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  1. 25 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    I definitely didn't get that vibe out of No Reservations and Parts Unknown.  Huge fan of both shows.

    I never saw either, but I read Kitchen Confidential and one of his cookbooks, and thought he came off as a dick at times in both.  But as we found out, he was a tortured soul who battled depression and substance abuse.

  2. On ‎6‎/‎15‎/‎2020 at 4:00 PM, Gourmand said:

     

    This gave me a chuckle.  My 9-year-old son and I are fans of Guy Fieri, and my kid loves DDD and Guy's Grocery Games.  I probably agree more with Anthony Bourdain's food opinions, but he always seemed like a bit of a dick, and while Guy can be obnoxious, he's a genuinely good dude.

  3. 16 minutes ago, AustinMT said:

    Canceled the France/Italy trip in April/early May.  Driving to Angel Fire for 8 nights next week (rented a house in the hills) and have a week trip planned to Destin in August.  NM will be fine, as everything is pretty remote, and we are limiting stops to gas/bathroom breaks.   More concerned about Destin, as I’m guessing it will be crowded.  We are staying at a house there as well, so at least not in a condo building.

    Some friends just returned from Rosemary Beach.  Contrary to what they heard before getting there, the grocery stores were reasonably stocked, and a lot of the restaurants were open, though many had spilled tables out into the sidewalks and pedestrian streets in some attempt to socially distance the tables.  Also, families could only reserve one shift at the beach per day, AM or PM.  Services that would put out chairs and umbrellas for you are no longer operating.  Community pools were reservation only.  Destin might be a different landscape. 

  4. 5 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

    Abbott's logic is idiotic.

    "Oh the reason we have had an increase is either because we tested more prisoners, we tested more assisted living centers, some county turned in a bunch of tests all at once......etc"

    WTF ??? They are all CASES dumbass.

    They count no matter who or where or when you test.

    Fucking aggy logic.

    I'm the last one to ever defend Greg Abbott, especially for his shitty opinions on BBQ.  But I do think the context behind the numbers matters because they inform reactive behavior. 

    If it's possible to accurately answer these questions with reliable data, I do think it's important to ask in response to the increased numbers of cases:  How many of these are requiring hospitalizations, and how long are those hospital stays?  How many of these cases are the olds, in assisted living centers, or in prisons?  How many were among the masses who gathered in large numbers on Memorial Day not giving two fucks about possible transmission?  How many of those were among the thousands in continuous protests to support the BLM movement?  How many of those are among the "muh rights" folks who refuse to wear masks when they go to HEB, Lowes, etc., or routinely gather with folks out of the household for indoor graduation parties or other social gatherings?  I understand it may be difficult to get reliable data in response to the latter questions.   

    I ask those questions because an overreaction to the numbers without context might cause otherwise responsible people to go back to living like hermits, reverting to curbside-only grocery shopping, and abandoning even responsible socially-distanced gatherings with family and friends or supervised outdoor playdates for their kids.  Or, it might fuel the folks who feel like it's their mission to shame such behavior.  And it may lead to a call to return to more restrictive measures for restaurants, retail, and other businesses, though I think that regardless of the numbers it's too hard to put that genie back in the bottle at this point.   

    Just my humble two cents, and I post this as someone who is on the more cautious side of the spectrum, continuing to wear my mask while in public and limiting my social gatherings to a few friends in outdoor, distanced and BYOB settings.     

  5. This past weekend I went to my first restaurant and bar since early March. Saturday brunch at Tillery and Sunday pints at Woodrow’s on Burnet. Both were outdoors, and staff at both places wore masks. The tables at Tillery were about 10 feet apart. Woodrow’s wouldn’t let us come on site without a temperature reading, and we were at least 6 feet from other patrons.

    I have to admit it felt so fucking good to finally experience a semblance of normalcy after being confined to my house for most of my walking minutes for the past three months. But with the number of Travis County cases and hospitalizations increasing, I’m also concerned it’s that kind of behavior contributing to the rise. I was considering a return to Woodrow’s later in the week, but am rethinking that now.

  6. 22 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Nah, they stole it before we did.  Really, we stole it from thieves, and no honor among thieves and all that.

    Hedley Lamarr : If you will just sign this, Governor. Right here.

    Governor Lepetomane : Yes, yes. What the hell is it?

    Hedley Lamarr : Well, under the provisions of this bill, we would snatch two hundred thousand acres of Indian land, which we have deemed unsuitable for their use at this time. They're such children.

    Governor Lepetomane : Two hundred thousand acres? Two hundred thousand acres? What'll it cost, man, what'll it cost?

    Hedley Lamarr : [brings out a carton of paddleballs]  A box of these.

    Governor Lepetomane : Are you crazy? They'll never go for it. And then again they might. Those little red devils... they love toys!

  7. 22 hours ago, huge said:

    So all wealth was built on stolen land. 

    Hedley Lamarr : Wait a minute... there might be legal precedent. Of course! Land-snatching!

    [grabs a law book] 

    Hedley Lamarr : Land, land... "Land: see Snatch."

    [flips back several pages] 

    Hedley Lamarr : Ah, Haley vs. United States. Haley: 7, United States: nothing. You see, it can be done!

  8. On ‎6‎/‎10‎/‎2020 at 11:34 AM, ztejas said:

     

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    As big of a Springsteen fan as I am (avatar checks out), classic rock stations made the song Born to Run unlistenable to me, even years after tuning out traditional and satellite radio. 

    But this is still a fantastic front-to-back album.  And the vastly underrated and quietly understated Meeting Across the River followed by the epic of Jungleland, which has the best saxophone solos in the history of rock-and-roll (say otherwise and I will cut you), is one of the better album endings of all time, in my very humble opinion.

  9. On ‎6‎/‎3‎/‎2020 at 5:53 PM, Augustus said:

    Just read through the whole thread, and the funniest part of the whole deal to me is that, among the compensations for the murderer, the attorney would "help him leave town" afterward.

    After about the fourth time I read that, I couldn't stop laughing.

    As if he'd need a bunch of foreign currency and and some perfect-quality fake passports, and a modern day underground railroad.

    "Listen man, I'll buy the gun and I'll pop the dude, no problem.  But how the fuck am I ever gonna get out of this town afterward?  Have  you even thought of that?"

    Maybe the hitman was hodophobic.

  10. 7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Well, I've been watching a spontaneous uprising of We the People, raising their voices to the government, seeking redress of their grievances.  I've seen millions of people, young and old, of multiple races, working towards a common goal.  I think THAT is beautiful.

    Agreed. 

    Opportunistic looters and vandals who don't give a shit about social justice?  Yeah, not so beautiful. 

    But I don't let that take away from the greater good of American citizens banding together to express their anger, frustration, sadness, and demand for social and political change.   

  11. 11 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    As to the "why?", it's pretty well explained that they're trying to keep the new hospital admissions below 20 per day.

    I get that.  But extending a prohibition against out-of-household social gatherings indoors or outdoors of groups of any number, even groups of less than 10, for another several more weeks by the force of a municipal order -- even if its validity is debatable with an argument that it's overridden by the Governor's order -- is going to further beat down so many folks -- who are by and large acting responsibly during this pandemic -- dying for some real life social interaction.

  12. 34 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    At this afternoon's press conference for Austin/Travis County, they said they are likely going to have to extend stay-at-home orders and mask orders past June 15th.

    Why?  People are all over Austin restaurants and retail stores without face masks, folks are still protesting without social distancing, graduation parties are continuing, more workplaces are opening -- all this with nobody enforcing the stay-at-home orders and masking directives.  What good does extending those restrictions do? 

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