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  1. 16 hours ago, Superhero said:

    On a conference call between us and our partner architect. A little finger pointing, but holy crap, the same damn talking points have been rehashed at least 5 times by both sides.

    Some people love to hear their own voice.

  2. 8 hours ago, capnamerca said:

    Sarcastic replies aside, I will say this. The serendipity that can happen when you're driving through America and not on an insane schedule can be quite amazing. Every single city, small, medium, or large, has something cool in or near it. Every single one. If you're open to finding them, or letting them find you, you're gonna have a blast. 

     

    Just be open, man. This country has awesome shit all over the place.

    This right here.  I spend a lot of time flying domestically and internationally for business. So when I go on vacation I drive to my destination.  At times I could save a day or two but prefer the drive just to see what I see along the way.

  3. 6 hours ago, dcbc said:

    Honest question: has it improved in the last 15 years?  Because the last time I went there, it was pretty average and also expensive for pork ribs.  If they've gotten things humming again, I'd be inclined to give it another try since it's only about a 30 minute drive for me. 

    I take visitors and customers there all of the time.  They, nor I, leave there disappointed.

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  4. I have posted this in a similar thread here.  My girlfriend and I, along with my college roommate and his wife, will be in Sedona the first week of November.  It will be my third trip there, the second for the girlfriend, and the first for my roommate and his wife.  I have done hiking in the area but the rest are not hikers.  My GF did do Courthouse Butte Loop with me as it was easy.  She hiked to Cathedral Rock with me but stayed at the base while I did the summit.

    I plan on picking some easy hikes for them to do.  Thanks for the above list.  There are a couple of more advanced ones that we may try after they have done an "easy one" and I get a chance to see what their abilities are.

    They also want to do a Pink Jeep Tour as well.  For dining the only place as a "must" right now is Elotes.

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  5. I had three doctor's visits last week.

    One was a follow-up visit with an ENT as I recently had a tube put into my left ear to relieve pressure when I fly.  The ear has intermittently given me problems regulating the pressure through the years.  While there they performed a hearing test.  I had some hearing loss that is attributed to "age".

    A second visit was to a dermatologist.  I recently had a spot show up on my forearm.  The said that it was benign and that it was an "age" spot.

    On a positive note I had my annual physical.  I found out by the physical exam and survey that I have the health of someone two years younger than my actual age.  

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  6. On my way to San Antonio from NE Texas with my girlfriend, a 12 pound brisket, 5 pound pork butt, 4 racks of ribs, 4 pounds of sausage, 6 chicken breast, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, corn casserole, 5 different homemade BBQ sauces and my smoker for our annual kickoff weekend football festival.

    TEXAS!!!!

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  7. When I can I like to have my doctor’s appointments first thing in the morning to minimize lost time. I had an appointment at 8:20 this morning. They did not call me back until 8:50. How can you already be 30 minutes behind so early in the day?

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  8. 19 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    Good link. You didn't even mention the best part! RC Slocum apparently stole Tim Brown's towel from the Japanese game:

    "I got a towel that he gave me over there," Slocum said, describing a long white linen with Japanese writing on it above gold stitching that says "TIM BROWN, UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME, JAPAN BOWL." A sweet towel.

    It hangs in a frame on the wall of Slocum's house in College Station all these years later, which came as a surprise even to Brown.

    "Wow!" Brown wrote via email, his only response to questions for this story. "I have more questions than I do answers. Maybe Coach can fill in the blanks."

    It's a bit of a mystery to Slocum, too.

    "I don't know how I got it, either," Slocum said, laughing. "We joked about the Cotton Bowl towel over there. I spent a week with him. We had a great time."

    In the frame, Slocum also stuck a card he got later, from a 1991 set of cards that had a "Heisman Hero" series. Brown's card is autographed, with the inscription, "To Texas A&M and the 12th Man."

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    Slocum has always been miscast as some sort of great dude because he comes across publicly as this affable idiot. In reality, he's a shithead.

    Dude was sleeping with his secretary and got publicly outed for it by his wife.

    He engineered the aggie bag game under Sherrill and kept it going full bore after taking over the program. It was only under the threat of  the death penalty and severe sanctions including tv bans and bowl bans did that idiot disassemble parts of it.

    He's actively lobbied against Texas on a number of issues over the years and has been a constant feed to writers in terms painting Texas in a bad light.

    Of course that simple idiot would steal a dude's towel, forget that he did it, and then brag about it and put it on display. 

    Of course Slocum has something hanging on his wall that is not his. That is what aggy does. See below further proof:

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  9. If you are ever in Longview I highly recommend Divine Catering for a CFS and other home style/soul food. Everything on the menu is great and the CFS covers the plate properly. It is on the south side on Mobberly Avenue in a non descript unassuming building. You will thank me later.

    I will take pics the next time I am there which most likely will be next week as I found this thread while in China. I currently have an overnight layover in Seoul.

    And no, Clevernickname never finished his tunneling to China for us to meet up before I left.

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  10. Sleuthing on his online obit there is evidence that someone witnessed him with a putter happily walking across the course and whistling. On his way and happy that he is making off with a prized putter! What more evidence do you need? There are witnesses!!!
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  11. 6 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

    Only 2 Qbs in my lifetime ever stepped on the field and I knew we were gonna win  Vince and Colt.  They just owned the field. Leadership. Talent. Skill. Not rattled.  If you were down to your last drive. Either of these 2 were money.    Sam Ehlinger was a close 3rd due to his want and running.  But 100%. Vince and Colt.  
     

    also time flies and we are getting fucking old 

    No truer words written. As John Madden once said, “He has it. If you don’t know what “it” is then you don’t have it.”

    I am so ready for some relatively stress free Texas football again where all I have to worry about will be what the margin of victory will be.

  12. Looking for some recommendations for the drive from Albuquerque to Williams, Arizona in late October.  My girlfriend and I are driving over from NE Texas and my college roommate and his wife are driving up from San Antonio and we are meeting up in ABQ before heading over to Williams and then down to Sedona for a few days.  We will be arriving into ABQ in the evening and then have all day the next day to make our way to Williams.  I have been all over that area numerous times and am a bit biased on what route I would like to take and some tihngs that I would like to see/do.  The others have never been in that area before so I am looking for some other opinions to share with them to let them decide on what route that they would like to take.

    Fire away.

    Thanks

  13. 3 hours ago, Vertuzzi said:

    Fucking taking a leak and my one piss stream turned into about 3-4 piss streams, resulting in piss spraying all over the bathroom floor and my leg. Tough start to my Friday. 

    Welcome to the club. Sometimes I consider turning in my “man card” to just sit down to pee.

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  14. 35 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

    He came home from school with a "penis" drawn on his forehead. 

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    He drew it himself. 

    If he had done a better job, he probably would have been home earlier... 

    so…your son is a dickhead?

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  15. 2 minutes ago, leaf said:

    Came across this guy while mowing the yard. At first, I thought he stuck in his hole in the ground. He actually just got stuck in the grass. What kind of snake is it?

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    Ded snek 

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  16. 1 hour ago, smuggs said:

    You're personally having to contact the other driver's insurance company? For any accident that I have ever been in, my provider always handles that.

    Yep, I am bowing out.

    The other insurance company just called me for a statement.  I told them that they have the report and that a statement is not needed.  He tried to argue with me saying that they need a recorded statement. I told him that I guess I can read the police report to him.  He declined the offer.

    Time for my insurance company to earn the premium that I pay.  I am done.

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