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Mr. Drummond

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  1. Parque de Los Suenos was just down from our condo and we hung out there several times, we really enjoyed it. It also is one of the few restaurants open on the southside of the island after dark.
  2. My energy is great. On about day 4 of fasting the endorphins or whatever it is kick in and I'm pretty much giddy - My wife says my good mood is starting to get annoying. Now - i am not doing any serious workout stuff, but i work in the yard, walk/hike for a few hours etc with no issues
  3. Have lost another 20 since this update in mid-may. Should hit 199 by end of july. That will be 120 lbs in 5 months. Fasting has changed my life. I owe Bernard many topo chicos with lime.
  4. well fuck. quartz. I would like to blame auto-correct, but in reality, i'm just dumb.
  5. My guess is because they are 36mm and unless you have sub 7inch wrists it kind of looks funny. Also, some of the cheaper late 70s early 80s ones are quarts, so be aware of that.
  6. I bought my explorer 1 from Bob's. I would buy from them again no problem.
  7. Have yall not noticed that DK has kind of been a bitch for years?
  8. 20.38 pesos to a dollar as of this morning and i'm 151 days out
  9. Booked for Nov 3rd-8th. If exchange rate gets any better, they will be paying me to drink beer down there.
  10. taxis. For 60 bucks round trip a person we had transport from airport in a private van with beer and water, he handed us our ferry tickets, walked off of ferry to a lady holding a "mr drummond" sign, and she took us to condo... then back the same way to airport. I dont know if that is a good deal or not - but it was convenient as hell. and it was all arranged by the airbnb/condo person - we didnt do anything.
  11. Worked at a steak house in late 80s. Saturday night was prime rib night. Lady orders the prime rib. I serve it to her. customer "this isn't prime rib" young drummond "yes ma'am it is" customer " this isn't what i ordered" young drummond "you ordered the prime rib ma'am but what would you like" Customer " get your manager, this is not prime rib" Manager comes over to me after talking to this lady - she thought prime rib was top quality pork ribs. He gave her the prime rib for free, (we didnt have ribs) and i got zero tip.
  12. GdC was right below our condo - the kids went there a few times - 70 pesos is correct, you do have to rent the snorkeling stuff if you dont have your own, but it is cheap (3-5 bucks i think). also a little restaurant and bar-all i had there was a couple of beers, so can't vouch for the food. Not a huge variety of fish, but they are used to being fed there, so come right at you and is cool. Opens at 10.
  13. They are yours - just to be clear - tomorrow’s game is at 1:10pm.
  14. This is close enough to mine to call it mine.
  15. Anyone want my 2 tickets for tomorrow's day game? PM me and they are yours. Section 129 row 18.
  16. Youngest graduated high school last year in top 15% so no UT for her, but she capped in - made a 3.8 this year at UTSA and transferring into UT nursing tract in August. Neither daughter was able to get into UT right out of high school (oldest was/is an athlete and youngest cheer leader) and both in top 15% in hard asian high school in Sugar Land. Oldest graduated from UT with a 3.9 with two degrees in bio and psychology and starting her masters at Trinity in August in their Hospital Admin program. So if you have a high schooler, don't stress too much about where they go as a freshman - if they put in the work, they can get in and come out better than the auto qualifiers.
  17. Back on the fasting plan. I stopped for vacation in Isla - but only gained 5 - so pretty happy with it. Am already in day 3 of fasting, i will get all the vacation weight off by sunday. 50 more to get under 200 for the first time since 1999. I should be able to get there by end of august. Going to stick with fasting 6 days eating 1 until probably 220lbs. (should be first week of july give or take) then start incorporating an additional meal in the week. Eventually hoping to be able to maintain 200 by eating every other day or ideally OMAD. We shall see, i'm not sure i will ever be able to eat like a normal person again after being over 300 for so long.
  18. Back at work review. Kids said this was their favorite vacation ever. Hard to argue with them. This little island is great. We stayed at the Sotavento Condos just across from the Joint on the south side. Had a 2 story condo with two bedrooms and roof top deck with outdoor kitchen/grill. It was great. It was a quiet place and if you are going with the family or just prefer quiet and chill, i think a great laid back location. Plus it is a lot of fun to ride around in the golf cart along the ocean. However, If you are looking for late night bar hopping that Hidalgo st provides then it probably isn't the place for you. The south side pretty much closes up at 8pm. Food: South Side: Joint: Cool little bar with pretty good food. Breakfast special of 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage, potatoes and toast for 70 pesos was pretty good way to start day. Mar Bella: Great great seafood and views - fairly expensive for the island, but no more expensive than any decent place in Houston, Dallas, Austin. Casa de los Suenos - great views and really good food and drinks - best ceviche we had. We ate dinner there on saturday night, and sunday they remembered my daughters and let them use the paddleboards, and all snorkeling stuff for free. This place apparently is under new ownership/management and was really good. Central: Bastos Grill: The steak was as good as everyone has said. Wife had the steak and shrimp and said it was the best thing she had in her mouth all week. I can confirm. Mangos: Coconut french toast and breakfast quesadilla - bottomless coffee - all was very good. Oscars italian: it was just okay. Had to go here one night last minute because there was a wedding at Mar Bella. But kids liked their pasta. North Side: Rolandi's Pizzeria: Good pizza on Hildago Soggy Peso: just had margaritas - they were okay, strong but just okay. Dopi: Lobster tacos were great - everything was good Tuturreque 33: This is a beach club where you pay for food and drink and get the chair with umbrella. It was a great day on the beach. I had the best chilaquiles i have ever had here - we had breakfast and lunch and drank all day long for about 100 bucks for 6 of us. And i was with a bunch of women, so who knows how many banana or mango daiquiris they had. Stuff we did: snorkeled quite a bit, ate a lot, drove around, drank, laid around the condo pool, laid around the beach, the girls shopped. Looking at going back end of oct/beg of November. Felt perfectly safe the entire time there and all the locals seemed genuinely happy you are there spending money.
  19. Yes the forecast has looked bad. It has actually rained for about 3 hours total that affected us. One evening we watched Cancun get lots of rain while we sat in a chair and drank margaritas. Monday afternoon from about 1-3pm it rained but we had just gotten back from snorkeling, so I just drank on the condo covered balcony and read. Also - New Zealand chick never was topless again - I think some more kids are staying in complex now and she has been covered up since that first time. Playa Norte all day today so we will see what we see.
  20. Can report Drummond clan alive and well on the island. 8 pretty strong alcoholic drinks and 3 breakfast platters this morning at The Joint (right next to condo) for about 40 bucks. Topless New Zealand chick at pool - too obvious to take a pic but will work on it as they are staying for a few more days. And just to add on to the pay in pesos discussions - have been to 2 restaurants and another bar and it looks like about a 15% penalty to pay in USD.
  21. First - fuck Tilman Fertitta that can't be said enough. Game 1 - Rockets by 5 Game 2 - GS by 10 Game 3 - GS by 20 Game 4 - GS by 2 Game 5 - Rockets by 5 Game 6 - GS by 20
  22. T minus 3 days !!! Got my 18,700 pesos and I'm ready to go. Forecast is looking iffy, but hoping thats mostly tropical afternoon storms that come and go quickly. Either way - my condo has a roof top deck, so i will be getting drunk in the rain if so dictated by the gods.
  23. Any beach club recommendations - my wife booked us in a nice condo down south on the island, does anyone recommend any of the beach clubs where you pay a bit, has a resturant, bar and not too crowded vs the crowds on playa norte? Or should we blow that idea off completely.
  24. "I did stab him - but I overreacted," you don't say...
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