4) Is the road really really really REALLY far away from the preserve itself? Because, when I was a kid, sometimes dumbass out-of-state hunters would pull over by the side of the highway, and shoot at wildlife, and be shooting into people's back yards. (These dumbasses were promptly arrested.) In this case, I would be worried about people getting rifle bullets through their windshields.

There's a big-ass fence that makes it obvious that it's private land.

The other side of the road is swamp, but cars sometimes park on little side parking areas to go hunting. I've never heard of cars in deerhunting areas getting shot. You're much more likely to see panicky deer (trying to get away from the hunters) running across the road. (Car/deer kills go way up during hunting season.)

Where is this drive and shoot story? I keep googling but can't find it.

In any case, it's not the same thing as driving to find big game-- they're ground birds. You're not doing the hunting from the car, you're driving to somewhere to start flushing them. There's no need to move far away from your car or motorcade or whatever except that you wouldn't want to hit the car. Maybe that's illegal in Texas, but I can't see why if you're on private property. So I wouldn't agree that it's necessarily wussy to flush quail near the car. It's not like tracking elk or something.

Cruise's publicist has already issued a sternly-worded denial of the breakup. Way to spoil our fun, bastard!

So? Brangelina's respective publicists were issuing strongly-worded denials even after the various beach dates. Strongly-worded denials mean nothing, I tell you. Nothing! Go, Katie!

Where is this drive and shoot story? I keep googling but can't find it.

Ah, you're right. One of the local political bloggers mentioned it, but the post has been retracted. Turns out it was a misreading of the TX Parks & Wildlife Code Section 62.003. All Cheney & Whittington lacked was the permit in P&W Code Chapter 43 Subchapter F.

Hey bon, did you manage to keep your Saturday reservations?

Yes! We took the subway there, and a cab home. It wasn't even bad coming home around midnight or so. The food was incredibly good.

Tonight we're going to JG Melon for V-day/anniversary burgers cuz you can't really follow up Le B.

Dude, seriously? On the UES?? I may be there, too!

Yeah! WTF? You have plans there too?

Sort of. M's teaching a class til 9 down the street, so it seemed to make sense. We'll see what actually happens.

Valentine's Buffistas double date.

So I ended up doing some work anyway. I think I'll put four hours down on my timesheet.