thrillhammer

lots of great destination choices. we had an rv growing up and did family trips to the east coast civil war/revolutionary war/dc/mt rushmore, etc, as well as national parks in the west - carlsbad, zion, bryce, grand canyon, yellowstone, little bighorn, etc. great trips and great memories. you will be giving your kids a fantastic education and memories for a lifetime.

for swimming holes - garner, blue hole, hamilton pool, barton springs, christoval, balmorhea. there's a city park in kerrville that has nice swimming in the guad. the ingram dam, near there, is also a great spot. there used to be a private campground on the blanco in wimberly called little arkansas that was a badass spot.

all polls are bullshit and that's why this will be a nailbiter to the very last. polls reflect popular votes, the last few elections proved those are meaningless. if you only paid attention to the polls in ohio, wv, mi, fla, pa then you'd have a better prediction of who will win. national polls are meaningless. biden will win the popular vote but that accomplishes nothing. quit measuring the popular vote.

we could, but first i'd like you to do me a little favor.

ive been searching for that bardstown.

which one? the last one i believe was french oak. this new one is chinquapin. i first heard about it around the time of the mongolian oak release. i looked so long and hard for it i finally emailed them and she responded back that they shipped one bottle total to the entire state of texas. thanks for making me waste my time.

i thought charlie robison retired?

heard about it's release. good luck finding it. buffalo trace also just released their latest installment of the charter oak series. that one will be even rarer.

i agree with both the critics and the admirers. the premise is stupid, but so is mortal engines, the golden compass, westworld, etc. it's escapism, not reality. gandorf is right though, in that it has a quality feel, not a network television, made for tv cheesiness. plus, they briefly alluded to a couple of plot points that happened in the past, besides the revolution, that are enough to peak my curiosity to see how it plays out. there was another murder, besides the one they brought in the detective for, an there is something going on between jennifer and the asian chick. she told her as soon as the investigation is over we can get back to the other thing. then there's the detectives ex-wife and their relationship - why they broke up, how she rose up in class, etc. then there's the whole wilford enterprises thing and the charade she's pulling off. the garden and the aquarium are dumb. the idea that they somehow have enough food on board to feed thousands of people for years on end is dumb. the idea of a train going around in circles for years on end is dumb. class struggles and the politics of survival in a post-apocalyptic world are not dumb, and are concepts we can all relate to so i'm in.

I didn't know lone star ever did that. if they do, I guarantee you the stole it from pearl.

are they going to have the word games underneath the bottle caps again? if so, i'm in for a sixer.

this just might be the worst post ever in the short, illustrious surly history, typical of the delusion and ignorance of the republican party. trump is the wanna be dictator, not the dems. they're the ones fighting him, in case you've been locked in a closet. he's the one that wants to limit the press, shut down any and all critics, fire anyone investigating him or that has anything to do with an investigation of him, lies, steals, cheats, most dishonest president ever, only president ever to refuse to release his tax returns, only president ever to refuse to divest from conflicting financial interests. we no longer have a system of checks and balances. he has centralized power in the executive branch to the point that we now have a dictatorship.

i'd watch jennifer connelly lick an ice cream cone.

no, you did not. $65 is a fair price for one of the better bourbons out there.

yep, tw is famous for that. they probably have 10 bourbons you've never heard of and won't find anywhere else but there. much like hill country fare brand, or presidents choice, etc.

anybody have a line on the jack daniels master distillers series? I have #2, but there's 1-6 out there somewhere. wouldn't mind getting the rest.

whatever. next you're going to try to tell me iowa and ohio are different.

the 1920 and 1910 used to be fairly rare. now i'm seeing them everywhere. still have yet to try the 1897, but those have a very unique taste, unlike other bourbons, smoother, imho.

thanks! will head there after work today. around $130?

i seem to be the only one here that was rooting for natalie. disappointed in her eoe tribe mates that i was certain would have her back on the jury. as much time as they spent with her and as much as they saw what a beast she was and won almost every advantage offered. she used those advantages to influence the game, in the short time she was there she broke up the most powerful alliance, she won immunity, she found an idol. all amazing feats in such a short time.

it's a rough day to drive down to the coast, kayak/fish, then drive back to austin in one day. and if i chose a hiking getaway instead, sure i could get somewhere to do a day hike, but camping would be much more fun and feel like more of an escape. i'm not really feeling a day trip.

isnt that exactly what happened to clinton? she won the national vote but lost the battleground states?

whats the surly consensus on whether state parks in texas will be allowing camping by memorial day weekend?

i'm getting the itch to get out myself - either fishing, camping, or hiking. the lack of camping availabiliities is hampering all three options.

doesnt look like we can get schell's in austin. too bad because i'd like to try it. we get some bell's beers down here, which i believe are from around that area (michigan, minnesota, who can tell the difference?), and those are pretty decent.