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abuelo gringo

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  1. For Ricky Gervais fans, he and Stephen Merchant have one on Amazon called Life's Too Short. Centered around British dwarf Warwick Davis, but has a real Gervais sense of humor to it. Unfortunately, only seven thirty minute episodes.
  2. Netflix has a great documentary on Miles called Birth of the Cool. Check it out.
  3. Wonderful version of Autumn Leaves. One of my favorite albums.
  4. Just watched the documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. Well done. I was more a fan of the Sketches in Spain to Quiet Nights era, and I didn't care as much for Bitches Brew onward, so I learned a lot about him in those days. I had turned my interest more to Folk, Rock, and Country by that time, so I didn't pay much attention to his music anymore. Also love the Birth of the Cool sessions.
  5. The story was well reported on TV and in the paper for those of us adults in Austin at the time. The crime of this is the unevenness of justice for Christian and young people of color (or poor whites) of the same age who paid much more severely for lesser or the same crimes. Tried "as an adult." Texas and America still shows no shame over the way the system has been stacked for wealth and white privilege. Maybe Christian was treated right. But we KKK'd a lot of other youth. Free Lee Otis. (not a juvenile)
  6. We like the Liberty Creek Cabernet Sauvignon we buy at HEB. $6.95 or so for 1.5 L. Artificial corks, but not screw caps.
  7. Charles Maund Toyota went from bad to worse. I kinda liked Ara Celi in his ads and could barely tolerate old Randy Knaps. At least you could laugh at him. The new, younger girl who replaced him is almost as detestable as Emily Giangreco on KVUE sports.
  8. I don't know why they call them "heirloom", but we've found they're one of the best reasonably priced small oranges. Probably just a marketing description, but we buy them when available.
  9. Also I've Been Loving You Too Long. Too bad many only know him from Sitting on the Dock. He was a magnificent singer/performer.
  10. Okies (generically). Per Woody G, "Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee". Mebbe not Kansas, but you get the drift.
  11. When we would say "hey!", my mom would always say "Hay's cheaper than corn." Never really understood what it meant, other than hay is really cheaper than corn. Oh - and if we asked "Why" about something, she would say "Cat fur, want a pair of kitten britches?" Doesn't make a lot of sense either. It was when we asked "What for?" (said what fur?) that she would answer about the kitten britches, which makes more sense.
  12. Nope. Water jugs, called pitchers, have large ear shaped handles. Thus little pitchers have big ears. You have to be careful what you say around kids.
  13. If it were a snake, it woulda bit me. He's too old to cut the mustard. (from a song or a song was written about the countryism) Were you raised in a barn? (If you didn't close a door behind you.) A day late and a dollar short. Little pitchers have big ears.
  14. Been watching The Thick of It, a British comedy on Britbox, but noticed that it's on Amazon Prime, also. Produced and written (with others) by the guy HBO had develop and write VEEP. Great satire on government incompetence and self protection. I watch with subtitles to miss less. Watch it after the kids go to bed - the language is strongest I've heard on any TV show. Peter Capaldi (one of the many Dr. Whos) is great as Malcolm. What an asshole.
  15. Also on CNN OnDemand Channel 1202 on DirecTV
  16. https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/south-side-neighbors-feud-over-fireworks
  17. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Donate to the Director's discretionary fund. He's a good guy, even if he went to UH.
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