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05/17/2010 17:36 #51670
el palenqueThese are the "medium" margaritas.
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05/15/2010 20:45 #51650
testing
05/15/2010 13:41 #51576
fuck this shit, specifically
What is this and how do I kill it? [In reverse order of importance.] It is a subterranean vine, woody and tough but flexible. I've been trying to get rid of it for two years since it started menacing my garage. It has a tendency to mingle with my herbs [although it does not choke them] and by the time it's finally visible the base is already woody and thick enough to be difficult to cut.
It does not seem to be a common weed, per se. I place the blame squarely on my idiotic neighbors who I hate.
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paul - 05/15/10 15:22
I believe you need to hammer a bunch of copper nails into it. Someone told me that after we got rid of our.
I believe you need to hammer a bunch of copper nails into it. Someone told me that after we got rid of our.
zobar - 05/15/10 15:03
No, not sumac, although we've had that before too. Yeah you can't really see it from these pictures but the leaves are pointy and red-tinged. The woodiness is more like a grapevine than a tree.
I think I'm going to have to remove most or all of the herb garden, which has been heavily colonized by all kinds of other weeds and sheaves of dead sweet peas, and start over again. Hopefully I could save the raspberries that volunteered from my idiot neighbors' yard and the Alpine strawberries, everything else is hearty or easily replaced.
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No, not sumac, although we've had that before too. Yeah you can't really see it from these pictures but the leaves are pointy and red-tinged. The woodiness is more like a grapevine than a tree.
I think I'm going to have to remove most or all of the herb garden, which has been heavily colonized by all kinds of other weeds and sheaves of dead sweet peas, and start over again. Hopefully I could save the raspberries that volunteered from my idiot neighbors' yard and the Alpine strawberries, everything else is hearty or easily replaced.
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terry - 05/15/10 14:00
hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it may be a sumac. if so, it will come back until you have eradicated it down to the tiniest root nubbin. They have a tendency to break instead of allowing themselves to be pulled out, which makes them very difficult to remove. Often you'll need a shovel and need to dig down at least a foot. I have managed to get them almost out of my yard, but thanks to empty lots and others who don't recognize this menace, new saplings are a continual problem. Once you learn to recognize them, they should be pulled at once!
hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it may be a sumac. if so, it will come back until you have eradicated it down to the tiniest root nubbin. They have a tendency to break instead of allowing themselves to be pulled out, which makes them very difficult to remove. Often you'll need a shovel and need to dig down at least a foot. I have managed to get them almost out of my yard, but thanks to empty lots and others who don't recognize this menace, new saplings are a continual problem. Once you learn to recognize them, they should be pulled at once!
05/13/2010 21:57 #51552
shenanigans(e:dragonlady7) bought me some painter's tape, which was a big hit at the office. Highly recommended for temporary shenanigans, and one roll goes a long way.
Cross-stitch is coming along. Although I don't plan to exhibit this, I looked through the rules for the creative arts show at the county fair. There is a minimum size of 8"x10" [which seems quite large to me] which they are good enough to waive for the disabled, elderly, and men.
I understand the motivation behind it, but I don't know any dudes who wouldn't rather lose on the merits than win on a handicap.
I was just saying to (e:dragonlady7) this morning that we haven't heard much from Carl Palomino lately. I'm disappointed, he got off to a very impressive start. Then I saw this to Penny Arcade in the chatter next to WNYMedia's coverage of the president's speech. 'You can't send those emails if you want to be governor...!'
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Cross-stitch is coming along. Although I don't plan to exhibit this, I looked through the rules for the creative arts show at the county fair. There is a minimum size of 8"x10" [which seems quite large to me] which they are good enough to waive for the disabled, elderly, and men.
I understand the motivation behind it, but I don't know any dudes who wouldn't rather lose on the merits than win on a handicap.
I was just saying to (e:dragonlady7) this morning that we haven't heard much from Carl Palomino lately. I'm disappointed, he got off to a very impressive start. Then I saw this
to Penny Arcade in the chatter next to WNYMedia's coverage of the president's speech. 'You can't send those emails if you want to be governor...!'- Z
dragonlady7 - 05/13/10 23:37
Alablaster yelled at me at practice in advance for you bringing in doughnuts. "Nothing gets done when he brings doughnuts!!" she said. Apparently she won't be in. I said, "Then you won't see the slacking!" and she said, "But then my shit won't be done on Monday!" and I said "Oh." Then she said, "Z is good! He gets his shit done. But he is an enabler of those who do not get their shit done."
And I looked sorry and said, "I admit it, I was the one who bought him the painter's tape."
And she grinned and said "That shit is hilarious."
Alablaster yelled at me at practice in advance for you bringing in doughnuts. "Nothing gets done when he brings doughnuts!!" she said. Apparently she won't be in. I said, "Then you won't see the slacking!" and she said, "But then my shit won't be done on Monday!" and I said "Oh." Then she said, "Z is good! He gets his shit done. But he is an enabler of those who do not get their shit done."
And I looked sorry and said, "I admit it, I was the one who bought him the painter's tape."
And she grinned and said "That shit is hilarious."
tinypliny - 05/13/10 22:28
Wait. Don't you put the carrot BEFORE the donkey's nose?
I think you can enter the Erie County Fair. They don't pay close attention to technicalities... or anything really. (e:metalpeter), (e:vincent) and I closely examined several artistic pieces last summer and unanimously wondered about the artistic merit of many.
Wait. Don't you put the carrot BEFORE the donkey's nose?
I think you can enter the Erie County Fair. They don't pay close attention to technicalities... or anything really. (e:metalpeter), (e:vincent) and I closely examined several artistic pieces last summer and unanimously wondered about the artistic merit of many.
05/07/2010 23:19 #51523
one more for the music binEasy Star All-Stars: Dub Side of the Moon
It was a reggae album all along! Who knew?
'Any Colour You Like,' one more time - with trombones!
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It was a reggae album all along! Who knew?
'Any Colour You Like,' one more time - with trombones!
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I went there recently with Lana and was seriously unimpressed. The service was good, as (e:uncutsaniflush) mentions, but the food was ew. I got poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, red sauce, beans & rice and it was all just ew. Bland and cardboardy with just the wrong flavor. There's a tex-mex place in Horseheads, NY, that I've been to several times - about the same grade of place but the same food was much better, with deeper and more attractive flavors. Lana liked her food more than I liked mine. She thought the lime margarita wasn't very good - I had a sip and the tequila was super strong - like (e:uncut) says it was slushy bad limeade.
I agree with (e:uncutsaniflush) I liked the carnitas. The margaritas tasted like paint to me.
(e:leetee) and I have eaten at el palenque lots of times since it opened. I'm not inmpressed by the margaritas. I'm old school enough to think that tequila and bad limeade and slush don't equal a good margarita.
The food is decent Tex-Mex. In Knoxville, TN, it wouldn't even come close to being the best Tex-Mex restaurant. My theory is that Tex-Mex gets better the closer it gets to the border.
The service is usually good. Victor and his crew are hard workers.
were they good, was the food good, the service?
Yum