: In America, we don’t do kings They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off …
: excellent new (!) official video for Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer 🎵
: Although my initial question has escaped an answer, the interest of the period itself-a violent, …
: great to have the chance to see Los Campesinos! again last night 🎵
: Calaveras Pics On the last full day of our California trip, we left Yosemite and went to see the sequoias in the …
: More Yosemite Pics A few more pictures from our second (& last) day in Yosemite National Park.
: Yosemite Pics A few pictures from our first day in Yosemite National Park.
: blurry shot zoomed into from the cheap seats, but a great show by Lucy Dacus (and opener Katie …
: Dessa, 5 Out of 6 (live) 🎵 [youtu.be/RCp19f6Vn...](https://youtu.be/RCp19f6VntE?si=8kqmyDk5VV2kwa6z)
: ouch. The Onion - Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker (vs. …
: new Lucy Dacus: Ankles 🎵 cleverest new music video I’ve seen in a while
: I finished the book Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. it was great! read it over 28 days …
: I finished the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (tr. Christine Donougher). it was good: lots of …
: caught up on the falling out between @manton & the omg.lol guy. I understand the zero-tolerance …
: new (to me) band, via The Guardian: Lambrini Girls. 🎵from their Bandcamp page: Imagine your nan is …
: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Darklands (brought to you, some years ago, by some librarian at the Huber …
: birthday cheers, big brother 🍻
: a stray line from a George Packer essay in the latest Atlantic (on Thomas Mann’s The Magic …
: the exodus (X-odus?) continues: Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X we will no longer post …
: to America: congratu-fucking-lations, you dumb sons of bitches to the world: sorry; a lot of us did …
: our neighbor’s sign, blown down by natural forces and facedown in the dirt - just as I hope …
: via the latest newsletter from author Elif Batuman (this edition provocatively titled, “On …
: hey, nice date today. 10/10, no notes
: a frankly staggering number of songs from a lot of excellent artists, all proceeds to flood relief …
: I found this entirely inspirational (and the brilliant slogan didn’t hurt): ‘Because …
: his ability to say this kind of thing is just absolutely mind-blowing to me: “Their rhetoric is …
: best spice shop page I’ve ever read: Penzeys From the environment, to racism, to health, to …
: Ken Paxton, doing the nasty, anti-democratic thug work that Republicans feel they must do to …
: Friday Night Video: Howard Jones, Hide & Seek 🎵
: I’d love The Guardian even if it weren’t, but sometimes its extreme Britishness just …
: I finished the book Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. it was great! this book threw me in at the deep …
: I finished the movie Her. It was good. interesting sci-fi from a decade ago. it’s extra weird to me …
: a friend convinced me to subscribe to Peacock for the Olympics & it’s been great. we …
: we’ve started posting weekly images of Mary’s artwork to her website. you can follow …
: Movement Voter Project puts up a call for help: we need to invest at the same level we did in 2020… …
: new post: What International Football’s Like, in which a masterfully charming simile is …
: What International Football's Like Heard this in the latest episode of The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast (which is …
: new project from Molly White: Follow the Crypto; nice intro & explanation in her latest …
: happy first of the month, when we all switch our single AirPod usage from one ear to the other to …
: Saturday night video: Do It With a Rockstar, by Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra 🎵 🌈
: I love this, from Wikipedia: Well he would, wouldn’t he?, “referred to as Mandy …
: I really like this idea from Cal Newport that social media is ultra-processed content, analogous to …
: AI personified in 1986: Max Headroom in Paranoimia by The Art of Noise 🎵 …
: another day of Euros, another Ukraine game bizarrely not being shown on any of Fox’s channels. …
: new post: 600 Words About 1,000 Words, in which said writing stunt is found to have been worthwhile …
: 600 Words About 1,000 Words Last week I completed the writing stunt “1,000 Words of Summer”. Author Jami Attenberg …
: and… scene! I stopped posting it daily, but I did it: I wrote a thousand words a day for two weeks …
: me, finishing Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club: that was great. I wonder if …
: The Dead Weather: I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) 🎵 …
: another day, another thousand words: 1,011 today, in which I finally got to make the silly, obscure …
: I didn’t get around to posting it yesterday, but I did write: 1,072 words. today, too: 1,016 …
: I did it again; 4 for 4 so far. 1,143 words today, in which a good cop as well as a bad cop appeared …
: a long day today, that started with a trip to the dentist for a replacement crown, and only got …
: day 2 of #1000WordsOfSummer, and I felt so little like sitting down to write today, but I did it: …
: feeling less than complete confidence about managing this every day for the next two weeks, but …
: The Atlantic: Guilty on All Counts The jury returned with a verdict… after less than 12 hours of …
: going to give #1000WordsOfSummer a shot this year. like a mini NaNoWriMo, it calls for writing 1,000 …
: Friday Night Video: Juana Molina, Un Día 🎵
: Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá
: really appreciating Molly White’s newsletter, “[citation needed]”, and even more …
: for sale: eclipse sunglasses, never worn (not really true: it was cloudy but we got some cool …
: Waxahatchee: Bored 🎵 [youtu.be/ouKDEpytx...](https://youtu.be/ouKDEpytxlw) (my spine is also a …
: enjoying a new trivia podcast: “WikiHole”. it’s hosted by comic actor D’Arcy …
: Sleater-Kinney at ACL Live 🎵
: yay, the Tournament of Books starts today! with a perfectly funky, funny, & earnest judgement 📚 …
: I’ve missed Half.com (so dead now that its SSL cert doesn’t even work; RIP Half.com), so …
: Jenny Lewis - The Voyager, Live at WFUV 🎵
: Warpaint - Keep it Healthy (live From The Basement) 🎵
: well, that’s a shame: ‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report …
: good stuff from Dan Pfeiffer on how to navigate the age debate: This election is not a referendum …
: great new effort from anti-book-banning activist Frank Strong: full contextual summaries of targeted …
: World Party: Ship of Fools 🎵 [youtu.be/B2nCugGQZ...](https://youtu.be/B2nCugGQZO0) avarice & …
: not donating directly to any campaigns this year. instead I’m going to give to organizations …
: The Onion: Italian Immigrants Shopping In U.S. Grocery Stores Announce These Tomatoes No Good "I …
: another example of what a user-hostile wasteland Amazon is: sellers trying (and failing!) to use …
: lots of skepticism about the Apple Vision Pro. I think it looks cool (figuratively); who knows? …
: The Guardian: World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer the combined wealth …
: from NYT Magazine: The Secret History of Women in Coding (2019). fascinating & infuriating. hit …
: was getting frustrated trying to figure out how to summon the “global micropost” dialog …
: sometimes The Onion just cracks me up: Potholes In Nice Part Of Town Filled With Italian Marble
: Lucy Dacus: Map on a Wall [youtu.be/hSUhtC4ko...](https://youtu.be/hSUhtC4kons?si=dNSoHLIzzK0prX6T) …
: what else but a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (this one from 2017) as the final beer from Mike’s …
: Saturday’s beer: Widmer Brothers Brewing’s Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout (2013) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ good beer …
: even The Guardian noticed this dumb move: MLS’s arrogant withdrawal from US Open Cup is about …
: Saturday’s beer: Save the World Brewing’s Danger Noodle Island Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ a little sharp; …
: Saturday’s beer: Gigantic Brewing’s Most Most Premium Russia Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ another from …
: The Guardian answers: how problematic is mineral mining for electric cars? The data we have leaves …
: via @chipotle - good, well-considered post from the Duke University Libraries: Why We’re Dropping …
: I made a thing: txt2mary, “A Twilio-to-Micro.blog-(and-Twitter) server” This app is a …
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Brewing’s Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout (2017) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ you can get …
: ok, this is pretty funny: Scomo we’re leveling the playing field and upholding the Supreme Court’s …
: just starting it, but the newest Atlantic (Dec. ‘23) is really something. it focuses almost …
: Saturday’s beer: St. Arnold Brewing’s Irish Hello ⭐️⭐️⭐️ sucker for a good name, and I’ll buy about …
: looking for a Bluesky invite if anyone has extras piling up 🙏
: Saturday’s beer: Avery Brewing’s Tweak (2016) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ tasty, though this bottle hasn’t exactly …
: saw the Taylor Swift concert movie today: fantastic. she’s so talented & charming; the concert …
: The supper passed at first like most Parisian suppers, in silence, followed by a noise of words …
: happy 10th anniversary to An Unicks Bestiary! this comic, medieval-themed collection of *nix tips …
: the amazing UX work continues over at Amazon dot com
: I’m intrigued by this new print-only newspaper and wish it all success. I would like to point …
: Jen Myers: It's Not Okay to Start Late Now when you make art, you can put the whole of your …
: Saturday’s beer: Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XX (2017) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ another delicious one from …
: “here at GitHub we’re all about AI but still offer the wrong default selection for …
: watched the series finale of Reservation Dogs tonight: what a wonderful show. it became more a drama …
: joined a video meeting today on my phone, at home on wifi, listening with bluetooth earbuds. got in …
: I’ve been learning to program in Go (and liking it maybe a little too much?), and though this …
: First Aid Kit at Stubb’s. wonderful show, despite a little rain (!) 🎵
: I found this “Mother Nature” video from Apple to be really well done: self-aware, …
: we’re being warned of rolling blackouts in Texas in this hottest-ever summer, yet somehow the …
: Saturday’s beer: Blackfoot River Brewing’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (2014) 🍺 one of the …
: I’ve listened to a lot of Jimmy Buffett in my life, thanks to my older brothers, but the one …
: new Tiny Desk Concert by Speedy Ortiz, featuring a song from each of their four albums (including …
: American hero Megan Rapinoe, in The Atlantic ⚽️ I’ll miss being able to represent our country. I …
: read: Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 📚. wonderful for its fascinating depiction of …
: Saturday’s beer: Deschutes Brewery’s The Abyss (2016) 🍺 maybe a little too smooth after 7 years, but …
: There was occasionally a little fierceness in his demeanour, but it was directed chiefly against …
: this cop culture bullshit alert triggered late last night, and again early this morning. I’m …
: WaPo: Fans waited 31 years for his next novel. It’s finally here. my brother was one of those fans: …
: in the 2nd World Cup game for today, another team in white & blue vs. an underdog in red, …
: You say: Oh I’m not afraid it can’t happen to me I’ve lived my life as a good man Oh no you’re out …
: RIP, Sinéad but I will rise and I will return the phoenix from the flame I have learned I will rise …
: something to listen to until their new album comes out: Soft Science, Undone (live at KEXP) 🎵 …
