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It's absolutely selfish. "I don't care what they do with the information" = "I don''t care if I hurt people so long as I accomplish what I wanted for myself".

My husband knew that is mom had a previous marriage. His two older siblings were from that marriage, but his father treated all four kids (the 2 from the previous marriage and the 2 from his marriage to my husband's mom) like they were his and life went on just fine. His mother died a few years ago. Now, my husband's sister decided late in life that she needed closure about her birth father and did the 23andMe thing. Of course, there other half siblings out there and more drama and unknown family twists that anyone knew. My husband told her that it was her quest not his, that he didn't need to know anything else. He had his family. She nevertheless chooses to tell him about her findings ("here is this information that you did not want...do with it what you will") She tells his brother too. It is now a big family drama, with most doing all they can to keep the new information from my husband's father who is old and not well. There is some chance he finds out and it will not be good. The whole family is fighting and not happy about any of this. It's all caused by the sister's selfish desire to not only find out this information but to share it with people who expressly said they did not want it. The next shoe will be when the "new" family reaches out to my husband's family because his sister gave them all the information about her side of the family. These things suck.

The ones in the US are not that great, but most are still better than being in the public areas. The ones abroad, particularly Asia, are better. Some include perks like nap rooms, massages, etc.

I get it. I was just naive about Eric.

I did not see this coming. How desperate are the old cronies to stop Griggs? A bunch of rich Republicans just sent out an endorsement letter and contribution solicitation for Eric Johnson, a progressive Democrat. Big Money Lines up for Johnson I sorta know Eric and his wife (hung out a bit years ago, now FB friends). He is a sharp, grounded, and very likable Ivy League guy. I have supported him. If it wasn't for Griggs, I would support him in this election too. His getting in bed with the Citizens Counsel is out of left field (at least for me) and troubling. From the D Story: With Eric's excellent campaign management and broad South Dallas support, this backing rockets him up, joining Griggs at the top of the leaderboard. If the support from the North Dallas, Park Cities, White Business Community holds up, we now have our two man race.

Enchirito success!

From above link. This is a total fail. The Enchirito was a Taco Bell staple in the 70's. Glad to know I can still go get one.

And the Jack Steak., a favorite of my youth.

Will they make one for you? I have tried without success. One reason is that they don't have the proprietary enchirito plate/bowl.

It was was also a 1985 (but a multi-vintage special blend) and very nice, with great fruit and very soft tannins. Long and elegant to drink. We started with it and just had some simple homemade focaccia with it before dinner.

Italian wine night last night. The '71 was amazing in that the nose was musky and dirty, but it tasted like candy, just fantastic. The '85 Col D'Oricia, just well rounded and lush, my other favorite. All were exceptional.

Billy Can Can is terrific, a great place for nice, upscale bar food before a show. The venison tartare and fried quail are winnners. Skip the fancy deviled eggs and smoked fish dip. The chairs and stools in the main room are very uncomfortable, though. Try to be seated in the back room / salon. Good choice.

Story says it's his step-sister who is a regular there. This looks like it's worth a road trip.

D and DMN are going after Griggs for some campaign contribution stuff. Looks like over the years he took a few contributions from kids (possibly shady, but not illegal) and some that aggregate to over the limit for adults (possibly illegal). He is correcting the reporting errors and returning money, but he clearly should have been better about that it. Am I wrong in thinking it's a common mistake that campaigns make and if it's only a handful of items in many reports over the years (not indicative of a trend or intent to manipulate) it's not a big deal? The reporting shows that other council members did the same thing, but they are not running for Mayor against the establishment. I have already one set of friends that are withdrawing their support of him at least for now.

The Charles is a glitzy big night out. She'll put on the Manolos for the seen and be seen crowd. The good news is that the food lives up to it. Sprezza is for a more intimate, simpler night out. She can meet you there after work in her Ann Taylor. But the food is also excellent and creative. You can't lose either way. It just depends on how you like to celebrate birthdays.

This. I have all the family I want and have no interest at all in finding a cousin in Iowa, much less getting in communication with him, much much less building a relationship with him. But, I know many folks that came from broken families, were adopted, had adopted parents, etc. or just had a f'd up family. They seem to be the ones that need more family. I get it.

