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I'm really sorry to hear this, hope it goes as well as it can. I'll be thinking about you man.

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I've been struggling to find a number for our monthly budget for groceries/food. We always go over (or almost always). I tried to set it at $500 because that seems pretty reasonable for a married couple with no children, but we always climb up towards $700, unless we're really careful, and we never ...

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I always figured I'd do my best to not feed into the Santa stuff if/when I become a parent, and not raise my kids to believe in Santa Claus. I was talking to a friend this past weekend about his 3 year old, and this issue. It made me frame it a little differently. He explained that it kind of came w...

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Check this out:

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I came across this article today, with much relevance to this thread:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robo ... -car-works

My apologies if some of this has already been covered, but it's a new article about the Google driver-less cars.

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In re-reading the thread I realized I said "knife" whereas what Bone said earlier in the thread is more correct. The "knife" is a dagger actually, and doesn't seem very practical.

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Last night I went over to my Dad's house again and we looked at the stuff together. He again offered it to me and I think I'll take them. There are: -A genuine Nazi arm-band (yep, it's pretty crazy) -3 or 4medals -A belt and belt-buckle -Paper envelopes that the medals are in with something in Germa...

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Short version: What would you do with authentic Nazi items? Hold onto them, sell them, donate them to a museum? Long version: So my grandfather was in WWII and he was stationed throughout Europe, including fighting in Germany. He met my grandmother in Belgium (my grandmother is French Belgian) and b...

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If driving a lot is how you get good at driving, how come so many fucking drives suck? I read an article in Scientific American (or some such thing) about talent (basically saying that almost all activities aren't inherent skills, but require dedicated practice) and it used this example (driving). ...

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Having a budget doesn't necessarily mean having a balanced budget. For those of you who live week to week, I challenge you to to create a spreadsheet and keep track of your earnings and your expenses. I found this insightful in many ways. I think if you aren't making "enough" money, it's e...

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The utilities and poverty thread (and my own budgeting) led me to ask this. I have one, and it's hard to keep to it, because mostly we're living off of only my income and my wife is in school. We usually don't go very much over if at all spending what I made in a month, but we aren't saving any mone...

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It's not a different kind of high at all, but with all the flavored blunt wraps available these days it can make it quite tasty. For me, it's a really fun way to smoke, I like the feel and the amount of smoke you can get, but it does take a large amount to do, so we tend to do it when we want one in...

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Try lots of fresh mint mixed in with it to steep, that is, if you're going to try again. Sorry you didn't like it! It definitely is super earthy. French Press will indeed make it very strong. It's assuredly an acquired taste. I didn't like it very much the first several times I drank it. However I d...

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That's funny, I was just thinking about you the other day while I was thinking about people I know from these communities. Good to hear from you.

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Bought some yerba mate today. Will be trying it soon. Yay! I go through Yerba Mate and Coffee phases. I get tired of one (mostly) and drink loads of the other then go back. The Yerba Mate, though, generally feels better and whenever I switch back to it, I think, why do I keep switching? But I like ...

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I don't know how folks work construction here in the summer, but they do. It's ridiculous.

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Hey everyone, just some love to unmoderated unadulterated discussion. I'm a member of a forum about improv in Austin and when the discussions get good is also when people start getting offending and I really wish that wasn't the case but it is. It's funny to me because I don't think of them as being...

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Garbage: $37.20 for ?? This was supposed to be $12.40 a month, so I don't know what's going on here. They give me a 96 gallon bin and a recycle busket; each take a month or more for us to fill up, so I can't help but feel there's probably a more economical solution for us. Can you pay less for a sm...

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Pdyx, you should probably check out one of those economy plans as well. They're common around here (as electric heat is rather common), so you'll have slightly higher bills in your off-peak months, but lower bills in your peak months. Interesting. I didn't know such a thing existed. Turns out Austi...

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My utilities bill has been wildly different due to time of year. The city provides a nice overview on their website where I can see how much we use. I've really only been paying close attention to it since the fall when I moved in with my then-girlfriend now-wife. We pay 30 dollars for internet but ...

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I usually only have it the traditional way (gourd and bombilla) if I'm sharing it with others or feel like doing it. I used to do that more often, these days it's mostly just me so I just use the french press or a teapot with an infuser or an infuser ball (there you go!). French press makes some str...

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Yes, yes and yes. It's fucking been near at or over 100 degrees every day in Austin since mid to late May. August is the worst month of the year. Our last summer was actually mild (compared to this). This summer looks to be really bad. About a year ago I got my AC fixed in my car, it was busted for ...

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I'm really quite obsessed with coffee and tea. I own two french presses, two espresso machines, a turkish coffee pot, a teapot with an infuser,several mate gourds, tons of permanent tea ...bag... things? I don't know what you call them. They're various shapes and sizes of metal things you can load t...

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One of the things I struggle with most in life is striking a good balance between all the things I do and want to do. I have several hobbies and passions, a full time job, a wife and two cats, and a fairly large group of friends. It's really difficult to maintain all of these things and have some pe...

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I'm assuming (hoping?!) that wasn't the only thing the Governor did. No, it wasn't entirely fair for me to put it out there like it is. He's appealed for federal money and undoubtedly done other things. The governor in Texas is really more like a figurehead anyway. The Lt. Governor has the real pow...

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Our governor's response to the fact that 99% of the counties have been burning is to pray for rain. Literally. Gov. Perry Issues Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas Thursday, April 21, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Proclamation Thursday, April 21, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release TO ALL T...

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Dang it they're too big. Can I use html img tags on this website to resize? I'm having trouble.

here's the links:

http://www.gnostechproductions.com/farmfire1.JPG
http://www.gnostechproductions.com/farmfire2.JPG

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One of my friends' family ranch in San Angelo got scorched. I just got some photos, I'll upload 'em and share em here in a second.

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Yeah, I guess 'Buzzard' in the US is more synonymous with Vulture.

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I really like rodents, for some reason. There's a lady here in central Texas who has a Capybara for a pet. That'd be sweet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

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I like to watch a couple a week, or if I have a lot of time several in a row, but I prefer to get *most* (but not all) of my entertainment away from screens since I have to spend so much time for work in front of the screen. I like that idea, Sal, of paying for show. I think it'll become more of a r...

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It's the end of the month and our food budget is spent, so whatever I can scrounge together. There's some pasta and sauce, some lettuce and a few other veggies, so probably pasta and a salad.

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It might be a volume issue. If this place is indeed one of those round the corner lines type places, it might be something to do with their work-flow. I've been to really popular restaurants before (like BBQ places in KS and other places) where if you don't know what you're doing in line, they're mo...

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I'm not a huge Twitter user, but at first I was skeptical and just used it as a joke. I signed up when it first started and people weren't quite sure what it was for. Now I understand it much better, but I still don't use it a ton.

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I think sometimes it's nice to not be presented with too many choices, but the funny thing here is that it seems like this restaurant has a lot of choices, but they're all you get. Which I guess is nice to know. Sometimes it's easier to just have to pick something from a small amount of options. Tha...

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Why do you do it? Why do you create? How do you do it? I also have to do it. It's not something I analyzed too much until the last couple of years when it caused problems with my relationship (to the woman I'm now married to) and to my creative relationship with my best friend (with whom I write an...

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I've been reading "War of Art" and find it is helpful in driving up motivation. I'm big on these kinds of books, and a lot of them work for me. In particular, "War of Art" seems like it would work well for people I know that have trouble with motivation and finishing things. I ha...

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