Today's Sunday Surprise Beverage is Make - Your - Own - Beverage Day! I've got lots of Large Boxes full of drink making ingredients stacked up right here and I'm going to beam them directly into the home of every Texan in Texas. Everyone will receive a Large Box and it'll materialize on the table closest to you. With all the drink ingredients in your box you can make Ginger Peach Soda, Apple Cucumber Mint Smoothie and Cherry-Berry Smoothie. There's enough ingredients to make 3 glasses of each drink. You can keep the Instructional Guide CD as my gift to you:
Make Your Own Beverage Drink Making Guide:
Ginger Peach Soda https://www.ourfoodandhome.com/non-alcoholic-drinks-recipes/
Apple Cucumber Mint Smoothie https://www.ourfoodandhome.com/non-alcoholic-drinks-recipes/
When blending drinks in your blender always add your ice at the end so it doesn't jam up the blender. Also if you've got alcohol in your house and you desire an alcoholic drink just mix your own booze into the beverages.
And today I've included a large container of a dozen Summer Fruit Bruschettas in everyone’s Box. This is your summer fruit bounty turned into delicious bruschettas and maybe the best summer snack around! :)
I hope y'all enjoy today's Sunday Surprise Snack and Beverages Texans. Yeehaw! :)
Thanks a lot Big Tex Dude! My Dad was finally well enough to be discharged from hospital and he returned home yesterday night. On behalf of my family, I’d like to thank everyone in Texas for praying for Dad and keeping our family in your prayers too. Thanks y’all! :)
Or maybe masks are still required. Apparently there's mixed messages from above. If I don't hear anything tomorrow, I'll wear one to work on Wed. I can easily take it off if not necessary
Nope. I don't mind wearing a mask, however they are a bit of a nuisance. Apparently the rest of the store isn't requiring masks but for some reason they're still required at the Pharmacy. Not sure why.
Are you still confused? Have another taco today and chill! Are you ready for some Saturday Breakfast, still All-Fresh, still All-New? With one Year of Saturday Breakfast In Place under our belt, it is time to kick it into creativity overdrive! Bring out the Drones! The NewTexas Happy Taco Stands, in conjunction with the NewTexas Incendiary Corporation, has approximately 1 trillion of the fastest, lightest drones you have ever seen. This fleet is specially designed to deliver tacos to every man, woman, child, whatever, in Texas, all 2,500,116,000,000 of you.
Today's special breakfast will Saturday Asparagus & Egg Breakfast Tacos [COVID-19 Week LXI Edition]! The Head Chef is kicking up the humble breakfast taco into the range of haute cuisine today. And, once again, it is going to be super simple. The New Texas Abuelas start by sautéeing some finely diced shallots in olive oil with asparagus tips in humongous black cast-iron skillets. Once that is all soft and tasty, a boatload of Texas Grade A, farm-fresh, Organic Eggs are cracked in with a hint of tarragon and the whole thing comes together very quickly! No cheese on this delicate little gem, it is simply served up in a fresh homemade flour tortilla made by hand just for you. Remember, a whole egg in every taco!®
Today's Special Salsa is not actually a salsa, but a Sauce - Béarnaise Sauce - real simple, really yummy, a butter and eggs emulsion with a touch of lemon and a hint of tarragon. Oh yeah, just what this taco needs! For the taco purists, a cup of Pico de Gallo is also included. The tacos are hermetically sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. The Juice Bar will not be possible this week. But, for your beverage needs, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®
Stay Safe Texas. Stay Well. Hang in there!
***** Texas Shout Outs *****
@Fort verden - We all hope you are sstill hanging in there Buddy!
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The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday***. And, if you can't be there right at Noon, that is Ok, Texas Chat usually runs 3, 4, 5 hours with some Chats running as high as 7 or 8 hours.
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Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff, and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, VirtualTexans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 840 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 16¾ years! Check it out! Good stuff!
Big Tex Appointed The Holy Empire ofRichard as Texas Banner Commissioner with authority over Appearance and Border Control. He is going to pretty up the place, keep an eye on the border, and generally keep us on our toes.
Let's give a big Texas-sized Shout Out to Former Everything, Pharaoh Richard!
