he’s gonna hold it! yellow makes my friend paco horny, but he’s afraid of horses … this man has a simple yet effective betting strategy he calls ‘bet the favorites across the board.’ finished. time for a breckenridge vanilla porter. and a baby.
wire to wire
June 2nd, 2009 No Comments
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so long, lewisville
July 31st, 2008 No Comments
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water towers and muppet killers
July 29th, 2008 8 Comments
if you’re a fan or water towers at all, north dallas is your louvre. here are a few of my favorites: big sky country in garland … plano’s an upscale community of refined elegance, which i think is clear … here’s lewisville’s piece of shit … they do things a little differently in frisco … [...]
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whoa mule
July 28th, 2008 No Comments
be thankful you’re not driving around dallas with an infectious disease buying massage coupons for advertising project managers. i have failed … god help the working man.
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big kev in big d in big shit
July 26th, 2008 No Comments
talked to big kev tonight after i hadn’t heard from him. wondered what was going on in big d, how the job was going, when he was going to be free to hang out. before i go any farther, here’s a few glimpses of exactly what kind of situation i’m dealing with down here: so, [...]
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toilets, sprinklers, and big kev
July 25th, 2008 2 Comments
i know more about shitters today than i did 48 hours hours ago. a lot more. fill valves, flush valves, flexi hose, ring seals … you probably don’t even know what those are do you? i didn’t either. now, after helping the old man manipulate the two in-house shitters over the last 48 hours, i [...]
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my cubic feet
July 24th, 2008 No Comments
rent uhaul. check. coordinate with steve casper on the moving timetable. check. confirm that alexis the cute mother of one who is moving out of my soon to be place in red stick is, indeed, giving me all her furniture. check. cross another day in dallas off the calendar in my mind. double check. gotta [...]
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calabaza
July 21st, 2008 8 Comments
tomorrow, i’m on the hunt for a calabaza. a calabaza is a cuban pumpkin that resembles a butternaut squash. it’s needed for tomorrow evening’s menu, which will also feature garlic-citrus cuban steaks with orange onion salsa, cuban rice, and mojitos. tonight we had frozen pre-marinated chicken breasts with canned corn and canned green beans … [...]
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the worst golf course on earth
July 19th, 2008 2 Comments
i almost forgot about this golf course we passed. the ‘up to par’ links in garland. i made dad pull over so i could snap a few shots. the pictures don’t do it justice. i think they were trying to get the us open here next year, but they gave up. if you blink, you [...]
tecate with lime and salt
July 19th, 2008 No Comments
i had my first tecate with lime and salt since i left topanga last night. it was at this bar called pier 121 on lake lewisville. the bar was literally floating on the lake, so these huge power boats would pull up and the “captains” would hop off and just get shit faced. i’ve never [...]