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The Official 118th Congress 2023-24 Thread
Welp, this will throw a wrench in Comer's "investigation"
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Netflix Recommendations
Watched the first episode of Killer Paradox last night. Will definitely stick with it. Korean crime drama that just came out last weekend. About a timid college kid that "accidentally" kills a guy and the detective assigned to investigate. 100% on RT and user scores are very good too. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_killer_paradox/s01
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Hunting ‘23/‘24: Bag ‘em and Tag ‘em
"Real shame about the diagnosis, Earl." "Yep, it's a real kick in the ass. Ya' know, I think I'm gonna go hunt the suicide stand this evening. If I'm not back at the camp after sundown, please come retrieve my corpse before the hogs catch wind."
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Hunting ‘23/‘24: Bag ‘em and Tag ‘em
Lol. Old buddy of mine makes a living as a real estate agent for people buying and selling ranches. Posted this pic today from a property he was visiting with a buyer. Easily the most dangerous hunting stand I've ever seen. Said it's about 40 feet of ladder to climb with those tiny little pegs. Enter through the floor, and then there's just a swivel seat up there.
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2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
- 2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us
Just noticed that on the extended forecast. Cold and dreary Friday and Saturday, then cool and sunny for a few days, but after that, it looks like Winter all but vanishes. Supposed to hit 80 next Wednesday and Thursday. And then finish out the month with a bunch of mostly dry days in the mid 70's. I don't necessarily mind Spring starting a little early, but Summer better mind its fucking business and stay in its lane until Memorial Day.- 2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
I think this is a bit of a stretch based on a hot January CPI report. CPI spiked last January too. Several wonks pointed out that a lot of the overshoot came from an unexpected blip in OER, which doesn't seem to match up with other data concerning rents. Now, if February and March numbers don't get back on track, "no rate cuts in 2024" might be more reasonable, but let's take a breather for a second.- Русский корабль - иди нахуй
Russian Hans Moleman.- Houston Astros off-season thread
Oh here we go: JV says his shoulder is acting up heading into training camp. Says he's a couple weeks behind his usual routine of ramping-up for the season.- Shit HEB Makes (when its open).
Grabbed some of this to go with some al pastor street tacos last weekend. Pretty tasty, and not overly spicy. Pairs well with breakfast tacos too.- New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
Well that was quick. Space City Bagels soft-opened this morning, less than a week after Brazos shuttered. I may pop in on the way to work Friday morning and give it a shot.- Hey Oil Barons.......
Saw that as a result of the Endeavor sale, Autry Stephens is expected to leapfrog Hildebrand and Harold Hamm to become the wealthiest oilman in America (going by the latest Forbes net worth figures), and he will now be in the Top 75 or so richest people on the planet. Unfortunately for him, he's 86 and recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, so his reign may not last long.- 2024 Crawfish Season (or lack thereof)
Due to the horrendous drought last year, followed up by the big freeze in January, crawfish supplies are scarce and prices nauseatingly expensive. Seeing upwards of $15/lb at the few restaurants and bars that are even serving currently, and $8/lb or more for live crawfish if you can even find them. If I called my guy that drives a big refrigerated truck over from Louisiana on weekends and asked for a price quote right now, I'd probably hear raucous laughter. I usually wait until late March or early April for prices to drop enough to grab a few sacks for a boil, but am usually willing to grab a couple lbs cooked to snack on somewhere for Mardi Gras. Don't reckon I'll be doing either this year. Have to imagine it will be damn near Summer until prices get closer to where they usually are in the Spring.- Hey Oil Barons.......
Diamondback Energy on Monday decided to buy the largest privately held oil and gas producer in the Permian basin, Endeavor Energy Partners, in a cash-and-stock deal for about $26 billion, including debt. The combined company would be the third largest oil and gas producer in the region behind Exxon and Chevron.- Shall we talk about heavy music?
This one has gone in my gym rotation. Just good old fashioned down-tuned death metal out of Dallas, with a pair of guest solos by Matt Heafy of Trivium.- Markets still falling like whoa
S&P over 5K Nasdaq over 16K Like whoa!- Houston Astros off-season thread
Joked with my Astros text thread that it should have been #wingamesathome or #takebackMMP- Markets still falling like whoa
Close. Made it all the way up to 4,999 at one point, but couldn't quite break through.- Everything is Shit: Tracking the Great Enshittening
My favorite vendor at Minute Maid Park. Amazon store on the club level. Scan your credit card, at the entrance, walk in, grab a beer, walk out.- New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
Talked about this before with a buddy of mine who has spent a lot of time in the restaurant biz, has owned and/or managed a couple different places. Said it's tough (though clearly not impossible) to run a profitable breakfast place in an area like the Heights if you're only selling low-priced to-go items like pastries or bagels. Need people to buy ~$15 entrees, overpriced coffee, mimosas/bloodys....etc. to get average per-customer-transaction something closer to $20 than under $10. Either that or you need to own the building outright and not be paying rent.- The Far Side Returns, Gary Larson Went Digital.
Still my favorite:- Hey Oil Barons.......
Nailed it.- New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
Sounds like one problem is the shop itself doesn't have enough kitchen space to produce what they need on-site.- New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
Culturemap has a more in-depth article out: https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/brazos-bagel-space-city-bagel-heights/- New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
So, sounds like he wasn't gonna be able to produce nearly enough bagels to keep the store from routinely running out and covering rent and whatnot. Seems like something you'd usually try and determine before opening, right? - 2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us
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