Today's Sunday Surprise Beverage is Make - Your - Own - Beverage Day! I've got lots of Large Boxes full of drink making ingredients stacked up right here and I'm going to beam them directly into the home of every Texan in Texas. Everyone will receive a Large Box and it'll materialize on the table closest to you. With all the drink ingredients in your box you can make Peach Orange Iced Tea, Little-Sweet Orange Juice Spritzers, Coconut Lavender lemonade and Raspberry Lemonade Spritzers. There's enough ingredients to make 3 glasses of each drink. You can keep the Instructional Guide CD as my gift to you:
When blending drinks in your blender always add your ice at the end so it doesn't jam up the blender. Also if you've got alcohol in your house and you desire an alcoholic drink just mix your own booze into the beverages.
And today I've included 3 large containers filled with
1. Texas Caviar. This is a spicy Texas favorite. Black-eyed peas and black beans marinated in a fiery, flavorful mixture. 2. Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips. They’re crispy and spiced only with salt. 3. Garlic Bagel Chips. These bagel chips are heavy on the garlic and the real Parmesan cheese and Italian herbs give them a hearty flavor for satisfying snacking.
in everyone’s Box.
I hope y'all enjoy today's Sunday Surprise Snack and Beverages Texans. Yeehaw! :)
Just kidding Buddy. I am still hanging on and therefore still alive and kicking despite the fact that I am now Heartless and needs a Heart Transplant urgently.
The Six Million Dollar Man?! Nyah ha ha ha! Oh God Buddy! Just because we now have the technology to turn people into Cyborgs does not mean I wish to become a Cyborg. Ack! However, I am EXTREMELY GLAD to be alive.
Thank you Big Tex my Buddy. I DO need you to continue to be my Cheerleader if you are still willing to Cheer for me and your support will be GREATLY appreciated!
Thank you Big Tex my Buddy and everyone in Texas. Your prayers and well wishes are GREATLY appreciated by me! Please continue to pray for me if you are willing to keep praying for me.
Thank you Buddy! Ironically, now that my Syncardia Total Artificial Heart is providing me with excellent blood circulation like I used to have before my first heart attack when I had a fully functional and powerful Athlete's Heart, I am indeed feeling much better than I have felt since my first heart attack.
@The Holy Empire ofRichard: Congratulations on your promotion to Texas Banner Commissioner Buddy! I see you have been doing a great job so far :)
I was bored to tears Saturday so I went out looking for things to shoot on video. Ended up chasing some baby geese around with the camera. here is the end result
That sucks greatly Buddy. My family and I will be praying for your mother to get well.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!
Today is: Learn About Composting Day
Quotes of the Day: “Start every day with a smile and get it over with.”- Unknown
“You are the captain of your life. No one else and not even your problems can ruin your life!” – Unknown
“A bad day for our ego is a great day for your soul.”- Unknown
Music of the Day:
One Direction - Forever Young Lyrics Pictures full HD song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHnrkXLLSlM
On This Day In History: 1997 Span scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil 1999 Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. 2001 U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments 2001 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers inaugurated. 2004 The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. 2019 World's smallest surviving baby, a girl, discharged from Sharp March Birch Hospital in San Diego after being born at 23 weeks weighing 8.6 ounces (245 grams) 2019 Transgender no longer classified as a mental health illness by the World Health Organization
Learn About Composting Day
Get out your gardening gloves — May 29 is National Learn About Composting Day! We all want to do our part to conserve natural resources and reduce our carbon footprint. Composting is not only an environmentally safe fertilizer but it can help you save water, energy, fuel, and money! It also keeps toxins from getting in our run-off and groundwater through the use of chemical- based commercial fertilizers. The use of a natural fertilizer made from compost will make your garden hospitable to wildlife helpers like honeybees, hummingbirds and of course, worms!
So, what it compost? Compost is organic matter that has decomposed. In a garden, decomposition is a good thing! Compost can be made from kitchen scraps, lawn clippings, newspapers, leaves wood chips, coffee grinds — almost any food products except for processed foods (no Twinkies in the compost!) and meat or fish products. Composting saves resources, and because of its high nutrient content, it adds to soil stability and reduces soil disease. It will help your garden grow lush and promote healthy growth in seedlings and plants. It’s for all these reasons gardeners call compost “black gold”. Composting allows you to accomplish the big environmental three: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING DAY TIMELINE Stone Age First Composting Even though the method of composting is around, it won’t be written about for another 10,000 years.
1750s ‘America’s First Composter’ Founding Father George Washington is well-known as ‘America’s First Composter.’
