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• 1 Greg // Dec 1, 2005 at

  I’m not sure about this. Whats with the goofy sparkles all over the header??? That’s not very Texas, now is it? Maybe a picture of a nice thick, juicy steak and a Shiner would work, instead…

  j/k

  Looks good!

• 2 lush // Dec 1, 2005 at

  Looks good to me. I miss the big martini though.
  Also, are the graphics done by yourself?

• 3 elgato // Dec 2, 2005 at

  Ahh yes, the big martini. I used some free fonts as a base for the graphics, building on them with Photoshop. Thanks for the kudos! Greg, this is Texas - Mexican Martini style.

• 4 Greg // Dec 2, 2005 at

  A martini is okay, now a Margarita. That’s Texas!

• 5 Robbie // Dec 5, 2005 at

  Actually, here in Texas, the Mexican Martini has become the drink de jour. And it’s nothing more than a margarita in a martini glass.

• 6 elgato // Dec 5, 2005 at

  Robbie, gotta correct you on that. If you’re getting a Mexican Martini that’s a margarita in a martini glass, then you’re drinking at he wrong establishments. A margarita isn’t as sweet or as “dirty.” That’s the difference.

• 7 Swanky Conservative » Blog Archive » Swanky Conservative » Blog Archive » Redesign underway, avoid falling electrons // Dec 5, 2005 at

  [...] So I’ve been getting some good comments on the site redesign and a few are concerning the martini motif and my being in Texas. My response is that I drink Mexican Martinis and no, that’s not just a margarita in a martini glass. If it is, as I replied to Robbie, then you need to switch bars or educate the barkeep. [...]

• 8 Lush // Dec 5, 2005 at

  Mexican Martini? I like to keep things simple, a vodka martini made with Tito’s handmade vodka and some jalapeno stuffed olives. Ahhh yeah….

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