Why would you want to do this? Getting up in the historic city center, with the church bells and walking out to go get your coffee as the ladies sweep the streets and ending up on your rooftop terrace in town overlooking the churches is what this is all about (for me). Could it be that much cheaper to be in a motel outside of town? Not being snarky; I don't know. Yes, that is what I meant to say. I was mistaken when I said Guanajuato. American flies to both Leon and Queretaro.

It's beautiful and fun in a "day without agenda kinda way". You wake up and start walking, find what will be your favorite coffee shop during your stay, keep walking, find galleries, stop for an awesome torta and beer, stop at the square and sit and watch the folks, find more art, go to rooftop deck of your place and pour yourself a drink on the honor system, get a massage on said deck, go to a nice dinner. Another day, maybe a cooking class if you want to have a defined thing to do. The gringo expat community has home tours to raise money for the local library. Or go to see the historic sites around Guanajuato if you really need to have major activity. It's been a few years since we were there, but when we went there was no real golf course, casino, or anything like that. If you demand planned activities, it's probably not for you. You can fly into Leon or Guanajuato and have a much shorter car ride. The weather is very nice. The comparison to Santa Fe is sorta valid, but San Miguel is authentic (the good and bad of that). The center city has a historical designation from the government (and it's a UNESCO world heritage site). There no stop lights or lit commercial signs at all. It makes Santa Fe look like a suburban mall with a theme. Certainly there are rich artsy types around, but also students from the city and eccentric ex pats.

I'm with you. I used to be able to change tires like a champ. No problem at all. But slowly, the jacks changed and suddenly I have no idea how to make it work. And my current car, that i have had since 2011, has no spare anyway, so it's no longer an issue except that I can't help friends or people in distress like I used to.

There will be lots of opinions on this topic. We took a trip in 2016 and loved it. Athens: 3 days, 2 night, including arrival. We loved it and thought it was way better than what we expected based on online comments (including on here and TOB). Great city to talk around, city cool historic stuff and eat. Santorini: Bucket list. It was like being in a movie, so beautiful. I recommend staying in one of the villages up from Fira. We stayed in Imerovigli and it was perfect. And, yeah, stay in a cave hotel overlooking the Caldera. It's why you are there. Oia is beautiful, but for us, it was really, really crowded and not as fun. Do a catamaran cruise at sunset. Walk the villages. It's really nice and I would go back in a hearbeat. Santorini is not really a place for kids, which was a plus for us. Crete: We liked Crete. If Santorini is where you want to visit, Crete is where I would prefer to live. Had a Mexico vibe to it, with the colors and friendliness of the people. We stayed on the East side in Elounda, overlooking spooky Spinalonga island. It was a resort that was much more family friendly, even if the beach was pebbles and rocks and the water was not nearly as nice as Santorini. There are beautiful sandy beaches in Crete, but we did not get to them. We did the Palace of Knosses as well and enjoyed it. The Herkalion airport is the worst shitshow airport (of any decent size city) that I have been to.

Schutze's Take on Dallas City Hall - Another solid piece about old school Dallas. And here is Philip Kingston's take on it (from his FB page) and the race for Mayor (TLDR: Only Griggs) This will be interesting.

So, much of this show is just about being smart. Picking the dish that will work under the circumstances. This episode highlighted that with a terribly conceived fake porchetta and a hot dumpling soup on a boat party. But, also in the picking of the teams. As soon as I heard what the challenge was and that Eddie could pick the teams, I sorta yelled at the TV: "Pick Kelsey!". Not only has she shown that she can cook, but she throws these sorts of parties for Southerners for a living. It is literally her thing. And she nailed it, party favors and all.

Best of luck to you Army....

This may be helpful: Guide to DFW Ramen Seems like Ramin is the new poke. Lucia sous chef Justin Holt has been doing ramen pop ups for the last couple of years. He is going full time with a brick & mortar ramen and yakatori place in Bishop Arts: Salaryman. Should be open soon.

Late surprise announcement by Erik Johnson stirs things up. He's a legit candidate with solid support in the South and has been able to raise money. Really raised his profile with the removal of the confederate plaque in the capitol. Can he run and do his work in the legislature at the same time?