1793 Method to the Madness According to the book “The Practical Farmer” by John Spurrier, Washington instructed his farm workers to, “Rake, and scrape up all the trash, of every sort and kind about the houses … and throw it … into the Stercorary.”
1850s Industrial Composting Composting goes large-scale when Connecticut-based Stephen Hoyt famously composts over 200,000 fish and 17,500 bushels of manure in a single season.
HOW TO OBSERVE LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING DAY Visit a farmers market Speak with local farmers and gardeners about composting and their growing practices. Composting is one of the foundations of sustainable farming and you will find growers, particularly those who sell organic produce, are quite knowledgeable about compost. Then wander the farmers market and take in the colorful bounty of produce, the smell of fresh produce, flowers, and baked goods, and score yourself some delicious and healthy food.
Make your own compost Compost is ideally made with a mix that is two-thirds carbon-based (that’s your organic kitchen scraps) and one-third nitrogen-based (newspapers, cardboard, wood shavings). All you need to do is pick a section of the yard, lay down a foundation of twigs, and begin to layer your materials. If you cover it with a tarp it will help increase the heat to aid in decomposition. Once a week or so, use a shovel to mix up your compost pile and if it’s very dry, be sure to add some water as it should be kept damp. You can use this simple no-cost method, or invest in one of many compost bins to speed the process along.
Introduce a child to composting Get your child excited about contributing to the conservation of natural resources through composting! First make them a snack of “worms in dirt." In a clear glass put some chocolate pudding. Next put crushed chocolate wafers on top to form the “dirt” and finally, poke some gummy worms in to the mixture. Then tell your child you need help saving the planet. Explain about creating a compost pile and show them where they will need to throw out potato peels, egg shells, dry leaves, etc. As soon as your child sees the process at work (and don’t forget the worms!), you’ll have hooked them and will have created a lifelong conservationist.
WHY LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING DAY IS IMPORTANT It’s free Starting your own compost pile will cost you nothing but a little effort, space, and time. Figure out the method you’d like to use to compost, and take items you may have thrown out or recycled and use them to create your compost pile! Once you’ve got the right mix of items, you only need to keep it slightly damp and turn it every once in a while and the process of decomposition will do all the work for you! Be patient and in few short weeks you can have your own black gold made from your household garbage. This is definitely a case of turning trash into treasure.
It’s environmentally friendly By utilizing your household organic and paper trash, you reduce the amount of garbage going to our landfill. When organic waste is put in the trashcan, the trash is driven to a disposal site where it can take years to decompose because it’s been encased in a plastic bag. Using compost in your garden or on a farm also reduces the amount of dangerous commercial fertilizers used to encourage growth in crops, and conserves water by improving the stability of the soil in which you’ve planted your fruits, vegetables, flowers, and shrubbery.
It’s fun There is a feeling of total satisfaction when you take something that could have been put in the garbage and transform it into a usable substance. It’s almost like magic! Also the use of compost will increase the worm population and if you have children, you know worms are, in fact, fun to watch and have wiggle in your palm! You know the worms are doing the work of aerating the soil and increasing nutrients in the dirt, but your kids just think worms are cool.
