That actually looks pretty good.
You have motivated me to make chili tomorrow. You'll like Rhode Island, today I traveled through 3 states in less than an hour and a half . You can't say that in Texas.
Drive time from Pt. Arthur to El Paso (widest part of the state) is pretty much a straight shot on I-10. Only takes just shy of 12 hours. Easy peasy.................
Fun facts: 🙄 Texas is 801 miles tall as the crow flows from its farthest southern tip to farthest northern part. It’s 773 miles wide, from Orange,Tx to El Paso. Pack your lunch.
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Well, well. PJ finally got culinary religion thanks to a helping hand from eastern NC. You’ve been redeemed, PJ, and now thy shalt know the goodness and righteousness of beans in chili despite thy lack of faith. Well done, my true and humble Pitmaster. Oh, and a big tip o’ the hat goes to the Dallas Cowpokes.
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Finished off my big pot of chili, with black beans, earlier this evening. Perfect timing, I make chili when my wife is gone, because she can't eat it. She's coming home tomorrow with 2 granddaughters. Brisket will be smoked tomorrow, as per my granddaughter's request.
I can't believe I missed this post? It, however, is not to late to shame you. Shame.. Shame.. Shame.. I have also notified the Texas Rangers (law enforcement, and not YOUR WORLD SERIES CHAMPION TEXAS RANGERS!!!) to come and confiscate your Texan card. If you see that big black and white with flashing lights, safely pull over, keep your hands where they can see them, and just submit to the body cavity search looking for your card...
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Thing is, PJ, you should have rigged the game. You should have made your chili, and then put two beans in it. You would have fulfilled the terms of the bet without fulfilling the spirit of it, like a true Texan.
tstalafuse ‘s comment above reminded me of a quote from Molly Ivins who was a famous Texas newspaper columnist.
”As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.“
Reminds me of a chuckle, politician asks hooker how much? She says if you can lower my panties, as low as my wages. Raise that thang as high as prices n screw me as thoroughly as you do the public, believe me brother, it aint gonna cost you thing.
So I’m in Paso Robles, Ca this weekend enjoying some wine tasting at the local wineries. Our wine expert serving our table is from Houston, Tx. Our discussion at the table turns to cooking and the topic of chili comes up. Everyone at the table likes beans in their chili. I tell my friends that Texans do not put beans in their chili. They are perplexed. I tell them to just watch. When our wine expert returns to our table, I tell him that we’re discussing chili and that we love beans in our chili and what does he think. His response was….”damn Northerners” and walks away.
Panhead John my beloved 9ers haven't won since you did this, you have a week... please make yourself a batch of classic Texas red before next Sunday to correct this timeline
Gitcha some RG beans! You been usin' those canned processed "what the heck is in there" products. When you go RG you will never go back. Might bring Tayhass right along with you.
TEXAS MAN MAKES AMENDS….ALLOWED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME STATE!
CNN Exclusive: After nearly a month of being exiled from Texas, a Houston man was allowed to return to his home state. After he was caught making chili with beans, enraged Texans swarmed upon his house, forcing him to leave his beloved state! With reported ties to the governor of Texas, he had his attorneys enter tense negotiations with representatives of The Texas Chili Commission, hoping to return home soon. Negotiations reportedly dragged on for days, often becoming contentious, with lots of name calling and accusations of betrayal. Supposedly he had a spotless record of never using beans in his chili before, which helped his cause.
He was finally allowed to return home to Houston after promising to never do it again. His revoked Texan Card was replaced with a temporary paper Texan card, good for the 2 years he’ll be on probation. If he successfully goes 2 years with no beans in his chili, his permanent Texan card will be re-issued.
We'll see what that does, early ticket sale reports show it could be a 60/40 showing of 9ers fans in Jacksonville tomorrow. Couple that with your amends to the TX chili gods and maybe the 9ers are back on track.
Uncle Bob In my defense, that was 1/2 of a bolillo roll, toasted with butter and garlic salt, that I needed to use, before it went bad. I darn sure know the rules of eating chili, cornbread or crackers…..😉
His revoked Texan Card was replaced with a temporary paper Texan card, good for the 2 years he’ll be on probation. If he successfully goes 2 years with no beans in his chili, his permanent Texan card will be re-issued. 
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