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Decided to do some Achiote Chicken tacos, hadn't done them in a while and if I may say so pretty tasty! Side is Cojita corn.

Do yourself a favor and search like a mofo for any squeaks in the underlayment and fix those with glue and screws. And level out the floor if necessary before the new flooring gets put down. I've got dual fuel, double oven slide in range. I think if I were to do it over today I would go induction. Only thing I really wish I would have done on my kitchen remodel would have been to at a point of use instant water heater at the kitchen sink. As my kitchen is a ways from my water heater, and instant hot water would be nice for the sink and great for the dishwasher. I also love my large single sink, as it allows me to put sheet pans and monster cutting boards in from BBQing. If that clean rectangle was your prior cabinet set up you have to be excited as hell! Mine was a galley before I opened it up.

For some reason this made me think of Rush Limbaugh...

Good that he was able to come right back. Lucky he didn't piss himself. Wonder how Fox will cover it? If at all?

I think fairly it's time to question the amount of money the US sends to Israel. I have always viewed Israel, as "The most oppressed, oppressor in existence." Because I believe that both statements can be true at the same time, when taking history into account. I also understand the strategic aspect of having Israel strong as a counterbalance in the region, but at what cost? When they are basically dependent on the US, I think they should at least try to NOT move away from democratic norms. But you have a huge injection of right wing religious zealots who want to basically drive the Palestinians into the sea with development of real estate. I've always felt you cannot blame Netanyahu for leaning authoritarian and wanting to weaken the court system. Folks that don't like obeying the law, are always all in for that. I think right now we really need to start deciding what level of investment we put into authoritarian leans in our allies? Do we ignore it? Cheer it? (as Trump would do!) Or do we flex the only leverage we have, the pocket book? Anyhow curious about your thoughts on the subject. Basically it is never, ever, ever good, when religion begins to rule Democratic politics, because it quickly moves with zealotry to use their power absolutely. Because when God is on your side, you have no need to compromise or even listen to those who do not follow your God. Sort of like Mark Meadows and the Wife of Clarence Thomas communicated about the attempted coup...

Or perhaps I've never been number 48 in line that day?🤮

Man... some of you must have dipped into some fucking strange ass pussy....

Daddy98: "Austin's not a great football town anymore not for college." Gotta be a troll. (I used to be that guy long ago) For Fucks sake, Austin is the best fucking town in all of the SEC. Period! You dumb mother fuckers. It's the one town that every single fan of every single SEC school wants to come and party in. It's the one they will all go home talking about how cool it is... And you dumb fucks are selling College Station...

Yeah the Summer has been brutal, I guess I am about to get this months bill. Thing is on autopay so while the price will be painful the emotional part will be less so. But yeah our unit runs basically all day unless we really run it up. I actually need to reroute a duct line from my master to the front of the house. As unit is unbalanced after we moved the unit into the attic. And then we moved the intake and the air in the back of the house gets more A?C cranking through there because of proximity to the return. I think it will be perfect once I add a smaller duct for the master and reroute the large duct to the front of the house that gets the least airflow. As far as the shutting down the vents, that not only doesn't work but promotes the growth of mold in the shut down vent's ductwork.

The sign made my mind jump back in time to either the 6 hour "American Experience" class or Pre-1865 art history, where I read about Jedediah "Strong" Smith journeyed across the American Wilderness. His real life was the inspiration of the bear attack you see on the movie screen where Leonardo Di Caprio gets mauled horrifically in "Revenant." Here is the description that was burned into my memory. After two weeks of rest, Smith resumed his duty as captain of the party. I might suggest that perhaps picking out some of the early explorers paths as perhaps a way to wander? A lot of the journeys are along Americas waterways, which the dogs will love. Here is a small map of his route, it's gonna take you off the beaten path for sure! here is a link to a site devoted to Smith's exploration- https://jedediahsmithsociety.org/home/interactive-maps/ But thanks for the pic, and reminding me of a historic American figure I admired for his amazing fortitude and simply unwillingness to give up.