Weekend COVID-19 test, Biden in Delaware, Indianapolis 500: 5 things to know this weekend https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/29/weekend-covid-19-test-indianapolis-500-5-things-know-weekend/7478308002/
Highest debt since WWII, looming fight on taxes: Takeaways from Joe Biden's budget https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/28/takeaways-bidens-budget-include-record-debt-improved-deficits/5247246001/
'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions 2021 crowns Sam Kavanaugh winner of $250K grand prize https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/05/29/jeopardy-tournament-champions-2021-did-sam-kavanaugh-win/5254156001/
Mike Hayes, Opinion contributor: Honor us on Memorial Day by finding your own ways to serve: Retired Navy SEAL commander: I’ve buried far too many friends and teammates to enjoy Memorial Day as America’s big barbecue. Remember the fallen by helping and respecting others. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2021/05/29/memorial-day-painful-thank-us-honor-fallen-serve-others/7430743002/
Tuesday, 23rd August 2022: McKinney Falls State Park, Monday, 22nd August 2022: Mission Tejas State Park, Sunday 21st August 2022: Stephen F. Austin State Park, Sunday 27th May 2022: Palmetto State Park, Sunday, April 24th, 2022: Longhorn Cavern State Park, Saturday, April 23rd, 2022: Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Thursday, April 21st, 2022: Franklin Mountains State Park, Wednesday, April 20th, 2022: Mustang Island State Park, Tuesday, April 19th, 2022: Cedar Hill State Park, Monday, April 18th, 2022: Caprock Canyons State Park, Sunday, April 17th, 2022: Lake Corpus Christi State Park, Saturday, April 16th, 2022: Guadalupe River State Park, Friday, April 15th, 2022: Garner State Park, Thursday, April 14th, 2022: Pedernales Falls State Park, Wednesday, April 13th, 2022: Eisenhower State Park, Monday, April 11th, 2022: Lost Maples State Natural Area, Sunday, April 10th, 2022: Resaca de la Palma State Park, Saturday, April 9th, 2022: Davis Mountains State Park, Friday, April 8th, 2022: Big Bend Ranch State Park, Thursday, April 7th, 2022: Galveston Island State Park, Wednesday, April 6th, 2022: Dinosaur Valley State Park, Tuesday, April 5th, 2022: Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site, Monday, April 4th, 2022: Abilene State Park, Sunday, April 3rd, 2022: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Saturday, April 2nd, 2022: Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site,
Saturday, February 26th, 2022: Harry Martin Meyer Jr., Friday, February 25th, 2022: Claude Hope, Thursday, February 24th, 2022: G. W. Pierce, Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022: E. Allen Emerson, Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022: Robert Bruce Merrifield, Monday, February 21st, 2022: Maurice Ewing, Sunday, February 20th, 2022: E. Donnall Thomas, Saturday, February 19th, 2022: Robert Floyd Curl Jr., Friday, February 18th, 2022: M. King Hubbert, Thursday, February 17th, 2022: Spencer Silver, Wednesday, February 16th, 2022: Dean Ornish, Monday, February 14th, 2022: Lorene Rogers, Saturday, February 12th, 2022: Mary Ellen Rudin, Friday, February 11th, 2022: Beatrice Tinsley, Thursday, February 10th, 2022: Karen Uhlenbeck, Wednesday, February 9th, 2022: Cecile DeWitt-Morette, Tuesday, February 8th, 2022: Billie Lee Turner, Monday, February 7th, 2022: Grady Booch, Sunday, February 6th, 2022: Matt Mullenweg, Saturday, February 5th, 2022: Beck Weathers, Friday, February 4th, 2022: Edward F. Knipling, Thursday, February 3rd, 2022: Elise Harmon, Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022: Robert Woodrow Wilson, Tuesday, February 1st, 2022: Rebecca Byrd Masterson, Monday, January 31st, 2022: Matilda Coxe Stevenson,
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022: Elise Harmon, Tuesday, January 11th, 2022: Mary Ellen Rudin, Saturday, January 8th, 2022: Cecile DeWitt-Morette, Friday, January 7th, 2022: Billie Lee Turner, Thursday, January 6th, 2022: Rebecca Byrd Masterson, Saturday, December 25th 2021: E. Allen Emerson, Saturday, December 18th 2021: Grady Booch, Sunday, November 21st 2021: Robert Bruce Merrifield, Wednesday, November 17th 2021: Maurice Ewing, Tuesday, November 16th 2021: G. W. Pierce, Monday, November 15th 2021: E. Donnall Thomas, Sunday, November 14th 2021: Edward F. Knipling, Saturday, November 13th 2021: Spencer Silver, Friday, November 12th 2021: M. King Hubbert, Thursday, November 11th 2021: Claude Hope, Wednesday, November 10th 2021: Lorene Rogers, Tuesday, November 9th 2021: Dean Ornish, Monday, November 8th 2021: Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Sunday, November 7th 2021: Robert Floyd Curl Jr., Saturday, November 6th 2021: Karen Uhlenbeck, Friday, November 5th 2021: Matt Mullenweg, Thursday, November 4th 2021: Robert Woodrow Wilson, Wednesday, November 3rd 2021: Beatrice Tinsley, Tuesday, November 2nd 2021: Harry Martin Meyer Jr., Monday, November 1st 2021: Beck Weathers,