: Siouxsie & the Banshees, Fireworks 🎵 [youtu.be/puK4XrxBJ...](https://youtu.be/puK4XrxBJkM)
: Holiday beer: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Stout (2020) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it doesn’t get much better …
: bookmarked: Guardian Experts' Network Women’s World Cup 2023: “A unique collaboration …
: my summer reading project is to finally get to a few of the 19th-century English classics on my …
: why are we in this timeline, instead of the one where this 2009 video for PJ Harvey’s This Is Love …
: Duvel Moortgat Brewery’s Duvel Barrel-Aged Jamaican Rum Edition (2021) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ deliciousness in the …
: Luscious Jackson, Daughters of the Kaos (do yourself a favor, check out the whole In Search of Manny …
: Friday’s beer: Lazy Beach Brewing’s Poblano Wit ⭐️⭐️⭐️ just enough of the pepper to taste, but not …
: pretty clever: asimov - “Automatically exclude development dependencies from Apple Time …
: happy Juneteenth! it’s a great day to buy some music from Bandcamp: June 19 (midnight to …
: I love this Onion article maybe a little too much: New World Order Holds Annual Meeting At …
: Goldfrapp, Number 1 at Glastonbury, 2008 🎵- [youtu.be/-mGYrGz9X...](https://youtu.be/-mGYrGz9Xj4)
: an almost picture of an almost full moon
: Friday beer: Saloon Door Brewing’s I Must Break You ⭐️⭐️⭐️ nitro from a can that needs a “hard pour” …
: I just backed the Kickstarter for Jenn Champion’s next record, The Last Night of Sadness. if …
: I hereby call for a halt to development of all AI-related technologies until the following are …
: RIP, Andy Rourke, “the other melodic genius in the Smiths” 🎵 on Barbarism Begins at Home, regularly …
: looking forward to this summer’s “Camp ToB” reading event. not planning to read all six this year, …
: if a thing is worth using ChatGPT for, it’s not worth doing at all
: been listening to a new, very short (5-10 min.) podcast: It’s Going to be OK, by Nora McInerny. …
: morel Talking Heads? if not now, then when? Road to Nowhere 🎵 youtu.be/LQiOA7eua…
: Friday’s beer: Avery Brewing’s Tweak (Bourbon Barrel Aged, 2018) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ didn’t even realize this was …
: to anyone who’s ever been “restructured”, as some of my colleagues were today. you’ll be ok & …
: Talking Heads, Life During Wartime (live, 1983) 🎵 youtu.be/jShMQw2H2… such energy! (is this …
: Saturday’s beer: (512) Brewing Company’s (512) Cab Tripel ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m not sure the wine barrels make …
: for an inside view of the Writers Guild of America strike, the Scriptnotes podcast has been putting …
: great voices, masterful building in intensity: First Aid Kit, A Feeling That Never Came (Live in …
: Tucker Carlson is not an anti-war populist rebel. He is a fascist one of the central targets of the …
: @manton catching up on Micro.blog’s latest changes in Twitter crossposting after having one …
: The Guardian: Why shouldn’t two opponents kiss each other after a game? ⚽️ Women’s football… has …
: I’ve never butt-dialed anyone, but now I’ve butt-returned-an-audiobook-to-the-library 😑 now I’m “5th …
: There are days like that. Everybody you meet is a dope. You begin to look at yourself in the glass …
: from Julieta Venegas’ latest: Mismo Amor youtu.be/WnhJ5fljm… 🎵
: Saturday’s beer: Dogfish Head Brewery’s Wake Up World Wide Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: waiting for the start of Austin FC v Vancouver Whitecraps ⚽️
: after some thinking, some planning (characters, setting, and broad strokes of a plot), and lots of …
: I was hoping this would happen: NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as …
: possibly my favorite Liz Phair song ever, from some odd EP or bonus disc, I don’t even remember: …
: Saturday’s beer: Prairie Artisan Ales’ Chocolate Noir ⭐️⭐️⭐️ this single bottle cost more than most …
: “the film” : nice trio of music videos from “the record”, boygenius’ new album …
: McSweeney’s: The White Hand of Saruman Will Be Given Only to Uruk-hai Who Subscribe to …
: I continue to be a proud subscriber to The Guardian: Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links …
: just bought tickets to see First Aid Kit later this year - seen them once before, at ACL Music Fest. …
: nice interview (& hilarious pics) with Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, and Phoebe Bridgers, aka …
: Saturday’s beer: Lone Pint Brewery’s Gentleman’s Relish ⭐️⭐️⭐️ best nitro brown ale I’ve ever had 🍺
: as expected: DE. STROYED. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a masterpiece. (and I finished it …
: Saturday’s beer: Texas Ale Project’s The Caucasian ⭐️⭐️__ pretty good but more bitter than I …
: less than halfway through Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and something about its …
: opening day of the Tournament of Books! each weekday two works of fiction go head to head, with one …
: Eleanor Catton on similarities between our relationship to the internet & that of sociopaths to …
: The Besnard Lakes, Silver Shadows: youtu.be/LI9uWyoYg… psychedelic 🎵
: Weekend beer: Founders Brewing’s KBS Hazelnut ⭐️⭐️__ good! (though not quite as good as I’d hoped)🍺
: “Always remember, mine Sadie: life is very long, unless it is not.” Sadie knew this to be a …
: The Dead Weather, I Feel Love (live) 🎵 youtu.be/C4G3iZ2oW…
: the changes to Dahl’s books aren’t the end of the world, but they really do stink. The Nation: Let …
: when you make a grocery run for a few things and it’s Spring Bock season 🍺
: Twenty One Pilots - Goner 🎵 youtu.be/fc4wlY7nH…
: really enjoyed reading Teaching Black History to White People, by Leonard N. Moore. short & …
: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Coffee Stout (2022) 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ celebrating hitting my goal of …
: ‘Loud, dirty and simple’: Leicester’s punk collective for older women 🎵 Not caring what people …
: Natalie Merchant, Verdi Cries (live): youtu.be/ez9TcPMy1… oh holidays must end, as you know …
: amazing comic today for Dinosaur Comics' 20th anniversary (!) read the “haps” below it …
: the forecasts for freezing rain were… correct
: live at Reading Festival: Run the Jewels, A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation) 🎵 …
: Saturday’s beer: Pinthouse Pizza’s Jaguar Shark: Enchantment Under the Sea 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: Saturday’s beer: Southern Star Brewing’s Bombshell Pils ⭐️⭐️__ Not my typical weekend style, but a …
: courtesy of the this article and some tipsy online shopping: The B-52’s, Mesopotamia …
: last summer I decided my novel manuscript was too long. trimming here and there turned into yet …
: happy Public Domain Day 2023! time for a Sherlock Holmes/Hercule Poirot/Hardy Boys crossover? I …
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Beer’s Bourbon County Brand Biscotti Stout 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ happy >hic< …
: Wye Oak, Holy Holy (Live on KEXP) 🎵 youtu.be/51sJ2sq8l…
: Christmas beer: Lakewood Brewing’s Salted Caramel Temptress 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: Saturday’s beer: Pinthouse Pizza’s Jaguar Shark Daring Rescue ⭐️⭐️⭐️ not a humbug 🍺
: World Cup final ⚽️ Argentina 🇦🇷 3, France 🇫🇷 3 (4-2 PKs): a perfect final result for me. I wanted …
: World Cup Third-place playoff ⚽️ Croatia 🇭🇷 2, Morocco 🇲🇦 1: another good matchup between these …
: World Cup semifinal 2 ⚽️ France 🇫🇷 2, Morocco 🇲🇦 0: what a game! the Moroccans are more than just …
: World Cup semifinal 1 ⚽️ Argentina 🇦🇷 3, Croatia 🇭🇷 0: Modrić & Co. have kept a tight defense …
: I was brought to Plains by Katie Crutchfield (aka Waxahatchee), but both their voices are so good. …
: Saturday’s beer: Pinthouse Pizza’s Master Pancake (raspberry, maple, & vanilla bourbon …
: The Guardian: Grant Wahl was a kind, wise champion of the voiceless in soccer ⚽️ He supported …
: World Cup quarterfinals, day 2 ⚽️ Morocco 🇲🇦 1, Portugal 🇵🇹 0: wow. not the red & green team I …
: World Cup quarterfinals, day 1 ⚽️ Croatia 🇭🇷 1, Brazil 🇧🇷 1 (4-2 PKs): a long, cautious game that …
: my niece, the developer advocate, writing at DEV: “I shouldn’t have to make a business …
: in case anyone else is going through ⚽️ withdrawal today - you can get a fix via UEFA Women’s …
: World Cup day 17, round of 16 ⚽️ Morocco 🇲🇦 0, Spain 🇪🇸 0 (3-0 PKs): the upsets are not behind us! …
: speaking of reading & writing - another thing I’m looking forward to is Typewriter …
: just signed up for my friend’s new email newsletter: Lauren O. Reads & Writes. don’t …
: World Cup day 16, round of 16 ⚽️ Japan 🇯🇵 1, Croatia 🇭🇷 1 (1-3 PKs): ET & PKs don’t always mean …
: for all the true terribleness of how & where this World Cup is being hosted, I cannot resist …
: World Cup day 15, round of 16 ⚽️ France 🇫🇷 3, Poland 🇵🇱 1: Polish looked good at times, & got a …
: one of my favorite songs of all time, by one of my favorite bands of all time: Little Miami, by …
: Saturday’s beer: Martin House Brewing’s Put That Cookie Down ⭐️__ __ an “Imperial Sugar Cookie Ale …
: World Cup day 14, round of 16 ⚽️ Netherlands 🇳🇱 3, USA 🇺🇸 1: sometimes there are surprising upsets; …
: World Cup day 13, Group G finale ⚽️ Serbia 🇷🇸 2, Switzerland 🇨🇭 3: Shaqiri & his Swiss get the …
: The Guardian: Referee Stéphanie Frappart disrupts narrative to make World Cup history ⚽️ In taking …
: World Cup day 13, Group H finale ⚽️ South Korea 🇰🇷 2, Portugal 🇵🇹 1: South Koreans upset Ronaldo’s …
: World Cup day 12, Group E finale ⚽️ Japan 🇯🇵 2, Spain 🇪🇸 1: I wonder if La Roja took it easy, so …
: World Cup day 12, Group F finale ⚽️ Croatia 🇭🇷 0, Belgium 🇧🇪 0: a must-win for Belgium for much of …
: World Cup day 11, Group C finale ⚽️ Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 1, Mexico 🇲🇽 2: poor Mexico, so close, losing …
: World Cup day 11, Group D finale ⚽️ Australia 🇦🇺 1, Denmark 🇩🇰 0: Aussies send poor Eriksen & …
: World Cup day 10, Group B finale ⚽️ Wales 🏴 0, England 🏴 3: sad to see the Welsh end so …
: World Cup day 10, Group A finale ⚽️ Netherlands 🇳🇱 2, Qatar 🇶🇦 0: hosts flame out with a grand …
: World Cup day 9, 2/2 ⚽️ Brazil 🇧🇷 1, Switzerland 🇨🇭 0: Brazil look dominant though they only get …
: World Cup day 9, 1/2 ⚽️ Cameroon 🇨🇲 3, Serbia 🇷🇸 3: sometimes the lowest-profile, least-famous …
: World Cup day 8, 2/2 ⚽️ Canada 🇨🇦 1, Croatia 🇭🇷 4: Canadians start strong, but once the Picnic …
: World Cup day 8, 1/2 ⚽️ Japan 🇯🇵 0, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 1: I loved this: after a 7-0 loss in first game, …
: Emmylou, by First Aid Kit, played live for its namesake 🎵 youtu.be/Hi5A9OCAy…
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Coffee Stout (2022) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ picked up along …
: World Cup day 7, 2/2 ⚽️ France 🇫🇷 2, Denmark 🇩🇰 1: Eriksen’s Danes give the French a scare but …
: World Cup day 7, 1/2 ⚽️ Tunisia 🇹🇳 0, Australia 🇦🇺 1: Socceroos get one early & withstand the …
: World Cup day 6, 2/2 ⚽️ Netherlands 🇳🇱 1, Ecuador 🇪🇨 1: another unimpressive Dutch game; Ecuador …
: World Cup day 6, 1/2 ⚽️ Wales 🏴 0, Iran 🇮🇷 2: Welsh overmatched even before their keeper got …
: World Cup day 5, 2/2 ⚽️ Portugal 🇵🇹 3, Ghana 🇬🇭 2: it was looking like another scoreless draw until …
: World Cup day 5, 1/2 ⚽️ Switzerland 🇨🇭 1, Cameroon 🇨🇲 0: subdued game, Africans always taking a …
: World Cup day 4, cont. ⚽️ Spain 🇪🇸 7, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 0: as with France, this is how sharks should …
: World Cup day 4 ⚽️ Morocco 🇲🇦 0, Croatia 🇭🇷 0: watching Morocco deadlock with Modrić‘s team not as …
: World Cup day 3, cont. ⚽️ Mexico 🇲🇽 0, Poland 🇵🇱 0: another goalless draw, with a soft PK saved by …
: World Cup day 3 ⚽️ Argentina 🇦🇷 1, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 2 (!): 500 offside calls saved the Saudis, then …
