Jack and Diane in Asia

Jack and Diane are a lovely young couple living here in Lando.
They have a lovely daughter named Hope who is about four years old.

A while back Jack and Diane determined that they have another daughter...in Asia.

That being determined, they set about the process to bring her home. That whole process took about two and a half years!

Well, Jack, Diane, Hope, and Jack's brother Bart are in Asia right now and they have their daughter, Jasmine!

Periodically they send us little updates about their trip, which is just about over, but I thought you all might find this little story amusing.

After Jack and Diane got little Hope in her home city, they went to eat at an authentic Asian restaurant. You probably dont find that too unusual since they are in Asia, after all.

Being somewhat adventurous, they requested food the locals would eat, and not something they would normally offer to Americans.

Well, let me tell you...that's just asking for trouble! They might as well have asked for the blowfish! I knew at this point, it wasn't going to turn out well for someone!

So they drink a little tea, have a little small talk with their guide, and eventually the food arrives. It smells wonderful and exotic, and looks like this...


Yes, that is a chicken head! I dont know about you, but for me and my house, we dont eat no chicken heads! Lando may be a bit remote, and in the deep South, but folks around here know that things such as heads are not to be prepared and served at the table. It just aint right.

Knowing that, they approached the food cautiously. Little Hope took a bit of the chicken head, but that's understandable, since she IS from the area. The real shock was this...

Yes! That's Jack's brother, Bart, eating the chicken head!

Jack is fond of saying that his Mama didn't raise no fool, but this is evidence to the contrary. It's obvious that some foolish tendencies did creep into Bart's genetic make-up!

This is their guide, Lucia, who enjoyed every tempting morsel of tête de poulet!

Now, one of the finest treats we get around here is a beak and rooster comb combo plate down at Clyde Torkel's Chicken Pit, but we dont eat the head! I dont care if it's extra crispy or original recipe, beaks and combs is good eats!

Needless to say, Bart ended up in the local hospital with a case of tête de poulet induced crampe d'estomac avec les courses! You know what else? Jack, Diane, Hope, and little Jasmine left him there and they continued on to the next stop in their trip!!! Bart had to follow along a day or two later than the rest of the group! He's fine now, but I dont think he'll be having chicken for a while!

If you happen to run into Bart when he gets back this week, make sure you ask him about the food in Asia!