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DFWTexEx

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  1. All of that will be fun. And that hotel preference is what I usually do. But, the Greece trip was big and we went special. If you do do Santorini, splurge enough to get a hotel on the caldera side. There will be cheap beach hotels on the other side, but you will miss the experience.
  2. Athens will be more fun than you think. The Grand Hotel Bretagne is a nice splurge. Of course, do the Acropolis early and spend time walking the parks and going to the Panathenaic Stadium. I am sure some folks are about to tell you to skip Santorni. Take those comments with a grain of salt. Yes, part of it, are touristy, but probably less so now with less cruise ships arriving. We stayed in at the Chromata in Imerovigli, a quiet village up the hill from Thera/Fira. It was like being a film set or on the Turman Show, so beautiful you can't believe it.
  3. Just saw a video that is going viral of the Fort Worth pileup on the ice. It's sickening. You are likely watching people die as speeding 18 wheelers just crash into stalled cars. I am not squeamish but couldn't get through it. You are warned.
  4. Two years ago, a commercial landlord wanted to execute leases on legal paper via fax. Two years ago.
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    Dallas | Italian

    In the 90’s it was Ruggeri’s or Lombardi’s. Both were classic and I had so many boring business lunches at each but also fun dinners. I remember when I didn’t know what Risotto was and thought that a Caesar salad was traditional Italian. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Agree. Cacti? Colorful wooden fences and benches? Frida Kahlo art?
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    Dallas | Italian

    The Jennifer and Davis Ugyur owned at operated Lucia and Macellaio. They also held the lease and financed Salaryman, the super popular, award winning Japanese / Ramen space next to Macellaio. The pandemic made operating the legacy version of Lucia impossible No outdoor dining. Its charming, intimate but very tight space, left no opportunity to for social distancing or outdoor dining. Macellaio eventually re-opened because of the outdoor dining space and open spaces inside, but never picked up steam to pre-pandemic sales. The takeout menus from Lucia and Macellaio almost always sold out, but that was not enough to keep both restaurants running with the loss of most of the liquor and wine sales. Then, more tragedy, as Justin Holt, the former Lucia sous-chef chef that opened Salaryman to much acclaim, was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia. Salaryman tried to hang on through the summer with staff preparing the takeout food, but eventually had to close permanently. The Ugyurs faced some significant challenges. The thing that might have saved them, as sad as it seemed, is that the lease on the legacy Lucia space was expiring. They had substantial continuing lease obligations on the Macellaio and Salaryman spaces. So, they made the decision to leave the charming Lucia space and move Lucia to the Macellaio space where it will operate on a bigger scale, with a full bar, outdoor dining, etc. So, Lucia will live on, but different. Macaellaio will close permanently. The small Salaryman space will be used to stage the now successful Lucia takeout business. All's well that ends well; we hope. I too was not a big fan of Macaellaio so this suits me.
  8. Is this the most aired commercial right now? I love that music and it was tolerable the first 10 times I saw it. But, it is pretty much on a continuous loop right now.
  9. So very sorry. May you find strength and comfort.
  10. Do any of you know people that are open about all this in real life? I live in a left leaning historic district in Oak Cliff, so my bubble is mostly educated progressives dotted with open minded conservatives, but no one that would actually talk about this shit. My social media has plenty of right leaning folks, but again none of this. Yet, I see people on TV, marching, lifting kilts, etc. so there are people that are willing to be open about their craziness. If you know them, what is it like? How do you interact?
  11. Watching it pretty much as a comedy. It is so low rent and every single thing about it is bad: writing, acting, directing, etc. The timeline screw ups are laughable but also insulting, as if they didn't think the people watching it would know or care. The Lifetime moves are Oscar worthy compared to this mess. [Mecician-American, listed to Tejano music, grew up in the Valley in that timeframe...my Dad's most treasured possession is a picture of him dancing with Selena, so maybe I am sensitive]
  12. And I think he actually meant filing an amicus brief, but he doesn't know how any of this works.
  13. So, a couple of members of the State Board of Education got sick after an in-person meeting where masks were on and off. We are still here.
  14. I was coming here to post or ask about the Texas lawsuit. So embarrassing. Clearly an attempt to relitigate everything at the Supreme Court. I can't imagine SCOTUS even blinking an eye at this, but it is an interesting jurisdictional move to simply bypass everything by creating a state vs. state action.
  15. They are literally talking about vote counts in Pennsylvania counties by the hundreds. And explaining for the 1000th time what a provisional ballot is. It’s just silly and embarrassing for them at this point. Not really watching much anymore. On the porch drinking unless somebody gets the courage to call this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. How? From Idaho, where all mitigation has been left to local officials: The hospital in Coeur d’Alene reached 99% capacity a day earlier, even after doubling up patients in rooms and buying more hospital beds. Idaho is one of several states where a surge of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming hospitals, likely in part because cooler weather is sending people indoors, U.S. health officials said “We’re facing staff shortages, and we have a lot of physician fatigue. This has been going on for seven months — we’re tired,” Lee said. He introduced several doctors who testified about the struggle COVID-19 patients face, the burden on hospitals and how masks reduce the spread of the virus. But the board voted 4-3 to end the mask mandate. Board members overseeing the operations of Idaho’s public health districts are appointed by county commissioners and not required to have any medical experience. Board member Walt Kirby said he was giving up on the idea of controlling the spread of coronavirus. “I personally do not care whether anybody wears a mask or not. If they want to be dumb enough to walk around and expose themselves and others, that’s fine with me,” Kirby said. “Nobody’s wearing the damned mask anyway. ... I’m sitting back and watching them catch it and die. Hopefully I’ll live through it.” Another member, Allen Banks, denied COVID-19 exists. “Something’s making these people sick, and I’m pretty sure that it’s not coronavirus, so the question that you should be asking is, ‘What’s making them sick?’” he told the medical professionals who testified.
  17. Halftime crew is literally laughing at us and this game. Can we leave Herman in Dallas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. The village is just crap, but fuck Elon Musk. That being said, Boca Chica beach itself is beautiful. Or at least it was. As a kid, we would go out there and it was just like being on a real island. No amenities. No electricity. Nothing. You built a big fire. As kids, we had adventures. Jumped in the water. Got out to eat some grilled meat and then cold watermelon. It was perfect until it was time to come home. And you couldn't rinse off and you came home sunburned, sticky from the salt water and everything was full of sand. Those were the days.
  19. Boulevardiere opened back up yesterday. We are going to do our first in person dining since the pandemic started on the patio at happy hour time this evening (assuming we can get safe outside seating). It's oyster happy hour and half price wine.
  20. That was a pandemic highlight. Hearing Mandy say the line was was a bit emotional for me, maybe that is just the state I am in now. I think Carey acted well too. The whole thing was just fun and memorable.
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