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After the argument but before the verdict some of the talking heads (mostly lawyers) on cable were saying how brilliant the defense attorney was in his closing and how he identified so many ways for the jury to find reasonable doubt. I always find it interesting that so-called experts can be so confident about something and be so wrong.

Tiger is not charismatic? I have to disagree and I was not an early fan. He’s grown on me in recent years and especially with the tampon joke.

I get Ed Helms and Jason Sudeikis confused.

Not a bad deal compared to camps like Camp Longhorn and the camps in Hunt. You pretty much have to register soon after your kid is born (and it helps to be a legacy) and the cost was about 2.5x that amount 8 years ago.

1. Me 2. Several people I know knew Bush 41. 3. Bush 41 4. Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII). 5. Hitler

You don’t need Chamberlain. You can go to QEII to Edward VIII (later known as Duke of Windsor) to Hitler.

My jury duty notice is in today’s mail.

My expectation is that it would be self sufficient. It’s the price tag that shocked me.

I haven’t read the entire thread, but I’m curious in how the $14-16k number is calculated. I have a 3,900 square feet patio home and my usage peaked last year in July at around 2,500 kWH for the month. That bill was about $292. I want power back up and I don’t have the room on my property for a Generac. I called Tesla a few months ago and they quoted me around $88,000 for a system, including batteries, that would power my house for a couple of days after a grid outage depending on sunlight. I said no thanks. I’m guessing the batteries will come down in price over the next few years and I might revisit a solar solution.

More on GHIN, it’s nice because of the transparency. Sandbaggers that aren’t very careful can be exposed. It’s difficult to catch the assholes that intentionally miss putts, but when a guy is not recording rounds when everybody knows he plays all the time it’s easy to see.

Competition wasn’t huge, but no Yankees were involved. Some decent chili was made, although three of them had beans. WTF is the tuxedo comment? Classic Surly hyperbole.

My firm had a chili cookoff today and I made my usual recipe. It’s similar to the Pedernales Red recipe posted in this thread. I reviewed this thread for any new ideas and I saw my old posts regarding dry chili powder vs. reconstituted puréed whole dried chilies. I’ve never noticed a big difference. But I decided to go with the puréed reconstituted chilies. For about 5.5 lbs. of chuck roast (cut into 2 inch pieces and pulsed in my cuisinart to desired texture) I used around 10 whole ancho chiles and around 10 whole guajillo chiles in place of most of the Mexene powder. I added 2 Tbl of Mexene just because. I’m still not certain that it was a game-changer, but it was one of my better efforts. It won first place. Sorry, no pics. On the vitamix vs cheap blender question, I recently replaced my ancient Waring Professional bar blender with a new Ninja Professional 1000w. $59 at Costco. The Ninja puréed the chiles perfectly in about 45 seconds. We’ll see how long the motor lasts. I’ve heard that the motors in most cheaper modern blenders and food processors are made to last about 5 years.

^^^^ Depends on where you were sitting. Our section stood most of the time. I was right of the stage lower level. Pretty good seats. I noticed some of the sections far from the stage were mostly in a sit down mode. It was a fabulous show, as expected.

New technology helps. But it really is the Indian and not the arrow.

Not bad at all. But impossible to fill Clemons’ shoes. Looking forward to the show tomorrow.

Clemons’ sax intro in Night was incredible. How was the saxophone play without him?

So you agree that felons currently cannot own or handle a weapon. Correct?

I thought felons can’t legally own or handle guns. I know an old Enron guy who plead to a felony offense (though I thought the charge was BS) and he couldn’t even handle a gun. When he took his son on hunting trips with other fathers he was careful to never touch the weapon. He also can’t vote.

In for the Austin show. I’m going with my UT freshman roommate. He and I attended Springsteen’s concert in the Frank Irwin Center in 1980. Second row seats then. IIRC we paid around $30 per ticket. A guy in the frat was on some UT committee and had access to good seats.

Woody says his dad is innocent. So there’s that. I was a kid when the hit happened and I was with my parents in New Braunfels at the time. Remember it like yesterday.

Correct on Never Say Never Again not being official. That’s another reason why it’s not essential. It’s also just not very good and while he’s my favorite Bond, Sean Connery was just too old to play Bond.

All of them except Never Say Never Again, Octopussy, and a View to a Kill.

Colorado has been wonderful all year. We got back last Wednesday from Snowmass and it was some of the best conditions I’ve ever skied. If you can get there, go.

I do the 135-137 temp as well for most steaks that I sous vide. They always come out very pink/red. How did you sear it?

Unless we go independent the SI defense won’t really help. If we join the SEC early then the SEC will be brought into the suit. SEC (wisely) won’t take us unless the TV issues are resolved. The July 2021 posts in this thread are even more hysterical now. On the big, evil Fox Sports, why should it give up its rights under an existing contract? None of us should or would without compensation. Maybe Fox is overplaying its hand, but no one should blame them for trying to get what it’s entitled to.