My dog yelped and ran to the other room after I read that to her. Probably because I read to her who was traveling in the RV on this trip... 😉

Yeah but it stops with a fucking right hand turn in Baton Rouge when you are heading East. Has always been the dumbest fucking part of I-!0, a road that spans the nation.

First thing you do is buy a National Park Pass, so you have free admission to any of the National Parks. I am also immediately trying to put a loose itinerary together most likely centered around the ability to book reservations in National Parks. I am also immediately looking ahead to book in the Spring and Summer preferred RV spaces that fill up completely during the late Spring and all Summer. Pick something you like and use it as your guide! If you are a foodie, I might look for places visited on "Diners Drive Ins and Dives" to visit for example. Or Places where movies were shot or homes of actors if I was into entertainment. I might be looking at small music venues around the country as I like live music. Or the best dive bar in each state? Sounds like you most important criteria may be to find places that are dog friendly since you are gonna have two furry friends with you.

If you thought he was going to "win the election" before James Comey tossed a huge lifeline... you must have been talking to Roger Stone and Putin. 😉 History (assuming Trump does not win and end democracy and honest history in the US) will show that Russia did indeed have a large role in swinging the election to Trump. Jared Kushner post election poo-pooed the idea that " a few facebook ads" could influence the election. Then Trump put more money and more money as a percentage of election advertising into Facebook advertising. Trump of course pardoned his fellow treasonous co-conspirators in Stone and his campaign manager, Paul Manafort that gave Trump internal polling data to a Russian agent. Perhaps history will tell the true tale of Trump's treasonous actions. I think his seditious actions will be proven in court. But there is a high chance of dishonesty in the juror pool, that could produce jury nulification.

Had a bit of crab left over from the crab cakes with the trout. So I decided to take a little crab, mayo, creole seasoning stirred it up and piled it onto an avocado. Similar to a stuffed avocado you might get at a at a Tex-Mex place except not entirely beaded and deep fried. But for a use up the last of an ingredient for lunch, I thought it turned out pretty good. Tasty and super simple. I lazily just poured panko over the top and patted onto the crab. I should have simply taken a second and melted the butter and stirred it into some panko and then capped the crab with the buttered bread crumbs. Then the golden brown would have been consistent. Using some of the wife's Remoulde sauce... did not suck!

Guns don't kill people! Three year olds kill people! This sort of story sadly hits close to home. I would have cousin a couple years older but he was killed by a careless police officer. The officer left his gun on a coffee table and the young child picked it up. The officer walked in, and told my cousin to "drop it!" He did, and it discharged into his chest. Really did a number on my Aunt, and she and he husband divorced a couple years later. I never knew the story when I was young, but it's a sad one. Nothing happened to the officer. I hope he saw my cousin's face every single night...

Seems like the longer time goes on the more my saying seems to ring true. "Not all Republicans are racist. But most racists are Republican." I wonder what the real percentage is? You have so many Republicans who honestly believe they are not racist, when they are racist as hell. I have always found that ability to self-convince fascinating. It's as if the label is the bad thing, not the repeated actions.

All valid, but my statement is that commercial is often undertaxed, relative to the only true market value there is, sale price. A single sale does not completely alter the appraisal market because it could very well be an outlier. But what you tend to see over time is very large commercial sales, that indicate that the property has been grossly under-appraised in value. I simply state that the relief for commercial property is not on par with the need for homeowner relief. As the average homeowner doesn't (can't) annually employ attorneys and appraisers to reduce their property's taxable value. Homeowners also do not benefit from the non-disclosure of sales price, another benefit that class does not enjoy. While one sale does not make a market, a sale of a specific property indicates the value of that property at a point in time. IN my example $108 million sale when the value was pegged at $30 million less than the sales price for the coming year's appraisal. Whereas homeowners are taxed much, much closer to actual value, and often are taxed above value which is the case for a lot of folks after the crazy run up of 2021. Commercial is generally undertaxed. Especially the largest commercial properties. IF commercial property was taxed closer to actual value there would be a lot more money in the state coffers, and thus not as great a need to shift that under-taxation onto the backs of homeowners.

