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  1. Coming back from Colorado to D/FW I always plan extra time to loop through Caprock Canyons.
    207 S. At Claude to 256
    256 to 70 over to Turkey
    70 to 86 back to 287
    Love the Colorado mountain scenery but there is something serene and epic about seeing that massive hole in the ground and the horizon in every direction you look.


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  2. So is the grid going to get fixed or not?

    No, but this will surely make everyone feel better.

    “The bills, which are nearing passage as the Legislature begins its final week in session, would allow gas utility companies and electric co-operatives to issue bonds backed by the state’s assurance that there will be an extra charge on customers’ utility bills to pay back the bonds — a financial tool known as securitization.”
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  3. I snapped this photo about a month ago of our family cabin my dad and his carpenter buddy built circa 1965. The owners weren’t there, so this is the best shot I could get. It’s on a hill/cliff overlooking a lake in South Dakota. It has a deck and big picture windows on the two sides overlooking the lake. It also had a 60s style free-standing fireplace in the middle of the living room that appears to no longer exist. Imagine Dean Martin walking in stirring a martini.04-D2-F615-4624-489-C-92-D2-CC525-E99-B4-E6.jpg
    My dad purchased the lot for cash from a friend who was a local mayor. It bordered a SD Game, Fish & Parks wildlife refuge, but my dad - not wanting to pay for a proper survey - relied of the mayor’s recollection of the property line.  My dad sold it to his carpenter friend when we moved to San Antonio in 1974, and the bank-ordered survey showed that it encroached on the GFP land. Oops! My dad had to pay to remove a nicely terraced grass patio on the downhill side that had a wall and crescent fire pit and grill made with huge sandstone rocks that he scavenged from God knows where.
    That refuge along the shoreline was like heaven for me as a kid. I had it to myself to fish and (illegally) hunt frogs that I would use as bait (or sell to a bait shop for 10 cents until I found out that the bastards sold them for over a dollar).

    Great looking cabin.
    Some of those MCM Preway and Malm fireplaces can go for a few thousand bucks.


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  4. My dad made something he called “dad sandwiches” which was just American cheese slices, sliced hot dogs, put on top of white bread and slid under a broiler. Not bad at all.

    We did one like that we called Burnt Weenie Sandwich.

    Slice the weenies and fold them open
    In the folds insert slivers of cheese and chopped onions

    Add Worcestershire Sauce and Tabasco

    Broil until the edges are burnt and crispy and the cheese is melted. Make a sandwich with available bread with Mustard.


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