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    Wine

    I don’t disagree. But some of the syrahs over the years, especially the Pappa’s, have been other worldly.
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    Wine

    My semi-annual case of Carlisle came in yesterday. This offer was all Zins. Their Syrah and petite Syrah are very good. They also have a few whites that are interesting. Most of their wines are under $45. I encourage everyone to get on the list. This is about the only Cali wine I drink now.
  3. Sounds like you are new to spinning. If so, yes. But it will not take long to get really into it. Most of the classes are not insane.
  4. You could have a nice drinking game with Jenn Sherman. Take a drink every time she says fuck.
  5. I have the exact same crack in my valve. My irrigation guy says the part is on back order. I turned my water off at the valve and then bled the device. I was unable to turn the water off below that point hence the broken valve.
  6. This. I’ve had shitty bagels in NYC and very good bagels in Houston.
  7. Not hipster worthy, but this little thing (it’s much smaller than it looks) was a life saver last week on a gas stove when the power went out and coffee shops were closed. It really only makes about two double shots.
  8. Allen v. Farrow ep. 1 premiered yesterday. He is one weird dude.
  9. After 9 holes of golf I’m really enjoying a generous pour of Benchmark No.8 right now. Under $20 for a handle. Lots of good bourbon out there. After a shitty week things are looking up here in Houston. Hope everyone is safe and warm out there.
  10. I have a tankless water heater in the attic so after I turned off the water into the house I just turned on several hot and cold water spigots around the house until they ran dry.
  11. Enjoying a triple shot of WT 101 after a shitty week that’s ending on a hopeful note.
  12. I wrap too (below my cutoff valve) but I am team cut your fucking water off as close as you can to the city supply and then drain your pipes/water heater as best as you can. Before you do that fill your tubs with water to flush your toilets. I’ve been doing that for 30+ years at three homes and never had a problem. If a pipe does break it doesn’t pour water all over the house. And I posted way up thread about this, but dripping your water is a horrible idea. Firefighters couldn’t put out fires because, among other things, too many people are running their faucets.
  13. Houston is all good. There’s a mom and her 8 year old in basketball shorts sitting next to me at Smoothy Island on Woodway.
  14. Correct on the algae. And at current temps chlorine demand in general is very low. If chlorine gets a little low just add some regular bleach.
  15. Many here are suggesting to keep your water dripping all day/night to prevent your pipes from freezing. The “experts” used to tell us that would impair water pressure all over the city and instead to turn your water off and drain as much water as possible. Has something changed with the water system over the last 10-15 years?
  16. Judge Jerry Buchmeyer is up above having a good laugh. His always entertaining column in the Texas Bar Journal was the first thing I would read.
  17. ^^This was talked about a lot in the 70’s.
  18. Little known fact. When the nearby oil field came in Victoria had the most millionaires per capita than any place in the US.
  19. I made wings in the air fryer for the super bowl and for ease of preparation and very little mess they exceeded expectations. 25 min at 400 degrees then dumped in a bowl of Franks and melted butter. Very hard to beat for the small amount of effort involved.
  20. It will be unpopular here, but why is it bad customer service for a merchant to sell his inventory at fair market value?
  21. On TCM now. I love this movie. It was on cable a ton during my years at UT. Great movie and brings back a lot of memories.
  22. Search the internet for Alton Brown’s wing recipe. They are steamed, refrigerated and then baked. They are very good.
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