Sax Houston

I was talking to one of my sister’s friends.  She commented that she’d just returned from Austin and there were lots of street performers, and lamented the lack of them in Houston.  I was puzzled.  I’ve noticed lots of buskers (of varying quality) throughout the downtown area, and a few in the medical district along … Read more

Map Schmap?

All of my Flickr photos are marked with a creative commons license. It’s an attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives license, which I would suspect is a fairly common one. This doesn’t prevent allowing other uses, of course. So, recently I got a random email from Schmap.com. What dot who? They would like to use my photo … Read more

Different Groups of Friends

Quite a few interesting groups of people this weekend. First Bob’s 40th in Austin. I got to see Manuel, it’s been a while, and got to meet his wife Sarah. Some fun hanging out at Lake Travis and in Austin. Monday night I went to Niece #2’s birthday party. A mostly parent-free zone with fifteen … Read more

Seventeen Years

This is a picture of me taken seventeen years ago (in June of 1990) in front of the MegaloElvis complex in Memphis. Bob and I were touring the country being recently graduated and as yet still unemployed. We actually just drove through Memphis. I recall checking to see if their minor league baseball team was … Read more

Knudsens at Wrigley Field

My friends John and Marsha were at the game and on the television on Sunday.  They only live a few blocks from Wrigley Field, so they attend frequently.  And if the Astros are in town, it can almost be guaranteed.  I was getting ready for the Houston Roller Derby, so I missed them… Marsha says … Read more

Jagged Little Clarkson

I got up early and rode my bike a few miles to pick up some Doc Marten boots offered on the Heights/Montrose Freecycle. I’ve been needing new boots, and now I have two “new” pair. Excellent. When the radio popped on this morning, it said it was 83 and when it gets a little warmer … Read more