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How Austin NeoLiberals “solve” traffic
This design is all part of a growing disease called “The New Austin,” in which traffic issues are solved by throwing unprotected bike lanes into major streets that I guess only make the Lance Armstrong Mafia happy. I know thanks … Continue reading
Doc Brown in Austin?
Oh the things you see around Austin! I did the best I could at protecting their privacy but the car’s owner gave me permission to share this with Christopher Lloyd too, I put it on his Twitter. Actually, I’m surprised … Continue reading
1903: Edison indirectly electrocutes Topsy the elephant
Ugh! The new year is off to a morbid start! First we lose the main lineup of the Pointer Sisters, then we have the sad 120th anniversary of Edison’s sick proof of concept…how dangerous Alternating Current (AC) was by killing … Continue reading
Rest in Peace to all the Pointer Sisters
The new year is off to a sad start as the last of the Pointer Sisters, Anita, passed. I feel terrible not knowing about the other two going away in the recent past and yes, I know originally they were … Continue reading
Happy Tenth Birthday KUTX
Hard to believe the FM frequency allocated to Leander was never utilized until 1988. I guess Austin was still too small to have the whole “dial” filled up as per older and much smaller markets (*cough!* Milwaukee). For all my … Continue reading
1983: ARPANET switches to TCP/IP
This may not sound terribly sexy but it was a big deal 40 years ago when ARPANET, the Internet’s pre-cursor, made the shift to how the majority of network traffic both internal and external functions. I have a moderate understanding … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Castella di Maggi. May 2023 Rock!
Here’s a great photo of us before we went to enjoy the annual Feast of the Seven Fishes at L’oca Doro. Couldn’t wait to show of my new blazer I got as a gift! I received SEVEN, yes, seven compliments and … Continue reading
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1922: USSR founded
And it only last 69 years. You never heard much about this date, they more often celebrated the revolution that went down in October/November 1917 as the foundation of their state, a predominantly Russian-dominated one. Even with my Left-leaning politics, … Continue reading
Jennifer and I as anime characters
TikTok filters need a lot more work to be accurate. In the original photo is used, I wasn’t wearing glasses, I had a cowboy hat and Jennifer’s eyes were open. Oh, my chins disappear into pointed chin. What’s with that? … Continue reading
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Welcome to the last installment of Pandemic Theater. It’s not that the COVID-19 problem is over, given the millions now coming down with it in China courtesy of their dictator Xi deciding to lift the measures. Nobody really cares and there’s … Continue reading
Alright! Now I can hang up my “terrible” memos
One of the cool stocking stuffers Jennifer got me. I took them to work right away and set up the main characters to post the Xmas cards I received from friends. The magnets do come with a choice of two … Continue reading
Dinosaur conga line!
Spotted this for some last-minute supplies on Christmas Eve at my HEB. Jennifer thought the place was going to be insane, nah, it was just the usual except the line for the self-checkout got extreme. Anyway, I thought this was … Continue reading
Freezageddon ’22! Final Day
Not bad for a Christmas Day, especially when compared to three others I readily recall in their horribleness via cold snaps and two were also in the southern portion of the US. The record holder remains 1993 because my grandmother’s … Continue reading
Freezageddon ’22! Day Three
Things are looking up today, namely the temperature! Thanks to the Sun coming out, we will return to 0° C by noon, ending the cold snap temporarily. By sunset, we dip again but it’s practically over tomorrow, Christmas Day! How … Continue reading
Mom and Dad Save the World
This little-known comedy was part of Jon Lovitz’s short-lived career as a leading actor and I remember it briefly existing via a commercial or print ad. However, it probably tanked for being in the shadow of bigger, more successful Summer … Continue reading