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    My mother was born in Louisiana and is 1/2 French on her mother’s side. We always thought she was half coonass but when we did a family tree several years ago we learned that the ancestors were indeed French, but they came to New Orleans well before the Cajuns arrived from Nova Scotia.
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    At least in my case, with 23 and me, it categorizes my ancestry with various locations in Europe—some of which are very specific locations. It uses modern geographical boundaries which may or may not reflect the actual genetic makeup of the country as a whole. In my case, from my father’s side, my genetics come from a very small area in Poland near the German border. I could actually be more German than Polish.
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    In my wife’s case, her sex drive dropped like a rock and it’s stayed there. When sex happens it’s extremely painful for her and we’ve tried several supposedly high quality and expensive lubes. I’ve tried the back rub and massage thing and that just relaxes her to the point of wanting to go to sleep. Guys, get your sex in before your wife goes through this, or get a new wife it’s that important to you. I’m of the “for better or worse” camp so no divorce.
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    Everyone should read the full report. But still, the nuts will still disregard everything and say it’s all a coverup. Hard to disprove a negative.
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    Finished my last day of skiing in Snowmass today. Back to Houston tomorrow. Seven days of skiing and some of the best conditions I’ve ever skied.
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    In Snowmass and it’s gotten a ton of snow. Problem is the wind. Upper parts of the mountain aren’t skiable.
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    Does Johnny Carson count?
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    Actually, according to this lawyer. I should have disputed the ticket. https://www.maloneyandcampolo.com/school-bus-laws-in-texas/#:~:text=They may not continue to,does not have to stop. Drivers across a median do not have to stop.
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    It wasn’t even at an intersection. I forget the road in SW Austin but it was not a small two lane road. I came across the same thing in Houston a month or so ago. The bus was probably 50 yards or more from my lane. I was lucky to see it. I stopped but no one else on my side of the median did. So a bus stop can be in the middle of a busy street, drop kids off and kids can jay walk across a lane, then a median, then two more lanes—all not at a cross walk/red light? Whether it’s a legit bus stop or not, it’s extremely dangerous because many drivers just don’t notice something so far away from their own lane.
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    Took the day off today in Snowmass. Good thing. Several lifts were intermittently closed due to high winds. The last three days were fabulous. It’s snowing now and we could get 2 feet tonight and tomorrow. Next week should be good but it will be hard to beat the blue bird days this week.
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    In Austin they send you a $300 ticket in the mail. It happened to my daughter. In her defense, it was a four lane divided road with a wide median. She was in the far right lane and the school bus was three lanes away across the median going the other way. She never saw it that far away. It was all on video.
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    Every scene in Casablanca could be in this thread. The ending; here are your winnings; I thought I told you never to play that; I was with them when they blundered into Berlin; I stick my neck out for nobody; you’re lucky the bar’s open to you; you’re getting to be your best customer; I said 22; of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world; we’ll get drunk and go fishing. The list goes on.
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    About to ski Snowmass today. It will be great skiing the next couple of days. More snow is on the way on Sunday.
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    This. After fighter escorts could be employed all the way to the target, the casualty rates improved dramatically.
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    You’ve Got Mail Parent Trap Armageddon
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    I was UT in the early 80’s and I was a huge Cowboy fan then. It was well known among the frat brothers that Landry was a Texas Ex. He was a DKE and a Texas Cowboy. And, yes, he was branded.
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    Obligatory: Eskimo is not the proper nomenclature.
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    Bourbon

    HouTex replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel

    Finally replaced one of my daily drinkers with the OF 100. It’s around $48 for a 1.5L vs. around $28 for the Evan Williams BIB. It is noticeably better and it’s only another $20. With my simple taste that says something. Thanks for the rec.
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    Same at San Felipe HEB in Houston.
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    I order this every time it’s on the menu at good seafood/Italian restaurant.
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    I thought the same thing. Seemed like total chaos for the gunners.
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    Bacon and spinach quiche for brunch this morning. Quite good.
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    I had problems with ML (Bank of America) in dealing with my father’s estate’s accounts. ML has lawyers based NY that review these matters and they are not cooperative and they look for ways to hold things up. It took us about a year to get things sorted out.
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    Lately I have mainly been using sous vide to reheat things-especially BBQ. I used to do steaks sous vide quite often but it seemed like the middle of the steak was never warm enough. I typically would go 135-137 for at least two hours and more if the steak was frozen. The texture of the steak is normal for the high end of medium rare. I sear the steak several ways such as grilling on very high heat, cast iron and a torch. No matter, it seems like the middle of the steak is rather cool. I never do a cool water bath. Anyone else have this problem? I can get a medium rare steak at a Pappas Bros. or other good steak house and the middle is always very warm.
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    Train travel always reminds me of this song. Some great visuals.

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