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reverse sear on a Prime grade Ribeye steak - smoked with Mesquite wood in my stick burner at 250 until the steak temp reached 125 internal then took it over to the 500 degree cast iron for searing 1 min each side while basting with butter/garlic compound butter I made - pulled that at 130 then...

I love twitter - greatest way to get breaking financial info and world events. Also, I love sports and it's a great way to get latest scores and bond with like minded sports fans - can also be a bit toxic at times.

Had a great water balloon war with the triplet grandsons (almost 10) and their little brother who is almost 2. After over 47 days at or above 100 (so far) here in Bee Cave, TX it was time for some cooling off - and it felt great. Also got out the slip-n-slide and slid around a bit. Much...

1,500 Austin homes sold for $100K over asking price since Jan. 1 https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/1500-austin-homes-sold-for-100k-over-asking-price-since-jan-1/ It is VERY often that homes on the West side of Austin to go on the Market on a Thursday and state that "All offers are due on...

Life is short. Death is sure. Judgment is coming. Heaven is glorious. Hell is dreadful. Jesus is Savior - be sure of your salvation.

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funny - I just came in form outside at 5:50 a.m. this morning to grab my iphone and I use this app called "StarRover" to spot out where Venus and Mars were. They were clearly the most visible to me outside (west of Austin TX). There were only a few more naked eye visible stars at this time in...

I do like vintage watches as well - but since I brought this one I haven't worn any other watch I own. It is the Citizen-BU2055-08X - solar powered battery assisted. I brought this watch for this one reason - the "Day of the Week" dial. You've got to love ER - I often don't know which day it...

bravo Sir - nicely done! Where did you order the Gerstner type hardware from?

Thanks! I sprayed 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint. Prior to being deployed on the patio I will put 2 coats of johnson paste wax on it. It being pine - I'm sure I'll only get a few years of use out of it - but I had the old 2x4's laying around and got tired of looking at them. So...

took advantage of the 80 degree day here in Austin TX. applied final coat of paint to a garden bench I made from a bunch of old 2x4's and 1 2x6 for the back legs. ran the boards thru the planer to clean them up a bit and cut down on the amount of sanding. Two days total project build. .

No spoiler here - but someone may have leaked the winner... Did 'Jeopardy!' GOAT champ get leaked? Offshore books say yes ""Three weeks ago, in the days after the GOAT tournament was taped, a flurry of bets showed up on one contestant, who we'll call Contestant X to avoid spoiling the outcome...

Going to the grandkids (triplet boys age 7) classroom Christmas parties - feeling blessed.

Absolutely the nest drive I have ever been on. Frequently pulled over and stopped got out and just take it all in - amazing. Then a small side trip to Lost Maples state park in the Fall.

pause and talk with anyone at local hardware stores.