Monday, October 25th 2021: Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana), Sunday, October 24th 2021: Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi), Saturday, October 23rd 2021: Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum), Friday, October 22nd 2021: Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata), Sunday, October 10th 2021: Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus), Saturday, October 9th 2021: Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua), Friday, October 8th 2021: Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata), Thursday, October 7th 2021: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii), Wednesday, October 6th 2021: Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), Tuesday, October 5th 2021: Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), Monday, October 4th 2021: Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis), Sunday, October 3rd 2021: Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus), Saturday, October 2nd 2021: Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii), Friday, October 1st 2021: Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), Thursday, September 30th 2021: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), Wednesday, September 29th 2021: Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus), Tuesday, September 28th 2021: Reticulated Gecko (Coleonyx reticulatus), Monday, September 27th 2021: Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis), Sunday, September 26th 2021: Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), Saturday, September 25th 2021: Texas Banded Gecko (Coleonyx brevis), Friday, September 24th 2021: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus), Thursday, September 23rd 2021: Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis), Wednesday, September 22nd 2021: New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicana), Tuesday, September 21st 2021: Mesquite Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus), Monday, September 20th 2021: Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus),
Friday, September 17th 2021: Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus), Thursday, September 16th 2021: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus), Wednesday, September 15th 2021: Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus), Tuesday, September 14th 2021: Reticulated Gecko (Coleonyx reticulatus), Monday, September 13th 2021: Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), Sunday, September 12th 2021: Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata), Saturday, September 11th 2021: Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus), Friday, September 10th 2021: Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua), Thursday, September 9th 2021: Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata), Tuesday, September 7th 2021: Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis), Monday, September 6th 2021: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii), Sunday, September 5th 2021: Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum), Saturday, September 4th 2021: Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), Thursday, September 2nd 2021: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus), Sunday, June 20th 2021: Texas Banded Gecko (Coleonyx brevis), Saturday, June 19th 2021: Mesquite Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus), Friday, June 18th 2021: Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus), Thursday, June 17th 2021: Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), Wednesday, June 16th 2021: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), Tuesday, June 15th 2021: New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicana), Sunday, June 13th 2021: Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis), Saturday, June 12th 2021: Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), Friday, June 11th 2021: Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis), Thursday, June 10th 2021: Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana),
Friday, June 4th 2021: Knob Hill Trail, Thursday, June 3rd 2021: Lady Bird Lake Trail, Tuesday, June 1st 2021: Lost Mine Trail, Monday, 31st May 2021: Hillview Nature Trail Loop, Sunday, 30th May 2021: The Lighthouse Trail, Saturday, 29th May 2021: Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail, Tuesday, 13th April 2021: North Shore Trail, Tuesday, 6th April 2021: The Window Trail, Monday, 5th April 2021: Eagle Mountain Lake Park Trail, Sunday, 4th April 2021: White Rock Lake Trail, Saturday, 3rd April 2021: Walnut Creek Trail, Friday, 2nd April 2021: Wolf Mountain Trail, Thursday, 1st April 2021: Emory Peak Trail Sunday, 28th March 2021: San Gabriel River Trail, Saturday, 27th March 2021: Chinquapin Loop Trail, Wednesday, 24th March 2021: Oak Cliff Nature Preserve Trail, Tuesday, 23rd March 2021: El Paso Tin Mines Trail, Sunday, 28th February 2021: Enchanted Rock Summit Trail, Saturday, 27th February 2021: Enchanted Rock Loop Trail, Thursday, 25th February 2021: Santa Elena Canyon Trail, Sunday, 21st February 2021: Turkey Creek Trail, Saturday, 20th February 2021: Canyon Ridge Trail, Friday, 19th February 2021: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Trail, Thursday, 18th February 2021: Riverplace Nature Trail, Tuesday, 16th February 2021: Guadalupe Peak Texas Highpoint Trail,
Sunday, 7th February 2021: Enchanted Rock Loop Trail, Saturday, 6th February 2021: Wolf Mountain Trail, Thursday, 4th February 2021: Canyon Ridge Trail, Wednesday, 3rd February 2021: Lady Bird Lake Trail, Tuesday, 2nd February 2021: White Rock Lake Trail, Monday, 1st February 2021: Oak Cliff Nature Preserve Trail, Sunday, 31st January 2021: Knob Hill Trail, Saturday, 30th January 2021: Emory Peak Trail, Friday, 29th January 2021: Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail, Tuesday, 26th January 2021: Riverplace Nature Trail, Sunday, 24th January 2021: Chinquapin Loop Trail, Saturday, 23rd January 2021: Hillview Nature Trail Loop, Friday, 22nd January 2021: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Trail, Thursday, 21st January 2021: The Window Trail, Wednesday, 20th January 2021: Enchanted Rock Summit Trail, Tuesday, 19th January 2021: Walnut Creek Trail, Saturday, 16th January 2021: San Gabriel River Trail, Friday, 15th January 2021: Guadalupe Peak Texas Highpoint Trail, Thursday, 14th January 2021: Santa Elena Canyon Trail, Tuesday, 12th January 2021: Lost Mine Trail, Sunday, 10th January 2021: Eagle Mountain Lake Park Trail, Saturday, 9th January 2021: Turkey Creek Trail, Thursday, 7th January 2021: The Lighthouse Trail, Wednesday, 6th January 2021: El Paso Tin Mines Trail,
