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  1. That looks amazing! Several years ago our Kroger was doing a remodel and cleared out their freezers and were marking items way low prior to relocating them. We picked up some duck breasts for an eye-brow raising low price. At first, the spouse was like, "what are you doing?" and then after I had taken them home and cooked them, he was like, "we have to go back and get more." Too late, alas, but at least I had squirreled away several more in the freezer. Cooked to just the right temp, it has wonderful flavor.

    Oh, and Party_Taco: great sandwich!

  2. So, I had asked this question prior to the thread back and forth regarding politics and after wading through several pages, I didn't see it answered: did the FBI/LEO ever state that he was alone, both in the drive from Plano to El Paso and at the location? I have no inclination to suspect that he had company and initial reports were confusing as to be expected.

    *I can't post in the (formerly called 'Cloak Room') so if this counts as political, sorry but in relation to the voter talk above: I had volunteers ringing our doorbell several times last go round because our house got tagged as 'super voters' since their records showed we vote in every election, including local ones. I always tell them to send the candidate and not the flunky or I'm not talking to them.

  3. With ours, it is (and has always been) situation dependent. When they were little,  we bought inexpensive clothes and shoes. As they got a little older, we bought good running shoes because the PE program at their school had a running program so we looked for something with good cushion and support. We also didn't let them wear flip flops to school. (I understand why some parents do this, so I'm not judging). As far as "good clothing," do you mean something made well, or something that all the other kids are wearing? We had ours earn money for anything that was beyond basic jeans and shirts. By that I mean, we might pay for Academy store brand shorts, but if they wanted Nike, Asics, etc then they had to pay for it. Ours haven't been too sensitive about what they wear other than following a trend or two. We have tried to pass along useful information about what makes something worth the money that is spent on it and not get too hooked on 'brands' and hopefully that will aid them when they are out working and paying for their own clothes, etc.

    If they are 12 and 14, then there is probably still some size changes in the future. Not as much for females, but our family are late bloomers, and my oldest (female) grew to over 5'5 the summer before 8th grade and kept growing taller into high school.

  4. Okay, so we got some rain at our house. Of course that was after I figured the 30-40% chance was no longer in play. Oh well. The lawn is looking pretty good. The chinch bug area seems to be contained but I'm watching it to see if I need to treat again.

     

    Now for a question for you plant people: When is "fall" here in central Texas?

    TL/DR: We are in the process of refining our landscape to accommodate our aging in place and I've been working on reducing the lawn part and creating some beds for perennial flowers, ornamental grasses, and small shrubs. The best time to do that is supposed to be 'fall.' I would like to still have a few areas for annuals for the time being and when looking at cool season annuals (for seeding) the resources say plant in fall. Well, Texas has no 'fall' as far as I can tell and we have lived here a while. Do they mean at the autumnal equinox or are they talking temperatures (which seem to be hot through December)? I would like to plant some snapdragon seeds as well as a few other species, but they are forecasting 100 degree weather and so I would expect that to burn up just about anything I put in the ground for the next few weeks. Any advice?

  5. 8 minutes ago, DougO said:

    I saw the cheetos sandwich offering inside a KFC recently. I don't know why it would exist there, other than the need to get some weird marketing buzz. Now, I have nothing against putting cheetos in a sandwich, which was cool when I was 8. But I don't believe it to be a combination that goes particularly well with fry chicken.

     

  6. Does anyone know if the shooter selected El Paso because of some Antifa thing that was *rumored(?) to be occurring there soon? Did the police say he acted alone?

     

     

    *I say rumored because I don't follow the conspiracy/end times people so I have no idea what Kool Aid they are drinking but I recall reading about a potential protest on a newsfeed somewhere. Why the conspiracy people think Antifa is the same as the Al Quaeda baffles me.

  7. 15 hours ago, TornACL said:

    Fuck yes. My first introduction to them was the movie Clash of the Titans. 

    I didn't even know they were a real thing until I saw one at about age 8 and I about shit my pajamas. 

    In conclusion, fuck scorpions. 

    I dunno, in that movie it was a toss up between the scorpions and the Medusa head snakes. Creeped me out.

    We live in the burbs and so not too many scorpions and the possums tend to move along pretty quickly, but yeah, cockroaches are nasty.

  8. 8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    WTF?  You can't argue self-defense when you fucking launched an unprovoked attack on ME.  Seriously, WTF?

    Random fucks start shooting at me in a parking lot -- you're goddamned right I speed like hell to GTFO and maybe hit some of them in the process.  They can't use THAT as an excuse of self-defense for their next round of blasting at me.

    There has to be a shitload more to this story.  There has to be.

    If there isn't, is it possible to hire one of the Surly lawyers pre-emptively? There are several country club PTO moms I've had some run-ins with when volunteering and if some of them got taken care of while they are driving to the Wine Sip and Shop, we might be able to get some stuff done on behalf of the students. NTIWKAAT.

     

    Too soon?

  9. Folks have already cited a lot of the main sights and experiences so I won't rehash all of those except that I second the gardens at Blarney, those are always a fave. Also the Killarney area that was mentioned. There is a living history farm near there; it's a bit touristy, but depending upon the age of the young folks, it is a nice step back in time. I can't recall the name--Muckross maybe?