: World Cup day 2 ⚽️ England 🏴 6, Iran 🇮🇷 2: underdog Iranians steal 2 but English dominate …
: World Cup day 1 ⚽️ Qatar 🇶🇦 0, Ecuador 🇪🇨 2: the hosts wilted under the pressure of the opener, and …
: Saturday’s beer: Jester King Brewery’s Pattinson Porter ⭐️ __ __ should’ve known better than to …
: new post: Fuq Qatar, in which I rage briefly under a childish headline about the monsters hosting …
: Fuq Qatar The Guardian: Beer ban is show of strength and an almighty two fingers up to Qatar’s critics: The …
: Warpaint, performing Disco//Very live on KEXP 🎵 youtu.be/cf1ta6-zZ…
: Nina Persson, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 🎵 youtu.be/WELeEkByX…
: Saturday’s beer: Save the World Brewing’s Sanguis 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: Metric, again, with Doomscroller, again, from a livestream last week. I paid to watch this, and …
: The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine, and You, You Need to be Nicer 🎵 baby you’re foul in clear …
: Alstadt Brewery’s Oktoberfest ⭐️⭐️⭐️ one more Märzen, why not 🍺
: The Guardian: How Texas’s gun laws allow Mexican cartels to arm themselves to the teeth We know …
: tifo at today’s Austin FC playoff game (we won, eventually!): Verde Hasta La Muerte (green to the …
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Brand Fourteen Stout (2021) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ the eve …
: ‘Could I understand the people who rushed into the Capitol?’: George Saunders on how stories teach …
: Courtney Barnett, Elevator Operator, live in Austin, 2015 youtu.be/pa1uup8n0… I come up here …
: Real Ale Brewing’s Oktoberfest ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍺
: one silver lining of long travel days is that I managed to start and finish two books: Patrick …
: …and the view from the back porch
: view from the front porch of our rental house, north of Bozeman, MT
: just backed this Kickstarter project from John August (screenwriter & host of the Scriptnotes …
: saw Hadestown yesterday, it was wonderful. this Tiny Desk Concert can’t show the fantastic (& …
: people who claim, when ending a meeting earlier than scheduled, that they’re “giving you …
: Saturday’s beers: Elysian Brewing’s Night Owl Pumpkin Ale Whitestone Brewery’s Opa’s Lederhosen …
: new post: Twitter is Bad, in which I realize (again) what many already know
: Twitter is Bad Ever since the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, I’ve gotten more and more sucked back in to Twitter. I …
: fascinating Guardian story (from 2017!) about the astounding amount of planning for this somber day: …
: a modern-day witch casting spells in front of the BBC & everyone: Florence + the Machine, Free …
: The Guardian: Barbara Ehrenreich, author who resisted injustice, dies aged 81 “She was never much …
: Goldfrapp, Road to Somewhere youtu.be/SgVM5AEhL… Walking down the Mercer Street, been a long …
: Saturday’s beer: Brouwerij Bosteels’ Tripel Karmeliet ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: lovely evening for some soccer
: The Onion: Underwhelming Fantasy Novel Starts With Map Of Ohio Huber Heights, hell yeah
: donated to Movement Voter Project’s Texas Fund. really like their emphasis on building for the …
: no, you watched Valley Girl tonight is this movie in 3D? no, but your face is …
: I’m not a “self-motivation hard-case”, as he calls it, but the feeing of escape from giving up on …
: this piece about “people recalibrating their relationships to their jobs” was ok, but …
: new post: One Year On: How We Do It, in which I acknowledge that it’s been a year since our …
: One Year On: How We Do It Saturday, July 30, will mark the one-year anniversary of the car crash that took our daughter Mary …
: amazing. ‘Like a public shaming’: a night with the eco-activists deflating SUV tires “Why do you …
: new from Metric: Doomscroller youtu.be/YjNytMN4Q… is a 10 & a half minute song a little …
: Saturday’s beer: Chile Line Brewery’s Salty Dog Stout ⭐️⭐️__ solid, but a little smokier than I like
: a beautiful summer day, albeit on the warm side, waiting for the salmon on the grill
: mind. blown. The secret history of the anti-abortion movement: debates around abortion have been …
: finished Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear 📚 thought it might be pretty …
: Saturday’s beer: Chile Line Brewery’s Stoked ⭐️⭐️__ A souvenir from New Mexico: appreciative of the …
: You can take away a right through legal means, but you cannot take away the belief in that right so …
: Saturday’s beer: Lorelei Brewing’s The Mer-Dude ⭐️⭐️⭐️ brought this Russian imperial coffee milk …
: Warpaint, Champion 🎵 youtu.be/YjXRyjM25…
: Elif Batuman, in Either/Or: "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought / I summon up remembrance …
: Lazy Beach Brewing’s Molinillo “Mexican Hot Chocolate Milk Stout” -> yes… “Ancho chilis, cayenne” …
: Saturday’s late-night music video: Lorde, Supercut 🎵 youtu.be/4bNZK-zgm… in my head I do …
: Saturday’s beer: (512) Brewing’s (512) Tripel ⭐️⭐️⭐️ love a good tripel, and this is a good tripel 🍺
: finished reading The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor 📚 it was interesting to read a …
: Saturday #2’s beer: Dogfish Head Brewery’s Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ this is the …
: “Saturday”’s beer: (512) Brewing’s Gin Barrel Wit 🍺 ⭐️⭐️__
: Jenny Lewis, The Next Messiah (live) 🎵 youtu.be/bqf9AHAlP… if we ever have to justify to …
: Saturday’s beer: New Holland Brewing’s Dragon’s Milk White 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: really enjoyed the writing in Intimacies by Katie Kitamura. 📚 narrated by a war-crimes trial …
: Bans Off Our Bodies protest at the Texas Capitol
: two weeks counts as a streak, right? at Genuine Joe (while it’s here)
: Austin FC v LA Galaxy - hot day for a 6:30 kickoff, but nicer once the sun was below the stands
: for years, I spent most every Thursday morning before work writing at a coffee shop. then, for years …
: Saturday’s beer: Sierra Nevada Brewing’s Barrel-Aged Narwhal ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don’t use this word often, but …
: finished Rebecca Solnit’s Orwell’s Roses 📚 she’s such a masterful writer, this book was a joy to …
: George Orwell, via Rebecca Solnit’s Orwell’s Roses : So long as I remain alive and well I shall …
: Belching Beaver Brewery’s Sling Yer Hook (Barrel Aged) 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ this much sweetness doesn’t always …
: Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Gulden Draak Calvados Barrel Aged ⭐️⭐️⭐️ wouldn’t you know it: I finish …
: finished Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks and I feel the zealousness of a convert. I read the …
: I always thought “a spidery hand” referred to hand writing, but in the (realistic, not …
: Saturday’s beer: Saint Arnold Brewing’s Spring Bock ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it’s the most wonderful time of the …
: finished Alison Bechdel’s The Secret to Superhuman Strength - absolutely fantastic. such heart, such …
: Saturday’s beer: Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Gulden Draak Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ a definite Belgian …
: saw Marina at ACL Live last night, a concert Mary surely would have gone to. She’s an artist that …
: the weekly support group provided by The Christi Center has helped us a lot, and everything they do …
: too much, too much Marina, Happy Loner
: (previous post from my phone, linking to an article from my feed reader, both online technologies …
: Raptitude on going phoneless, noting a thing I also still do a lot: I take out my phone every time …
: Saturday’s beer: Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Gulden Draak Classic 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ no. 4 from this brewery’s …
: really enjoyed The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey, another ToB ‘22 book. a genre-spanning story, it …
: The Beths Empire Control Room & Garage Austin
: Amanda Marcotte making the case that progressives must reclaim the politics of pleasure: “fun …
: Saturday’s beer: Monk’s Cafe Grand Cru, by Brouwerij Van Steenberge ⭐️⭐️⭐️ tart, but tasty 🍺
: finished Libertie, by Kaitlyn Greenidge, a ToB ‘22 contender. excellent writing and fascinating …
: this Onion story made me literally lol: Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks Imagine …
: I loved Lost & Found: A Memoir, by Kathryn Schulz. I considered this a “grief book”, and it is, …
: Saturday’s beer: Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: not always a fan of parody/tribute comics, but this “Approved” version of Maus by Tom …
: blur effect, courtesy of the winter storm
: watched I Care a Lot on Netflix tonight. despite the great cast, I can’t recommend this movie lowly …
: Saturday’s beer: Rahr & Sons Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: The Nation on replacing Breyer: some people are going to say, “But Biden should just nominate the …
: Saturday’s beer: Epic Brewing’s Naked Baptist 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: finished These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 📚 I really enjoyed spending time with these essays from …
: finished a reread of Anna Burns’ Milkman 📚 I’m still sure some people won’t be into the style, but …
: The Guardian: US faces worst blood shortage in over a decade amid pandemic. give blood. it’s …
: Saturday’s beer: Celis Brewery’s Port-Aged Grand Cru ⭐️⭐️⭐️ tasty, if a little flat from a …
: finished Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth 📚 it was good, though the …
: finished Susanna Clark’s Piranesi 📚 what an amazing work of fiction, and what a sui generis …
: finished Inland by Téa Obreht: it was good. it has an interesting structure, alternating between two …
: got through a couple of hours today driving to & hiking around Balcones Canyonland National …
: Christmas Eve beer: St. Arnold Brewing’s Christmas Ale 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: a favorite holiday album for years, this is about all I can stand to listen to this year: Over the …
: Saturday’s beer: Vista Brewing’s “Lorenzo” (Mexican Hot Chocolate Imperial Stout) 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: I want to like the micro.blog bookshelf stuff, but I don’t get it. the bookshop.org links never …
: exciting show on the outdoor channel today
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Cherry Wood Stout (2021) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ the first …
: those last couple of books are thanks to my new alternating podcast-for-a-couple-weeks, …
: finished Sarah Vowell’s Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, read by the author (plus …
: The Onion: Party Evacuated Following Reports Of Host Assembling Some Sort Of Activity I even saw …
: finished Lucia Berlin’s A Manual for Cleaning Women. her stories have an unusual (to me) level …
: finished S3 of Detectorists today. what a sweet, charming, and truly funny show. probably not for …
: Saturday’s beer: Left Hand Brewing’s Black Forest Nitro Cherry Chocolate Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ smooth, sweet, …
: ABC News on at the in-laws’ with a segment on climate change, showing that Greenland’s ice sheet is …
: McSweeney’s: Announcing Mauve Monday. send them a receipt showing $100 or more spent at an …
: this excerpt from Ann Patchett’s new book of the same name (These Precious Days) is a long one but …
: The Nation: Kyle Rittenhouse Has Gotten Away With Murder Nobody honestly thinks a Black teenager …
: The Guardian: The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing The fossil fuel …
: The Onion: NFT Investor Reminds Skeptics Everything Else In World Stupid and Meaningless Too …