Sunday, 20th December 2020: Elf (Microtia elva), Saturday, 19th December 2020: Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Tuesday, 8th December 2020: Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus), Monday, 7th December 2020: Tailed Cecropian (Historis acheronta), Saturday, 5th December 2020: Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), Friday, 4th December 2020: Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea), Thursday, 3rd December 2020: Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion), Wednesday, 2nd December 2020: Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Friday, 13th November 2020: Klug's Clearwing (Dircenna klugii), Thursday, 12th November 2020: Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada), Wednesday, 11th November 2020: Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii), Tuesday, 10th November 2020: Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes), Sunday, 8th November 2020: Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe), Saturday, 7th November 2020: American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Wednesday, 4th November 2020: 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax), Tuesday, 3rd November 2020: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta),
Sunday, 25th October 2020: Victorine Swallowtail (Papilio victorinus), Saturday, 24th October 2020: Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon), Wednesday, 14th October 2020: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Tuesday, 13th October 2020: Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa), Sunday, 11th October 2020: Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia), Saturday, 10th October 2020: Elf (Microtia elva), Friday, 9th October 2020: West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella), Thursday, 8th October 2020: Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea), Wednesday, 7th October 2020: Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta), Sunday,4th October 2020: Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion), Saturday, 3rd October 2020: Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Friday, 2nd October 2020: Klug's Clearwing (Dircenna klugii), Wednesday, 30th September 2020: Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure), Tuesday, 29th September 2020: Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus), Monday, 28th September 2020: Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Sunday, 27th September 2020: Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes), Saturday, 26th September 2020: Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii), Thursday, 24th September 2020: 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax), Wednesday, 23rd September 2020: Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe), Tuesday, 22nd September 2020: Tailed Cecropian (Historis acheronta), Monday, 21st September 2020: Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele),
Wednesday, 16th September 2020: Pioneer Museum, Tuesday, 15th September 2020: Bullock Texas State History Museum, Monday, 14th September 2020: Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum, Sunday, 13th September 2020: Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, Saturday, 12th September 2020: East Texas Oil Museum, Friday, 11th September 2020: The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Thursday, 10th September 2020: The 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum, Wednesday, 9th September 2020: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Tuesday, 8th September 2020: USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Monday, 7th September 2020: Children's Museum of Houston, Sunday, 6th September 2020: National Ranching Heritage Center, Saturday, 5th September 2020: The Alamo, Friday, 4th September 2020: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Thursday, 3rd September 2020: Waco Mammoth National Monument, Wednesday, 2nd September 2020: Iwo Jima Memorial & Museum, Tuesday, 1st September 2020: The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Sunday, 2nd August 2020: LBJ Presidential Library, Saturday, 1st August 2020: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Friday, 31st July 2020: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Thursday, 30th July 2020: Silent Wings Museum, Wednesday, 29th July 2020: National Museum of the Pacific War, Tuesday, 28th July 2020: Caliente Hot Glass, Monday, 27th July 2020: San Antonio Fire Museum,
Tuesday, 21st July 2020: The Museum of Western Art, Monday, 20th July 2020: Children's Museum of Houston, Sunday, 19th July 2020: East Texas Oil Museum, Saturday, 18th July 2020: Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, Friday, 17th July 2020: Kimbell Art Museum, Tuesday, 14th July 2020: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Monday, 13th July 2020: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Sunday, 12th July 2020: Silent Wings Museum, Saturday, 11th July 2020: Waco Mammoth National Monument, Friday, 10th July 2020: USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Sunday, 5th July 2020: The Alamo, Saturday, 4th July 2020: Iwo Jima Memorial & Museum, Friday, 3rd July 2020: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Thursday, 2nd July 2020: Caliente Hot Glass, Wednesday, 1st July 2020: The 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum, Tuesday, 30th June 2020: Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum, Monday, 29th June 2020: National Museum of the Pacific War, Sunday, 28th June 2020: National Ranching Heritage Center, Saturday, 27th June 2020: San Antonio Fire Museum, Friday, 26th June 2020: Pioneer Museum, Thursday, 25th June 2020: The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Wednesday, 24th June 2020: LBJ Presidential Library, Tuesday, 23rd June 2020: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Monday, 22nd June 2020: The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum,
