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  1. 7 minutes ago, Skipper said:

    Seguin had a couple of goals I believe (including the game 3 OT winner).  He's been solid on faceoffs.  I think Seguin of that group has had a pretty good playoffs so far.  Duchene had those 2 great assists on huge Wyatt PP goals but I'm definitely waiting for him to break out.  He's clearly been frustrated and just off a bit (including on some passes last night it looked like he was trying to force).  He's due for a big game.   Benn is getting older and it is what it is.   He had a bad game last night in particular although has also looked good in spurts (I think game 2 Avs in particular maybe).  But to your point, yes, we need more out of these guys.  Robo was just shaking rust off last night.  Was glad to see he didn't seem to need reduced minutes.  Hopefully no setbacks and he can get back to it.

    Benn looked like absolute dogshit last night.  Apart from a terrible penalty, he had a bad give-away in the defensive zone that ended up in the back of our net for their second goal.  He was really sub-par.

    I didn't realize that this is a contract year for him and that he's a UFA after this year.  I really don't know what we do about that.

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  2. 13 hours ago, tfoolry said:

     

     

    I mean, it's a video . . . for a hockey team . . . in Winnipeg.  So I really don't know what I was expecting.

    But even so--that's the whitest goddamned thing I've ever seen.  And I fucking went to Highland Park High School.  And SMU Law.  So I've seen some white goddamned shit in my day.

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  3. 21 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

     

    Thanks for posting that.  I've never seen video of Josh and Razor during the game, and that's really fun.  I didn't realize they were so close to the fans (Josh even giving a fist-bump after a goal).  And Razor so sedate is really kind of weirding me out.

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  4. Yeah, but Eanes lost a good school-board member to a lunatic MAGAt.  Now, in fairness, the MAGAt did a real good job of hiding her lunacy.  And Eanes is having to deal with a real tough budget situation, which has pissed off a lot of people who are not accustomed to being told that they can't have everything they want.  So it was a little bit predictable.  But still--it's disconcerting.

  5. On 3/29/2025 at 11:24 PM, Bevo in VA said:

    So thanks to all that offered suggestions.  We were really limited with the last minute timeline - just not a lot of options to get a reservation within a couple of days.  Came down to Pesce and Eddie V's - both had availability so I threw it to the wife and she went with Pesce.

     

    Dinner was really good.  We ordered a cauliflower curry soup and tuna carpaccio for appetizers - both were excellent.  My wife had a lamb entrée that she really enjoyed.  I order the sweetbreads which were good, but the mashed potatoes served with the dish were incredible.  Service was top notch - had some great wine with dinner.  Little more casual vs. three star fine dining, but we had a great time - highly recommend.

     

    Looking forward to trying out some of the other options mentioned in this thread next time we're in town.  Thanks again to everyone!

    Glad it worked.

    I really love Pesce.  The menu is maybe my favorite in town.  I mean, any menu that has sweetbreads on it is going to be pretty high on my rankings.  

    The chef always comes out to check on each table.  The waitstaff is really very good.  And the bar frequently has quite a lot of talent.

    Fuck--maybe I'll show up there tonight.

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  6. 3 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    lavon is at 493'

    spillway crest elevation is 475'

    the watershed just received 3"

    they are going to have to contemplate opening the spillway

    flood gates are topped at 503'

    maximum (engineering/load) design elevation is 509'

    top of the dam is 514'

    it's been 13 years since the gates were opened

    why we don't have a solar/archimedes pipe/screw system to move this water west is beyond me

     

    Beyond the cost is the small matter of getting an interbasin transfer.  The water in Lake Lavon is owned by the North Texas Municipal Water District.  Even assuming NTMWD would sell some of that water to LCRA (Hint: it wouldn't), it'd have to get a permit from TCEQ to transfer that water from the Trinity River Basin to the Colorado River Basin (somehow skipping over the Brazos).  That permit wouldn't be forthcoming because, among other people, Houston would pitch an absolute fit because that would mean less water going into Lake Livingston.

    So no--forget about it.

  7. 1 hour ago, SquishMitten said:

     

    I guarantee that’s better for their business in almost every way. The thing about them, especially depending on whether the town receives a lot of through traffic, is that almost all of their customers are locals. The smaller the town, the older that clientele is likely to be. So, the food needs to be cheap for a couple reasons. Older folks and those living in small towns generally have lower incomes and are less prone to spend it on finer dining. To ensure the restaurant is regularly filling up, they need those locals to be coming several days a week. If the food costs much more than it costs to eat at home, the locals will just eat at home. Really, they’re making the same exact food their customers would make at home and just charging  a bit extra to save them the hassle of cooking for themselves. Additionally, someone that’s going to eat at the same place multiple days a week is going to want absolute consistency. That’s much easier to do with cheap, processed food than it is with farm to table. Point being, while small town folks may want better options locally, they won’t actually support them enough for those places to survive. Nobody is driving from Austin to Liberty Hill for a good meal that they could get here for a few more dollars. 

    Even in the places with a lot of through traffic, it’s harder for the more expensive places. Let’s say I’m driving through some random town and want to stop for a bite. I see two options, one where the parking lot is nearly full and one where there’s only a few cars. I’m more likely to pick the busy one on the assumption that it’s better. But it might not be. It might just be the cheaper one that everybody goes to several days a week rather than the good restaurant they only splurge at once a month.

    Wow. What a weird rant I just went on. 

    Oh, look--I understand the economics of it.  It's part of the death of rural America.  There's a great leaving-behind.  People who have the intelligence and wealth to leave have done so.  And that leaves behind a poorer, less intelligent, and generally older group.  And that's not a group that is clamoring for quality ingredients or preparation.

    It's a big change for 30 years ago.  And its indicative of other societal changes that are reflected in a whole variety of things that you wouldn't necessarily think about if you're coming from urban or suburban Texas.

  8. There is a real open question about whether he is "coachable."  And I mean that not in the standard way the term is used.  Will he actually listen to any coach who isn't is dad (and on whom he's not dependent for an inheritance)?

    It's like a home-schooled kid applying to college?  Will he take instruction from anyone who's not a parent?  I mean, I don't know.  But it wouldn't surprise if the admissions department decides he's just not Princeton material and the kid can only get into the University of Illinois.

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