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  1. Sorry to neg you (I'll balance it out somewhere). But that was the only appropriate reaction. IYKYK
  2. Willie Nelson Patsy Cline Waylon Jennings Johnny Cash Jerry Reed (outside pick because while it's not a classically great country voice, I sure do like it . . . son). *Honorable Mention: Johnny Lee and Sturgil Simpson
  3. Add good, freshly (locally) roasted beans to this equation, and it's almost impossible to screw it up with a reasonably-good, semi-automatic machine.
  4. How I imagine it started with Elmo and Katie:
  5. Mine give me woefully when I use the hand with which I'm petting them to reach for my coffee cup.
  6. My bingo card looks like a damned Mad-Lib. Everything hits, and I keep losing. /USA
  7. So fast-forward many years. I'm having a get-together for my birthday at a brewery. We'd invited my friend and his family, but they were out of town. About halfway through the gathering, the band takes the stage, and it's the music teacher's band. I felt bad for her because a large portion of the audience consisted of people we'd known from our kids' elementary school and the situation was not a well-kept secret by anyone at the time. I recall being very thankful my friend and his family hadn't been able to attend. She came up and said hello at the end of the night, acknowledged the awkwardness, and had a piece of cake. Note to self: Check the live music bill next year to see which band is playing.
  8. Welp, I got four good years out of my Pixel 5, but the battery is self-destructing and pushing the screen off the body. Pixel 9 on the way. Hopefully, it gets here before the 5 explodes in my hand Sent from my rocking time bomb
  9. C'mon, Gus. Your family (and your Surly Family) needs you!
  10. And now I want to go eat at Stanley's and drink Shiner. Weird. Honestly, I just heard about that East TX Rust place in Gilmer last week, and really would like to try it since it made the Honorable-Mention list, but it's in Gilmer.
  11. Church of Brisket, right there.
  12. 88--early 90 is my favorite era of obtainable, vintage, Fender guitars.
  13. I was surprised not to see Stanley's on this list this year. I don't feel that way because it's my hometown joint or because it's made the list every time since 2003; that's not the standard. I was surprised because I remember thinking that the food greatly improved starting around 2017 and that the brisket had gone from very good to outstanding in the last year, which was very intentional on their part and based on some big changes to process apparently. And outside of the Texas trinity, they have a lot of other offerings, including the Mother Clucker, a solid Reuben, an a various rotation of interesting offerings. But that's the way it goes, and I hope they keep pushing themselves to improve and make it back on the list someday. They're good people and run a great joint.
  14. The Rest:
  15. It was?
  16. 11--50 (no other indications like number of stars).
  17. Glad to see Stiles Switch make its way back in. I remember eating there in January and thinking, "How is this place no longer on the list?"
  18. Yes. Apparently, it's frowned upon when you bang a student's parent and the other parent is not happy about it.
  19. My younger son's 2004 Honda Accord EX is the most reliable, easy to drive, fun to borrow car in our stable. 160,000 and we are the second owner. Facebook Marketplace. $4k. It's a unicorn, but they are out there.
  20. Like any flavorful-juciness to OP's tri-tip-brisket.
  21. When my younger kid was in 3rd grade, he had a music teacher he really liked. She brought Steely Dan vinyl to class and taught them about various musical styles worldwide. Then, like 3 weeks in, the school fires her. I had this friend, who I knew hung out with her and her family. So I text him and ask, "Hey, what happened with Ms. __, . DCBC JR. really liked her. Him: "Are you serious? Do you not know?" Me: "Der, what?" Him: "Call." I call, and ask him what's up. And he tells me, Ms. __ and I have been having an affair for the last six months. He was living at his in-law's place (Fucking Saints) when I called. I don't think I've ever stepped in it like that in my entire life. But he was cool about it and, absolutely fucking remarkably, managed to salvage his marriage. I won't bore with the details. But it was exhausting as friends even.
  22. Park Cities people tend to go. I never figured it would be more widespread than that for non-alumnae. But I don't know shit.
  23. It is agreed. I get Margot-era
  24. That poster is the reason I cringe every time I see a question about a gravity-fed smoker to this day. They're probably fine too. But my mind just locks up and I think, just buy a WSM.
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