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FRIDAY DOUBLE O HAD TO PICK-SIX FOR A TRIAL SO WE WENT TO LUNCH LATE. PO'BOYS--I TOLD YOU IT IS A HABIT YOU CAN'T SHAKE. WE ARRIVE AT 12;40 AND THE CROWD HAS THINNED. A CHOICE OF BOOTHS. WE TAKE #2 ON THE LEFT. THE SERVER NOTES OUR APPEARANCE AND KNOWS OUR HABITS. THE C-CHIPS ARE DELIVERED WITH OUR DRINKS. I HAVE THE HALF BUFFALO CHICKEN PO'BOY AND IT IS VERY GOOD. OO HAS A SALAD AND MAKES NO COMMENT. SHE PASSES ON THE SECOND COOKIE FOR DESSERT. I DON'T. I PASSED ON THE FRIES, SO A SECOND COOKIE WON'T PUT ME IN THE POORHOUSE OR PORK ME UP. I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITHOUT RETURNING. EVEN AS I WRITE THIS I AM BEGINNING TO ITCH. SATURDAY MISS AMY SUGGESTS A TRIP TO BACKYARD BURGER ON THE PARKWAY. OUR SECOND VISIT SINCE THEY OPENED. MAINFRAME HAS BEEN THERE EIGHT TIMES AS OF LAST THURSDAY. TWO CHEESEBURGERS,TWO SEASONED FRIES ONE STRAWBERRY MALTED ONE CHOCOLATE SHAKE AND A SIDE ORDER OF CHILI. THE BURGERS ARE REALLY GOOD. THE FRIES ARE GOOD WITH 57 SAUCE. THE MALTED COULD HAVE USED MORE MALT. I SUSPECT THAT THE KID WHO FIXED THE MALTED NEVER HAD ONE. PROBABLY THINKS THAT MALTED IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR SHAKE. THE CHILI IS A SURPRISE--I'LL GET IT AGAIN. ONLY COMPLAINT,SOME YOUNG-UN PLAYED SPIDERMAN ON THE WINDOW BY OUR SEAT AND IT WAS REAL ANNOYING AS THE SUN WENT DOWN. NOTE TO ALL DRIVERS--IF YOU ARE COMING DOWN BLAIRSTONE TURN INTO ALBERTSONS' AND PARK IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE LOT. MUCH SAFER THAN MAKING A U-TURN ON THE PARKWAY. SUNDAY I'VE GOT A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE BEFORE CHURCH AND REMEMBER THAT COOL GRINDZ HAS OPENED ON PARK. UP ADAMS I GO. IT IS OPEN AT 8 ON SUNDAY. IT IS 10:05 AND IT IS BUSY. I ORDER A SMALL HOT COCOA. I GIVE THE NICE COUNTER LADY THREE DOLLARS AND SHE GIVES ME 8 CENTS IN CHANGE. I'M INSTRUCTED TO PICK UP MY COCOA AT THE END OF THE BAR,WHICH EXPLAINS THE COST OF COCOA. THIS PLACE IS ALMOST TOO WELL DONE. IT AIN'T NO JAVAHEADS. THE FOLKS ARE QIUCK AND PLEASANT. I MAY GO BACK BUT IT WILL BE AWHILE. IT WAS NOT EASY GOING DOWN ADAMS ST TO CHURCH--MISSING AN ARM AND A LEG.