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South Austin

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  1. Agree with this. As I’m mentioned elsewhere, I got back to the gym shortly before 40, I’m now 50. The nonstop soreness did stop. You do need to work in some rest days, either a day of light cardio or nothing at all, and take a week off of lifting about every 10-12 weeks or so. And stretch before and after your workout. Also, what really tempered the soreness was moving from heavier weight maxing out in the 6-7 rep range to lighter weight in the 8-12 range, still lifting to failure, and being super focused on form. I started doing that in the mid-40s and found I had fewer injuries and lingering soreness.
  2. Nobody puts the Holy Spirit in the corner.
  3. So is this the Democrat’s fault or the Republican’s?
  4. You must have been super embarrassed when it bounced.
  5. Username checks out.
  6. Cubano is one of my favorite sammiches.
  7. They have dick-flavored koolaid in Norman?
  8. Going to Chicago in late April. Dinners booked at The Girl & The Goat, Avec River North, and Next. Been to the first, but not the others. Also seeing a show at Second City and taking an architectural river tour, which I've done before, but the wife hasn't. Managed to get a room at The Four Seasons for $425. Are the dogs at Devil Dawgs any good? Looks like an area chain.
  9. Hypothetically, what would be wrong with that?
  10. They’re just patriots showing their love.
  11. I used to shop at the Far West HEB when I lived in Northwest Hills, and the kosher deli there made kick-ass sandwiches. The egg salad slapped.
  12. If this dumb mother fucker had use of anything below the waist, he's the kind of Republican who'd be the first one to get a boner at a drag show.
  13. Keep Austin Fascist.
  14. I was drunk and starving when I bought one from the grab-and-go places under the stands at DKR a couple years ago. Ragrats.
  15. Wife and I went to Asheville for the first time last August, and we fell in love with the place. We talked about how it shot up to the Top 5 destinations of our retirement fantasy. Such a friendly community with great dining and breweries. I believe there's a separate thread for Ashville somewhere on Surly. We really want to go back, but I think it's going to be a while, because it may take a few years to rebuild from the hurricane devastation. From what I've heard, a lot of stuff in the central part of town is okay. But the "downslope" area just south of town near the river, including the River Arts District, has huge areas that were wiped out. See the before and after shots below.
  16. Hell yeah it is. My daughter passed on UCSB (not sure why), but got in to UC-Santa Cruz and UC-Davis, and actually got wait-listed at UCLA (sort of surprising because that was one of her "reach" schools. and knowing admissions criteria have gotten tougher she expected an outright denial). She also worked her ass off, was inside the top 5% had a strong SAT, but the UC schools didn't give her a dime, and I've heard plenty of other Texas parents say the same thing about their kiddos' UC application experiences. Say what you want about California, but the state university system takes good care of their own, and I think you need to be awesome at sports or find a cure for cancer if you're a nonresident looking for a tuition break. If my girl really wanted to go to one of the California schools, I'm sure I would've found a way to make it work. But I'm also glad she opted for Oregon, where they gave her a pretty generous scholarship. And she loves it there. Good luck to your daughter. Whatever path she choses, it's an exciting time for a parent.
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