Notes From All Over, Part 1 -- December 2, 2019

First things first: last week's fake news in pictures. Perhaps the funniest:

Texas triangle, link here: I'm not in the market for a McMansion, but this tells me a lot about the Texas economy and more specifically the area where we currently reside.

When Danelle and Ron Reimer moved to Austin, Texas, from Orange County, California, last month they were intrigued by its “big little city” feel.

“We’re not really city people, but we love how welcoming Austin feels and how easy it is to get to know and to get around in,” said Danelle Reimer. “We bought in the Seven Oaks neighborhood because it’s close to downtown but also has privacy and views.”

The Reimers’ 9,000-square-foot house, which they purchased for more than $2 million, reminds them of a Southern California-style home with its arched doorways, tile work, wood beams and stonework.

“We like a lot of space and this house has a lot of personality, too,” Ms. Reimer said.

The Reimers, who relocated for Ron’s work with a global financial services company, aren’t the only high-net-worth family to make the “Texas Triangle,” which includes Houston, Dallas and Austin, their home in recent years.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is ranked 10th in the world on the list of top locations for the ultra-wealthy, according to the 2019 Wealth Report from Wealth-X. 

Credit card debt at this link; click on the "metro area" list and scroll down to see all the metro areas. Arlington, Texas is near the top, but Alaska is even higher. 

The article did not mention Willie Nelson or Jerry Jeff Walker.

London Homesick Blues, Jerry Jeff Walker

Our little 900-square-foot two-room apartment is nestled within this triangle. I'm looking to downsize. LOL. 

We're not allowed to have grills on our balconies in the apartment complex, so I prepare the lamb in our apartment, and then drive over to our daughter's house and grill it there.

I use hardwood charcoal exclusively now (e.g., Fogo) and absolutely love it. I use a chimney to get the charcoal started; takes about 15 minutes.

Really thick lamb, six minutes on first side, and then turn for another five minutes. I assume with my delay getting to the grill, etc, total time is twelve minutes, again for very thick lamb. It is still quite pink in the center. For thinner cuts, four minutes at most on a side.

Prep time is about 30 minutes with all the chopping of rosemary and thyme. Biggest lesson learned last week: cut back on the balsamic vinegar. We had lamb twice last week.