Author Archives: mbey

I’ve got to the point where I listen to more podcasts than I download every week, so I’ve got to working on the backlog. Some of the podcasts that I haven’t been listening to are not that good, and they … Continue reading →

I remember when Manor Road seemed like the hippest thing the East Side had to offer. But that was before the East Sixth renaissance. But there’s still some vestiges of coolness here and there. For instance, in the parking lot … Continue reading →

I took apart a vintage cast-iron lock the other day. Inside could be found a delightfully American engineering solution. There’s a deadbolt bar that can only be slid once a spring latch has been tripped. It’s not the most precise … Continue reading →

Here’s what’s wrong with the internet. You get three stories about a man who get’s his bowels devoured by an eel after his friends insert the eel up his rectum (1,2,3). And in those three stories you get pictures of … Continue reading →

I was biking home yesterday, when I ran into David Johnston, who designed our primary (and best looking) Space Squid logo. He was in his front yard putting together a paintboard that he was giving multiple stains of dye-infused water. … Continue reading →

While driving up on Anderson Lane, I caught a glimpse, out of the corner of my eye, of the message "Pizza! Tacos! Tortas!" Those are three things I really love, I thought to myself. A while later, I convinced Jeremiah … Continue reading →

The City of Austin recently unveiled a plan to remodel a section of Interstate 35 that runs through downtown Austin. Karie Meltzer has written an excellent article about the project. She cuts to the heart of the matter, that I-35 … Continue reading →

I’ve been following Cayetano Garza’s Magic Inkwell comics for a while now. He’s one of the early adopters and experimenters in the webcomic form. So I was pleased to acquire his meat-space compilation of comics, Year of the Rat. Cat’s … Continue reading →

I had a two hour layover in Oklahoma City (or OKC for those in the know). And while I should have been keeping an eye on Greyhound to see what they were doing with my bags, instead I let my … Continue reading →

I had a little time between Conestoga being essentially over and my bus leaving for Texas. So I killed some time by walking around downtown Tulsa. This photo was taken from Bartlett Square, which is in effect the very heart … Continue reading →