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Tonesky

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  1. For both our benefit. For them to start learning better budget responsibility, and for me to better know who is spending what. For example, having our respective Amazon purchases charged to separate cards. Also, as someone mentioned upthread, to avoid screwing my world every time one of them loses their card.
  2. My kids - about to turn 17 - are overdue to have a credit card. It would be great for them to start building a credit history, but the real catalyst is tracking their spending. I want to get them off of my statement - for them to each have their own statement that details their spending. My first thought was to get a business card (which I don't legitimately qualify for), naming them as employees, but bank and wire fraud, and all that shit.... Is there a solution other than opening two new credit card accounts for them, with me as co-signor/guarantor?
  3. Tonesky

    Gumbo

    I think tomato is also the primary difference for gumbo, which tends to mean Cajun is also a darker, richer roux. I think there is also a tendency (but, not a hard rule) for Cajun to less likely have okra. And, for me, but I don't think actually accurate, I tend to associate Creole as seafood (with tomato and okra) and Cajun as chicken and andouille (with a dark, no tomato, roux).
  4. And, knowing this, I am not going to sit in a line a 5 cars, when a pump on the "wrong side" has a line of 2 cars....
  5. Tonesky

    Gumbo

    Absolutely yes regarding potato salad. but more so on Cajun style, rather than Creole.
  6. Modena: Acetaia di Giorgio is a small artisanal Balsamic producer with a terrific tour and tasting. It is well located to follow with highly recommended lunch at Trattoria Ermes. Ravenna: The Byzantine mosaics are spectacular. Allow a few hours to visit the 4-5 primary sites, which are clustered fairly close together.
  7. Maybe Baytown Lee - the only remaining High School in the Country named for Robert E. Lee - will finally change its name.
  8. The Hertz rate with the standard AAA discount is better than the rates offered with other discounts, e.g, AARP. And, I can almost always find a AAA weekend or weekly rental promo code for additional savings. Bottom line, I can never find a better rate for a major at-airport rental, than what I get with Hertz through AAA. Battery service has also saved my ass several times.
  9. Evan Gershkovich hugging his mother.
  10. I don't think he will (or should) be the pick, but I am bemused by the concept of fanning the flames of MAGA bigotry.
  11. Tonesky

    Wine

    It was properly stored, except for two post-flood periods, totaling about 3 years, when it stood upright in a box in either a conditioned storage facility or a friend's house.
  12. Tonesky

    Wine

    Ah-So gets the save!
  13. Bought a beef tenderloin at Costco today that I want to sous vide and then sear for dinner tomorrow. Should I sous vide whole, or slice and then sous vide the individual filets? If sous vide whole, should I then sear whole and then slice, or slice and sear the filets as I would any other flat steak?
  14. If you cannot reach agreement, a partition lawsuit will be governed by Property Code Chapter 23A, the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act.
  15. Also, those pesky Russian GRU maintained door knobs.
  16. I never would have imagined myself saying this, but thanks Tucker.
  17. Even in Collie Station, Trump will not win young people by 10 points or more.
  18. Friday lunch, I was eating a plate of enchiladas at the Molina's bar trying hard to ignore a group of MAGA debating who would replace Biden if he stepped down, when I foolishly interjected with my view that the democrats had no option other than Harris. My theory was that it is impossible for any democrat to win without large turnout from Black women and that throwing Harris under the bus would alienate black women. Their immediate response was that Harris is not black. I recognized my foolishness at attempting to have an intelligent conversation with them and returned to my enchiladas, which slammed.
  19. I get the frustration, but we are only on day 3 of a 2.5 million without power event. According to Harris County Flood Control District, after Ike in 2008, “2.2 million CenterPoint customers without power; 75% of power restored by day 10”. We were without even longer - 14 days. CenterPoint is no doubt less than perfect, but I think people have unrealistic expectations
  20. Tide pools at Salt Creek Recreation Area
  21. The Butchart Gardens [at Victoria]
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