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I think it's part of a larger discussion of small-town malaise. Cost is obviously a big part of it. Canned and frozen stuff last a lot longer than fresh, leading to less food waste. Pre-formed and pre-packaged is easier, meaning you probably need less kitchen staff. But at the same time, fresh shit can be sourced cheaply if you put in a little work. I mean, ok--it's significantly more work than just calling Sysco. But still, in a rural area it shouldn't be that hard to source fresh meat and produce from local providers. And yeah--pounding out the CFS yourself rather than buying the shitty pre-formed things takes a bit of time. But is it really that much more work? The real problem is a complete absence of pride in the product. And that lack of pride probably derives in large part to the issue you identify--your customer base wouldn't appreciate it even if you did put in the extra work. They're happy with Sonic and Subway. So why put together a decent meal if you're not going to be rewarded for it? Thirty years ago, if I were to drive from Austin to Marshall or to Wichita Falls or to Marfa, there'd probably be a half-dozen places in random little towns that you'd really look forward to stopping at. And virtually every little town would have a place that would be at least worth a stop. Today--not a one. Genuinely, not one. I mean, maybe Perini Ranch is on the way to Wichita Falls. I don't know. But other than that, Brisket's right--the local Mexican place is the only place you ought to consider eating in small-town Texas.
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Friendly amendment accepted.
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Bill Brasky knows what's up. This is a weird thing in Northeast Texas, and it's absolutely fucking awful. I once had a hearing in Gilmer, and @Brisketexan told me to go to Gilmer's after my hearing and grab some hot links for lunch. I think I finished two before deciding I'd prefer just to drive through a McDonald's off I-30 on my way back to Dallas. I only just made it to I-30 before I had to have the most unholy out-both-ends experience of my life. That poor McDonald's bathroom. Fucking never again.* But that raises a bigger issue: food in small or medium-sized Texas towns sucks ass. Perhaps there was a time when there were restaurants in small towns that used fresh ingredients that were locally sourced in traditional recipes to come up with some fantastic shit. But those days are in the past. Now, it's much cheaper/easier to used canned or frozen ingredients, and everyone in small-town restaurants does. And absolutely none of the recipes are any good when you use inferior ingredients. It has to be noted, too, that our palettes have changed. Stuff that we thought was good 40 years ago now seems bland, uninteresting, and mundane. It's even worse when you use canned green beans rather than fresh, or when you use pre-formed frozen hamburger patties. But that's all you're going to get outside the major metropolitan areas. * Speaking here both of eating Pittsburg hot links and of taking Brisket's advise on eateries.
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I love you, Seggy!
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That was pretty textbook interference. The Colorado player had Harley lined up the whole way and moved to block him off.
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
Ghost of LL replied to Aqua Buddha's topic in Daily Texan
I'll agree with the characterization of "weasel words." There was some ambiguity in his statements. I think it mostly fell down along the lines of being gay isn't a sin, but sex outside marriage is a sin (both heterosexual and homosexual). But he also pointed out that surrounding facts and circumstances may lessen the culpability for sinful behavior, even to the point of zero. So if you're in a homosexual union that has been blessed by the Church, does that lessen your culpability for having sex within that union to the point of zero? He left that pretty vague, but implied that that might be the case. So who the fuck knows? Cardinal Pizzaballa is probably one of the frontrunners at the conclave. No joke. -
Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
Ghost of LL replied to Aqua Buddha's topic in Daily Texan
He did more than try. He made major changes, including: Reversed the Church's position on the death penalty; Held that it is no sin to be gay; Permitted clergy to bless same-sex unions; Made it easier for divorced couples to get an annulment; Enabled women who have had an abortion to get absolution. And you can say that those things are overdue and not enough, and I'd agree. But I'd also observe that it's a big organization with a lot of members in Africa and Latin America that don't agree with the changes he did make. So those things are pretty monumental. And the biggest thing he did--he appointed more than two-thirds of the College of Cardinals. That's who's going to appoint his successor. And it's disproportionately people who have agreed with his outlook.- 192 replies
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
Ghost of LL replied to Aqua Buddha's topic in Daily Texan
JD Vance killed the Pope? -
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Ha--as if the private schools aren't just going to increase their tuition rates by $10K.