: Saturday’s beer: Founders Brewing’s KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Stout pretty tasty, very strong 🍺
: The Big Tree: The Texas Forest Service estimates the tree to be over 1,000 years old, while other …
: finished Joanne Cacciatore’s Bearing the Unbearable, a beautiful book. ideas about “stretching & …
: McSweeney’s: My Obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Totally Normal My responses and …
: Saturday’s beer: Harpoon Brewery’s The Bock Hog ⭐️__ __ I love a bock, and was excited about this …
: Rebecca Solnit: Why does the media keep saying this election was a loss for Democrats? It wasn’t …
: finished Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, it was such a charming story. it has a …
: Saturday’s beer: Vista Brewing’s Middle Trinity ⭐️⭐️⭐️ a very nice local Tripel 🍺
: this was fascinating: My Garden of a Thousand Bees on PBS: A wildlife cameraman spends his time …
: feeling probably a little too self-congratulatory about this (from Overcast; i.e., I’m caught up on …
: tarot for introspection interests me Tarot might be seen in kind [with meditation, yoga, etc.], …
: I have an Instagram account export dump, from which I’d like to pull the photos, dates, and …
: and everywhere the rocks are falling but you are just another piece with all the birds that make a …
: this second season of Ted Lasso was, for me, not nearly as enjoyable & fantastic as the first. …
: Saturday’s beers: an Oktoberfest showdown between Rahr & Sons, St. Arnold’s, & Sierra Nevada …
: saw the Waxahatchee show last night that was originally scheduled for September 27… 2020
: Waxahatchee, Lilacs youtu.be/oaRNLE1Zn… that voice
: almost done (re-)reading The Silmarillion, but couldn’t pass up this lovely big illustrated …
: today’s beer: Thirsty Planet Brewing’s Smittlefest ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love a good Märzen, and this is a good …
: new post: Mary, in which I relate the most heartbreaking thing that’s ever happened to me …
: Mary I’ve rarely ever written much of a very personal nature here, and I’m still not sure I …
: And it probably won’t get easier Just easier to hide Prepare for an aching The rest of your …
: it was: she says this, or she does this, or she thinks this. she loves that or she hates that. but …
: Saturday’s beer: Abbaye de Maredsous Tripel ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Belgian Tripel is delicious. In other …
: Saturday beer: St. Arnold’s Old Fashioned ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stumbled across this at Spec’s today and wow is it …
: beautiful night for a home game at McKalla Place ⚽️
: clocked another good chunk of NaNoWriMo editing hours today, for a total of 12 so far. with lots of …
: so, one silly problem with tracking my 36-hour Camp NaNoWriMo goal as 36 “words” is that I can’t …
: I started an editing project on my manuscript for this month’s Camp NaNoWriMo. they only do it by …
: I did it: I finished Bruce Tate’s Seven Languages in Seven Weeks. I even took a good-faith stab at …
: Happy Pride from the Austin FC game ⚽️
: Saturday beer: Oskar Blues Brewery’s Verde S.M.A.S.H. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The first in our rotating S.M.A.S.H. …
: The shady “Bitcoin Billionaire” link injected in my post earlier was courtesy of an old …
: Pregame beer: Austin Beerworks’ Peacemaker ⭐️⭐️__ A cold one before we head over to watch the first …
: Saturday’s beer: Lakewood Brewing’s Double Chocolate Temptress ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Says to serve at 50-55°, which …
: My wife accidentally startled one of our high-strung cats who was on our bathroom counter and …
: Saturday’s beer: (512) Brewing Company’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter (2021) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ …
: good post from Dan Pfeiffer on how to stop unwittingly boosting those you disagree with on social …
: Saturday’s beer: Celis Brewery’s Celis Raspberry ⭐️⭐️⭐️ not always a fan of fruity beers, but this …
: I doubt the brazen crooks trying to steal our democracy will be swayed, but I’m going to this voting …
: Saturday’s beer: Celis Brewery’s Violet Crown Quad ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Game day beer for the first Austin FC game …
: The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee is really good; I recommend it. 📚 Al Franken also has a good …
: Saturday’s beer: Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Comrade Cowbell ⭐️⭐️__ pretty tasty but sharper & …
: a truly excellent judgement in today’s ToB matchup of James McBride’s Deacon King Kong …
: ahhh, this week’s ToB matches have been back to their usual good level. yesterday saw Charles …
: Annalee Newitz on Substack’s scam: “They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter …
: Saturday’s beer: Saint Arnold Brewing’s Spring Bock ⭐️⭐️⭐️ this is my absolute favorite local …
: Catching up on a couple of ToB match days, starting with Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind …
: just finished Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, which cast recent violent tragedies …
: Violence Is First of All Authoritarian Reading Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me – especially the essay “The Longest …
: most of the (ToB) judgements so far have been good: clear, well-written justifications for the …
: another good judgement from today’s ToB: Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi v. Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and …
: happy Monday, because the ToB is back today: Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain v. Percival Everett’s …
: finished S2 of Peaky Blinders & we love it; can’t wait for S3. & I know the name’s …
: Saturday’s beer: Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Kentucky Fog Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ celebrating the …
: the first week of ToB ended yesterday with another excellent match: Charles Yu’s Interior …
: another day, another great ToB round: Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom v. Quan Barry’s We Ride Upon …
: today’s ToB: Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible v. Bryan Washington’s Memorial. 📚 …
: first match of the opening round of the Tournament of Books (ToB): James McBride’s Deacon King …
: the Tournament of Books started today! a play-in round, a rare 3-way contest advancing one book to …
: Saturday’s beer: Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Figaro, Figaro Figaro Fiiigaaaro ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don’t think I’d …
: Saturday’s beer: Celis Brewery’s Coffee Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍺
: Fifty Fifty Brewing’s Donner Party Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cheers to this winter weather, and here’s hoping …
: Texas Beer Company’s King Grackle Strawberry Chocolate Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ No actual chocolate-covered …
: oof, another Liverpool collapse. they’re largely the same players as the last couple of seasons, but …
: beautiful frozen rain like this contributed to our power being out for six and a half hours …
: happy Black History Month! I’m going to only read books by Black authors this month. started …
: finished a couple of good books recently, both contenders in this year’s Tournament of Books: …
: I don’t know if the ideas in this post can or will be put into action by journalists, but boy they …
: Saturday’s beer: Oskar Blues Brewery’s Barrel-Aged Ten Fidy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not a can design worth writing …
: …also always a sucker for prog-rock bombast: In these scorched and pitted times, as the world …
: listening to the brand-new album The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings 🎵 …
: Saturday’s beer: Modern Times’ Black House, Vanilla Latte edition ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dark & smooth, like I …
: finished The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker 📚 if I’d known this book was about the themes and …
: got a little choked up more than once today, but the good faith, professionalism, & sincerity on …
: something special to commemorate a beautiful inauguration day: Destihl Brewery’s Dosvidanya ⭐️⭐️⭐️ …
: please note that, per ISO, the idiom “can of worms” has been deprecated in favor of the …
: watched The Night is Short, Walk on Girl last night 🎥 (HBOMax recently added some good anime …
: Saturday’s beer: Lagunitas Brewing’s Willetized Coffee Stout (2020) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I thought this would be …
: finished Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner 📚 I don’t read much memoir, but really enjoyed this! as a …
: we don’t see this every day in central Texas
: Saturday beer: The Bruery’s Partridge in a Pear Tree ⭐️⭐️⭐️ tasty, solid quad. here’s to the new …
: new post: Reading Goals, in which I declare victory on the common “I should read more” …
: Reading Goals Like many, I’ve long wanted to read more. Even my love of browsing bookstores was getting …
: read: Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death. though written 40 years ago, long before the …
: this, from a social epidemiologist predicting post-pandemic life, is what I’ve been thinking, …
: slowly making my way through Postman’s amazing Amusing Ourselves to Death. On the bombardment …
: holiday movie-time continues: 🎥 watched Serendipity last night (not my favorite but my wife loves …
: Saturday beer: Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Feliz Navidad ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The ancho chile isn’t a flavor I’d want …
: the whole family watched Die Hard tonight, a first for all of us. well written, funny, and clever. …
: finished Maus II: A Survivor’s Tale: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman 📚
: presenting the uncontested winner of Best Original Holiday Song of 2020 (emphasis on “2020”): …
: a live script read of Elf with all the main stars, and it raises money for the Georgia senate race, …
: finished Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard today 📚 what a staggering work. lyrically written, …
: watched Beastie Boys Story tonight 🎥 it was uniquely done, the narration by Diamond & Horovitz …
: our movies this weekend were two old classics, though from very different eras and styles. last …
: Tonight’s Saturday beer is Goose Island Beer Co.’s Bourbon County Special #4 Stout (2020) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ …
: watched the new Shane MacGowan movie Crock of Gold. I don’t know the Pogues’ music as well as my …
: I struggled with some of the Microblogvember prompts, but I made it (I think). it was a fun …
: we go for morning walks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. but the forecast says 36°, so I won’t …
: the last 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle we’ll do for a while
: I’ve reached a kind of normal with wearing a mask in stores. it’s regular enough that I don’t forget …
: Saturday night beer: Brazos Valley Brewing’s Slippin’ Into Darkness ⭐️⭐️__
: tonight’s movie: Stuber. not bad for an action-comedy. the leads were both pretty good, Kumail …
: we faced a serious dilemma earlier, but we solved it by just ordering two pizzas #mbnov
: watched Murder on the Orient Express (2017). nobody but David Suchet will ever be the real Poirot, …
: it’s too easy to adjust to a long, sleeping-in weekend. grateful for many things, including tomorrow …
: this last workday before the holiday was marred by some hosting issues (surprise! the cloud has …
: I’m not sure if we have all the holiday meal ingredients on hand, but I know my beer provisions are …
: my recommendation for some good tunes this Tuesday: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' Just Dropped …
