Drive up to Lucy's on Mesa near UTEP. Classic old school EP dive. You can drive by the Sun Bowl on your way up or back. L&J would be great too and would be on the way to the State Park if you're doing that (or even if you don't).
Stay at either the Paso del Norte or Plaza Hotel, which is across the street from the Plaza and recently redone by Paul Foster. Either are great and both have great rooftop bars. Eat at either Anson 11 or Cafe Central - which are steps from either hotel - or walk three blocks to Park Tavern, which is really good. L&J is worth a stop for lunch if you have time.
I know EP's reputation, but fuck if it doesn't piss me off when people think they're going to be murdered just stepping foot in the city. It's a great place to live or visit and very safe. I honestly feel safer in EP than I do in Houston. Maybe it's the El Pasoan in me.
Enjoy the concert and the food.
Simmons had a hands to the face which was actually flagged as a facemask on the third down where we had stopped them. They went on to score on that drive. Lefau was called for a hands to the face on the same play where he was held in the end zone which negated a safety.
Feel bad for all the Bama fans having to listen to Joe T. on the broadcast. No bigger beating than listening to him when your team is struggling (see: Peach Bowl v. ASU).
They've announced the same deal on every flight I've been on the past couple of weeks. Looks like it's a new AI predictive policy:
New SWA Gate Check Policy
Yep, getting harder and harder to pull the trigger on polos now that $130 or higher is the going price for nice ones. But I'll probably do it anyway. Also seems to me that the Coop has a crappier selection this year as compared to previous years.
Tirzepitide is a blessing and a curse, right?
I'd venture to say five days in Paris is plenty and, if she's already been there a few times, I can totally see how your wife wouldn't want to do five days. Paris is beautiful architecturally but it can be one hell of a big city tourist trap and once you've seen the Eifel Tower or Arc, you've seen it. We just did three days and could have done four, but that would have been about all we needed. To each his own, though. We didn't do it on our last trip, but I'd love to do Normandy for a day if we ever went back. We did do a bike tour of Versailles and actually really liked it.
Just got back from Paris and Nice. Ended up enjoying Nice a bit more than I expected. Did a beach club day at Castel Plage which we enjoyed. Highly recommend if you want to do a beach day in Nice. Beaches in Nice are rock, which takes some getting used to. Water is warm and nice. There are sand beaches a train ride away, but we didn't feel like making the trip. Bocca Mar is another nice beach club on the boardwalk in Nice.
Toured Eze, which is cool, and had lunch at La Chevre d'Or. Expensive but kick ass views and food (Michelin stars and all).
Boat day to Cannes and the islands was probably our favorite.
Restaurants - we'd heard about La Cucina and decided to try it. It only has like six tables all serviced by one waiter and doesn't take reservations. We waited an hour for a table with a bottle of wine. Best meal on the trip. Totally worth it. Also ate at Carmela twice. Very good food and highly recommended. Had seafood at Peixes and hated it. Nice is so close to Italy that it felt like more restaurants were Italian than French.
Good lord, you guys pontificating on Spieth switching sponsors or equipment might want to use a thing called the internet and look at pictures or watch videos of what he was wearing in 2015 when he won two majors (hint.. it was Under Armour) or 2017 when he won the British (hint.. it was Under Armour). Spieth has always been with Under Armour and Titleist. Like, his entire professional career. If by "his game hasn't been the same" since switching to Under Armour you mean "he won three majors and was the best golfer on the planet for a period of time", you'd be right. Otherwise, respectfully, you have no idea what you're talking about.
No, it's totally effective. It's just that the antidote is someone slapping your face and shaking you. No medicine or medical care otherwise needed to counteract the poison.