Found in trash: This moldy book of Texasisms became my daily dose of whimsy

I was living in Mexico and visiting Isla Mujeres for a few days. My partner at the time and I were looking to dive with whale sharks. The whale sharks had other ideas. When we returned from our time at sea, later in the evening, we bought some food at a Chedraui and brought it back to our hotel to nosh.

It was shoulder season, and we were the only folks …