Wednesday,17th June 2020: Swift Fox (Vulpes velox), Tuesday,16th June 2020: Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius), Monday,15th June 2020: Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Sunday, 14th June 2020: Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), Saturday, 13th June 2020: River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Friday, 12th June 2020: Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis), Thursday, 11th June 2020: Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Wednesday,10th June 2020: Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator), Tuesday,9th June 2020: Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes), Monday,8th June 2020: Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Sunday, 7th June 2020: Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus), Saturday, 6th June 2020: Mountain Lion (Puma concolor), Friday, 5th June 2020: Elk (Cervus canadensis), Thursday, 4th June 2020: Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Wednesday, 3rd June 2020: Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), Tuesday, 2nd June 2020: Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Monday,1st June 2020: Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), Sunday, 31st May 2020: Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis), Saturday, 30th May 2020: Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), Friday, 29th May 2020: Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), Thursday, 28th May 2020: Badger (Taxidea taxus), Wednesday, 27th May 2020: Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), Tuesday, 26th May 2020: Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Monday, 25th May 2020: Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus),
Monday, 18th May 2020: Mountain Lion (Puma concolor), Sunday, 17th May 2020: Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius), Saturday, 16th May 2020: Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator), Friday, 15th May 2020: Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis), Thursday, 14th May 2020: Elk (Cervus canadensis), Wednesday, 13th May 2020: Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Tuesday, 12th May 2020: Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), Monday, 11th May 2020: Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus), Sunday, 10th May 2020: Swift Fox (Vulpes velox), Saturday, 9th May 2020: Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), Friday, 8th May 2020: Badger (Taxidea taxus), Thursday, 7th May 2020: River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Wednesday, 6th May 2020: Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), Tuesday, 5th May 2020: Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Monday, 4th May 2020: Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis), Sunday, 3rd May 2020: Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus), Saturday, 2nd May 2020: Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Friday, 1st May 2020: Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Thursday, 30th April 2020: Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Wednesday, 29th April 2020: Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), Tuesday, 28th April 2020: Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Monday, 27th April 2020: Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi),
Participants must reside in the Texas Region from the beginning until the end of the current BINGO Round in order to qualify as a winner for that BINGO Round.
Are you still confused? Have another taco today and chill! Are you ready for some Saturday Breakfast, still All-Fresh, still All-New? With one Year of Saturday Breakfast In Place under our belt, it is time to kick it into creativity overdrive! Bring out the Drones! The NewTexas Happy Taco Stands, in conjunction with the NewTexas Incendiary Corporation, has approximately 1 trillion of the fastest, lightest drones you have ever seen. This fleet is specially designed to deliver tacos to every man, woman, child, whatever, in Texas, all 2,506,676,000,000 of you.
Today's special breakfast will Saturday Smoked Salmon & Egg Breakfast Tacos [COVID-19 Week LXII Edition]! The Head Chef still has his soccer cleats on for kicking up the humble breakfast taco into the range of haute cuisine. And, once again, it is going to be super simple. The NewTexas Abuelas start by scrambling a boatload of Texas Grade A, farm-fresh, Organic Eggs in ginormous black cast-iron skillets. A minute from being done, they throw in ribbons of super-thinly sliced smoked salmon imported just for you today from our friends in Canada. I quick handful of chopped chives finishes it off. Once again, the whole thing comes together very quickly! No cheese on this delicate little gem, it is simply served up in a fresh homemade flour tortilla made by hand just for you. Remember, a whole egg in every taco!®
Today's Special Salsa is - Salsa Roja - the universal Texas salsa! This is so simple, it is virtually Pico that is cooked down. There is nothing to it really, just ripe red Roma tomatoes, white onions, serranos, cilantro, and salt. The taco is hermetically sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. We are trying to keep it real, peeps. For your beverage accompaniment, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®
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