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Hefeweizen

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  1. Central coast here and the biggest difference is the fruits and vegetables, besides the obvious seafood. Monterey county produces so much that we have an abundance of excellent fruit year round, and all year is growing season for leafy vegetables. The Mexican food doesn’t touch Texas, and despite the Crossroads Barbecue in Carmel being pretty good, beef here is not even close to Texas standard. I’ll take the trade. Regarding the Texodus, the people I know who have moved have all done it to trade up in housing and down in cost. And not because they were well off, mostly because of cost. The ones who can afford it aren’t leaving because it’s fucking paradise here. Texas is still relatively cheap, although every time I come back to visit I notice food and restaurant prices are starting to close the gap to Cali. Hotel, car rental, gas, and housing still not in the same universe.
  2. Damn it’s good to be lucky sometimes.
  3. Only question is, ALPP of 2020 or 2023? How big of a bag of shit did I buy will be revealed soon.
  4. Fuck it, I went and bought a GERN lottery ticket at 1.70 today. That should ensure a terrible hearing tomorrow.
  5. I’m in Cali and she’s done with that statement. No excuse for claiming a rigged election. I voted for Schiff anyway but before that would have been fine with her. Get the fuck right out of here now.
  6. Yeah that’s past time. The funny thing right now is my counterpart in the office (I am full time remote) had to ask people to stay home if they’re sick because they are spreading their germs like crazy. Fucking lesson not learned. Take your gotdam allergic ass home.
  7. It’s on TC2. Schmeidlova on now and losing early.
  8. That ATX semifinal was low quality tennis between Wang and Kalinina. So many doubles.
  9. This thread is a perfect microcosm of the Doctorow doctrine.
  10. I guess the shorts are really in the market. Now my UUUU is out on loan too. What is going on here? I’m making dozens of dollars!
  11. I don’t always buy shitcoins but when I do I like to rely on cumrokets.
  12. Funny thing right now is my IBRX is apparently out on loan. So I get to keep all my upcoming stonk gainz and nearly 15 percent interest. Thanks, shorts.
  13. Oh fuck this dead horse again? Yes. The reason Amazon is dogshit is retail theft. And it only happens in California which destroyed the national retail economy.
  14. Finally hit 245, lowest weight since I was in college. I feel like I should be able to do everything I want now, and feel better than I have in forever. I can do pull-ups, bench my own body weight, and my resting HR is around 50 bpm, which isn’t where it was in college (mid 30s) but pretty good. The final push was going right off sugar after new years. That shit is worse than anything else including alcohol. I have noticed, when I drink a glass of wine, I tend to sleep a lot worse. Maybe I’ll stick to day drinking only, or just skip the wine except for special occasions. I saw my GP a couple of weeks ago and she was pretty happy with me, she said she doesn’t have many 50 yo patients on no medications at all.
  15. Greenland. What a pile of acrid dogshit. Everyone involved should feel bad and j want my money and time back.
  16. Glad to see the tilting at windmills of covid denial is still there. Look, for some reason this virus has the added benefit of breaking people’s brains, but I don’t think any rational person thinks it’s a bigger deal than the flu or RSV right now. It’s anecdotal but in the groups that I’m in contact with, those two are much worse for two reasons. One the symptoms are hitting harder, and two, people seem to think they should be careful if they pop for covid, but don’t think twice about going to work and mingling if they’re under the weather. As a result my office (I’m remote, fuck that) has had a wave of respiratory illness come through about a quarter of the dummies because they thought it was “allergies”. These are college educated people. Our public health messaging sucks.
  17. When I hear central California.
  18. Thanks for the shout out… I’m starting to feel like a local after two years of carpet bagging. I’ll definitely share my opinions, in no particular order. First off, Carmel by the Sea is very different than the other side of the peninsula - PG and New Monterey. I have only eaten at a couple of Carmel restaurants in this whole time. Because of that, I’d go with @We’reTexas recommendations there, but I’ll list my thoughts. Tommy’s Wok behind Wells Fargo in downtown is just barely ok Chinese. I really like the Treehouse Cafe for its outdoor deck, every visitor I’ve taken there has really enjoyed it. In Monterey, I love Sea Harvest to buy my fish, but they also sell it prepared and it’s really good and reasonably priced. In PG, my favorite fish place is Wild Fish. It’s new, it’s expensive, and really excellent. Live jazz with dinner. Worth a visit no matter what. We’ve eaten at Passionfish and I must be one of the few who wasn’t impressed. Their wine list is great and pretty reasonably priced, but my entree and my wife’s weren’t any thing special. Folktale is really fun, and a short drive into the valley from Hwy 1. There is also a good little restaurant that direction named the Corkscrew Cafe, which several friends in the valley love. I’ve eaten there twice and definitely enjoyed it. For activities, it depends how physically capable everyone is but there are dozens of beautiful hikes: Jacks Peak (best view of the bay), Garland Park in Carmel Valley, any number in Big Sur from Pfeiffer to Garrapata to the previously mentioned Point Lobos. I’ll be a little contrarian and say Point Lobos, while beautiful and interesting, is not the best experience because it gets pretty packed in on weekends. If you want beaches, it’s not for swimsuits. You’re going to wear a jacket or a wetsuit. Surf spots are mainly Asilomar in PG (my favorite place in the world) and occasionally Carmel, but besides that you’re going to Santa Cruz. For walking beaches though, Carmel, Carmel River, and Julia Pfeiffer in Big Sur are probably the other highlights. We’re members of the aquarium and it deserves all the accolades it gets - really spectacular place for the whole family. The rest of Cannery Row is meh as is the Wharf in Monterey. The whale watching is awesome if you don’t get seasick. Ocean is flattest before noon, so take an early tour. It’s expensive though… Lovers Point in PG has kayak rentals and usually is easy to paddle out and see otters frolicking in the kelp. Moss Landing has calmer water and equal amounts of cool wildlife but is not nearly as beautiful a setting. Last, if you are looking for a Sunday brunch or a place to stay, Mission Ranch (Clint’s place) is so cool. Views of point lobos, sheep in the tidal river flat behind the hotel, and beautiful huge trees all around. I’ve probably forgotten something blindingly obvious so I may hop back in if it comes to me.
  19. I haven’t posted many pics because we’ve been busy and Chocolate has been having more seizures, but this is our daily routine. We’ve had to add a ramp to help him into the car but he is good with it. He’s had his first cluster and we’re basically maxed out on Keppra for him, with diazepam as a backup if it gets too long. It’s just his age causing the progression now, which really sucks. Dogs are the best.
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