Cant believe u said SE'n Ks not a hotbed of Emus, let alone anything. TSK, TSK %^) I went into a little restaurant in Paola, w/ friends on Sunday last yr. Asked for Western Omlete w/ some salsa on it. HEH! Talk about gasps, and looks of <?????> from all...including the chap you see as CC on this missive. Had something like mild PACE [ oooppps!!] on it. Had to ass..k for hot sauce. The nice lady brought out "T" sauce. had to put gobs onnit. Everybody there thought my ass would fall off when I stood up! She even said they might<quote> might make that a reg. on their menu. BET NOT!! BUT>>> About 20mi south of Herington, KS, is a GREAT MEx style rest. You might have to wait 1/2-1hr outside [ did I say small? ], but they had cold beer, FRESH, JUST-MADE tort. chips, hot from the oven, and loads of salsa!!! THREE heat levels. GREAT! BTW: An EMU RANCH over by Lakeland,Fla., had 30 Emus keel over & die. Think some form of Salmonella doodit. AND... WE have an Ostrich Farm here in Brandon/Riverview!!! Enjoy KS! BTW: DOUG, Thanks [sorta?] fer the stand-in-back-o' me ] a while back :^) Cum Grano Salis,eh? Ed Calvert [ Whipping-boy for the digest ]