texasdago

Yes. See Rita discussion.

Hmmm... saw the latest rain forecast from the NWS... looks like it shifted

This is the way... we go for 3 weeks. To say we have limited plans is an understatement. Save for a boat tour one day and a quick overnight near some friends in another town, our calendar is largely open. We do have plans related to a major sporting event... more on that later.

It wasn't about sea level. Rita was a beast... "After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Rita rapidly intensified over the very warm waters of the loop current and within an environment of very weak vertical wind shear. Rita reached a peak intensity of category 5 with sustained winds of 180 mph (155 knots) and a minimum pressure of 895 millibars (26.43 inches) at 10 PM CDT September 21st. This low pressure makes Rita the strongest hurricane every recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, and 4th strongest in the Atlantic Basin. https://www.weather.gov/lch/rita_main It was heading towards Houston until about 20 hours before landfall and then it took that right turn into LA and hit as a Cat 3. We stayed home... I remember what a cluster it was but Rita was a massive hurricane.

Awesome. Thank you. If anything peppers and basil stays. Shade cloth will keep things reasonable until we return

I need some advice. I'm going to be out of town for an extended period of time during the heat of Central Texas summer. I have tomatoes and pepper plants and I'm thinking of just cutting back the tomato plants and then putting up shade cloth above the plants to protect them and peppers while I'm gone. I'll have some kind of sprinkler set up as a drip setup, but I'm thinking it's just easier to cut everything back. If the tomatoes survive they survive. Other option is to tear out the tomatoes because we're going into the hottest part of the summer. I'll still put up the shade cloth to protect the peppers and herbs and the drip system. Thoughts?

WTF... the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Uh, I'm jetlagged... from California? Oh well... ChatGPT (Verse 1) Down in Austin town, where the stars shine bright, There's a legend folks talk about late into the night. With a twinkle in his eye and a hat on his head, Leslie took the stage, and the streets became his bed. (Chorus) Oh, Leslie, with your skirts so fine, You danced through the streets like a bottle of wine. You ran for Mayor with a heart so true, Though you didn't win, you left us all in awe of you. (Verse 2) He wore dresses and wigs, didn't care what they said, In a world of norms, he painted his own spread. With a feather boa 'round his neck, he'd strut his stuff, And in the city of weird, he couldn't get enough. (Chorus) Oh, Leslie, with your skirts so fine, You danced through the streets like a bottle of wine. You ran for Mayor with a heart so true, Though you didn't win, you left us all in awe of you. (Bridge) They say politics is serious, but Leslie knew better, He brought joy and laughter with every feather. He may not have won, but he sure did inspire, To be yourself, to dream big, and never tire. (Verse 3) Now Leslie's gone, but his spirit lives on, In every drag queen and king, in every break of dawn. So here's to Leslie, the Mayor of our hearts, In a city where weirdness is where the truest art starts. (Chorus) Oh, Leslie, with your skirts so fine, You danced through the streets like a bottle of wine. You ran for Mayor with a heart so true, Though you didn't win, you left us all in awe of you. (Tag) Oh Leslie, oh Leslie, you'll always be, The spark in our souls, wild and free.

Elon does look intimidating, though... better supervillain vibe

The demise of Leslie's death are greatly exaggerated

Not only... they need to go after the liquor ads to really go bonkers. I went to a YMCA camp one year when I was in elementary school. First time I had really spent time away from my parents and I hated it. Went once and that was it. I remember a few things about camp... one was our counselor who was showing all of us how magazines use subliminal advertising to cause us to sin. Case in point... see this ice cube in this ad for Crow Royal? Yeah, ice cubes don't look like that... look at that cube... that's a demonic face there. See it? I kid you not. https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/opinion/of-sex-and-ice-cubes-the-great-subliminal-advertising-scare/en-gb/2558

Who wore it better? At least Bezos actually spent quite a bit of his childhood in Texas and is second cousins, once removed, with George Strait. Musk has his own relatives... https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-world-according-to-elon-musks-grandfather#:~:text=In the nineteen-thirties%2C he,than the people%2C should rule.

Gotcha... that makes sense.

Read The Big Rich ( https://www.amazon.com/Big-Rich-Greatest-Texas-Fortunes/dp/0143116827 ) or about how LBJ and Lady Bird were treated in Dallas when he was VP. Texas has always had this undercurrent.

Had more than one international trip extended thanks to hurricanes. Sometimes you're stuck in Paris, other times Newark.

My thought exactly Are they mowing down that church?

Time for COVID to snap out of it and get back to work

Trust me dude. I'd like to pick up Austin and drop it over here. That said, as much as I love beach towns here, NB's MAGAness is frustrating

Well man... what can I tell you... my ass is sitting in Newport Beach right now. Sign me up for a smaller place. Every time I set foot in CA, I question things...

Honestly the best option. I can't overemphasize how much I hate the way that goes through Amarillo. Shoot, I'd even take the Roswell way and that's not pleasant.

I've done that stretch once. Once Give me Muleshoe to Ft Sumner and the Clines Corner route anyway.

Man, so many comments to make but I'll keep it short... For the mountains, I agree about dressing properly because your focus should be skiing/boarding as much as possible. On NM, I definitely found that locals in Taos "tolerate" you. Like, maybe they'll talk to you but they'd rather not. Santa Fe was better. Rest of the state? Oooffff. Tulsa is actually a decent little place. Very laid back. If you're stuck in OK it should be Tulsa. Good breweries, too.

I saw a friend post on his FB that he left Austin to move to Dallas because it had more soul

Congratulations on your Director's Cup, aggy!