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Live Music Complaint From Live Music Task Force Member
Props to the Austin American Statesman for putting the audio from the 911 call that shut down Shady Grove on their website (Austin360). The audio even includes the caller giving his name. I can empathize with Mr. Trainer since the music does seem pretty loud, but when you live just across the street, […]
Death Knell of the Live Music Capital of the World
Many Austinites have been stewing over sound ordinances, and it looks like things are coming to a full boil. The initial laws, in 1994, were written with a reasonable intent to keep noise pollution to a minimum. They were eventually tweaked to include specific rules about decibel levels, and recent changes went so far […]
Recycle Your Old Computer(s) For Earth Day + a Contest!
I dropped off three old systems at my company’s recycling spot this morning. To be honest, I did it to appease my wife and make her think I was getting rid of junk. Hopefully she doesn’t realize this donation represents about 5% of all the computer gear I’ve squirreled away in our house. […]
Why/What I Voted Today
No, I did not early vote and I don’t feel bad about that (particularly since I was 1 of 3 voters at my polling place.) Also, I have been vacillating on Proposition 2 and since I believe that their is a inverse correlation between the geographic size/impact of a vote and the power/performance of […]
Wil Wynn On Proposed Energy Efficient Real Estate Program
For you non-Austinites (and you Austinites that don’t keep up with local politics…I know, that’s redundant) there has been a lot of churn around proposals for new regulation on selling/buying homes in Austin that aspires to increase the energy efficiency of real estate in the area. Most of it has been fodder for the […]
Gettysburg Sellout
With the ongoing saga of the Jena 6 which has been uncovering even more backwardass mess in the South, it is nice to see that a t-shirt like this one sells-out by 4am.
Growing groceries update
It feels like I’m running late this year — I really need to start keeping a garden journal. But I think the tomatoes are just as behind — they look smaller than at this point in previous years.
Saturday I finally got time to pot them up to their last pots (I actually couldn’t find enough […]
52 Nights Exposed
Every post I’ve started in the last few days reflects the bitter mood I’ve acquired since it’s become clear that my Power Mac G5 will never boot with Leopard. The $3k upgrade looking me in the face taints my mood. Keep that in mind while I (hopefully) finish a post full of vitriol.
My […]
‘Mater update
The little guys have reached a milestone — potting up. Yep son, you’ve got your first true leaves now, it’s time to leave the seed tray behind and get your own cell. Keep reaching for the light. if Spring gets her soon enough, your next stop will be the ground.
Go towards the light!
They live! (And yes, I am planning to micro-blog this year’s tomato crop.)
You say tomato
Can you believe it’s that time of year already!? I’m sure you’re all as excited as I am about starting tomato seeds.
For those following along at home, or interested in seedlings, this year’s selections are: Cherokee Purple, Pruden’s Purple, SMicollum’s Surprise, Black Krim, Persimmon, Costulano, Stupice, Brandywine, Sungold, and Principe Borghese. I’m also trying some […]
Eggs come out of a chicken’s butt, and other revelations
This NYT article got me thinking today. I’ve been a pretty solid veggie for the past 2 years, and aside from the occasional sushi-related back slide, I’m pretty sure it’s going to stick this time. I’ve always said that my reasons for going meat free were more practical (texture and taste icks me out, mainly) […]
Green Juice
Hey Austinites — Austin is opening up its Green Choice energy program again. This is where you pay for the power company to buy your power consumption from renewable sources, primarily West Texas wind farms.
We subscribed when we moved to Austin and at some point in 2006, the Green Choice rate dropped below the conventional […]
OMG! It’s Steve Jobs!
John contended yesterday that Macworld was wasted on me, and I think he may be right.
Today I attended what is probably the biggest annual orgy of geekery, the Macworld keynote. For those who don’t know, this is the thing where Apple CEO/figurehead Steve Jobs comes out on stage and says what’s up and what’s new […]
If I wanted to read, I’d go to class.
You probably hear a lot about the hookers and blow at Macworld, but today for me was full of the part they don’t tell you about: career development.
After a fortifying continental breakfast and walking coffee, I rolled up to the Moscone Center this morning and got in the 30-minute plus registration line. Fortunately, I bumped […]