When I was a young man, I was led to believe there were organizations that would kill my snakes for me- i.e. the church, i.e. the government, i.e. school.
When I got a little older, I learned I had to kill 'em myself
I spent a little time with a crew at a firehouse after Harvey, and they were quick to point out all the shit that is wrong/broken on their outdated equipment. Trucks leaking, jerry-rigged, etc. And how the entirety of HFD had, iirc, one boat for water rescues. Mind bottling
Definitely go to Oaxaca. Eat at Criollo. We did a lunch there that I will never forget. Lasted like 4 hours. 8 courses, with booze. $40/pp.
Mezcaloteca
Los Danzantes
Casa Oaxaca
If you time the trip right, you can take in a soccer game in either CDMX or Oaxaca.
If given the opportunity to eat escamoles, do so
Wanted to carp on OP for considering Round Top a flea market, but instead I'll just put a plug in for sipping ice cold chelas at Pulga Tia Pancha on Airline
42 and I've had more than I can remember over the last 2 years (ulcerative colitis). Back in the versed days, I made a sport of staying conscious and following along on the screen. Once we entered the propofol era, unpossible.
the prep sucks but not as bad as the first couple of times.
Didn't go to Azteca but Mrs. Laz and I caught Cruz Azul v. Tigres at the Estadio Azul last October. It was allsome. Ordering tickets was a little wonky. Had to go through ticketmaster and buy tickets, then pay an additional fare when I picked the tickets up. It wasn't much. And I will save you the trouble we had trying to locate "la ventana de los boletos." It's called "la taquilla"
do you have NG hookup already? Need to factor that in. I had an old, outdated tap on the NG line outside. Plumber quoted me something like $2500 for permits and pressure tests and whatnot. Gas appliance guys came out and did it for $160.
In the last month or so I've read both Hero of the Empire (Churchill) and River of Doubt (T. Roosevelt) by Candace Millard. Both were so awesome I'm considering giving Destiny of the Republic (Garfield) a shot. I seem to recall River of Doubt being discussed on that other board. Absolutely insane.
I saw this happen to my law partners as a young lad literally my first time wadefishing in Galveston. Had a nice speckled trout on the stringer, shark took his share. Trout was no longer a keeper