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I don't give a fuck what the Republicans will or will not ignore. The man was here legally. He was in the country every bit as legally as I am here or you are here. The laws of the United States of America say he was here legally. If we want to ignore the laws of the United States of America and say that he can be sent to a Salvadoran concentration camp for . . . reasons, then nobody else who is here legally is safe. Not you. Not me. I don't give a fuck what the Republicans say. That's the facts, Jack. And we need to quit worrying about what Republicans will say or what their brainwashed Nazi supporters will say. The question is on the table: will we be a nation of laws? Or will we be an autocracy in which everyone must live in fear of a knock on the door in the middle of the night by men coming to take you to the camps? Is this the United States of America? Or is this the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany? The question is on the table. And I don't give a fuck what Republicans have to say about it.
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You know--as a GenXer born less than 30 years after the end of World War II, it's just wild that I'm going to live long enough to have to decide whether to flee to Germany to escape a Nazi regime and the threat of imprisonment in a concentration camp.
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Thank you for your service.
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I'm just here to point out that Professor Vladeck's wife is really fucking cute and would totally fucking get it. Of course, she's apparently into really smart guys, which kinda impairs my chances. But still, . . . .
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Yes and no. It won't have the convenience of the IC Card. You can acquire a physical IC Card at the train station and at a lot of convenience stores. And I think that is preferable to a 3-day pass both (1) because the IC Card can be used for other things as outlined above and (2) I wouldn't exactly guarantee that the 3-day pass would be good on all lines. As YChang alludes, the Tokyo Metro system isn't a single system. It's a series of different railroad companies. If you're familiar with the history of the London Underground, it's akin to what that was like before TfL consolidated everything. So for one thing, it makes the Metro map really confusing (though actually it's not that hard once you are on the ground and get used to it). But for another thing, they all have different fare regimes. An IC Card will work for any of the operators. But I'm not sure about a day pass.
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Shit--I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier. We did the eVisa, and it makes immigration check an absolute breeze on arrival. I would strongly recommend it. Just from the looks of the line, I suspect it probably saved us an hour on arrival. On the Metro tickets, on your iPhone, go to "Wallet" and hit the + on the top right corner. Then go to "Transit Card" and scroll down to Japan. You should get any one of Pasmo or Suica or Icoca. It doesn't really matter. Suica is put out by one of the Tokyo metro companies; Pasmo by one in Osaka. But they're both good on any Metro system nationwide. You fill them up with some $$ on the front end. Then you just tap your phone at the entry and exit of the Metro. That's it--super easy. One other nice thing is that these IC cards (e.g., Suica and Pasmo) aren't just used at the Metro. Every vending machine takes them. So does 7-11. I think taxis do, too. So you just use your IC card on your iPhone kind like you would a pre-paid Apple Pay account for a lot of stuff.
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That was exactly my review. It's an awful movie. And I really enjoyed it. La-la-la-lava; Chi-chi-chi-chicken; Steve's Lava Chicken, Yeah it's tasty as hell.
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There's also a potential finding of a violation of the 5th and 14th Amendments, which could be used in a subsequent Section 1983 lawsuit against Noem and Trump personally.
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Texas Baseball 2025 - The Schwining tradition starts here...
Ghost of LL replied to petscii's topic in Baseball
Honestly--I don't know. It's driving me fucking insane. -
Guess what, my meth-addled, cum-guzzling-for-remuneration Iranian friend @Macklemore--they're coming for you. Seriously, dude--they're coming for you.
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Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
Ghost of LL replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
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One day, the Longhorns will lose a series in SEC play.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Ghost of LL replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
The hardest hit was Asheville, which is the only blue county in the region.
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