bshirley 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
A few days ago I was listening to a podcast while biking through Memorial Park all the way to the West Loop and in an extended PBS interview with Mike Gravel I was struck by how much I liked him (and of course how he had no chance in hell of being taken seriously, much … Read more