: our doorbell camera captured this predawn visitor (and labeled it “person detected”) #mbnov
: did some long-overdue weeding outside this morning, almost catching up on the green invaders along …
: Saturday’s beer: Einstök Ölgerð’s Icelandic Winter Ale ⭐️⭐️⭐️ did I pick this to drink tonight just …
: Friday at last, and not a day too soon. my energy and patience have really started to fade at the …
: how is it possible that November’s more than half gone, Thanksgiving is a week away, and it’ll be …
: imagine what a day it will be, once we can break our dependence on fossil fuels and make the huge …
: I think I’d love to take a long journey by train someday (not anytime soon, obviously). big, roomy …
: I often feel like I have a poor memory. and then I think maybe I’d see improvement by slowing down, …
: we didn’t go far, but we had a nice (belated) anniversary weekend away. she’s put up with me for …
: Saturday beer: Martin House Brewing’s Colombiana (“Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Cherries and …
: spending the night on the 36th floor of a fancy downtown hotel for our anniversary. last time I …
: I guess musicians are getting better at livestream concerts. watched Martha Wainwright tonight & …
: it’s happened a day or two already, but the time is coming soon when I won’t be able to …
: the people have had their say, it’s (past) time to abide by it #mbnov
: dug back in to Bruce Tate’s Seven Languages in Seven Weeks today, after setting it aside. next …
: it’s been tougher than I expected, but I think I’m glad Microblogvember is forcing me to post every …
: I started Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek yesterday, a first-edition copy from a used …
: Saturday’s beer: The Bruery’s So Happens It’s Tuesday ⭐️⭐️⭐️ actually feels like it’s the first day …
: having a good time following reactions to today’s election news online. the national mood is soaring …
: that previous RT post didn’t convey my mood very well, which is much more HELLLLL YEEEAAAHHH! 🇺🇸🍺🎉🍾💥 …
: Lovett: Under extraordinary circumstances, against an incumbent president abusing his office and …
: puzzling over the seemingly simple question, “now what?” in several areas of my life #mbnov
: as my Dad got on in years and his posture worsened, he would often joke about how he was looking a …
: the Observer: Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe. …
: yesterday I thought the US and Texas were near a big political shift. today I’m far from being …
: some upbeat new tunes for this long-awaited Tuesday: Joan Osborne’s Trouble and Strife. …
: the astonishing election result four years ago brought me into activism and #resistance with a lot …
: looking forward to days that are more calm, less fraught, and which will allow me to better …
: it’s a truly beautiful Sunday, but between a rough headache and mounting election anxiety, I’m …
: Saturday’s beer: 903 Brewing’s Dracaryus ⭐️⭐️__ You can taste the chile! Not that it’s hot, or is …
: new tunes for your Tuesday: Juana Molina’s first live album came out last week: ANRMAL - Live in …
: neither Biden nor Harris was my pick during the primary, but today I voted for them so hard it …
: Saturday beer: Fair State Brewing’s Heckin’ Chonker ⭐️⭐️⭐️ the cute name & can design accompany …
: at last: today is mail day for VoteFwd! we prepared a couple hundred of the 16 million (!!) letters, …
: this city council election mailer we got today, omg. this fool thinks the BLM protests – just those! …
: “new” tunes for your Tuesday: some thrashy punk rock from Screaming Females: …
: astounding: Bar-tailed godwit flies more than 12,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in 11 days It is …
: yay! the special Super Rooster Tournament of Champion Books is starting (boo! it snuck up on me …
: today only, $20.20 gets you 77 (!) tracks from a whole bunch of cool bands (& a bunch I’ve …
: this adorable little band from The Netherlands had an adorable little concert livestream from the UK …
: Nathan J. Robinson, in The Guardian: When you look at your own tax bill, understand that it could …
: Saturday beer: Orkney Brewery’s Skull Splitter ⭐️⭐️__ Pretty tasty, though I’ll admit to picking …
: Saturday beer: Chateau 903 Brewers’ Chateau 903 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tasty; a stout aged in wine barrels is an …
: “RT” @TVietor08: Fuck this guy. Mitch McConnell is a lying, craven hack who only respects power. …
: with apologies to jwz (and regular expressions, for that matter) Some people, when confronted with …
: feeling proud lately that my subscriptions help support the good work of The Atlantic and The …
: Saturday beer: Clown Shoes’ The Good, the Bad, & the Unidragon ⭐️⭐️⭐️ not usually a big Clown …
: Maciej Cegłowski makes the case for smaller, local races being more worthwhile of your attention …
: Saturday beer: (512) Brewing Company’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter ⭐️⭐️ __ saved this …
: O! Mine ass, I have laugheth it off Multiple boats sink in Texas lake at pro-Trump water parade
: here’s hoping the latest scandal hurts Trump’s campaign as much as it should. meanwhile, …
: (psst, it’s Bandcamp Friday again today. support the musicians who still can’t tour …
: I am almost a little too excited about The Tournament of Books’ Super Rooster. not least because …
: new tunes for your Tuesday: Future Me Hates Me, by a new favorite band of mine, The Beths. standout …
: Saturday beer: Avery Brewing’s The Reverend ⭐️⭐️⭐️ a superb quadrupel. 🍺
: thanks to these handy instructions from @jamesvandyne, my personal site(s) are now running on …
: loved seeing the news that Powell’s won’t sell through Amazon anymore (no direct link; see the …
: finished Home Before Dark (Apple TV+) this weekend, it was good. the 9-year-old investigative …
: Hopsquad Brewing’s Sculptor Formosa ⭐️ ⭐️ __ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: when the pandemic struck I put my fairly souped-up (company-provided) MacBook Pro to work doing …
: is it Bandcamp Friday yet? (yes, for 12 more hours, Bandcamp will pass along their cut to artists, …
: emphasizing the “new” in New Tunes Tuesday is figurative, this week’s pick is Are …
: new post: The Fox, in which we have a visitor (it came again this morning; seems to be searching for …
: The Fox We had a fox in our backyard yesterday. We’d seen a couple of them last week, scampering …
: this “new” tunes Tuesday, I give you last year’s surprise reunion album from …
: beyond excited to finally have our season tickets (ahem, “membership”) bought for the inaugural …
: Clown Shoes’ El Hombre Sin Nombre ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: hey, it’s Tuesday! my new-tunes recommendation: Sad13’s Slugger. the solo project of Speedy …
: feeing pretty called out by this 😬 Gentle Whisper Of Wind Through Willows, Dappling Of Sunlight Upon …
: Riff Raff Brewing’s El Duende Verde Chili Beer ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #sundaybeer 🍺
: Vacation rental view Pagosa Springs, Colorado
: Echo Amphitheatre, Carson National Forest, New Mexico
: take it from me, a t-shirt connoisseur (I used to be pro, in fact): these are good t-shirts. …
: for this week’s new tunes Tuesday allow me to introduce you to Porridge Radio and their fine …
: hi, this pregame picture of Chicago Red Stars and USWNT players Julie Ertz and Casey Short wrecked …
: “Liverpool are now champions of Europe, champions of the world, and champions of …
: I love Bandcamp, and was really happy to learn that they’re doing well financially. dear Bandcamp: …
: another Tuesday, another “new” tunes recommendation - it’s a beautiful rainy …
: surprise visitor on the in-laws’ patio, very calmly removed, carried by broom, and tossed into the …
: happy Juneteenth! treat yourself to some new tunes 🎵 from Bandcamp and support racial justice, …
: Adelbert’s Brewery’s Flyin’ Monks ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: saw this new (!) Tiny Desk Concert with the cast & musicians of Hadestown, so what the heck, …
: NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government “An embarrassed National Rifle …
: McSweeney’s: Upholding White Supremacy with Past Exonerative Tense [This] tense transforms acts of …
: Goose Island Brewing’s Bourbon County Coffee Stout (2017) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #memorialdaybeer 🇺🇸🍺
: BookSpring, a wonderful charity I volunteer for, needs to raise money to send books by mail to needy …
: that copy of The City We Became that I ordered the other day from Austin’s beloved BookPeople …
: good Jenny Odell interview: Q. …these days, we’re all almost on the hook to have something to say …
: Tuesday, time for new tunes! you may have had this recommended by a hundred people lately, but …
: just ordered the first book for this summer’s Camp TOB: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin. I …
: Novel Progress, 5/17/20 - in which writing resumes and critiques continue
: Novel Progress, 5/17/20 It has somehow been nearly a month since I last posted, claiming I would be resuming active work on …
: that FT Times article you should read: Trump will continue to dangle the prospect of miracle cures. …
: 4th Tap Brewing’s Supernaut ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: A video suggestion for New Tunes Tuesday this week: a live performance from the hallowed KEXP …
: no commencement for our daughter’s college graduation (not that she was very excited to attend …
: Goose Island Brewing’s Bourbon County Stout (2016) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺 this bottle, given by …
: McSweeney’s: Sure, the Velociraptors Are Still On the Loose, But That’s No Reason Not to Reopen …
: New Tunes Tuesday: Signal by Automatic. a debut with as solid of post-punk jams as I’ve heard …
: New Tunes Tuesday: Space Cadet by beabadoobee. music as fun & cool as the artist’s name. …
: a really niche thing but I couldn’t figure it out for ages, until today! Smart Playlist rules …
: Celis Brewery’s Violet Crown Quad ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺 (They were out of labels so the bottles …
: Resuming How about this pandemic, huh? I’m grateful to be on the really lucky end of the spectrum so …
: Adelbert’s Brewery’s Tripel Treat ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Austin Beerworks’ Blonde Joke Golden Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: 4th Tap Brewing’s Bat Country Stout w/Wild Gift Cold Brew ⭐️__ __ (shown: pandemic-era crowler …
: Austin Beerworks‘ Gold Fist ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: local breweries are still open for beer-to-go, so I decided to do my part by supporting five of them …
: Deschutes Brewing’s The Abyss (2019) ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Rogue Ales’ Dead ‘N’ Dead ⭐️⭐️__ #fridaybeer 🍺 After waiting in line like shopping at HEB is an …
: Bandcamp Supporting Artists Affected by Pandemic – in which you’re encouraged to buy some …
: Bandcamp Supporting Artists Affected by Pandemic As I’ve written here before, I love Bandcamp. Artists keep 80-85% of their sales on the …
: these free nightly opera streams from the Met are really good. bonus points for their app on Apple, …
: awakened before the alarm clock by our smoke detectors blaring for a few seconds. better at 6:00 …
: Martin House Brewing’s The Morrigan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Lakewood Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Temptress ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: unsurprisingly blistering reaction to yesterday’s impeachment outcome from press around the …
: Starting to Get Feedback - in which I let anyone else in the world read a word of what I’ve …
: Starting to Get Feedback I haven’t checked in here for a couple of weeks, but my efforts toward publication continue. I …
: Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Gulden Draak Imperial Stout (2018) 🍺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: if you’re unhappy about the damage Senate Republicans are doing to our democracy, please …
: Julia Ioffe says what I’ve wondered: At any point during this process, Bolton could have just …
: also I finished my most recent editing pass of my novel (and have had a few drinks) so I’ve put an …
: Boulevard Brewing’s Tasting Room: Whiskey & Cabernet Cask Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: been writing on another blog, ⚽️ news in & around Austin. it was kinda micro.blogged for a …
: First Third Thursday in the Writers’ League - in which I leave the safe confines of home, daring to …
: First Third Thursday in the Writers' League I came down with some kind of virus last weekend, and am just now feeling more or less back to …
: rest in peace, Christopher Tolkien. I’m sure I’ve read more of J.R.R.’s writing, …
: Manhattan Project Beer Co’s Wise Monkey ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Great Divide Brewing’s Barrel Aged Yeti ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: First Draft, not Fourth I finished Your First Novel by Ann Rittenberg and Laura Whitcomb last night. The title seemed a …
: a new year, a new media log page (and a spot for the 2019 log)
: A Novel Resolution for 2020 Happy New Year! Among my resolutions (yet again) is to more frequently post more actual words here, …
: Blue Mountain Brewery’s Dark Hollow ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Goose Island Brewing’s Bourbon County Stout Mon Chéri (2019) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍺
: “Pass on the jigsawing thanks”
: Center of the Universe Brewing’s El Duderino ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #ChristmasEveEveBeer 🍺
: Great Divide Brewing’s Mexican Chocolate Yeti ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Big Sky Brewing’s Oak Bourbon Barrel Aged Ivan the Terrible (2015) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Cal Newport on Social Media Misery This insight on Social Media’s Shift Toward Misery explains a lot: Modern social media, which …
: Komes Baltic Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺 I’ll be posting more soon, but this is a milestone …
: Lagunitas Brewing’s Willetized Coffee Stout (2019) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: found a place giving out Nutter Butters and Sprite
: Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Midnight Orange Stout (2018) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Deschutes Brewery’s Black Butte XXXI ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: …and if you wanted random wikiHow articles, as mentioned in that story, you wouldn’t need a …
: have never been a wikiHow user, but this story on the founder, the company, & their outlook …
: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (2018) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺 In memory of John Michael Hammack, …
: if I may: nansplaining (v) - explaining legal terms like “exculpatory” to the President, …
: finished Fleabag season 2 tonight; what a masterpiece this show is. the sharp, quirky humor grabbed …
: Except for not doing about 80 of my favorites, what a great show Sleater-Kinney @ Moody Theater 🎵
: this AirBnb scam happened to us this summer. contacted a few days before, told the unit we’d …
: Great Divide Brewing’s 25th Anniversary Big Yeti ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: journal – reading update, in which I change my serial reading, and put down Wolf Hall for the last …
: journal – reading update I praised the Serial Reader app last month, thinking at the time it would be a fun & significant …
: Pegasus City Brewery’s Nine Volt ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Pegasus City Brewery’s Dutchover ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Metric @ ACL Festival, Zilker Park
: October 12, another anniversary for the weirdest Unix command-line tips site you’ve never …
: “a corner of cognitive real estate occupied by this ongoing transaction” - this Cal …
: beautiful story of a successful author investing in his local community: Diary of a small town …
: the masterminds of Thievery Corporation returned to Jamaican influences (and artists) on …
: Upland Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Teddy Bear Kisses ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #cheaphoteldrinkware 🍺
: McSweeney’s: Dear Leaders of the World: Get Your Shit Together It’s a hot mess & your …
: once again this week my New Tunes Tuesday is a concert-related recommendation. I’d never heard …
: Saint Arnold Brewing’s Oktoberfest ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: just finished my first full book on the clever Serial Reader app (The Picture of Dorian Gray). there …
: happened to have this album on for the 1st time in a while the other day, & as great song …
: another concert-related New Tunes Tuesday: the latest from Bleached, who I saw last night: Don’t You …
: North Coast Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXI ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Save the World Brewing’s Gladius Dubbel ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: hey it’s (New Tunes) Tuesday again already. since I’m seeing them live tomorrow night, …
: Denton County Brewing’s Dopplebock ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: for the inaugural New Tunes Tuesday 🎵 - Siouxsie & The Banshees' Peepshow. I usually recommend …
: New Tunes Tuesday Some years ago I thought I’d start posting links to some favorite music in my music library. I …
: yet another exhibit in the case for avoiding Amazon like the mess it is
: Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Joyful Almond ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: McSweeney’s: We Need a Wizard Who Can Appeal to the Moderate Orc Voter Of course, Saruman’s …
: Nick Cave on Psychic Pathways From Nick Cave’s fan-mail site, responding to a rude, “anonymous” question: So, …
: thinking about subscribing to The Athletic, any existing readers out there have a referral code …
: this Russel Taine Jr. set was an American dream @ Hole in the Wall 🎵
: chilling, from The Texas Observer In the U.S., the Immigration Act of 1924 — which established the …
: Real Ale Brewing’s 19th Anniversary Baltic Porter ⭐️⭐️__ #fridaybeer 🍺
: a museum-worthy attitude We went to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston this weekend, and it was great. I felt like we barely …
: Saint Arnold Brewing’s Cascara Coffee Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Saint Arnold Brewing’s Comeback Wit (@ St Arnold’s beer garden) ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Brooklyn Brewery’s Brooklyn Local 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: wow. I knew it was bad but didn’t know it was that inarguably bad This is literally textbook …
: Los Campesinos! @ Mohawk Austin 🎵
: guess this t-shirt I’ve been wearing out this last month needs replacing: NOT ENOUGH STARS ON …
: Urban Family Brewing’s Death to Cereal ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: agree 100%, it’s a slap in the women’s faces to have not one but two men’s confederation tournament …
: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (2018) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 🍺 #holidaybeer
: what a show (Charly Bliss @ Stubb’s)
: Straffe Hendrik Bruges Tripel Ale ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Justice Elena Kagan on today’s tragic ruling: Is this how American democracy is supposed to …
: @ Pictograph Cave State Park, MT
: Thirsty Street Brewing’s Good Times Belgian Blonde ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #sundaybeer #worldcupbeer #airbnbdrinkware
: Saint Arnold’s 25th Anniversary Grand Cru ⭐️⭐️__ #worldcupbeer 🍺 ⚽️
: An Aftermath Hope from USA 13, Thailand 0 Reading this FiveThirtyEight article on the advancement (or lack thereof) of the women’s game …
: laughing out loud at this new podcast: Two Girls World Cup, “an alternative take on the 2019 FIFA …
: what an opener for the USA. I did want them to dominate Thailand, and boy did that wish come true. …
: The Bruery’s Or Xata ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #WorldCupBeer #USA ⚽️
: watched Phantom Menace tonight, planning to marathon them all before ep 9 comes out. and it is so …
: Full Sail Imperial Stout (2015) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: wow. long but devastating: Uber’s Path of Destruction Despite massive funding from… institutional …
: coffee made, first full day of international soccer at the World Cup ahead, what more could I want? …
: loved the opening sentence of this As a black teenager, I loved Morrissey. But heaven knows I’m …
: equal parts psyched to have gotten a ticket for Sleater-Kinney in November, and to have done so by …
: The Perfect Impeachment Plan this is it, Tribe’s got it: The point would not be to take old-school House impeachment …
: Epic Brewing’s Brainless on Peaches ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: love seeing The Guardian provide thorough coverage of this year’s Women’s World Cup. …
: Adelbert’s Flyin’ Monks ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #holidaybeer
: we’re go-getters this Memorial Day
: (2/2) “rede” is a good one but my favorite of those is “ruth”, “a …
: finally had the time & focus today to really dig in to The Fall of Gondolin, the latest (& …
: saw Detective Pikachu today, it was a lot of fun both for us parents (who know a few Pokémon names …
: Unibroue’s Grand Réserve 17 ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: gardening has been so hit or miss for us. plenty of little plants that just fizzle out, and then …
: just finished Data and Goliath, by Bruce Schneier, for this month’s Austin Computer Book Club …
: Southern Star’s Black Crack ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: donated to: Protect Reproductive Rights
: UEFA Womens Champions League final just kicked off, Lyon v Barcelona, and it’s actually …
: a random thing I (very belatedly) realized after years of seriously watching soccer: women …
: just about three weeks until kickoff, starting to think about schedules and time off during the …
: I’d planned to spend the whole day at work troubleshooting a couple of hairy database …
: having trouble finding good WordPress themes for a micro.blog-based site. especially want good, …
: Megan Rapinoe is a ‘walking protest’ "I feel like it's kind of defiance in and of …
: Rogue Ales’ Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout 2019 ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: The Library Book I recently started The Library Book by Susan Orlean, via an audiobook that somewhat ironically I …
: view from today’s remote workspace @ Austin Central Library (ahead of a Rachel Kushner author …
: this, from The Atlantic, pretty well nails my experience (though the author just scaled back their …
: really enjoyed this post by @herself on Tarot for writers. always interested to learn new ways to …
: how in the world am I supposed to keep acting like my mind is on work after watching that …
: Evil Twin Brewing’s Bible Belt ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: congratulations to The Guardian for hitting the huge milestone of breaking even financially, without …
: Prairie Artisan Ales’ Bomb! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: search on YouTube is such a wreck. I searched for “joe biden 2020 announcement video”, …
: happy Independent Bookstore Day from Libro.fm - sign up, support a local indy bookstore, & get …
: I agree with the argument and conclusion Gruber lays out here regarding impeachment: DO IT. …
: I haven’t read any of the books in the Very Short Introductions series yet, though I had a …
