Rendezvous with Swap-O-Rama
While in Chicago, I had a little field trip with the family to the swap meet. This is the view…
Half a million visits
The other day I saw a guy with a T-shirt that said "More people read this shirt than your blog."…
Hotdog roundup: Chicago edition
Of course, if one were to visit Chicago, the recognized world Mecca of everything hotdog, one would need to eat…
Food Frakker: Meals of wonder
I just listened to a BBC podcast where they reported that blogs are no longer the cool thing. So, here's…
Those Republican Stereotypes again
The good news is, the folks in Hyde Park with the Confederate flag have replaced it with another American flag.…
Pictures from Maker Faire
Hey, I found a batch-resize macro for GIMP, so there's going to be hardly any turnaround time, and hardly any…
Pictures from the Chronicle Best of Party
Okay, here's some pictures, taken from the somber and dignified Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin Issue" awards party. Most of…
Space Squid vindicated by the Austin Chronicle
I think I've mentioned previously on this blog the greatest newspaper in Austin, and probably the greatest newspaper in the…
The Derek J. Goodman reading list
It's an odd feeling to pick up an anthology and realize that about a third of its volume is stories…
The cutest holiday of them all…
...is also the most terrifying. And delicious.