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mycox

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  1. The Houston Press Article isn't online anymore. He walked from Highway 6 to Elgin with friend.
  2. Was in Guadalajara a couple of weeks ago and visited the Cascahuin distillery. You can find the plata 48 repisado pretty easily, but the extra anejo is hard to find. Worth the purchase at the distillery
  3. Poor road conditions driving 100 MPH. I walk this route many times late at night and there are some crazy ass drivers out there.
  4. I did that trip along with Denmark. It's been a few years years so I'm sure a lot has changed. You will really enjoy Tallin.
  5. That's some straight up Goodfellas shit
  6. mycox

    Houston BBQ

    Grant must have broiled Patricio Swayze's brisket or pissed in his beer. I have never seen someone so adamant about not going to a reputable BBQ place. I think he would rather eat at Goode BBQ than Pinkerton’s.
  7. I have visited 26 countries and I have been in some sketchy areas, but never felt I was in any danger. I can think of three times when I did something stupid. Mexico City: Walking around drunk at 4am. Police stop me and ask where I'm going. I tell them I'm lost - trying to find my AirBnb. They say the had complaints about someone roaming the neighborhood. They ask if I have drugs, and I say no. They empty my pockets and go through my wallet which had about 1100 pesos. They then say there will be a 1000 peso fine for not wearing a face mask (this was April last year at 4am with no one on the street). I talked them down to 700 pesos. This was all through Google translate. This was also after hooking up with a local so it was worth it. Medellin: The cable cars quit running because of lightning in the area. I knew better, but it was in the middle of the day so I start walking and wound up in the barrio. Got a lot of looks but never threatened. Still dumb and not a safe area. Barcelona: Not me, but my friend got his Rolex (dumb idea to wear while traveling) pickpocketed while taking a piss in an alley. He didn't even know it was stolen until he told me he was talking with a couple of guys while taking a piss. Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore are booked for May. Thailand and Malaysia will be solo. I'll be solo in Thailand and Malaysia and don't plan on spending any time in the red-light districts.
  8. You must not spend much time here https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/forum/2-football/
  9. Grab a drink at a Midtown bar and take the trian for $1.25. Free parking
  10. United has non-stop flights to Tokyo for $35k points each way. Economy seats, but not a bad deal and you can upgrade with cash.
  11. There was a half chapter dedicated to the Osuna fiasco as well. Luhnow was the only person int the organization that wanted the Osuna trade. He made that trade himself disregarding what others voted (again Crane had no clue). That was the moment Mike Fast decided to leave the Astros. He was planning on leaving anyway, but that was the last straw. It was also an internal HR disaster.
  12. Crane just gave free rein to Luhnow and was clueless what was going on. Everything started to collapse during the 2018 season. You can see Crane is more hands on now. One of the final chapters is about changing the way, but Jim Crane is no saint either.
  13. Winning Fixes Everything is actually a pretty good book. It's not just about the Astros cheating; he also gets into the Yankee, RedSox, and Dodgers cheating as well. It's been known around the league that the Astros had a toxic front office, screwed over players with bad contracts, and Luhnow being an unlikable guy. I doubt Springer was very interested in resigning with the Astros after the way Luhnow treated him. It's also a good book on how to not run a business if you want to keep people around and have a good reputation.
  14. I'm sure your tweet was justified, but I would like to know why you think blocking you was unconstitutional and above the law. Or did I miss the sarcasm
  15. And Presley doesn't? The king of leadoff walks and hits. I haven't looked up the stats but it seems like he always walked a batter and gave up a hit or two (excluding 2022 playoffs). Defense saved him game 5 World Series. Different mentality when you are a closer. I think he would throw stikes.
  16. McCullers needs to go to the bullpen in the closer role
  17. Just typical relationship bickering, and she wasn't someone that would let the small things go without reminding you about it over and over - all day. This was our first trip together that was longer than an extended weekend. I didn't realize it at the time, but everyone should go on at least a week long trip alone with your partner before deciding to get in a long term relationship. You learn a lot about each other.
  18. I spent a couple weeks in Bora Bora, Moorea, and Tahiti on my my honeymoon years back. Most beautiful place I have ever visited. The wife and I argued the entire trip and divorced 3 years later. That's all I have to add.
  19. mycox

    TexMex

    Just go to Laredo Taqueria on Washington Ave and then Truth BBQ - they are close by each other. Hit up a couple of Heights bars on the way home. The suggestions from Doobie also works for BBQ.
  20. I like to hang out with the common folk at a random airport bar and creep and the ladies
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