El Saltybananie

@Saltybananie
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I am a New York born Chicago boy Texan. I love street food of all types, old school Italian bakeries, backyard apizza, pop culture, humor, writing, endurance sports, Motorhead, ebikes, ukulele, huge dogs that drool, martial arts, and my wife--although not necessarily in that order. I've been on Mastodon for quite a while, and so should you.

Appreciate the gesture, but my libido also got discounted 15% once I hit 55.

#Austin #austintexas #austintx

Me: "What would you like for your birthday dinner?"

Wife: "STEAK!!!"

Happy wife, happy life.

I threw in some lamb chops and "salt potatoes" (an upstate NY delicacy, #IYKYK) for good measure.

Happier wife.

#food #steak #meat #potatoes #grilling

This is pretty much the best advice anyone can give to anyone. I've implemented all 7 of these over time (plus, largely given up alcohol), and am a much happier and more relaxed person. Tackle these one by one and see for yourself.

#realtalk #ProTip #life #health #fitness

I was too young to remember Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon.

But I am old enough to remember the latter Apollo lunar landings.

And I clearly remember the Apollo-Soyuz hook-up.

This Artemis II triumph came just when I, as an American who has not been especially proud to be American lately, needed it most.

Well done NASA!

And may the four Artemis II astronauts never pay for a drink for the rest of their lives.

#nasa @nasa #artemisII #space #cosmos

I can't wait to see this documentary. Big Mama was the OG Hound Dog.

‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/10/big-mama-thornton-documentary-blues-singer-original-hound-dog-elvis?CMP=share_btn_url

‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton

Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight

The Guardian

To quote the movie Scarface, "Don't get high on your own supply."

Kamala Harris shows interest in 2028 presidential run ‘I am thinking about it’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kamala-harris-presidential-run-president-2028-b2955519.html

Kamala Harris shows interest in 2028 presidential run ‘I am thinking about it’

Though no clear frontrunner has emerged, Harris garnered the most significant attention

The Independent

Budae Jigae (Korean Army Base Stew). Why are the best tasting dishes also the most unhealthy?

#food #asianfood #koreanfood #Korean #jigae #budaejigae #koreanarmystew

Chimps, much like their human counterparts, seem to be barreling down the road to devolution.

Sing with me, people:

Are we not chimps? WE ARE DEVO!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/civil-war-chimpanzee-group-closer-to-human-condition-aoe

#devo #devolution #chimps #apes #evolution

Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups

New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps turning on itself

The Guardian
The Austin Smashburger Power Rankings - Austin - The Infatuation

Austin’s best smashburgers, ranked.

The Infatuation