I checked Vonlane.
Looks like basically a first-class type seat. Free wifi, no streaming; satellite TV.
They estimate the trip at 3:15, which is not much longer than I could drive it.
Prices are $105 each way, $210 round trip.
Parking is $30 per 24 hour period.
Interesting.
Someone in passing told me second hand about some express shuttle bus service between Dallas and Austin.
The way it was described was as an alternative to air travel, with snacks, wifi, etc. (i.e. - not some crummy Greyhound experience that takes 5 hours).
Has anyone ever heard of this?
I've used the "bludawg method" a few times. It's a hot-n-fast method, pretty easy, and has always turned out a very good brisket for me. You'll find it posted on various BBQ forums - I've quoted it below. For trimming and seasoning, there is a Franklin video on youtube that's been helpful to me.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmTzdMHu5KU
9 pounds total. 2 racks, 4 bones each. They came in a 2-pack from HEB very similar looking to what deft posted near the top of page 2.
edit: a lot like the 2 pack you (Dr Fear) posted on the last page as well. One rack is bigger, thicker than the other.
I'm being brave and trying beef ribs (chuck ribs) for the first time for xmas dinner.
I'm trying to plan how long they'll take, and see varying times from different sources. I'll be cooking on a UDS, which can tend to be a bit faster than an offset it seems.
I think I'll probably cook at ~285 at the grate (maybe at 300 depending on the responses I get here).
Planning to go bone down. Not planning to wrap them unless it looks necessary - if I do I'll wrap in butcher paper.
Thoughts / tips from my UDS brethren?
I had a 96 TLC I recently sold. Loved it. But that was before they were quite so luxury focused. I'm sure I'd love a new one too, but 85 grand seems like crazy money to spend on a vehicle to this this cheap bastard.
A House member can't retain their seat and run for Senate, can they? House members only serve 2-year terms. So they'd have to be on the ballot for both the House and Senate seat to accomplish that.
.. of course English is not a formal logic language, so my answer above might not hold up to scrutiny.
You could also flip the statement around, something you can't necessarily do in formal logic:
" you do not have to pay for your food, unless you absolutely love it "
which make it a little more clear (to me).
It's a bit off.. had to think about it a bit. But I think it's correct.
"Unless" is a negative, so it breaks down to:
Love food = false IMPLIES pay = false
or
-(love food) -> -(pay)
And then by transposition that would mean:
pay -> love food
Thanks for the perspective folks. I really just didn't know what was reasonable. Like if there are 50-billion shades of shingle color and it's relatively easy to get a close-ish match and this guy just had a extra square in the truck and threw it on to pocket a few extra bucks.. OR yeah, it's pretty hard to get very close on a 9 year old roof.
I can't speak to trying to learn as an adult vs as a kid. But I learned guitar as a kid and had an instructor that would tell me 10 minutes of practice a day was enough to keep improving.
Obviously more is better, but I think a big key is playing some every day, even if some days are short sessions. You'll be developing muscle memory and hand strength, and going 2+ days without playing at all will mess that up early on. But even a short session of ~10 minutes is likely enough re-enforce and continue to learn (or at least not lose stuff).
I'll echo that you should consider that the violin is loud. If you live alone, cool - but as mentioned guitar or piano or something are instruments that can be played more quietly.
And also that getting a teacher early on is good idea so you learn good technique from the start and don't develop bad habits which are hard to break later.
Had some roof issues that required replacing some sections of shingles.
The replaced shingles are much lighter than the existing (roof about 9 years old).
Roofer says he can't really match the old color, and that the new will darken as they weather and get a bit moldy, etc. like the old.
I wouldn't expect them to be a perfect match, but I would think you could get closer than this. What says the Surl? This guy just being lazy or is it really that hard to match?
1/3 of the senate will be up for reelection in 2020. IF Trump were to win 1/3 would be up in his second midterm, and 1/3 as he's going out. I'd like to think at least the 2/3s not up in 2 years would perhaps not fear a Trump backlash as much for standing up for what's "right". Wishful thinking I suppose, but my maybe, maybe some of the Rs will have a bit more backbone now that the midterms have passed.
I just bought a Yamaha JR2 3/4 scale "travel" guitar for my kid to learn on. I think they go for $160-ish.
I've been playing on it and really like it. For a cheap guitar it plays really nice, and I like the size for messing around on.
John Bonham (Zeppelin) - obviously
Danny Carey (Tool)
Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
Bryan Devendorf (The National) - Not sure what it is about Devendorf - he doesn't blow you away with anything - but I love his drumming.
Serious answer, check out the Mensa.org site. Very possible it's all BS or flawed as well, but might be a place to start if you're interested. Queue more Tom Herman jokes..