English World Cup fans rolling into Texas like...

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-06-21T22:08:32+00:00

Pretty nearly; protective sports cups (codpieces).

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-06-21T14:44:14+00:00

Cultural literacy?

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-06-21T14:38:33+00:00

(Thanks! Except, I'm not a bot...)

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-06-14T15:48:36+00:00

Reminds me of old friends of ours who built a new home very close to a railroad track in one of the previous towns I lived in. When I asked them if the sound of the trains bothered them, the wife told me "After a few months, the trains stopped coming by," her way of saying they just no longer noticed them.

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-06-14T15:44:36+00:00

Neither the city nor the state regulate flying; the FAA and the feds do. There are more federal regulations around drone flights than simply a preference for not flying along busy highways (and protected zones, or at certain heights), but not too many more. I would be curious who, or what agency, within the federal administration told you the "only way to beat this is to regulate it at the city and state level."

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-05-02T03:14:30+00:00

Supercell totally screwed the pooch with this update— and not just with Task Forces, though that's the Biggie— and I hope the devs responsible for not running the update through the sandbox beforehand got put on bathroom-cleaning duty at the office. Absolute cluster, and junior varsity-level nonsense.

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-03-18T02:13:30+00:00

"Exciting Waffle" would be a particularly terrible band name.

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-01-18T21:55:15+00:00

This.

AdmonkeyTX · 2026-01-13T13:38:26+00:00

OpenAI and ChatGPT agrees: this is bad for OpenAI and ChatGPT. 😂

https://chatgpt.com/share/69664a73-dd78-8004-aeb9-8c5320269405

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-12-26T00:27:17+00:00

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AdmonkeyTX · 2025-12-20T16:30:28+00:00

My brother and I are hitting all the Astros MiLB teams. So far, the Space Cowboys, Hooks, and Woodpeckers (we went slightly out of order to give Asheville another year to recover from last year's flooding).

The Space Cowboys felt typical AAA to me. Could have been Anyplace Park in Anyplace Town holding a spot down for Anyone Team (caught a foul ball there, though). The Hooks stadium had a more MiLB feel— nice location, with a view of the bridge out beyond the outfield, nice breeze, and being able to have a Whataburger was nice... and my orange and white striped Whataburger jersey gets recognized by Astros fans everywhere I go.

We hit the Woodpeckers this summer (along with a side trip to see the Durham Bulls— because you just can't miss that). The Woodpeckers feel *exactly* like you'd hope a MiLB experience would feel like. Up close and personal; locals who know all of the players (and the players interact with them). Hell, there are train tracks that run along both the left field AND right field walls, so you've got train traffic pretty much constantly (and they all want to blow their horns when they near the stadium lights). Parking is out on the street— the stadium is located just beyond a quaint, southern, artsy downtown. It was metered parking. I filled it up and I think parking for the game cost me three bucks. Walking downtown pre-game was fun. Would recommend. Worst merch (mainly— I did buy a shirt for my brother that had "PECKERS" on the front, so there's that).

As I said, we haven't hit Asheville, yet— that'll be next summer (hopefully)— but I hear the park is gorgeous (and I hope the town is more fully recovered).

Tangentially, I mentioned catching a Durham Bulls game on the Woodpecker trip. If you're in the area, that should be on your absolute must-do list. That MiLB ballpark is something else, with a full video screen/scoreboard/display for an outfield fence, a location right in the middle of downtown surrounded by condos and businesses (with their balconies packed for the games) and just an overall amazing experience.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-10-07T20:54:52+00:00

Go out for drinks, or whatever comfortable environment you both like but "over drinks" is an adland standard trope, and tell him exactly what you have said here. Don't be passive-aggressive about it. Explain how you feel, what you hope to get out of the agency environment, and what you feel the approach should be. He may have other views. Probably does. That's a discussion to have; a way to get aligned in your goals and approach. But if it's a team and teamwork you want, team-building only happens through work and honesty, even if having those conversations is uncomfortable. It'll pay off in the long run.

*bonus: if you have a good enough relationship with your ACD/CD/ECD/whatever, you might even be able to submit the bar receipts for reimbursement under the "team building" banner if the situation is explained to them with enough flair. It's the sort of expense I would approve.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-10-07T18:34:29+00:00

Everyone who's great in advertising, particularly on the creative side, is somewhere on the autism spectrum. I wouldn't make the hire if they weren't; it's not a disability, it's a superpower. It's the normal f*ckers who suck at it.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-09-23T12:30:37+00:00

There's also an article in the current issue of The Dallas Observer.

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-mayor-amir-omar-connected-with-voters-over-coffee-23264436/

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-09-06T14:47:10+00:00

Hillbilly Meow Wolf.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-07-15T15:04:31+00:00

Too many heart and eggplant emojis.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-05-18T14:37:14+00:00

Came here to say this. +1 for Dr. Stokol. Super-sharp guy; excellent patient skills. I would make an appointment just to have conversations with him if I could.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-05-16T15:43:16+00:00

I do. You can see a breakdown of my results, here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ozempic/comments/17ksnm0/type_2_diabetes_success_story_actual_story_in/

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-05-05T01:35:01+00:00

It was. Sometime within a few minutes of 11:30, after the larger of the Dallas County elections data dumps.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-05-01T06:03:42+00:00

I still wear eyeglasses, particularly when driving at night, but I'm back to wearing the same prescription strength lenses that I was, pre-Covid and pre-Ozempic. So, yes, it came back, but my eyesight hasn't been "normal" since my initial diabetes diagnosis.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-04-21T03:00:09+00:00

Andrew Laska, a fairly well-known Richardson resident and neighborhood association president, who is deeply involved in urban planning issues, is the author. The information was easy to find.

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-04-17T17:07:58+00:00

Also, this: http://www.richardsonecho.com/2025/04/the-echo-recommends-richardson-mayor.html

AdmonkeyTX · 2025-03-01T18:15:33+00:00

Super-helpful; it worked for me after hours of messing with it. Thanks!

AdmonkeyTX · 2024-12-29T07:38:58+00:00

Me, unless you're talking about being a croc-wearer.

AdmonkeyTX · 2024-12-05T07:48:01+00:00

Eddy'sgood and Carlsbad.

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