Mrs. Beinhorn
The kids have all come for their candy. Most get driven to the neighborhood and dropped off while their parents tail them in the car. Others aren’t big enough to walk (or eat candy) and their mothers carry them to the door. Many don’t as much as mumble at the door.
I did hear some scary sounds emanating from down the street. Didn’t investigate.
My most memorable Halloween memory from my youth was walking about with only one neighbor and he insisted we go up to Old Lady Beinhorn’s door. Her small cottage was on the very back of her lot and it was a good 200 feet up the driveway. I’d never actually seen or met her, and I was scared.
I don’t know why I was scared, but the kid I was with convinced me. We got there and knocked. The door creeked open and the light issued out.
She was so happy some kids had shown up, she invited us inside, and dumped the humongo sized Hershes bars in out bags, several of them. Then some sugary sweets to boot. I got more there than the rest of the block.
I’m sure Mrs. Beinhorn, the widow of the Patriarch of our neighborhood (Beinhorn Terrace Estates), is long gone from this world, but I still remember her.
12 Mile Commute
I’m getting used to my commute. It’s the longest commute I’ve ever had (NASA: 3 miles, WilTel: 5 miles, PanCanadian: 2 miles, FannieMae: 5 miles, InLine: 0 miles, Abraham Watkins: 3 miles).
It’s odd in that the freeway seems quickest in the morning, and the surface streets in the evening.
But I have lots of podcasts that I don’t have time enough to listen to as it is, so an hour in the car a day is giving me that.
Driving on the Moon
I had a very odd dream this morning. My dad was driving a two-seater lunar rover. He was telling me about the top speeds ever achieved by the rovers (80 mph). We were passing a few dozen suited people who were working on the surface. We were in a plastic covering and it was leaking causing the air to become thin.
Do you think the first cold snap of the season this fall, and huddling under my covers brought this on?
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Best of “Austin”
The Best of Austin is out again, and Lee lists a few of the beer categories. It’s the analog of the Houston Press’ Best of Houston – they’re both alt/entertainment weeklies owned by the same company (see comment #1).
It quite humored me that three of the bests on the list are Houston imports: Little Woodrow’s, Gingerman and Spec’s. We’re more than happy to share the wealth, and I’ll try to avoid the discussion of the conversation I recently had with someone on relative merits of the two cities – it’s a discussion topic not a blog topic.
Weekend of Beer and Games
Here’s the lineup of beers for the coming fantabulous weekend in Wimberley to be spent playing games, sampling beers, cooking food, and perhaps walking down the road once or twice.
Click the image to get a closeup of St. Peter’s Cream Stout1, St. Peter’s Old Style Porter1, Unibroue 161, Malheur 101, Bayhawk California Pale Ale1, Left Hand Brewing Company Imperial Stout1, Shiner 98: Bavarian Amber, Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner, Bitburger Premium Pilsener, Brewery de Block Dendermond Tripel, Brewery de Block Special-Block 6, Brewery de Block Kastaar, Westmalle Dubbel1, Westmalle Tripel1, Mactarnahan Brewing Company Mac’s Ale.
I had the Sam Adam’s Imperial Pilsener, not fully chilled (as the fridge) but cool, and it was amazing!
The list of games is prob’ly longer than this.
1 I have only one of each of these.
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Frazer Ltd.
So, my not having a job, then waiting for a job, then that job vaporizing into atoms, then me finally getting a job is a long story. I’ll tell you the ending:
I have a new job! I’m one of a few IT guys at Frazer Ltd. They are an ambulance manufacturer. They used to do oilfield stuff, but figured that people are more consistently in need of ambulatory service than of petroleum.
So, now I’m back to a 9 to 5 job – haven’t had that since last December, and a real software development position – haven’t had that since February 2001. And, if you have any hints on how to turn on these compyewters, or what all these new acronyms mean, I’d appreciate the help. 
And Droubi’s (houstonpress, zagat) is just a few blocks away. Is it Mediterranean or Middle Eastern? Who cares, it’s good.
