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abuelo gringo

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  1. We like the Liberty Creek Cabernet Sauvignon we buy at HEB. $6.95 or so for 1.5 L. Artificial corks, but not screw caps.
  2. Charles Maund Toyota went from bad to worse. I kinda liked Ara Celi in his ads and could barely tolerate old Randy Knaps. At least you could laugh at him. The new, younger girl who replaced him is almost as detestable as Emily Giangreco on KVUE sports.
  3. I don't know why they call them "heirloom", but we've found they're one of the best reasonably priced small oranges. Probably just a marketing description, but we buy them when available.
  4. Also I've Been Loving You Too Long. Too bad many only know him from Sitting on the Dock. He was a magnificent singer/performer.
  5. Okies (generically). Per Woody G, "Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee". Mebbe not Kansas, but you get the drift.
  6. When we would say "hey!", my mom would always say "Hay's cheaper than corn." Never really understood what it meant, other than hay is really cheaper than corn. Oh - and if we asked "Why" about something, she would say "Cat fur, want a pair of kitten britches?" Doesn't make a lot of sense either. It was when we asked "What for?" (said what fur?) that she would answer about the kitten britches, which makes more sense.
  7. Nope. Water jugs, called pitchers, have large ear shaped handles. Thus little pitchers have big ears. You have to be careful what you say around kids.
  8. If it were a snake, it woulda bit me. He's too old to cut the mustard. (from a song or a song was written about the countryism) Were you raised in a barn? (If you didn't close a door behind you.) A day late and a dollar short. Little pitchers have big ears.
  9. Been watching The Thick of It, a British comedy on Britbox, but noticed that it's on Amazon Prime, also. Produced and written (with others) by the guy HBO had develop and write VEEP. Great satire on government incompetence and self protection. I watch with subtitles to miss less. Watch it after the kids go to bed - the language is strongest I've heard on any TV show. Peter Capaldi (one of the many Dr. Whos) is great as Malcolm. What an asshole.
  10. Also on CNN OnDemand Channel 1202 on DirecTV
  11. https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/south-side-neighbors-feud-over-fireworks
  12. Mine are 51 and 49, so I let Google and the CIA do it.
  13. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Donate to the Director's discretionary fund. He's a good guy, even if he went to UH.
  14. On a laptop, not a phone.
  15. I turned off notifications in Windows 10 for my new computer to rid myself of recurring notifications I didn't want. Now Surly gives me a bottom banner notification that www.surlyhorns.com wants to send you notifications, but first you need to go to Settings and turn on Notifications. I went to account settings and clicked on the do not send me notifications. I even signed out and back in. How do I turn off the reminder from Surly to turn on notifications? This is the type of garbage I was trying to stop.
  16. Just finished Mobile. Really different British cop/crime four part miniseries. Kind of confusing at first until you realize they are showing the same incidents through different people's perspective. Aussie made City Homicide is also really good also. I watch both with subtitles, as some accent variants can be difficult to follow.
  17. Was it a '52 tele, Jim? You should write a song about it. Maybe threaten to make her lose an arm.
  18. On north Padre, in Kleberg Co. Probably 40-50 mi. from PA.
  19. Man driving their truck identified: https://www.caller.com/story/news/crime/2019/11/05/suspects-missing-new-hampshire-couple-buried-at-texas-beach/4163793002/?fbclid=IwAR3OhFTUoadkkvrZlsU8nfKFntsSbiNOUAB2Eqt9tpAsp-hv8r27s3Y0Yn4
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