Everything posted by HoustonHorn
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House concerts
yep sorry, on the Facers. Which sucks, but I'll take what I can get. Should be pretty cool.
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House concerts
Members of the Gourds and many others putting on a "house" show on Saturday the 25th at 7pm. James McMurtry, Kelly Willis/Bruce Robison and lots of others as well.
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Golf Clash
There are still times i don't get a shot off trying to get the rings correct. Infrequent, but it really takes some getting used to. It cost me a lot of games at first but it makes a difference. I don't have that many games so I imagine the feel continues to get better. Finished 66th in masters 3. Not relegated but until I can play tours 11 and 12 is not worth sweating over. Fun game. Not sure what I'm going to do about a clan. We've only got a couple players and I'm really the one generating 80% of the points. We're pro2 currently. I'll probably be looking to change. How is your team doing?
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Texas BBQ
A little Pinkerton's for lunch.
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Golf Clash
Took a while but I'm pretty good at Tour 9 now and fully maxed out. Opened up Tour 11 - $25M bonus which was nice. I've played probably 10 matches in Tour 10 and its always tough to start a new tour because you aren't comfortable with the courses. In any event, I've probably won 3 of 10. In any event, working to build up my bankroll so I can afford to learn Tour 10. Have about $75M now so probably enough, but trying to get to $100M because I know its going to be rough at the start. Playing Master III now and I've got about $250M and I'm not in the top 60. Obviously those guys at the top are playing the higher level tours to get into the billions/tens of billions. There are some ridiculous players in those Tours. I can usually hold my own, but its pretty clear I'm way outclassed by some of those guys when they are dunking it with 13+mph winds. Anyways, Tour 9 is pretty comfortable and I'm pretty solid at the shootouts so I can win >50%. Still a lot of good players though and anything more than 2yds on the shootouts has a decent chance of losing. Looking to take the step to Tour 10 soon. The biggest help for improvement was learning the wind charts, I was guessing up through most of Tour 8 and lost a lot of shootouts because I misjudged. Now that I understand the ring system, elevation, etc., I am much more consistent. I watch a fair amount of play-throughs on YouTube to get tips, especially for the tournaments. The problem is its tough to change "how" I play or with what clubs and my performance in those is mixed. Most I win or finish top 5 in the qualifier, then sometimes I make it to the final round, sometimes I don't. It's crazy how exact the top guys are in setting up each shot to shoot those scores. Not sure I'll get there. Still an addictive game, just not looking forward to the increase in losses in Tour 10 when I make the jump.
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Best Pocket Knife?
I don't know about the handle on the pocket knives but I've had a set of the Lagoule steak knives for 16 years and they are fucking awesome.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Good idea on the extensions. I have pretty large hands, so I can definitely use them.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
where is everybody buying bullets these days?
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The Gun Owner’s thread
All good suggestions. Getting two red ryders for some backyard plinking. Leaning towards a Savage Rascal for the next step up. Also picked something up for myself.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Looking to get something to teach my kids about guns and how to shoot. Thinking either a Ruger Bearcat or Sr22. Thoughts or suggestions? 10 and 12 years old.
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Golf Clash
Maxed out through 8, working on 9. I think I got up to about 2818. Only played a couple matches in 10. Won one, lost one, so I'm at 0. Crazy how good some players are though. Some crazy holes on 9 and 10 as well. Since I'm relatively new to them, I always hope the other player goes first on holes I haven't seen before. At least playing the higher tours makes it easier to move up. I finished 2nd a couple weeks ago with 70+M and lost by over a billion $. Damn game is addictive.
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Surly #Stonks
I'm a relative novice...seems a triple leveraged ETF is pretty much a daily play. That's a little more short-term than I was thinking. Was thinking next 1-3 month timeframe as we "hopefully" move past the CV panic. Any stocks/funds that have been beaten up due to the uncertainty, but likely aren't impacted significantly by the CV so should bounce back quickly.
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Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread
Looks a lot like Bella. The only thing is the extremely long legs.
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Surly #Stonks
So any suggestions on a stock or 3 to pick up now? I have a little play money, so don't mind risky with high upside. Not planning on holding for long.
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Thread of local businesses that don't survive the coronavirus
If anyone wants TexMex out in Katy, a friend of ours owns/runs Pablos. Really great guy and they have really good food. Pork Enchiladas are fantastic. https://pablosmexkitchen.com
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Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread
She has a big chest and long legs. Pretty small head. Border collie of some type. Definitely could be collie/whippet.
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Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread
Got a new mutt pup a couple months ago. Was told it was some sort of Australian Shepherd mix. She definitely had boxer markings and hops, but clearly not boxer face now that her snout has grown. I don't know much about dogs. So no idea what kind of mix. Not seeing much Australian Shepherd Really long legs. Thoughts?
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Formerly DT: COVID-19 - Featuring Lots of Politics, now CR because political talk not going away
Pandemic flying is the best flying. Happy to hear she's on her way home.
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Card Games for Waiting out Coronavirus
Golf http:// https://bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/six-card-golf/ Also, jokers are 0. Fun game and good for kids 8-9+ and adults. Kids like Trash and Speed. They don't really have any strategy so get boring pretty quickly. Golf is great though. Mind is an interesting game.
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Formerly DT: COVID-19 - Featuring Lots of Politics, now CR because political talk not going away
Gut in my office building (not my company) died yesterday after experiencing flu-type symptoms. No update today whether or not it was CV. He'd been to 4 different floors in the building. Luckily not our floor but definitely added some fear around the office.
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Coronavirus Impact on Travel
Whistler just announced it is closed next week.
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Coronavirus Impact on Travel
So I'm heading to Whistler next week for a family ski vacation. What are the odds of travel restrictions impacting my ability to fly back to the US? Also, if I can't fly, would it be possible to drive across the border back to the US? sorry if this has been asked/answered - haven't read the entire thread.
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Texas BBQ
City Market today was significantly better than it has been the last few trips. Sausage were on point. Brisket and ribs was solid.
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Formerly DT: COVID-19 - Featuring Lots of Politics, now CR because political talk not going away
Ryan's Steakhouse. Not a re-creation.