: one of the biggest bummers of the 2018 election results, despite the blue wave nationally, was the …
: Untitled Art/Crooked Stave’s Coconut Cream Pie Blonde Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: even aside from how the hell a bill could be unconstitutional, this is a chillingly autocratic …
: when you order the cheapest used book you can find and it winds up being signed by the author (if …
: Great Divide’s Chocolate Cherry Yeti ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: come for the word “nobble”, stay for the excellent metaphor: Trump and his imitators are out to …
: very happy to see no less a heavyweight than Zeldman on A List Apart discussing the problems of …
: The Onion is almost always genuinely funny but this one made laugh out loud: Bird Reflects On …
: test post to verify my Wordpress xmlrpc is working again after upgrading PHP to 7 like the dashboard …
: added to my to-read list: a new book from Mike Monteiro: Ruined By Design. as evidenced by the …
: Jenny Lewis; what a voice, what a show. @ ACL Live Moody Theater
: just finished Russian Doll on Netflix, good stuff. best show we’ve seen in a while in the …
: this Guardian story about Amazon shoppers misled by ‘bundled’ star-ratings and reviews …
: Ship of Fools (still) The song from the very first post on this incarnation of my blog came up in shuffle on my drive home …
: 10,000th & Final Tweet I wrote the first draft of this I’m-leaving-social-media post a month ago, at the beginning of …
: Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Red Velvet Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: cold water/wisdom from Gin & Tacos: If your reaction to the Mueller news is… anything other …
: Founders Brewing’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: beautiful day for my first visit to Laguna Gloria
: I need the full earplug effect of in-ear earbuds in our occasionally loud open-plan office (i.e., my …
: past the half-hour mark now on a slow-motion, three person Slack discussion. plenty of time waiting …
: journal - Fort Worth I write this from the FW side of DFW, from a slightly below-average Hampton Inn that was at least …
: Harviestoun Brewery’s Ola Dubh 12 Year Special Reserve ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #saturdaybeer
: finally! it’s Tournament of Books day!! 📚
: great in-store at Waterloo today, album release for the new Moving Panoramas CD
: what a just fantastic show by Metric @ ACL Live 🎵
: (512) Brewing’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Pecan Porter ⭐️⭐️__ (2/3) #saturdaybeer #onafriday
: Deep Ellum Brewing’s Four Swords ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #saturdaybeer
: just finished Anna Burns' Milkman. haven’t enjoyed a book this thoroughly in a long time. the …
: from a mosey today @ Great Hills Park
: Wasatch Brewery’s Bourbon Barrel Polygamy Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #saturdaybeer
: quite an article, too: “a mechanism for considering… whether his continued tenure in office poses a …
: quite a cover on this latest issue
: North Coast Brewing’s Old Stock Ale 2017 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #saturdaybeer
: sadly I won’t be able to commemorate this Neko Case show with my usual grainy, low-light pic due to …
: @help my last couple of posts haven’t gotten cross-posted to Twitter. I haven’t changed …
: listening to them discuss the 2020 Dem candidates on Pod Save America this morning, I had a thought. …
: saw a limited-run showing of the anime film I Want to Eat Your Pancreas tonight. beautiful, funny, …
: been watching old episodes of HBO’s Mr. Show, & here’s hoping nobody plays this …
: my talented & creative daughter, a junior at UNT, started this modest Kickstarter a few days …
: that list of suspected noncitizen voters in Texas was so sloppy that one of the people it flagged …
: No Label Brewing’s Perpetual Peace ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: journal - weekend end Sunday evening of a pretty-good, not-bad weekend. I’m not sure if I’m following through …
: Middleton Brewing’s Black Lab Porter ⭐️⭐️__ (2/3) #saturdaybeer
: Avery Brewing’s Twenty Five ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #saturdaybeer
: when you neglect to take any good pictures at the big official Major League Soccer team announcement …
: journal - MLS 2 ATX I don’t usually drink on Tuesday evenings, though then again I don’t usually start …
: Women’s March in Austin, Jan. 2017
: journal - nearly back to normal We’re taking our daughter back to college today. She had an eventful winter break, featuring a …
: Middleton Brewing’s Pecan Amber ⭐️__ __ (1/3) #saturdaybeer
: just think if these pics came close to reality
: The Guardian, with six key things to know about Trump’s border wall speech. tl;dr - a border …
: apocalypse earlier this evening
: The Bruery’s Bakery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: journal - what you had for lunch Did some thinking this morning about what I want to do here, in my morning pages writing (a practice …
: journal - try-hard losers I’ve been thinking I’d like to write more, and more personally, here on my blog. I like …
: our NYE movie was A Simple Favor, which was a lot funnier & more fun than it seemed from the …
: two dark beers with orange labels, one slightly more fabulous than the other 1: Shiner’s S’more, …
: Best of My 2018 Music Time once again for my annual best-of music review! Each year, I pick my ten favorite new albums of …
: Baltika Breweries’ Russian Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️/3 #saturdaybeer
: just watched a full play-through of a new Switch game called Gris, and it was a legitimately lovely …
: Oskar Blues Barrel-Aged Ten Fidy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #christmasevebeer
: want a project for the holiday break? Micro.blog is giving away 3 free months ($5/mo), now through …
: Middleton Brewing’s Galena ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Firefox is my primary browser and has been for years. slash (/) to search (except on sites that …
: Jeremy Keith on browser diversity in a Chromium-dominated world: "which browser you use no longer …
: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (again; & sometimes the drinkware doesn’t live up but what can …
: the collected-tweet genre of article is usually disappointing but this one cracked me up: Londoners …
: beautiful: actual good environmental news “It’s amazing … with limited budgets and widespread …
: utterly damning summary from The New Yorker: “The President of the United States knowingly & …
: Founders’ Canadian Breakfast Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #mlscup 🍺
: tonight’s the night: the championship match of the top soccer league in the U.S.: MLS Cup. tune in …
: recommended: good gifts & fresh pecans at the seasonal 38 Pecans shop in northwest Austin
: man it’s so great how we have limited meetings at my company! really frees my time to …
: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (2018) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #birthdaybeer 🍺
: at Jacob’s Well Natural Area – natural spring, mouth is 23’ straight down, then a 140’ deep, …
: Wimberley Brewing Co’s Ghirardelli’s Chocolate Oatmeal Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Rahr & Sons’ Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: not to brag (yes to brag) but I’ve received 0 (zero) “Black Friday” emails this year #unsubscribe
: appreciating English sports coverage, even on a day with no football
: “there’s one thing that unites us all…” classic SNL: Thanksgiving miracle (from …
: The Guardian: Is Donald Trump an authoritarian? tl;dr - yeah, pretty much
: Northstar’s Imperial Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer (P.S. I’ve started using Untappd, too; cgraysontx …
: view from the balcony #OtelloATX 🎵
: the show before the show, a “staged concert” performance of Otello, with the orchestra & choir …
: DVR set: Janelle Monáe on Austin City Limits. looks like a similar set as what she performed at …
: SNL: HuckaPM "People are always asking me, "how do you sleep at night?" In fact they scream it at …
: Gin & Tacos, on why I’m sad: “You wanted to see some evidence that corruption, venality, …
: that Texas movie last night, where a band of smart, scrappy, & charming upstarts took on the …
: too real: SNL on anticipating a blue wave 🌊
: Boulevard’s Bourbon Barrel Quad ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: just finished The Sisters Brothers, a book I liked so much the first time that I not only intended …
: went out canvassing with the missus this morning in northwest Austin, & then who do we see doing …
: @ Epoch Coffee for NaNoWriMo, day 1 (kind of; going for 50 hours of revision rather than 50,000 …
: …& on Sunday, more of the same but with Indivisible Austin. there’s exactly one thing I …
: I’m volunteering to #TakeBackTheHouse on Saturday, Nov 3. join me!
: there’s not just total chump incumbents to vote out because of their complicity and cowardice, …
: I do, for real, have a winning Mega Millions ticket. your respect for our privacy at this time is …
: my favorite performance of my favorite song by (one of) my favorite bands: Wussy, Teenage Wasteland
: Deschutes’ The Abyss ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: wow, the Houston Chronicle endorsed Beto "Kay Bailey Hutchison… once reminded [us] that Cruz would …
: disgusting. Trump praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter "Trump’s comments mark the …
: St. Arnold’s Divine Reserve ‘18 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: another day, another reason to love Beto
: five years ago today I started a goofy project that I thought would never be more than a short-lived …
: hilarious, Richard Linklater-directed anti-Cruz ad, “Tough as Texas?". the last few words …
: Janelle Monae, life-sized & big screened
: Brewtorium’s Brewtoberfest, canned in a #crowler for me yesterday ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: lots of music being streamed free from this weekend’s ACL Festival on Red Bull TV. bonus: …
: WaPo: Vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh "He provided neither evidence nor even a plausible …
: Heather Havrilesky, Mediocre White Man Falls Apart and Is Promptly Put Back Together: "A woman who …
: The Decemberists @ Bass Concert Hall 🎵
: Texas Craft Beer Festival ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer 🍺
: Lola Tried @ Texas Craft Beer Fest 🎵
: today’s the day! buy some music & help protect voting rights. for me that was the brand …
: I believe survivors. I believe there’s got to be a better conservative nominee than this. I …
: great excuse to buy some new music on Friday: "we'll donate 100% of our share of the proceeds to …
: Nebraska Brewing’s Responsibly ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #drinkresponsibly
: finished The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead. Another gripping & masterfully written …
: 2/2: & at the risk of discouraging you: this is a long one, & hard to read at times. but if …
: 1/2: The Atlantic gives an overview of a key question intended to undermine the allegations against …
: had a great picture of the sun all lined up & then this dumb cloud got in the way shot on iPhone …
: The Onion, on Ted Cruz’s new look: “He’s honestly never looked better… Even with the …
: Rogue’s Double Chocolate Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: just finished Godless. set in the Old West, it’s an intense, gripping 7-episode miniseries with a …
: playing hooky at Zilker Botanical Garden
: The Bruery’s Midnight Autumn Maple ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: finally read through what this UEFA Nations League deal is all about, & it sounds pretty cool. …
: anyone else thinking about checking out Lager Jam 5 this Saturday?
