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Ollie Slatt

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  1. He definitely did not owe a full 10%.  The caddie should have taken the $15k.  Using the media to try to shame Kuch into giving more money is a BS move.  

    Kuch should have thrown in more than an extra $1k from the get go, but the $50k the guy is asking for is excessive.  IMO, Kuch's biggest mistake may be this quote: “For a guy who makes $200 a day, a $5,000 week is a really big week.”  It implies he was right to pay him less because the guy is poor.  Now, even if Kuch was in the right, he still looks like an asshole.  

  2. The Senate just passed a real nice conservation bill (S. 47) that was the result of productive bipartisan negotiations.  It does important things like fund the land and water conservation fund and block resource extraction efforts too close to national parks.  It passed 92-8 with only a few real shitheads voting against it.  Guess who was one of those shitheads? 

    Zodiac was joined in his no vote by such quality individuals as Mike Lee, R. Paul and both Oklahoma senators.  

  3. On 2/11/2019 at 12:07 AM, Prepuce of Doom said:

    Thread. 

     

    I was scrolling through the comments thinking "its a shame these folks don't know about Gervinho" . . . and then BAM there he was.  Clearly the hairline GOAT. 

  4. I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but while browsing Redfin I came across this house:   https://www.redfin.com/TX/Austin/1306-Elton-Ln-78703/home/31225939

    Its as if someone invented a time machine and sent Mitch Cumstein's wife back in time to 1967 with some good drugs and an unlimited decorating budget.   

    I dig it.  Unfortunately, I am sure the new owners will have a very different vision for the house/lot. 

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  5. 57 minutes ago, Cajun said:

    Valentina's is good, but it ain't that good.

    The brisket up at Wm Cannon WFs is better.

    Yep, I said it.

    You don't go there for the brisket.  They may have the best tacos in Austin. 

  6. 13 hours ago, Grandioso said:

    When I was at the LSD Tour (Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakum), I got on wikipedia and did some statistical checks:

    Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakum have a combined 49 grammy nominations and 8 grammy wins.

    Taylor Swift has 10 grammy wins.

     

    Taylor Swift is basically just the device through which the talent of 100 writers, producers, musicians, sound engineers, etc. is delivered. It's like someone giving out an award for the world's fastest jet and handing it to the dude who painted it. 

     

    Also, Grammys don't mean shit. But I am glad they are expanding the Americana & regional genre awards.

    I agree with the sentiment to some extent.  But these are not the best examples.

    There are a whole lot of TS songs where she has the sole writing credit, including a lot of big hits.   And you could strip all the production out of some of those songs and IMO make them much better (see the Allison Krause and Vince Gill version of "Red" from the CMAs for proof of this).  The girl is a real talent and would have succeeded with other producers, co-writers, etc. 

    Also have to point out that a large number of the "real" artists we all love from the last 5 years all work with the same producer (Dave Cobb).  That includes Isbell, Brandi Carlisle, and Sturgill (on the better of his albums). So it is not like flashy artists like TS are the only ones benefiting from talented producers who make their work better.   

    As for Lucinda, she won grammys for Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and for Passionate Kisses. What else has she done that is particularly worthy of recognition.     Steve and Dwight probably should have won more than they have, but both are hurt by the fact that by far their best work was on debut albums when nobody knew who they were. 

  7. When the weather warms up, you should start taking your kids fishing in some of the local creeks.  Onion Creek, Bull Creek, the San Gabriel, Brushy Creek . . . all have decent fishing.  Once you figure out what you are doing through some repetition, you wont get skunked, and exploring the creeks looking for new fishing holes is half the fun anyway.  My kids are younger but they love it -- I bring good snacks and act like anything they catch is a trophy (even tiny sunfish).  

  8. I was just about to guess Tommasos.  It would be hard to think of a more stereotypical classic Italian restaurant than that.  

    For the really good Italian food in SF, you generally have to get outside of North Beach and go somewhere like Flour+Water (the Mission) or A16 (the Marina).  However, the North Beach places are still fun if you like the kitschy old-school Italian-vibe (pictures of Sinartra, red and white tablecloths, candles in Chianti bottles, etc.) Of those places, my favorites are probably Tommasos and Firenze by Night (which has great gnocchi)       

  9. Interesting thread.  I am actually in the process of looking at houses zoned to Doss because I have young kids and am under the impression the Doss - Murchison - Anderson track is about the best option in AISD.  I have no interest in moving further out of central Austin or dealing with the privilege/entitlement issues in Eanes.   Is there really a cause for concern with Anderson, or are people on this thread being dramatic? 

    The one issue I have with Northwest Hills is that housing falls into two categories: single-family homes in the $750k-1.5M range; and run down apartments.  It seems like the divide between have and have not could be pretty obvious in that setting and create some interesting social dynamics among kids.       

  10. Anybody know when the new Tatsu-ya place is opening on Burnet next to the TacoDeli?   It seems like it has been rumored for almost a year, but I have not heard anything about an opening date.  

    I know this is a thread about Anderson, but its the same general area. 

  11. East Side Cafe is closing at the end of the month.  Not many restaurants in Austin that I would be truly upset if they closed, but this is one of them.   I have been going there for 15+ years, and that buttermilk pie is one of the best food items in the city.   

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  12. 16 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

    For me, it's a matter of preference + I only need to lose 20 lbs max, so it won't be a long term lifestyle change.

    I actually don't mind feeling like crap if I can eat.  60 hours in and I've yet to feel any neg effects other than some insomnia last night.

    Plan is to get below 200 then make slight lifestyle changes in diet and exercise, to stay under.

    This was basically my thinking with Keto first time around.  I dropped 35 pounds over 5-6 months and then started reintroducing some carbs into the diet.  The problem was that I had grown accustomed to eating a lot of high fat food, and when you add carbs back it is a recipe for fast weight gain.  I gained everything back over the course of a year.  Now in round 2 of keto and this time will do a lot more thinking about my exist plan and what a post-keto diet should look like.  

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