armadillos, county courthouses, and a great lunch

Hey! This is Nate! The "N" part of the Chronicles. I figured the best way to introduce myself to the rest of the world (which, I'm certain, is very interested in knowing me), would be to talk a little bit about my current life in Arkansas. Three main strands inhabit my day to day activities. That would be Armadillos, County Courthouses, and the everlasting search for a great place to eat lunch. I am convinced that I have found the greatest job in the world. I work for a company that invests in property throughout most of the United States. When they are interested in purchasing vacant property in the area (like, all over Arkansas, and sometimes Mississippi), my job is to perform due dilligence by obtaining a plat map, talking to locals about the land, taking pictures of the land, and telling them more than they ever wanted to know about Arkansas (which, by the way, is the single greatest state in the union). My average assignment puts about 300 miles on my car, shows me 12 armadillos, and provides me with a sometimes great lunch; the best of which, so far, has been at the Fajita Hill Diner in Camden, Arkansas. I was fortunate enough to snap a quick photo of this armadillo just before it attacked me. At least, I thought it was attacking me. You see, armadillos don't run. They leap. I should have had my camera on video. The varmint (I know, and Armlydo is technically not a varmint) turned and started taking two and a half foot leaps straight toward me (the photo is from about 15 feet away zoomed in and cropped down). For a moment, I had images of a little armadillo gnawing into the shin of my levis, I mean, what would an armadillo attack really do to me? It turns out, the armadillo actually was running towards me because its home was in front of me. It dived under a rock about six feet in front of me and I never saw it again. I felt bad for scaring it. It should feel bad for scaring me. Or is that my fault? Anyway, if you know of a great place to eat lunch in Rural Arkansas, It'd be great to start compiling a list. Leave a comment and let me know where to eat!!!