You have a ways to go to get that bottle of Rum Chata.Unsure what happened in parking lot at nearby North Austin Event Center last night, but I'm not complaining.
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Some regulars gathering to pitch coins against the wall to see who could get the closest to win the pot. Event Center Security must have scared them away before they could collect their Booty. But ever the opportunist @AustinTXCat swopes in.😋
One of these days, I am visiting you just for the food.
My supper..... That is Blue Crab soup with My Darlings touch.... Heavenly!
(Just a touch of black pepper...just a pinch...)
I've heard of steak and lobster. Steak and Blue Crab is delicious as well... that soup broth, oh the broth...
Good morning D-League.
All the talk above about the hunt for a good used car reminded me of when we car shopped for my son before he went off to Lexington four years ago.
We went to CarMax and got what seemed like an incredible deal on a 2013 Hyundai - about five years old at the time.
That Thanksgiving Eve our 18-year-old is making his first drive home alone, and I get a call around 6pm -he’s on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere in West Virginia with a seized engine.
It turns out that year’s model Hyundai had a flaw in manufacturing where metal shavings got into engine blocks. So much for our “good deal.”
Anyway, the whole family piles into our car and we haul ass nearly 200 miles to pick him up. I’d worked the internet and found a tow company —and a Hyundai dealership in Morgantown, about 40 miles away. We pick up the boy at a McDonalds there around midnight and get home around 3:30 am on Thanksgiving. One of our family T-Day tales we laugh about now.
The rest of the story: our timing was perfect. Hyundai had finally been pressured into accepting their responsibility. We got a brand new 2019 model engine, our towing paid for, and even reimbursed for our costs in picking up our son. Four years later he’s got a pretty good car with only about 40,000 miles on the engine.
All the talk above about the hunt for a good used car reminded me of when we car shopped for my son before he went off to Lexington four years ago.
We went to CarMax and got what seemed like an incredible deal on a 2013 Hyundai - about five years old at the time.
That Thanksgiving Eve our 18-year-old is making his first drive home alone, and I get a call around 6pm -he’s on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere in West Virginia with a seized engine.
It turns out that year’s model Hyundai had a flaw in manufacturing where metal shavings got into engine blocks. So much for our “good deal.”
Anyway, the whole family piles into our car and we haul ass nearly 200 miles to pick him up. I’d worked the internet and found a tow company —and a Hyundai dealership in Morgantown, about 40 miles away. We pick up the boy at a McDonalds there around midnight and get home around 3:30 am on Thanksgiving. One of our family T-Day tales we laugh about now.
The rest of the story: our timing was perfect. Hyundai had finally been pressured into accepting their responsibility. We got a brand new 2019 model engine, our towing paid for, and even reimbursed for our costs in picking up our son. Four years later he’s got a pretty good car with only about 40,000 miles on the engine.
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Had a hailstorm 2 or 3 years ago that had some large hail balls intermixed with some smaller ones that beat my F150 up a bit. Broke the drivers side mirror, busted some of the plastic grilling on the hood near the windshield, busted the running lights on the top rear of the cab, and dented the truck all around. Pictured below is one that hit in my back yard. For reference, my hands were big enough to palm a basketball years back.
Wow. Just saw that Franco Harris died.
The irony is that it’s two days short of the 50th Anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.
That may still be the most exciting moment I felt in a football game I was watching in my whole life.
Seems like yesterday. I was a high school junior. I had a bet with my high school basketball coach who was a big Raiders fan. The stakes seemed enormous and I’d given up —I lost. Then, Boom!
I’ll probably do Kamala in the Paddock thread but for here all I can say is RIP.
The irony is that it’s two days short of the 50th Anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.
That may still be the most exciting moment I felt in a football game I was watching in my whole life.
Seems like yesterday. I was a high school junior. I had a bet with my high school basketball coach who was a big Raiders fan. The stakes seemed enormous and I’d given up —I lost. Then, Boom!
I’ll probably do Kamala in the Paddock thread but for here all I can say is RIP.
Not really I football fan, but always liked Franco's teammate, Rocky Bleier.
www.foxsports.com
Rocky Bleier recalls Vietnam War, 40 years after it ended | FOX Sports
Rocky Bleier played at Notre Dame and for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Notably, he served in Vietnam and 40 years after the war ended, the former running back recalls that part of his life and this country.
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He gave my Cowboys hell. Great football player.
Great American hero.Not really I football fan, but always liked Franco's teammate, Rocky Bleier.
Rocky Bleier recalls Vietnam War, 40 years after it ended | FOX Sports
Rocky Bleier played at Notre Dame and for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Notably, he served in Vietnam and 40 years after the war ended, the former running back recalls that part of his life and this country.
