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  1. Surly covers too much ground. My parents are from Jasper and we still have a house there. My Uncle Tommy speaks in a language only the locals can understand, I nod along and laugh when he pauses. Who's up for beers at the Tallulah brewery Thanksgiving weekend?!
  2. I rented a house in Chacras de Coria near Mendoza for a month when my kids were younger. I said at the time that we should have never returned to the US and still kind of think that. There is a TexasEx that is COO at Vines of Mendoza and she was a great resource in setting up wine tours, horseback riding and dinner recs and pretty much anything else. BA is great, but highly recoomend the wine country.
  3. yes that was them. she was pissed at the guy getting in your kids face. and hey their seats were better than mine!
  4. wife and daughter also were in 328c and that description matches exactly what they experienced. they couldnt stop talking about the coked up asshole in acid washed jeans sitting in front of them.
  5. My birthday lunch with family is always at the Chili Parlor. When my kids were little they would bitch about it (nothing fried!) but tough shit, it's my birthday. Now that they are grownish they still give me shit about celebrating my birthday at the Chili Parlor, but they love it. I catch them going with their friends, so passing the torch to the next generation and doing my part to keep old Austin alive.
  6. when I was growing up, whenever we went to visit my grandad in Breaux Bridge, he took us to either Pat's or Don's in downtown Lafayette. Looks like they are still open 40 years later so they must be doing something right.
  7. just voted at city hall downtown atx. two other people there - hope that isnt an indication of voter interest
  8. marriedup

    Gym Pet Peeves

    it's the fact that I gave him shorts - and he's still wearing jeans. I thought I solved the problem, but now I'm irritated he took my shorts and still isnt wearing them!
  9. marriedup

    Gym Pet Peeves

    My building has a workout room - just basic stuff treadmills, ellipticals, some machines and free weights. Its usually empty until this time of year of course. New guy starts coming in and doing 30 secs of everthing, including some wicked kick boxing moves on hanging heavy bag- all while wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt. Far be it from me to be critical, I'm old and just trying to do basic stuff a few times a week - but this guy is under my skin and the jeans wearing is killing me. So after I keep encountering the guy, I think maybe he cant help wearing jeans, maybe he doesnt have shorts. So I put an extra pair of shorts in my bag and sure enought the guy is working out in his jeans the next day. When he's walking out, I offer him the shorts and he accepts, so I think the problem is solved. Nope, all three days I see him last week he's still wearing jeans. I can't take it.
  10. I was there a couple of months ago. The Cellar at Duckworths was a pretty cool speakeasy. Ate at Sea Level one night was no PF Changs, but you may enjoy it anyway.
  11. If I'm walking around anywhere in public and see someone with a gun, I'm not thinking they are there for my protection. I'm thinking get away from this loon and find a cop.
  12. there is definitely some confusion here. the top 6% are guaranteed admission. That doesn't preclude other non-top 6% getting in. At my kids high school, 36% of his class that applied to UT got accepted, and most of the ones that didnt get accepted were offered CAP of PACE which could put them on campus sophmore year. The skew is likely due to a much lower acceptance rate for McCombs for example than other UT colleges. And my kid, who may have been in the top 25% got in without me having to buy a building so its possible....
  13. Daughter did not make HS cheer, so her pivot is to try golf. She's 14 and has never picked up a club to my knowledge. Any insights on junior programs around Austin, lessons, clinics, clubs or anything else that may get her interested without breaking the bank. Although I will say with the money flushed down the toilet for cheer related nonsense I may come out ahead!
  14. HA - those are perfect. Also added tells a horribly sad story and calls me a radical. We are thinking she gets most of it filled out today and will have to create a new card tomorrow.
  15. Had a David Bryne sighting in the wild last year during ACL. Was biking home friday afternoon during festival, and DB was stopped in the middle of the pedestrian bridge under Mopac - all white suit with cropped pants, leather satchel, fixie bike, - taking pictures of downtown with an old camera. I hit the brakes and thought - wow this is exactly how I'd picture it.
  16. Have the same issue with brainwashed by fox parents. Last year my sister got them a subscription to USA Today - being olds they like having a paper delivered and would have never read news on a computer. Say what you will about USA Today, but its brought in a different perspective and they have really eased up on the trumpiness.
  17. found the link https://admissions.utexas.edu/enroll/cap/prospective-students/faqs its a 3.2 to transfer back to UT- Austin. Auto admit to COLA, but can apply to other colleges. If you request a major outside those guaranteed in the College of Liberal Arts, you’ll need to submit additional items—including two essays, a résumé, official transcripts of any college work you've completed, and any additional items required by the major you selected—to UT Austin by March 1. Lucking my kid got in this year without this program, but it would be a great option if she didnt. My other kid has no shot of getting in right away, but I'll be hitting the CAP option for him for sure.
  18. Regarding the ACC to UT route. Not sure how familiar you are with the process, but if you don't get into UT, they are offering the ability to go to a UT system school, meet a certain grade threshold (I think its 3.0) and then are auto admitted into UT their sophomore year. This basically puts any transfer student that doesn't choose this program in line behind the ones that do, no matter what their grades are. Hearing that transferring into UT in second year now if you don't do the CAP program is harder than getting in the first time.
  19. Just finished this process. Wife did most of the work and it was like a full time job. However the results were equivalent (if not better) to her peer group who used crazy expensive counselors to do the app work. My daughter (no pics) was not remotely close to top 6% and did not have a crazy high ACT score but she did get into UT. Granted she is accepted into general studies and not McCombs, but dont be intimidated by the top 6% stuff. In fact here is a slide from the high schools college night presentation. Was surprised that nearly 50% of the kids from her HS who applied to UT in 2018 were accepted equaling about 25% of the total class being accepted as a whole. Was also shocked that the "holisitic" admissions process really worked in our case as I had thought that was bs.
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