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  1. So, about 5 years before my dad died, he proclaimed to my mom "I'm not going on another GD vacation until we go to Spain." Well, his ashes eventually made it to Sevilla.... I have not quite thrown down that gauntlet, and it isn't clear yet that the calendar will line up for next summer, but I've gotten the OK on Spain as our next big trip and am ready to start studying/planning. Mom died in 2020, and It's time to get the parental band back together.... If we can only do two weeks, I think we will limit things to Andalusia - Granada, Malaga, Ronda, Jerez/Cadiz, Sevilla, and Cordoba. I could be convinced that Gibraltar must be included, but, for now, its exclusion is intentional. If we can find more time, I'd love to start in Barcelona and stop in Valencia on the way to Granada. We like art, old shit, hiking/scenery, wandering villages/towns, and food and wine. That said, Grimas's accurate comment above that a church is a church is a mosque is a church, also applies to Roman ruins and paintings of Jesus. We are unlikely to spend time on the beach. And, we are too fucking old for real nightlife. The main reason for trying to squeeze in Barcelona would be to hit the Picasso and Miro museums. And, I'm intrigued by a video I found about a paella excursion from Valencia that sounded akin to a bayou trip and crawfish boil in the Delta. Other than maybe taking trains between Barcelona/Valencia/Grenada, we would have a car. if we skip the train and rent the car in Barcelona, we would want to make pit stops along the way, such as Peniscola and Alicante or Murcia. No real questions at this point, but feel free to point out - with Surly flair - anything glaringly stupid or missing. And, its never too early to collect reports that "the best fucking meal I ever had was at x."
  2. Sorry to know they no longer allow climbing the pyramid steps. I remember pretty much trotting down, blowing by most everyone else who were sliding on their asses or semi-rappelling while holding onto the safety ropes/chains.
  3. Breggy Bomb!
  4. I’ll take it.
  5. No one ever beats Ohio State in the Shoe at night…
  6. Just renewed promotional rate on two radios - $5.99 plus taxes and fees, for total of $7.75 per radio. This is exactly what I have been paying for the past year. Before getting that rate, she tried hard to move me to a non-promotional rate of $6.99 plus taxes and fees, for a total of $9.05 per radio. The pitch was that this is not a promotional rate, and that I would not need to call and play the game in a year to prevent the rate from floating up to then current retail rate. But, there was also no assurance regarding stability of the rate she wanted to sell me.
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    Wine

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    Wine

  9. Yes, X is chipping away at it….
  10. Strong Modena recommendation for morning tour at Acetaia di Giorgio, followed by lunch at Trattoria Ermes. Reservation recommended for Acetaia di Giorgio. Ermes is lunch only and takes no reservations. Arrive early.
  11. aggy is not Big Ten ready
  12. I mostly followed this recipe from Sylvia Casares (Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen in Houston) by way of Texas Monthly. Deviations: I substituted poblano for bell pepper; I tightened with masa instead of flour; and Because I have a Vitamix and learned to make chili from Surly, I did not process the garlic in the spice grinder, and I did not strain the chili sauce. After grinding the cumin seeds and peppercorns, I processed everything together in the Vitamix, adding a bit more liquid from the simmering meat as needed.
  13. Carne Guisada.
  14. Tonesky

    London

    Not too far away, we had an exceptional dinner at Olivomare, 10 Lower Belgrade St.
  15. Was done through our builder. He used Xpedite Coatings (Houston).
  16. The chips give good traction. I’ve been told single color - no chips - can be slick.
  17. Haha. Fuck OU!
  18. This is a secondary setup for the kids, for whom I have only the AVR; no speakers. The primary setup is a Cambridge Audio AVR and Usher speakers. In moving from 5.1 to 7.1, I recently upgraded the mains and am thinking of upgrading the center. If so, the current center (Usher S-525) would be available for the game room.
  19. I am looking to add 5.1 sound to the kids' game room for under $1K. I have a Marantz NR1608 AVR available, which is rated at 50 W for two channels driven at 8 ohms, so I need relatively efficient speakers. This will be overwhelmingly for movies and gaming; not so much for music. Thanks for any suggestions (other than Cerwin Vegas from the white van at Home Depot).
  20. Tonesky

    London

    There are Nandos in and around DC and Chicago. And, two are soon to open in Houston, with a promise of more to come, including in Austin and Dallas.
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