I saw a restaurant review for Terra Burger and it intrigued me. I liked the fact that they had sweet potato fries and gluten-free buns as choices (as well as vegan) and that they used organic ingredients. Unfortunately, this place is an outdoor restaurant. Which is not a good thing in the land of 100+ degree weather. Or rain or cold for that matter.
On the whole, its a meh. And I would be unlikely to go there again.
What a surprise, Mike actually played disc golf with us. At Old Settler’s park. Somehow he was able to escape the babby.
Oh, noes, they cut down many trees on the hill around holes 8, 9, and 10. I wonder why. It not like they were oak trees and they had oak wilt. So sad. This course has very few trees to begin with.
We ate lunch at Chuy’s. And there was this interesting motorcycle/car thingy. Fortunately, I caught enough of the name to find out that it is called the Stallion. Wow. $33K for an open air motorcycle that gets 45mpg? I’d rather buy a Prius.
For the first game of the night, we started out with Small World. This is a Vinci reprint. But with changes. Changes that, in my view, weaken the game. And make it lighter and fluffier. My tribes during this game were the Diplomatic Ghouls, the Forrest Giants, and the Seafaring Trolls. I initially started out scoring much less victory points than everyone else. Those Ghouls were perhaps not the best choice. My my next race did so much better. I was able to score a lot of point from the Giants and from the remaining Ghouls left on the board. This was enough to boost me into first place. I coasted into the end with the Trolls (playing only one round with them).
They have simplified the game, shortened the game, and have added a small bit of extra randomness with a die (concerning your last attack). None of these changes are for the better in my opinion. Though they will make the game more appealing to a wider audience.
We ended out the night with Roll Through the Ages. As a push your luck dice game, it ranks highly for me. It is very thematic. And it has some strategy to it. There are different paths you can take. Just keep in mind that this is a dice game.
Hrm, that is an Austin Police Car, yet it has a different paint job than its brethren… I wonder what duty it is assigned to?
This would be a pretty brutal place to live if it was real.
It seems that they are harvesting the local fields around here. I am pretty amazed that anything can grow in this environment. We have had the hottest 30 days in Austin’s history. We are in an extreme drought. And somehow something can live for a short while.
And someone was out flying an ultralight. Which would be a cool thing to try someday…
We decided to go to Pease park today. So we met at a nearby Starbucks. It seems that they are working on converting the old Albertson’s to a farmer’s market.
Hrm, there is some odd trash lying about. Perhaps it was someone’s bed? That would explain the shoes laying nearby.
On Jon’s second throw to the hole, it skipped down into the ravine. I figured that this would be a good opportunity to try out the new iPhone’s video capability.
The stream at Pease is finally dry. Only a small pool is left. So sad.
We ate lunch at the new P. Terry. Which was okay. At least they will cook a medium rare burger for you. The chicken burger was better than the cheeseburger.
It seems a restaurant finally opened up within walking distance from my home. Which is a good thing since my car was off getting its windows tinted. And it seemed much cooler out. I didn’t sweat at all. What a different 10 degrees makes outside (from the 104+ days we have been having recently). Lunch was so so.
It seems that road work is still being done. And it looks like they are getting ready to repave a better job than they did last time.
I played Power Grid tonight. And it was a close game. I would have won if I hadn’t have been so paranoid. Sigh. I knew the game was close to finishing. So I was considering hoarding enough fuel to last for two rounds. This way, I could not be hosed if people were to take enough of the coal away so that I could not power all of my cities. I was weighing this against the chance that I could connect to enough cities in order to end the game (and win). However, I didn’t think that this was likely given the fact that my cheapest routes would be blocked by the other players (as they should do). Sadly, I spent my money on the coal. And then watched as the connections were in fact not blocked at all. Oh, well. Can’t predict everything…
Mrs Pigeon apparently built a nest and laid a couple of eggs over the weekend. However, she picked a bad place to do it. In the middle of a parking garage and right where cars drive. I have always admired their courage when they keep standing when cars are driving past. However, they should have flew away this time…