Another listless performance and the loss that we deserved last game. Cowell was not near the spark as a starter, as he was off the bench. So maybe fresh legs were a lot of that prior spark. Still like Ferreira in that he take the shot at the first touch possible. Like I said in a prior post that is why true strikers should endlessly practice half and full volleys, as those are often the only touches a striker may get near the goal. Anyhow disappointing to see the continual lack of urgency, especially when you so often see a quick equalizing goal, after falling behind. To me that shows the general lack of intensity. I will give them a little break on the back to back overtime games, but hell that's why you fucking come out with intensity! So you don't have to play 120 minutes listlessly to face penalty kicks. Crap effort.

So what is you thoughts on the appraised value of $78M after a $108M sale? I was wondering why you didn't address the most obvious and current valuation, instead focusing only on the faulty on? I think the answer is pretty obvious, because it is so easy to see the property being grossly undervalued. Or are you so silly to asert tht the leaseback provision has a value of roughly $30 million dollars? I will happily admit the $29 million is inaccurate and incomplete. But why the $30 million difference in a sale price and appraised value? You also assert the benefits of rich commercial property owners to appeal their values. Which is their right, and the fact that Texas specifically allows the shielding of values is specific to keeping the taxable values BELOW the actual values. Nothing more nothing less. But really Bluto, Explain the $30 million difference in appraised value vs actual value? This should be fun... 😉

Here is the first one I googled as I said in PM. 1000 Red River in Austin Teacher retirement system building. Sold for $108 million with it was appraised for $29 Million at the time of the sale. Even after the sale for $108 in October 2022, it is today only appraised at $78 million. So I feel pretty comfy with my assertion. Now the commercial market is trending downward, but still as a rule, grossly under-appraised in Texas, and thus relief is... well to get checks for politicians... not about fairness. https://stage.travis.prodigycad.com/property-detail/197025/2023 https://www.statesman.com/story/business/real-estate/2022/10/06/teacher-retirement-system-closes-on-sale-of-downtown-property/69541514007/ I'll also bet I can stack the shit out of these sorts of sales vs appraised value. But that would be redundant wouldn't it?

Ah... I forgot to check the... Irony box... sorry for your confusion! 😉 If you are correct what is your explanation for the huge gaps between sale and appraised value on most every large commercial property in Austin I have seen sold in like... 15 years? To save time, just show me 3 sales where your assertion is correct. Hell you will be lucky to find one...

So commercial property folks now get a 20% cap. Along with the wonderful gift of not having to disclose sale prices in Texas to keep their taxes low to begin with. Of course homeowners sale prices are nearly universally disclosed because of the MLS. When you see the Appraised values of commercial real estate when the prices are disclosed, the problem is NOT that commercial property owners need relief. They are already largely getting it by paying now where near the actual value of their holdings. And yes tax cuts are always good, and there is always a place in the education system to make additional cuts to pay for the tax cuts. This is just that on steroids, and of course we have shit teacher pay, and even shittier teacher retirement for our brave rural white leaders to hand their hats on! Ye Ha! Super cool how millionaires can buy a couple pregnant cows and avoid real estate taxes on their lavish compounds with an ag exemption. So that city folks can ship money to the rural areas of these holding of largess, to pay for that millionaire tax savings. Robin Hood, is just trying to rob the hood (cities) to pay for the lack of proper taxation where the rich are robbin' the tax accessor and school districts.

Glad it wasn't the Port A golf cart adorned with 4 Trump flags, with a very large occupant ranting something nonsensical. Though that too is the sound of freedom. Freedom to be stupid is still freedom! 😉

For the Republican Party of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,,, and beyond... stupid is the "new smart!" Hell, in weird way I admire Fox News for finding such gullible rubes...