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0.3 inches at my house, no hail, sorry ROFL.

Still, if it's just some normal everyday rain, instead of the typical monsoon, it'll be worth it.

SEC scheduling has always been wonky. As I recall, back before the expansion to 12 teams in 1991/92, there were years when LSU might only play 6 or 7 of the other 9 teams.

Dude you're crazy. There's self-reliance and then there's pure stubbornness. I lost two loquats to the various freezes, took 'em down with my chainsaw in about 20 seconds each, and taught my kids the valuable lesson of-- don't fuck around and find out with a chainsaw. That tool means business.

They have several good beers, for me their coffee milk stout is quite special.

Absolutely get it. There are some things I choose to do on my own, because for me they are easy and quick, and I also enjoy the DIY aspect of a lot of things. But there are also things I know how to do, that I still hire out. For example I no longer change my own oil because the time it takes me to do the work, and then dispose of the waste, isn't worth it. The shop can do it more efficiently than I can and I'm happy to spend the money and let them do so.

I think you'd have appreciated it. My dad was incredibly self-sufficient, and he DID force me to help him change the oil, the brakes, repair drywall, repair plumbing, and all of that other stuff. Naturally I was an ungrateful surly little shit of a child, but now, decades later, I really do appreciate it. Not only for the knowledge, but for the time I shared with my dad, that I didn't even realize was so meaningful. He was always extremely busy at work, so the times he took to slow down and repair something at home, were some of the rare times we got to spend a lot of time together.

Exactly, all of this. I was speaking to the nuance. The message is not simple.

Adrian Newey to Ferrari talk not going away... ... in my mind.

That's fine. There are 8 pages on this thread that you could read, where a lot of people have explained why they're excited about it. But you certainly don't have to be. Well it IS also a way for municipalities to give non-essential employees the day off, so they're not adding to the mayhem in the middle of those towns, if they don't want to be. And also, the Dripping Springs announcement mentioned being able to force a shut-down of road construction during the event, which is one way to help out potential traffic issues that might have been caused by road construction companies deciding to work that day, and foul up the roads whilst scores of thousands of extra cars are filtering through the area. Now they won't have the option. More resources, shut down non-essential worker commuting, etc. "Disaster" sounds melodramatic, but it's really just part of a reasonable plan to manage the event.

Very light rain in NW Travis

For the rice, no need to dice the onion, just cut one in half, put it face down in the skillet as you cook everything, and stir occasionally. This is how Abuelita in the Valley always did it.

Yeah their super power is Projection. It's weird, but that's the way of things.

I'll agree that times were better when THESE were found on every elementary school playground. Good luck trying to find one now...

To heck with RBR and Merc. It is now Ferrari's time to shine!

Or the better option, act like a fucking grownup and don't get in barfights.

Jerryworld is a terrible venue for a college football game. It's fine for NFL but it sucks the life out of college games. City of Dallas estimates the financial impact of TX-OU weekend as around $50M each year. It makes up the cost of renovations within a few years. And the State Fair gets a massive amount of its revenue on that weekend, the vendors would mostly fold without that one weekend, which means the fair itself would wither away and die.

My friend in NW Austin, off Oak Knoll, had his pool built in late 2020/2021. It's had cracking between the spa spillover and main pool since it was installed. Cody kept on sending crews out to just rebuild that bit. Now he has cracks all the way across the main pool. Insurance and attorneys are involved. This really sucks for all of you.

Well, it's my turn down this road. My daughter is a sophomore, she's taken the PSAT twice now, once in 9th and once in 10th. We did those with no prep, and she did pretty well, but now I want to start gearing her up for the PSAT that actually matters for NMSQ, the one next Fall in her junior year. She's a straight A+ student taking all honors/AP courses, and her weakness is definitely the test structure itself-- the timed aspect, the pressure-- basically, The Game. So I think she'll benefit quite a bit from a course or tutoring that stresses the mechanics of the test, the test-taking techniques and strategy, while also making sure she's got the the fundamentals of the questions themselves firmly under control. @HornOnTheBayou I know you've recommended the Khan course and Kaplan book, 6 years ago. Are you still in the same role? If so is that still your recommendation? Also curious about how things worked out for the offspring of @jimmyjazz and @chitwood ?

But would anyone actually bother to show up for Otho's funeral?

Wait, I thought we were STARTING WWIII, unless we could somehow get Texas to secede?

Make sure your band plays BOTH kinds. Yeah I was laughing. She was totally into him. I wonder how that bit of writing/direction was intended to work?

I went the first year and it was very crowded. Not as big as an F1 weekend but still quite busy. The rain all weekend was a drag but folks hung in pretty well. I talked to a lot of NASCAR die-hards that seemed to enjoy the weekend. As you say, it's a well-run event from the NASCAR side, so I guess I'm surprised that the attendance/interest fell off so fast.