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Mabry House?

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Good answer. Food and service are great, and women love the old house atmosphere.

Lucky Palace is another option if you’re willing to drive out to LA Downs. I haven’t tried it since they moved.

No s on Saving. Daylight Saving (not Savings) Time.

AI Gemini says this re effective date:

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Sunshine Protection Act on July 14, 2026, which aims to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent year-round. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, the legislation would generally take effect immediately upon signing or at the next scheduled seasonal time change.

Effective Date: Because the bill has typically not specified a hard-coded future date, experts note it would likely take effect immediately upon being signed into law by the President, or at the next official transition point (such as when clocks "spring forward" or "fall back") to allow for a smooth transition.

[So it would kick in when signed by the president, unless Congress adds an effective date provision to the legislation before it passes. Trump favors the change in law, so presumably he would sign it quickly if it passes.]

Some think it won't come up for a vote in the Senate. There is opposition. It stalled last year after Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. objected that the change to permanent DST could lead to overlooked negative consequences. He pointed to parts of the country where the sun wouldn’t rise until 9 a.m. or later and cited potentially dangerous, dark morning commutes and workers who would need to work early mornings without sun.

Tom, let's give it a try and see how it works.

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Earnhardt in victory lane savvily and subtly turning his bottle of Coke during the interview so the full Coca-Cola logo could be seen on camera.

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There used to be site called something like Victory Lane Celebration Station where a guy had a checklist and would note whether the weekly winner thanked the boys in the shop, thanked the primary sponsor, took a swig of sponsor drink, showed label of drink, thanked manufacturer, got a kiss from wife or girlfriend, etc.

YouTube has a good NBC Sports highlights video of each stage. Goes up not long after the stage. About 30 minutes each.

That’s all I need this year.

I recognized it immediately. Pasted the pic into Gemini and asked it what the large plant is. Here’s what it said.

The plant in your photo is sorghum (specifically a grain or forage variety, Sorghum bicolor). 
While it is often mistaken for corn because of its similar stalk and leaf structure, you can identify it by its distinctive panicle—the bushy, feathery flower head at the top that eventually produces clusters of grain. 

Here are a few ways to tell it apart from corn: 
Flower Head: Corn produces a tassel at the top and ears along the stalk; sorghum produces these large, bushy panicles (seed heads) at the top. 
Leaf Edges: If you feel the edges of a sorghum leaf, they are often "scratchy" or serrated, whereas corn leaves are generally smoother. 
Tillering: Sorghum is known to "tiller," meaning it often grows multiple stems from the base of the plant, which is visible in your photo where several stalks emerge from the same clump. 

Sorghum is a remarkably hardy, heat- and drought-tolerant plant, which likely explains why it is thriving in your garden. It is a versatile crop grown globally for grain, animal feed, and even syrup production. 

Are you growing this as an ornamental feature in your garden, or did it perhaps sprout from birdseed or a similar source?

If you like Woodford Double Oaked, try Old Forester 1910. They are very close, but with slight differences in proof and taste.

Both are made by Brown-Forman, same mash bill (72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley), and both get time in a second heavy-char finishing barrel.

I love both, but the OF 1910 is our favorite.

Regular Old Forester, about $25, is a fine bourbon. Great bang for the buck.

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Sounds a little too fancy.

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It's a bar that serves good food. Very casual.

Americans need to throw out their old regular Bibles and buy one of the Trump/Greenwood Bibles.

“At GodBlessTheUSA.com you can find Greenwood’s “God Bless The USA” Bibles for sale. The basic one is just $59.99. But there is also a “Presidential Edition Bible” for folks who want Trump’s name on their good book, and it goes for $99.99. Want a “First Lady Edition” with Melania Trump’s name on it? That one is also $99.99, and you can get one with JD Vance’s name on it for $99.99, too”

Excerpt From
“Lee Greenwood, Donald Trump are selling Bibles. You won’t believe how much one costs” AL.com

Warning: if you show up for Sunday school with a JD Vance Bible, you’ll probably be bullied.

Texas set up screening stations at the Louisiana border during Covid just 6 years ago. Per Governor Abbot, Louisiana folks entering Texas had to tell a trooper where they would self quarantine for 14 days. Troopers could inspect to make sure they did so, with a 6 month sentence possible for violations.

Rumors spread for a time that Texas had closed the border with Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The mandatory 14-day self-quarantine order for travelers entering Texas on roadways or by air from Louisiana was lifted Friday, May 1.

The previous order required travelers from Louisiana to tell state troopers where they would quarantine for 14 days once they arrived in Texas.
Texas officials made unannounced visits to make sure the quarantined person followed the rules.

Those who do not follow the rules were subject to a $1,000 fine or 180 days in jail.

Texas troopers set up screening stations along the Texas/Louisiana border on April 5. Those screening stations have been closed.

Good to see O’Ward win. The series needs its most popular driver to perform well.