    Some of the other sights in Dublin that are worth a look see if you have time are Trinity College-the library is cool, but I am a library geek. St Stephen's Green is a good place to unwind and take some time to relax. I think Tesco has closed some of their delis, but if you find a shop you can buy a little lunch and have a picnic. There is a fish and chip shop we really liked near the river that was not tourist stop but I will have to ask my spouse because I can't recall the name. After my mother passed away, we haven't returned so this has been several years ago.

    Northern Ireland is often overlooked in favor of the usual southern sights to see, but Derry and Belfast have a lot of history (mild understatement) and the Giants Causeway is a nice walk. There are a lot of castles and places to walk around and quite a few ruins there as well.

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  10. 15 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

    ???  I’m not doubting this has happened, but please post a video of the “many” scenarios where this has happened, period, and then things go south from there. 

    If you are pulled over for a traffic violation and are respectful, a cop isn’t going to tell you to keep your hands visible. If he does, then immediately follows it up with let me see your license, you explain what you are going to do, and then offer to get out of the car. 

    Any human is going to have his or her license in a hidden spot - a wallet in the back of his pocket or in her purse. 

    I believe you’ve erected a straw man. 

    Perhaps I have; I would expect I would try and follow whatever instructions make the most immediate sense but that is the point I was trying to make. The more capable officers do not seem to let their adrenalin get the better of their communication skills whereas others IMO have difficulty. You can bet if I am sitting there pulled over that my adrenalin will likewise be high as (for me) being pulled over is rare. But, in my mind I am not a criminal and whatever action I take will be as a result of the officer either clearly communicating what I am to do, or my attempting to understand what I am to do. Shouting in rapid succession, or multiple officers compounds the communication problem. While some of the citizens were not innocent in these interactions, it is the officer who is supposed to be trained to perform the traffic stop not the citizen.

    If the officer assumes everyone is a criminal and a threat first, then perhaps that influences the interaction. I am never going to assume I know what an officer is thinking.

     

    (Apologies for the late response, but I see others referenced some of the videos to which I was referring. Thank you.)

  11. What is the deal with officers yelling simultaneous instructions? I have yet to figure out what one is supposed to say or do when they are yelling at you to "put your hands where they can see them" followed by "let me see your license." most men I know keep their license in their wallet, which for my husband would be in his pocket while I keep mine in my purse. If someone has their hands on the dash or out the window, then at some point they have to reach to comply and then in many of the scenarios that is when things go south.

  12. On 7/26/2019 at 12:34 PM, Parliament said:

    For me it was Critters Lounge in Lincoln, NE.  We were down there for a football game and our hotel shared a parking lot.  Full of people who had LONG given up on achieving anything in life, even consistent happiness.  So they all went there straight from their job at the tire place, mobile home dealership or wherever.  And drank Keystone Light until close and then drove their 1998 Chevy Malibu back to the double wide.

    That particular night they had a $5 "buffet."  A sheet of plastic was tossed over the pool table, and a table cloth over that.  The cuisine consisted of salad from a bag, hotdogs from a crock pot and chili.  I think it was supposed to be chili.  Kinda tasted like it?  None of the booze hags came over and rubbed my leg (maybe because of my Ohio State jersey?) but they stared at me all night.  Scary.

    I don't know if Harry's Wonder Bar is still open, but that was where the cool kids went a long long time ago. That or the Brass Rail. I've forgotten a lot of the others but never heard of Critters.

  13. 1 hour ago, HouTex said:

    This right here.  Our kids--when they were little dumbasses-- would throw away the spoons with their cup of yogurt, fruit or whatever.  Before we noticed it we had like 6 spoons left of 16 place settings.

    Haha, no, we have kids albeit they are older now. When they were little, though, we had children's table ware for them from grandparents/shower gift. As they grew and were learning how to help with the dishes, they were fairly supervised so they learned how to scrape or rinse off what they used and place it by the sink/dishwasher. We don't have as large a setting as you, so it would have been noticed pretty quickly if we were missing items. In the early years before we bought a house, we didn't have a dishwasher, so I was washing dishes frequently. It's one thing I do like about a kitchen with a window by the sink: it makes washing the dishes much more pleasant.

     

    But, back to trivial things that make me surly: why is it that some pens get those little ink blobs that you don't notice until you've dragged your hand through them?

  14. I see your point as well, but that is part of the difficulty and dilemma that the state of Texas faces. Is the student from the valley attending a high school that is the same as the student from Highland Park? Should that matter? (rhetorical)

    If UT is pulling top 6%, then how many students actually enroll that are from the demographic that scores below average on the SAT? Many students from far west Texas who score in the top 10% (or top 6%) may choose to attend a closer state school, especially where the cost is substantially lower. IIRC, the Gates Foundation was assisting some students from the Valley in that endeavor if they met certain requirements.

    The issue our family had was our children getting super stressed out about it, when we didn't particularly have a preference for schools. It's really about getting a good fit for the student and what they wish to study without incurring too much debt. Our oldest went to a state school where tuition was covered and is now in grad school in California. The next in line is probably doing something similar. There are a number of parents at our hs that really stress a particular school and are willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that. That is their family and their business.

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