last week. Had a great time visiting family and friends. SA really is a great place. One gripe though. All the chain restaurants that have moved in have run many of the good local eateries out of business. Especially the locally owned steakhouses.

Whenever we are able to leave San Antonio, San Angelo will be one of the places we consider. We are heavily invested in Aggieland with season tickets to football, basketball and baseball along with a house there that is a great gathering place for friends and kids/grandkids. And San Angelo will be too far to continue those commitments.

Tough decisions ahead for us but thankful we have the opportunities.

Abilene story: In 1960, Abilene and all of the surrounding region were bone dry - and I'm not talking about rain. Then, a small town just a little north of Abilene, called Impact, shocked the region when the town's 18 residents voted to approve alcohol sales inside their city limits.

Not long after, the small town of Buffalo Gap, just south of Abilene, followed Impact's example. This inspired some wag to coin this once-famous riddle:

-What's wet on both ends and dry in the middle?
-Abilene, Texas.