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  1. On 2/21/2024 at 12:24 AM, Dutchrudder said:

    In S08E07 The Checks, one of the Japanese tourists that Kramer meets on the street, also played the Karate sensei in Weird Al's 1989 movie UHF! SUPPLIES!!!

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    Dude, that's The Donger.  He was also on ER for a while.

  2. On 2/18/2024 at 11:59 AM, The Ace of Aces said:

    We went out Friday night to dinner and to see Fortune Feimster (btw she’s funny as shit) at a theater within a 10 minute walk to the restaurant. We were in a winter storm warning for 4-8” snow and it had started to snow on the drive over. We live in the north, no major ordeal. 

    We were waking away from the car and Mrs. Ace asked me to go back and get our snow brush/scrapper tool so we can have it with us to brush the car off when we return after the show. 

    I told her no and that I would take care of the car when we get back like normal while she enjoys her seat warmer turned up to level 168 and scrolls TikTok. There is zero reason to carry around a foot long telescoping piece of plastic into a restaurant and theater. 

    Yada yada yada...

    In shocking news, the theater told me the tool wasn’t allowed inside. Guess who didn’t volunteer to walk it back to the car.  

     

     

     

    You missed the part of your story where you did exactly as you were told because she laughed at you and told you to get your fucking shinebox.  I added it in.

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  3. On 2/16/2024 at 11:42 PM, ImissWallyPryor said:

     

     

    I've watched this a dozen times and it gets better and better. My favorite is how she continues to hold the things after he walks away, as if that's going to somehow make up for the moment 10 seconds ago when she was yapping and not paying attention and his thumbs got crushed.

  4. 8 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

    I'm forever kicking myself on NVDA and AMD.  Bought them with a 5-10 yr hold in mind. 

    Get in line, dude.

    I work for AMD.  I've made good money selling on the way up, but I sold WAY too much at 30, 50, and 80.  My "forever kicking myself moment" was in ~2015 when it dropped below $2.  I had 15k shares ready to hit "buy" on, and then convinced myself that not only do I already have enough invested in the company between my job and existing shares, but also that it would be considered insider training since I was well aware of what we were working on for the Zen core and all the products that would come in the next 3 years.  I just couldn't pull the trigger.  Looking back on it, no one would give a shit about someone buying less than $30k of a stock and selling at a really large profit.  And also, who am I kidding, I would have sold those shares a long time ago.

    NVDA was one I missed out on, but the biggest was Supermicro.  That was one that went through problems with bad press from a Bloomberg article about spyware in their servers (not true), and then they had a revenue recognition problem and trading got suspended.  This is a company that was growing every quarter for like 20 years.  I KNEW nothing would come of it and the stock dropped to $15.  Thought about buying 2k shares and I don't remember why I didn't.  It's over $700 today.  Hell, I meant to buy some at the most recent dip down to $310 and got sidetracked at work.  Literally the next day it jumped $90.  Then i told myself it would pullback and I'd get some at close to $350.  FML.

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  5. This is one of the best pulled pork dishes I've ever had.  Originally saw it published ~10 years ago and have made it for multiple kids birthday parties when they were young.  I did it in a dutch oven on the stove, but I assume in a slow cooker would also work.

    https://edibleaustin.com/recipes/jack-gilmores-everything-we-need-right-here-carnitas/

     

    Just now, Texzilla58 said:

    The keys to great sausage balls are in avoiding the dreaded Bisquick dry hard scone effect, while getting moistness without excessive greasiness.

    Jimmy Dean hot of course. The cheese should be freshly grated as the preshredded stuff has anticaking agents that can fuck up your balls. I like chopped onions or green onions and jalapeños in mine. I also add some cream cheese for a moister product.

    Nothing worse than dry balls.

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  6. We're having one family over that is interested in watching the game because we don't feel like going to a big party across the street that is more about socializing.

    Everyone in our family (5 of us) is picking 1 thing to make and they are on the hook to execute (aside from going to the store).

    My 7 year old son has become quite the guacamole maker, to the point he will randomly start cutting and scooping/smashing an avocado on a Tuesday after school to start making a snack.  He does the whole thing himself, down to cutting and squeezing the lime and being very particular about the right salt/pepper ratio.  So that's his food.

