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DalTxHornFan

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  1. Hadn't looked until now, but I'm guessing that place is OK: https://texashighways.com/travel-news/austins-broken-spoke-dance-hall-finally-gets-its-texas-historical-marker/
  2. He overcame a lot of adversity. Taylor Duck, aggy Corp dork. But was later a UT grad and member of Texas Sigma Chi. What was his handle on TOS?
  3. I've been long on LUV stock for a long time. Skadden Arps is expensive. I don't see this exercise as a good use of LUV's money, certainly not a hill to die on. Just a weird fact situation -- get it resolved and resume moving folks around the country.
  4. Yep. There is a BS story out on the interwebs this week about the 100 best restaurants in Texas, based upon Yelp ratings. What a cluster! https://www.yelp.com/collection/vDbu1mpLEKomVmXmXNWG0Q/Top-100-Places-to-Eat-in-Texas-2023 As far as Houston goes, I'd agree with Brisket & Rice for 'cue, and maybe State of Grace for fine dining, but this list shows why it pays to be dubious of Yelp reviews.
  5. Booked for the Dallas concert on 9-1, EW&F always puts on a great show. First time to see Lionel's stuff. It should be a very large time that evening.
  6. IDK how they decided on Hole in the Wall (probably a great choice), but they sure as heck need to be doing the same thing for Saxon Pub, Continental Club, Broken Spoke, Ginny's Little Longhorn, etc.
  7. That is some smoke -- and not the good kind.
  8. If I recall correctly, the State bought out Fort Apache (as we used to lovingly call the "Hobby Building") to help bail out the Brown Maroney, et al. law firm that had sunk a bunch of their and their employee's retirement funds into that dumb project. They were facing some major fiduciary issues related to the alleged misuse of the funds of their legal assistants and secretary's if that whole project had gone tits up -- which many did back in those days.
  9. The Rice University forum is over there ------>
  10. All the credit goes to Judge F. Scott McCown, a true idoit (no CR -- it is known!).
  11. The game warden thing never occurred to me. We've always been on a first name basis with them and they having a standing invite at our table. They have a tough job.
  12. Nay. I try to keep my phone far, far away when I am out hunting.
  13. I got invited to a "BBQ" in Wisconsin one time. The "BBQ" turned out to be ground beef Sloppy Joe's made with BBQ sauce and served out of a crock-pot. At least there was plenty of cold beer being that it was Wisconsin and all, so that was nice.
  14. Nice rack.
  15. No shit. All of that was pretty stupid. Do better.
  16. Clearly some kind of CIA conspiracy going on here: JOHNNY HARDWICK 'KING OF THE HILL' STAR DEAD AT 64 https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/10/king-of-the-hill-dale-johnny-hardwick-voice-actor-dead-dies/
  17. Told the bride about this thread. She says that she's always been unashamedly on "Team No Tip" for any counter service places (with a smile, of course).
  18. Same topic -- more pics. (Don't we like pics on Surly?) 2023 Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists: Fried Cherry Pie, Loaded Fries Pizza, and ‘Turkey Ribs!’ https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/08/2023-big-tex-choice-awards-finalists-fried-cherry-pie-loaded-fries-pizza-and-turkey-ribs/
  19. We've been having this stuff going on at our firm. Our administrator is getting emails that are purportedly from employees asking for a change in their ACH payroll information and redirecting them to some sort of cash debit cards. We think the breach is because that one of my partners had his laptop stolen in a parking garage in downtown Houston (brazen daylight theft where they busted out the windows of his truck) and they accessed all of our shit.
  20. Nice! I'd look at rack of lamb recipes, especially those that are heavy on Rosemary and Garlic. Don't overcook it.
  21. Hopefully the Spec's north of 1431 is safe.
  22. This argument seems to conflate being born in the USA vs. being born in some desolate hell hole elsewhere. We all won the lottery if we were born in the USA. Then lets talk about my advantages. I was born into a two parent family. Mom and Dad were actually married. My Mom was a full-time homemaker. We spoke English in our home. I never lacked for food or shelter when I was growing up. Is that first or second base?
  23. I deal a lot with fraud and risk management issues. I totally get why places go to cards only. It is a huge risk to have employees make bank deposits/withdrawals. Google "bank jugging" or "restaurant safe" to check my oil on this. There is also more risk of employee fraud if cash is accepted at a store. All that said, I always try to tip via cold hard cash that is directly given to the bartender or server that I appreciated. Hard for anybody to muck that up.
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