My son's formative years were when the Steelers were the best. He is a Steelers fans to this day as are his kids. Those Bradshaw / Harris / Lynn Swann / Mean Joe Greene / Mel Blount (just to name a few) teams were some of the greatest in NFL history.
RIP Franco. RIP
Sawnee, as a lifelong Bengals fan I eventually became a Steelers hater.
But -- What only us older guys remember is before the 1970s the Steelers had been a perpetual bottom dweller and NFL joke.
So, when they started pulling it together in the early 1970s, I actually rooted for them the way a kid roots for the underdog. And that moment when Franco plucked the ricochet out of the air and rumbled into the endzone was the beginning of that 1970s run. Pure magic.
I was never a Steelers fan, I admired them but my loyalty then was to the Miami Dolphins. They had Bob Griese and one of my favorite UK players, Larry Seiple. Going undefeated was a magical season for Floridians. They were our only pro team back then and it was a fun team to watch in those days.
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Bob Griese's aunt (Flo) worked for my office in Evansville. He came by one day. A good guy.
Edit: it is a cold clear 33°F here. Bracing for Thursday.
Stay away from Toyota of Louisville!
I have been absent for quite a while.........I wanted to stop in and tell all of you good folks Merry Christmas! I hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season..........Other than the Director stuffing some money cards......we are pretty much sitting this one out......I have more to do than I have the time or will to do........ When I remember how to upload photos again I will show you folks the reason for my absence........I have went all in on the pigeon racing game.......
Please post. I'd really enjoy seeing those pics.
Continuing yesterday's run of offbeat, outside-the-mainstream but listenable Christmas songs. This one from the legendary John Prine.
He was one tough dude. He may have been the toughest to ever play football. Once after a loss he sawed his car in half with a hacksaw. "Hacksaw Lambert". He played with a broken leg.Jack Lambert is looking at you for forgetting about him.
Brother wc and all would be welcome. We'd make room.
It looks like cold weather is headed to all of us. This is the forecast for Orlando. We will be about 10 degrees warmer. But 32 is cold for Orlando.
Today was a very nice day with a lot of sunshine. I noticed my avocado tree is starting to bud out and I will need to protect them from the cold.
Today was a very nice day with a lot of sunshine. I noticed my avocado tree is starting to bud out and I will need to protect them from the cold.
Just got back from helping my friend move most of his stuff from his old apartment to the new. Made it back for the start of the game.
First half evaluation for me is Kentucky started getting open shots through hustle and taking it when open and opening a good lead. Then, lost the momentum going back to the dribble drive. Every team and coach out there know Cal loves the dribble drive and have for the past few years prepared their team for it. As soon as Cal goes back to it we seem to struggle. Yes, we have 10-point lead at the half, but it could be more. Free throw shooting still a problem though.
Was it a really close friend? Usually has to be a close friend to help them move...I ain't picking up half a couch for someone I'm not good friends with.
Seinfeld clip on helping someone move haha...
Got back from being out, watching whatever this is... Just dang...
I can hear Cal now....
I love my team...
But they don't love me...
I love my team...
But they don't love me...
I agree with Barkley after the St. Peters game, Cats play down to their competition. If you're up by 15 then push it to 20. If you're up by 20 push it to 25, etc.. Don't let your foot off the gas. I'm tired of these big leads getting dwindled down. Frustrating.
Don't bet on this UK team.
They are supposed to have talent, but you need a coach.
They are supposed to have talent, but you need a coach.
They have a couch Sir... and not a comfortable couch...
The Steelers are retiring his jersey Saturday as well.
Just mentioned in another thread I bet against them, I bet against them every game regardless of opponent...Yale we were 15.5 point favorites won by 10...Bellermine we were 25.5 favorites I think we won by 19...didn't cover obviously against Gonzaga or UCLA...I knew nothing about the team we were playing tonight, but I know our team so I beat against us.
Had so many people angry with my comments on Cal and his stall ball philosophy early on, even with the AD team of 2012. (Bill Self really did run out of time as he knew exactly what he was saying and I put Self right up their with Tom Crean in the admiration category..Bill knew what Cal was doing but Cal's horses then would not lose....)
One of the most STUPID philosophy's going. People kept telling me about the control of the amount of possessions. Never any mention of ruining what you do best and playing not to lose versus playing to win... Yep Ole Cal makes a whole lot more than I make... that's about it though. More power to him...
Yeah I am sickened by how I don't hurt if I miss a second of Kentucky basketball... That's my fault too...
Have a good evening and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
I am not in a bad mood, really I am not...
5 degrees for the high Friday. New Years Eve high predicted to be 61. We'll all be sick with this type of fluctuation.
We're expecting 31°F for our high and 17°F low come Friday, Just received second wind chill advisory EVER. Last and only came Feb 2021.
