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  1. He’s either dead or almost dead. No way he doesn’t tweet some response to the death rumors if he was remotely cognizant (for him).
  2. We went from the position being the pinnacle of academia leadership, desired by dozens of well qualified applicants, to not posting the job and instead hiring somebody's regarded cousin whose only qualification is their disdain for education and progress. This will end well.
  3. Sam's BBQ closed its doors. They say they'll be back but unless they once again rely on discounted pants meat, I don't know if it's realistic.
  4. Every school we toured said they don't even distribute the submitted applications to the admissions office reviewers until the day after the first deadline. In the book I recommended a long time ago, Who Gets In and Why, the author does advise not waiting until the back half of admissions if you need financial aid. The amount of aid is finite and as it starts to dry up as they move along in the admissions cycle, they will start to favor kids that can pay their own way over kids that will most likely need aid based on the demographics of where their are from and the high school they attended.
  5. That elementary school is in a great location. Fuck that church for opening a homeless shelter and ruining what was a good neighborhood in a great location.
  6. It'll be the greatest gift to businesses everywhere. Businesses can buy up all the property and easily keep purchases out of state avoiding the inflated sales tax. Building a subdivision in DFW? Buy all building materials in OKC and get it delivered in 5 hours instead of 1. No big deal at all for the cost savings.
  7. I'm there with you. I'm a big believer in rolling up every piece of clothing. It seems to to always take up significantly less space than folding or using packing cubes. Also, everything seems to be less wrinkled.
  8. Totally forgot about this show and I had a ticket.
  9. Junior Brown made me proud last night. I saw she made a Trader Joe’s run so I told her to try to not move her car during the week because parking is an issue. She said, she grabbed one of the orange cones that has “CSU” painted on it from the construction site next to her dorm and keeps it in her car. So, when she leaves, she puts the cone up in her parking spot. She’s moved her car a dozen times and so far no one has parked in her spot.
  10. $700 on two sets of sheets and a duvet. $200 two pillows $50 sit up pillow $300 on matching tall night stands (one for roommate) $300 fridge $80 microwave $50 2 sets bath towels $50 over toilet storage rack $40 2 3-drawer plastic storage bins $25 phone/watch/airpods charging station $115 lounge chair $60 air purifier $50 shoe rack $30 rolling laundry hamper $140 office chair $400 at Target a months before move in. No idea what this was. $550 at Target the night before move in. No idea what this was. $350 on a 34” curved monitor. $1500 laptop. (Those last two were my purchases) That’s just what I remember.
  11. Easily.
  12. Colorado State.
  13. I just paid Junior Brown's fall semester bill - tuition, room/board, and fees. All in, it was $19,900 after her merit aid and scholarships. The only other expenses were the parking permit which was like $720 for the year and Mrs. Brown probably spent $5,000 on the dorm room.
  14. What does South Austin's mom's autobiography have to do with anything?
  15. I didn't grow any habaneros this year so I changed up my salsa... 1 can whole tomatoes (reserve juice) 3 jalapenos ~1 Tbsp chile pequins 1/4 white onion 1 garlic clove 1 tsp better than bouillon chicken paste 1/4 cup white vinegar salt Roast the jalapenos, steam, and peel. Boil the pequins, onion, and garlic for 2 minutes. Blend everything and add tomato juice to get to a consistency you like. The chicken bouillon paste adds that umami and is a secret FU to vegetarians.
  16. The only trust fund baby (real trust fund...like $500M) I know in Austin also went to CC and is not a douchebag.
  17. If your kid is into small colleges, I would totally push her towards Colorado College. IIRC, its student body has the highest median family income in the country. It's quite the opportunity to move up the socioeconomic ladder.
  18. We moved Junior Brown to Fort Collins this weekend. Regular move in is today but Lil' Brown's first day at Lamar MS is today so we opted for the early move in so her sister wouldn't miss the first day of school. I HIGHLY recommend early move in. Only a few dozen kids were moving in on Sunday so there was no 30 minute limit for unloading, no wait for the elevator, etc. We parked right next to the dorm, grabbed a big moving cart and it was a pretty leisurely process. Junior Brown has texted pics of the regular move in and it is crowded AF today. She and her new early move in buddies decided to stay out of the chaos and went 15 minutes away to Horsetooth Reservoir to go paddling boarding.
  19. Tony C's is ass but add in Jet's, Pedroso's, and Desano's. My kid liked ESP for the $4 for 2 slices lunch special. She went there at least once a week while at McCallum.
  20. Nine Inch Nails in Denver tonight. Utterly fantastic. If you get a chance to go, do it.
  21. Free of jobs, healthcare, amenities, culture, etc. How is this different that the suburbs?
  22. My wife, who went to Anderson, commented she didn’t know so many white kids went to Lanier.
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