    My 9 year old son found a Pepperoni pull apart pizza bread recipe online that looked good.  I don't think it's this one, but similar. https://thecookinchicks.com/pull-apart-pizza-bread/

    Not sure what the 12 year old boy will make.  His specialties are making cookies and frying eggs.  I'm guessing he'll go with cookies, or maybe branch out and try something different.

    I'm going easy and making some tuna poke.  We've had plantain chips sitting in the pantry for 2 months, so this will scratch my itch of using an existing item that is just taking up space as well as making something lighter.

    Wife hasn't completely decided, but my guess is her famous black bean salsa.  Black beans, roasted corn, tomatoes, red bell peppers, jalapenos, avocado, lime juice, cilantro, salt/pepper.  It's a crowd pleaser.

    Then I assume on Sunday I'll say "fuck it" and go buy some ribs and whatever else looks good to throw on the various grilling/smoking equipment because it's the damn Super Bowl and leftovers are good.

    Family we're having over likes to cook and the wife is Korean, so fingers crossed some bulgogi will make an appearance.

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  7. 22 hours ago, Gordon Shumway said:

     

    My son is a golf whore, so he found a course he wants to play on the Outer Hebrides called Askernish. 

     

    I just googled that course.  Looks amazing, and also looks like the definition of "old Scottish golf."  Can't wait to hear about it.

    Also looks like they put 18 flags in the middle of nowhere in a beautiful location and called it a "golf course".  How are you getting there?

  8. 25 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    I've added the other two to check out. 
     

    Never heard of Suds Monkey or Drinkland. Will also add to the list. 
     

    12 Fox was another one with a big space, which as a father, stand out to me in decision making process. It also let you buy a beer forward for a veteran, which I thought was cool. 

    Trattoria Lisina is an Italian Restaurant on an absolutely gorgeous piece of land, and it's owned by Damian Mandola of Houston restaurant fame.  He's cut back in recent years in terms of visibility, but it's still outstanding.  If your kids are still of the age they enjoy a good playground, and the weather cooperates, there is a large playscape outside under an oak grove that makes for a good place to set up camp.  You can order pizza and drinks to go inside and bring it out to eat on the picnic tables under the oak trees.

    There is a winery on the same grounds that is quite popular as well.  Different owners after Damian and his business partner/friend had a falling out.  Damian took the restaurant, and the other guy took the winery.

    Dreamland is a trip.  It's out west of Drip a few minutes and is a Pickleball mecca--16 courts with professional matches.  2 really fun putt-putt courses meandering through the oak trees.  Splashpad on hot days.  Large covered seating area with a few TVs.  And a half-decent beer and wine selection that feels like being at Dave and Busters.  You get a Dreamland card, and the dispenser tells you how much per ounce.  Swipe card, fill cup to desired level, drink.  Food is meh, but edible.  It's not a place my wife and I will go on a date night, but when there's a party there or a post-game gathering of the soccer team...yea, that'll do.

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  9. Oh, and I forgot about Suds Monkey.  Fun place to let the kids play with friends.  Pretty good beer, lots of TVs.

    And Dreamland is the place to be if you're into Pickle Ball.  I'm not, but Dreamland is a common meeting place for soccer parties, and it's fun to watch others play.  Or they have 2 legit putt-putt courses.  Or just sit and drink beer.  It's self-serve and they charge by the ounce.

  10. The mexican food at Beerburg was legit.  Sad to see it close.

    If you want to extend the area of DS to "15 minute radius", you get into places like Shady Llama, Vista Brewing, Trattoria Lisina, and Hays City Store.

    I've heard good things about the food at Paloma, but mixed on the service.  It's a restaurant at the putt-putt place by the Y and DSYSA Soccer Fields.

    Homespun downtown Drip is pretty damn solid.

    Is Jester King still around?  I haven't been in years, but it was a great place to hang out, drink beer, and eat pizza.

  11. What is the 2nd big-ass ring on his hand?  I assume one is the Colts SB ring.  A quick look on wikipedia says he went to SMU and was a walk-on LB and an injury ended his career.  So he didn't win a NC in tennis or something like that.  I don't see that he remarried after a divorce 10 years ago, so the ring on his wedding ring finger isn't that.

    AFC Championship ring from year they lost SB to the Saints?  SMU class ring?  That's lame.

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