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Bought tickets from Austin to Barcelona for August 2021. Spain isn't open yet but hoping it re-opens by August. Tickets are $550 per person, so I feel like it's a good risk. It's $550 for any date this summer, so if you are feeling lucky...

It's a good movie to have in the background as you pay half-attention to a zoom meeting.

It was like an episode of the Bachelor mixed with Nathan For You.

I thought Acho did a great job as the host. He's much better than Harrison. James wasn't having any of Rachel. The rejection of the hug was awkward/hilarious at the same time.

Seems like the ammo situation is getting slowly better. Academy still has some ammo in stock past the initial "people in line when it opens" rush. Went to the Oak Knoll/183 Academy at 10am today and they had 9mm, 5.56, shotgun shells and other assorted ammo still available.

Really enjoying this show. This is how the true crime shows should be - showing the struggle, grit, heartache, triumph, brotherhood and insights behind an investigation. Plus it's Danish so everyone is stoic and mournful.

Here's what I learned/was told: - Stay on cellular, not wifi - Use the fastest phone in your group - have one person watch the time while another person tries to join - when it gets close to the time, start doing page refreshes (on an iphone, pull down) to refresh the page - be ready to go fast when the join button pop-ups - you need to move very quickly. You will have seconds to do it. All the reservations will be gone in under 10 seconds

A little more details. You are allowed to park hop to any park at 2pm. So if you want to do the new Star Wars ride, you need a park reservation for Hollywood Studios for that day. Because they only open the virtual queue for the ride at 7am and 1pm...which is conveniently before the 2pm park hopper time.

Went to WDW yesterday. We've been watching the wait times for the past few weeks and it's starting to increase each week. With the park reservation system and the Rise of the Resistance ride in Hollywood Studios, most of the crowds go to Hollywood Studios in the morning. Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey/Minnie Railway all had 60 minute waits. The other parks are a lot emptier than Hollywood Studios. If you want to do the Rise of the Resistance, read up on the strategy to get a place in line. We didn't get a place during the 7am queue but did get a place during the 1pm queue. The ride was the highlight of the day. This is excellent advice - lots of families start to leave around dinner, so if you can make it past 6pm, the wait times decrease substantially. We asked an employee - they said they were disabled or similar access.

Have watched two episodes so far. It's a 6 out of 10 so far. Has an interesting premise but the characters haven't been developed much so far. Lots of bad decisions and questionable choices. Reminds me of an 80's horror movie. Hoping it improves or I might bail. An example of the decisions... someone's been murdered! Let's be sure to put ourselves in situations where we can all be killed one by one! And let's not keep on eye on the person we think did the murdering! Also, whenever something has to be done outside, a person on the station goes outside alone. Not just between buildings, but to search for someone, work on equipment, etc. While this may add to the tension, I'm not sure this is really how they do it on an Antarctica research station when it's -30F outside.

I'm thinking they told she had to make a cameo on the Bachelor to get invited to Bachelor in Paradise.

Reddit thread which includes the new flowchart, plus several commenters raking APH over the coals: https://old.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/lbwqb9/insurance_status_does_not_determine_eligibility/

Supposedly Tuesday and Thursdays. Not sure about what time on those days.

Haven't experienced it myself, but Tenet has a reputation for the dialogue being very quiet compared to the action noises. Common complaint at theaters and in home theaters. Long run, you may need a receiver as you've already been thinking.

How Austin Public Health is distributing vaccines. This should go over well in Austin. https://www.kxan.com/texas-coronavirus-vaccine/how-austin-public-health-determines-if-you-qualify-for-a-covid-19-vaccine/

For anyone planning to travel to Cancun/Playa/Cozumel, here's a link the Cancun Airport website. They have testing on site: https://www.cancunairport.com/covid-19-testing-information.html And a link to testing options in the cities: https://sedeturqroo.gob.mx/ARCHIVOS/TABLA-1-C19-ING.pdf

Matt is so boring it may finally kill my wife's love of this show. She turned if off after about 20 mins last night.

There's a new executive order for travel, including international travel: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/21/executive-order-promoting-covid-19-safety-in-domestic-and-international-travel/ The interesting part is section (a), part (ii) - following any CDC guideslines to quarantine after entry into the U.S. Sec. 5. International Travel. (a) Policy. It is the policy of my Administration that, to the extent feasible, travelers seeking to enter the United States from a foreign country shall be: (i) required to produce proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test prior to entry; and (ii) required to comply with other applicable CDC guidelines concerning international travel, including recommended periods of self-quarantine or self-isolation after entry into the United States. (b) Air Travel. (i) The Secretary of HHS, including through the Director of CDC, and in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation (including through the Administrator of the FAA) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (including through the Administrator of the TSA), shall, within 14 days of the date of this order, assess the CDC order of January 12, 2021, regarding the requirement of a negative COVID-19 test result for airline passengers traveling into the United States, in light of subsection (a) of this section. Based on such assessment, the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take any further appropriate regulatory action, to the extent feasible and consistent with CDC guidelines and applicable law. Such assessment and regulatory action shall include consideration of: (A) the timing and types of COVID-19 tests that should satisfy the negative test requirement, including consideration of additional testing immediately prior to departure; (B) the proof of test results that travelers should be required to provide; (C) the feasibility of implementing alternative and sufficiently protective public health measures, such as testing, self-quarantine, and self-isolation on arrival, for travelers entering the United States from countries where COVID-19 tests are inaccessible, particularly where such inaccessibility of tests would affect the ability of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to return to the United States; and (D) measures to prevent fraud. (ii) The Secretary of HHS, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation (including through the Administrator of the FAA) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (including through the Administrator of the TSA), shall promptly provide to the President, through the COVID-19 Response Coordinator, a plan for how the Secretary and other Federal Government actors could implement the policy stated in subsection (a) of this section with respect to CDC-recommended periods of self-quarantine or self-isolation after a flight to the United States from a foreign country, as he deems appropriate and consistent with applicable law. The plan shall identify agencies’ tools and mechanisms to assist travelers in complying with such policy.

Drove by HardKnocks last night. It was about 70% full, which is pretty impressive for a Thursday night without football. I guess there's been an unmet sports bar need on the island!

There are new State/CDC requirements for international travelers returning to the U.S: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html I'm wondering if this applies to Puerto Rico. I'm assuming it doesn't but I'm curious. I read the CDC FAQ and they don't mention it.

That does seem a little high. I guess they are counting on being the only "sports bar" in North Padre.

Finished up the two seasons. Lots of fun, blood and craziness. Damn funny.

Just got an email from the school - some announcement at noon about the rest of the week. I'm assuming they are going remote for all students the rest of the week.

They really should have named it the "UT Bevo 40 Acres Showband Hook'em Burger Angus Sliders" to cover all the copyrights at once.

I'm amazed (but shouldn't be) at how many neighbors needed to run errands, go places, etc during the snow. It's a constant stream of cars the last few hours.