Monthly Archives: October 2009

In an earlier entry I talked about a chess game that I was playing with my co-worker Kevin. He works the night shift and I work the day shift at the bakery, so we play the chess game on a … Continue reading →

I’ve opened a new front to my food frakking: The carniceria. If you’ve ever gone into a Mexican grocery, you’ve seen the piles of meat behind the glass at the back of the store. As it turns out, you can … Continue reading →

Innsmouth Free Press just posted an interview with me to compliment my story "Beneath the Red City." I never truly realized how cogent and insightful I am.

I’ve had a hotdog at Casino el Camino on Sixth Street before. And like all finer dining establishments, they have more than one variety of hotdog on the menu. This time I went with the chilidog. I had this during … Continue reading →

I was trying to bike through the Mueller development this evening as the sun set. For non-Austinites, the Mueller development is the old Austin airport which was de-commissioned and then subjected to a stunning array of political and economic forces … Continue reading →

The weather has returned to what most people would consider reasonable temperatures. No longer will I need to ingest large amounts of chilled food and beverage to normalize my core body temperature. So for the last time, I present to … Continue reading →

I’ve become one of those people. I now own a set of juggling clubs. I bought them because Julia owns a set and I was always using them when she had her backed turned. You can only get good juggling … Continue reading →

I would like to point out at this juncture that my story "Beneath the Red City" is now available at Innsmouth Free Press. This is a story that I wrote a couple years ago when I was having a Lovecraft … Continue reading →

It’s not strictly accurate to say that Austin has a zoo. There is however a place in Austin with the name Austin Zoo. It’s located to the southwest of town, where the suburbs meet the rolling hills and cedar scrubland … Continue reading →