Everything posted by USCATX
-
Bourbon
They were on a roll with Master’s Collection 16 and the 128.3 batch proof in ‘21. Then they dropped the five malt stouted which was so aggressively, almost intentionally bad that this year’s batch proof would need to be the missing ‘21 GTS to salvage the year.
-
Bourbon
14 year MGP? I’ll allow it, but calling it Baltimore Pure Rye seems intentionally misleading.
-
Bourbon
Toasted, honey finish and NCF. I’ll call it the taterfecta.
-
Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
That’s a hard word. Wordle 316 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
-
Bourbon
You know what time is the right time to open a Russell’s pick? Right now.
-
Elite private schools and college admissions
Don’t sell yourself short, those would be solid CSU Fullerton or Long Beach stats.
-
Elite private schools and college admissions
UCLA facilities and student-faculty ratio are trash. I guess if you’re in state it might be worth it, but otherwise you’re paying USC money for a less personalized experience when you factor in financial aid. I had a roommate transfer there for economic reasons (in state tuition) and he confirmed what I experienced on my tour. On the original question I also don’t think state schools care if you attend their summer programs.
-
Bourbon
I remember those days fondly. Now it’s all auctions higher than secondary and stupid nonsense.
-
Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
It was good sometimes and really bad sometimes. Led me to believe the good sound was more of a mix of the other vocalists and when too much Bon Jovi slipped through it got ugly fast. He did a vocals-only into to Livin On A Prayer that was Ashlee Simpson Orange Bowl bad.
-
Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
Went to the new Moody last night for Bon Jovi and she steps out of the car with a normal sized, non-clear purse. Me: “You sure you don’t need a clear bag for this like at the Erwin Center for the last 10 shows we’ve been to? Her: “No, I checked online and it just needs to be less than 11x17.” Me: “That doesn’t sound right, but ooooook.” We walk down the stairs from the garage and there’s a giant, new foldable sign stating that you can have a small clutch or a 14x14 clear bag. Me: “Hey, looks like you need a clear bag, let’s walk that purse back to the car now.” Her: “No! I read it online and it’s 11x17!” As we are in the metal detector line a manager lady came charging over yelling “uh huh, nooooo way, girl you KNOW that’s not a clutch. Did you not see the signs?” Me: “Cool, glad we figured that out.”
-
Bourbon
Old Fitz Jr is always a solid choice.
-
Bourbon
The Vaults 14 and 15 are about half as good as the all-MGP Lucky 13 single barrels which are some of the best under the radar MGPs released in the last few years. They sat at Specs and TW for weeks like the Vaults and they’re twice as good for barely half the price. I haven’t had the new Kentucky/Indiana/Tennessee Lucky 13s and can only assume that they taste like Barrell’s gray label, which is to say ok but still too Dickel-y to pay more than $75.
-
Bourbon
The Vaults 14 and 15 are about half as good as the all-MGP Lucky 13 single barrels which are some of the best under the radar MGPs released in the last few years. They sat at Specs and TW for weeks like the Vaults and they’re twice as good for barely half the price. I haven’t had the new Kentucky/Indiana/Tennessee Lucky 13s and can only assume that they taste like Barrell’s gray label, which is to say ok but still too Dickel-y to pay more than $75.
-
The New Car Fanatic Thread
If I had to pick between driving an E63 wagon badged as an E350 or driving a Challenger/Charger with the yellow shipping strips on the splitter I’d probably have to go with stepping in front of a bus.
-
The New Car Fanatic Thread
I had a Nissan Titan try to take me in the GT350 from the outside lane to a 45 toll on-ramp. I mean, no? But good on him for the effort or whatever.
-
2022 Property Tax Values are out
Up 70%, yay?
-
Latitude Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett-inspired 55+ Community Coming to Austin/Dallas/Houston
I design this kind of thing for a living and feel like its shelf life is going to be short. But Hogwarts retirement land is going to get some people paaaaaid when millennials are ready to call it quits. I have a UT quidditch national champ (also a world champ) on staff so we should be positioned well for the engineering contract.
-
Bourbon
Finally had this year’s Parker’s at Carversteak in Vegas, $65 but no regerts. The staff was entirely useless when it came to bourbon. Their AGM came over to talk to me about how they made their own Maker’s PS and to talk up their selection of single malt (?) bourbons. These are steep secondary but I need to track one down.
-
Bourbon
I still haven’t had one that really blew me away, but I did have the Coy Hill (a 138.8) recently and that was a crème brûlée/brown sugar bomb.
-
Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
Easy one today, everybody is crushing. Wordle 294 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
- Bourbon
-
Bourbon
That’s sounds pretty fun, but I’m not sure I could go that hard for like 3 days straight.
-
Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
Yesterday was awful, today wasn’t great but at least it didn’t make me want to quit the game. Wordle 283 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
-
Bourbon
Knob 12. Larceny BP is kind of dumb and I’ve been using it as a mixer to kill it.
- 2022 Rain Thread