Showing posts with label cheap bastard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheap bastard. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2012

The Cheap Bastard and I Have Become Soulmates

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My favorite food critic and Tweetrix, Alice Laussade aka The Cheap Bastard, made her way down to Austin and experienced our state’s finest restaurant.

And although I’m not an Austin hipster-type, I have been touting Uchi (Uchiko’s older brother) for some time now.

Read the whole article here.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Accuweather Starts Teasing Early this Year

As I noted last year, Accuweather likes to dangle out a sweet carrot (cake?) of heat relief in the form of its Extended Forecast.  This year they are getting right to it.  We’re only four days into this year’s string of century temps, and we get this:

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First, I know I should never believe a forecast that’s almost a month out.  Second, I know I have no right to bitch since we had such a nice Spring.  And third, if you’re playing The Cheap Bastard's Weather Game, then drink up and you’re welcome.

Vanabout 2019 Day 28: Aberdeen

Still South Dakota. Found a cute campground that most of the year is a hopping family holiday retreat. But it’s cold and snowy and latish Oc...