Monthly Archives: November 2010

People seem to actually like the fishing pictures, so here’s a few more chronicles of my exploits. A week ago I tried fishing along the Colorado River below the longhorn dam. I used to see people fishing there all the … Continue reading →

I got an early Christmas present from my Grandfather this week. It’s an antique kukri knife that he bought during a visit to Nepal. I won’t lie to you, when I was a kid, I had fantasies about owning this … Continue reading →

While putting together my list of books for the holiday shopping podcast (I’ll get that to you in a sec, Ubal, I promise) I noticed that other people had an Amazon author page, yet I didn’t. So I made one. … Continue reading →

I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before. I was in Eastwoods Park, fixing the wheel of my bike, when I sensed that someone was looking at me. And then I saw it, lurking at the edge of the forest. … Continue reading →

Due to popular request, I’m going to post more pictures from fishing. I went out fishing with a buddy of mine at McKinney Falls park, which has a creek running through it. Here he is: It’s impressive that we could … Continue reading →

I just got back from a weekend camping at Palmetto State Park with my food-frakking deputy Julia and a bunch of friends. We observed a fair amount of nature there, like this face-sized dragonfly. The whole park was overrun by … Continue reading →

Once again, to give you some idea of the great things I’ve been up to when I haven’t been posting here: Someone re-posted the article I did on ordering from an Austin taco cart. Which is the first repost that … Continue reading →

When we think of the Moose Lodge, we think of men in cream-colored blazers drinking beer elbow to elbow with scruffy gen-x rockers. Well, on top of having very affordable beer and a friendly staff of bartenders, the Moose Lodge … Continue reading →

I want to start off this article with some old man griping. Let’s take a look at these potato prices from the HEB: 5-lbs of potatoes is $1.77, yet 10-lbs is only twenty cents more. What is not pictured, is … Continue reading →

Because I’m a nerd, I’ve been excited all summer about the new Twin Oaks branch library. I’m sitting in it right now, in their quiet-room study carrels (although I wish the rest of the library was less stingy with the … Continue reading →