- TJIC’s new site.
- The WikiTravel entry on Stavanger, Norway, which states “Stavanger is considered a great place for foodies, with a range of good restaurants”…and gives details on exactly two restaurants, one of which is vegetarian.
- The HouChron‘s report on the Houston branch of Uchi opening February 2nd “in the former Felix space in Montrose”, which promptly draws complaints from people in the comments that you can’t get good Mexican food in Houston any more.
Archive for January 17th, 2012
Foodie things that bring a smile to my face.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Notes and updates.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Jim Caldwell fired from the Colts. 26-22 over three seasons, 2-14 this year. I don’t think there was anybody who didn’t expect this.
Moving right along, Harris County DA Pat Lykos did testify today before the grand jury investigating her office and the BAT vans.
This is another story where there’s really not much to add beyond the basic fact that she did testify, and apparently did answer questions (as opposed to pleading the Fifth). But we note it here as part of the ongoing story.
The Journalist’s Guide to Firearms Identification.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012There was a bit of a kerfluffle last week. A group of “intruders with assault rifles” robbed a Walmart in the Houston area.
Television station KPRC reported that the assault rifles were AK-47s.
Today, the HouChron is reporting that they caught the alleged robbers. (Actually, the girlfriend of one of them turned them in.) And…
Yeah. Not so much.
(Hattip.)
Holy Cow. (Part 3)
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Rumor has it that these run for $50,000, so we’re talking lottery territory here. Plus there’s the cost of feeding it .45-70 ammo.
As Sebastian notes, this isn’t technically a machine gun so NFA doesn’t apply. And it would be an awesome weapon for certain stages of Lovecraft action shooting.
(Hattip: The Firearm Blog, by way of Sebastian. I do love the comment there: “I think [Colt’s] marketing strategy is to put a monkey in charge.”)
Edited to add: I can’t directly link to the “Gatling” westerns on Amazon, but here’s the “Jack Slade
TMQ watch: January 17, 2012.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012This was a bad weekend for WCD. The Saints lost. The Packers lost. Eli Manning won. The only bright spot for us was the Patriots winning, and at this point the best we feel like we can hope for is a New England – San Francisco Super Bowl. And now we have to write this week’s TMQ Watch and see what Greggles has to say. Perhaps there will be photos of pleasant looking cheerleaders to relieve our burden.
After the jump…
How about those Texans?
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012This is to document that Lawrence has bet me $5 even money that the Texans will finish better than 8-8 next season.