: finished reading God Save Texas, by Lawrence Wright. I enjoyed the mix of history, personal …
: mammoth scarfing at CVG #fccincinnati ⚽️
: extra interesting episode of The Allusionist podcast: A Novel Remedy: why a clinical psychologist …
: (I love The Atlantic & often want to share their excellent journalism online, but I do hesitate …
: …and the second: The Refugee Detectives - “Inside Germany’s high-stakes operation to sort …
: catching up on old issues of The Atlantic, a couple of really good articles from the April issue. …
: finished Functional Thinking by Neal Ford for yesterday’s @atxcompbookclub. I found juggling …
: 6%. tragic. "With participation rates at such dire levels, politicians might be expected to try …
: …then we watched Deadpool 2 tonight, obviously a very different style, but even with lower stakes I …
: Bosteels’ Pauwel Kwak ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: & I’m sure this is naive foolishness, but I wish the stakes didn’t have to be higher …
: finally saw Avengers: Infinity War (at the dollar theater, because MoviePass sucks and didn’t …
: I read the news today, oh boy
: Beto: "The freedoms we have were purchased not just by those in uniform – & they definitely …
: in which I try to process my city (maybe) gaining a team while another city (maybe) loses theirs, …
: Ommegang’s Abbey Ale Dubbel ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: remember those stories a few years ago about how organic food wasn’t “more …
: from today’s Statesman: We stand in solidarity today with the editorial boards of hundreds of …
: interesting and level-headed analysis by Pete Reid on today’s historic council decision for …
: that article by Stephen Miller’s uncle is great. "Laws bereft of justice are the gateway to …
: Founders KBS & Ruta Maya ⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeers
: really interesting consideration of software not as craft, art, engineering, etc. I was really …
: Karbach’s Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: I’m volunteering on #TheLastWeekend before midterms. I want a blue wave, you want a blue wave, …
: new (to me) coffee shop, Barrett’s Micro Roast Coffee
: Nick Heer, on The Bullshit Web: "You know how building wider roads doesn’t improve commute times, …
: bought a handful of @cardpool cards the other day, they all have $0 credit. multiple attempts to …
: may be reading too much into these statements by Garber, but the very notion that both #SaveTheCrew …
: Mateo & Bernabé and Friends’ 29 Daniel ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: heard the first episode of this new podcast, Everything Is Alive, via 99% Invisible. “an …
: …adding: if you don’t use your library or haven’t been lately, you should check it out! …
: just now seeing some of the (intentional, I’m sure) uproar about libraries. spent a day last week …
: Freetail’s Local Coffee Stout ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: heard this as a substitute episode in another podcast, it’s odd and really really excellent: …
: finished reading: The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. I really enjoyed this modern telling of …
: @manton you probably saw this but in case you didn’t, thought you might find the arguments …
: Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: happy birthday (estimated) to this handsome fellow who is three years old (estimated) and who has …
: …though on the other hand, I typically drink a lot more #BEL beer, by style if not actual imports, …
: I even like #CRO; also think it doesn’t really matter who #FRA get to beat on Sunday, but: still …
: six activists displayed the rainbow flag across Russia in a clever, creative way to avoid arrest: …
: disgusting. U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials “The …
: Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #itscominghome ⚽️🍺
: nobody writes about soccer like Brian Phillips: Kylian Mbappé Bends Time & Space, Leads France …
: Galveston Island Brewing’s Mr. Bill’s Imperial Wheat ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Morning. #balconyview #nofilter
: North Coast’s Brother Thelonius ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: fascinating example of implicit bias in reporting on the #WorldCup teams from Africa: "If you take …
: trying to unplug completely when I’m watching #WorldCup games each day, but the heavy rotation …
: Unibroue’s Grand Réserve 17 ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: having fun writing spoiler-free coverage of #WorldCup games (and glad to be watching a good game …
: Harpoon’s Super Dark ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Hello, World (Cup) Nice story by Roger Bennett, of “Men In Blazers”: HELLO, WORLD - Soccer in the U.S. …
: Speedy Ortiz, amazing as always 🎵
: great set by Anna Burch (do yourself a favor: “Tea-Soaked Letter”) 🎵
: Founders Brewing’s Dankwood ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: attn: fellow micro.bloggers - I’m experimenting with another account for soccer-specific …
: Karbach’s Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer (on Sunday)
: new Neko Case? yes, please 🎵
: 903 Brewers’ Bordeaux Barrel Aged Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Rebecca Solnit: “If someone had pitched [the current situation of the U.S.] for a thriller novel or …
: new podcast to start getting hyped for the World Cup next month: We Came to Win. here’s hoping …
: at The Blanton Museum of Art – Ellsworth Kelly’s “Austin”
: Stone Brewing’s Totalitarian ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Deep Ellum’s Darkest Hour ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: this pre-event email from @austinopera is so great. schedule, parking details (❤️!) including a plan …
: I suppose there’s hardly a day that goes by lately where this couldn’t be said, but on …
: just finished Play It as It Lays, by Joan Didion. a short, gripping novel of lost souls living lives …
: “A frank and honest description of who [Sarah Huckabee Sanders] is and what she does would be …
: full video of Michelle Wolf’s set at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. file under …
: Gigantic Brewing’s Most Most Premium Russian Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: well, crap. I think my MacBook might have just started having this problem. the up-arrow works about …
: if you’re as easily amused as I am then you may enjoy this, from Buzzfeed: 100 Hilarious Posts …
: dear @medium, I’m about done pardoning your interruption. I will never, ever “make …
: nailed it as usual, Siri. just one thing: does the “$$” rating include airfare to Malaysia
: happy birthday, Shakespeare. you know it was hard to be the bard
: “Then there’s Austin, which is totally crazy. If you walk from one end of downtown Austin to …
: Karbach’s Brandy, You’re A Fine Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: book review: Under the Lights & in the Dark, by Gwendolyn Oxenham. I thought I’d like it, …
: I know, it’s just one poll. but for Beto to be in “too close to call” range of …
: this essay on echo chambers as cults is a long one, but the key point (made in the first half) about …
: Stone Brewing’s Mikhail ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: The New Yorker: “There are lots of details and surprises to come, but the endgame of this …
: …Next was a title that’s been on my list since the 2011 Tournament of Books, where it got to …
: book review: Next, by James Hynes: really enjoyed this. I think I would have even if I weren’t …
: even apart from Mueller, Cohen, Stormy, etc., look what these sons of bitches are doing. “The …
: god forbid this happens, but if it does, I’ll protest it. will you? (P.S. the bigger that …
: McSweeney’s: “Some of those disclosures were repeated through other channels, at times …
: Sierra Nevada’s Ovila ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Onion poll: “nearly 70 percent of respondents admitted having ‘some reservations’ or ‘very …
: ? brand new Wye Oak? yes please
: Belô Petroleum ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: saw Isle of Dogs today; loved it. a fun movie we were ready to watch again immediately
: ladies & gentlemen, The Regrettes, in: Seashore and Fox on the Run, for A.V. Undercover
: De Halve Maan Brewery’s Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: annual bluebonnet picture, as mandated by Texas state law
: great interview. “In the early 70s, when I was more vulnerable in every way, it was really …
: “Cruz continued work with Cambridge Analytica for months after allegations surfaced that the …
: hey @amazon delivery drivers, buddies, especially in Austin when there’s a damn serial bomber …
: dang frickin’ great: Very Bad Words, “the podcast about swearing and taboo language” (via one of my …
: good day for a good game and a good result
: Save the World’s Verbum in Tenebrio ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: A+++ would see live again #sxsw2018
: “And I’m not in favor of the “nice sandwich” approach to criticism. Fuck the nice sandwich. …
: Woman Who Just Moved to Austin Excited to Complain About SXSW for First Time “Sorry if you don’t get …
: “there is no Collusion with an ancient Lovecraftian horror that thrives on psychic discord! Or …
: watching the Letterman “Needs No Introduction” episode with Obama. what a heartbreak to know who …
: Save the World Brewing Co.’s Apocalypse Quadrapel Ale ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: #hashtag #sunset with #hashtag #clouds in a #hashtag #roadpic with #hashtag #nofilter
: at last, it begins! “Every day for the next few weeks a judge will read two of these novels …
: fascinating story about workplace meditation and more at an Alaskan shipyard: “Vigor considers …
: Alaskan’s Baltic Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: we decided to watch all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars tomorrow, & with the The …
: the sun did not shine. it was too wet to play. so we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day
: book review: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich. a haunting story, intricately told from the viewpoints of …
: Préaris’ Quadrupel ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: garden, day 14: second planting & sprouts (shown: radish, spinach, & romaine)
: stunning article based on first-hand experience of how the AR-15 is different, emphasizing the …
: feel bad for everyone who wasn’t at this basically perfect Diet Cig show (temperature wasn’t …
: book review: The Book of Joan, by Lidia Yuknavitch. a literary sci-fi apocalypse story with …
: an Army veteran on the automatic weapons he trained with (and loved shooting): These are not deer …
: Brain Dead’s Hammer of the Gods ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: also hilarious: FAQ: Your New Cursed Instant Pot. Due to our unique manufacturing process and …
: this is hilarious, down to the sponsors: a limited series (with short episodes) Onion parody of …
: Squatter’s Outer Darkness ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: first garden, built & planted, day 0
: hey I was at this performance 🎵 First Aid Kit, It’s A Shame at ACLFest 2017. “Lately / I …
: Atlantic City came up in iTunes shuffle today, reminding of this absolute masterpiece (best enjoyed …
: a writer for The Atlantic on increasing the diversity of his sources. “I assumed that my …
: oh look a #nofilter #roadpic of a #sunset that’s a #first
: this – about clapping (!) – is off the charts for both stupidity and repugnance. “Un-American. …
: Looking forward to our Super Bowl tradition tonight: going to a restaurant that’s normally too …
: movie review: The Shape of Water - what a beautiful, funny, gripping, and human story. loved it. 🎬
: movie review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - we were so excited when we first saw this trailer, …
: book review: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. overall, not bad, but it didn’t meet the …
: The Guardian fact-checks last night’s speech. “The president’s claims linking immigrants to violent …
: Petrus’ Nitro Quad ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: 512 Brewing’s Wild Bear ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: draw me like one of your French girls
: from one year ago today: Unhappy Inauguration Day. no surprise, it’s hard to maintain the …
: need to do something about the bars on this inmate’s cell
: agree with this: “you have to blog on your own domain. medium, facebook, linkedin, huffpo will …
: “This is an unhealthy and dangerous dynamic, and it needs to change – but if our main approach …
: a good ol’ #sunset #roadpic with #nofilter
: “Today is the day many American politicians pretend to care about the life and legacy of …
: Lakewood Brewing’s Saint Dymphna ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: our windows cast weird (and warm!) light reflections when the sun hits them right
: Best of My 2017 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! Each year, I pick my ten favorite new albums of the …
: …and Huxley, our little quadrupod guy (thoughts & prayers for Hux, he gets snipped tomorrow)
: Tombo, our little tripod guy
: Founders’ Sumatra Mountain Brown ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: here for this “A social network doesn’t have to be like this. Micro.blog is a way to post to a web …
: yay, the Tournament of Books shortlist! now I have until 3/7 to read more entries than I usually do …
: Goose Island’s Bourbon County Coffee Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #ChristmasBeer
: a holiday #musicMonday, a Christmas EP with no standards (more or less): A Los Campesinos! Christmas …
: we’ve used the Paprika apps on Mac and iOS for years, and really like them. the ability to …
: 8 Wired’s iStout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: marathoning Lord of the Rings (extended edition, and at the Mrs.’ insistence nonetheless). it’s not …
: when you discover that your wedding date (and time!) were foretold by Tolkien
: we adopted a Badger (and a Challah, too, though they’re both getting new names)
: two dudes not too sure about this new situation, their first night away from @austinpetsalive in a …
: man, time flies. can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving already
: Could Texas turn blue in 2018? “stranger things have happened. In 1995, Donald Trump was a …
: for #musicMonday, the 2016 self-titled album case/lang/veirs. standout track: Supermoon
: this interesting Allusionist episode on Dickens' A Christmas Carol prompted me to get the audiobook …
: you might be at a redneck holiday party (part 2)
: you might be at a redneck holiday party (part 1)
: from The A.V. Club: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2017. we’ve enjoyed Alias Grace, Crazy …
: love a good rant-review, like this Esquire coverage of a Roy Moore rally: “It was a naked …
: for #musicMonday, LOLO’s 2016 album In Loving Remembrance of When I Gave a Shit. standout …
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: Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
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: problematic monument handled cleverly in small Italian town: “A sign of its success is that it …
: yikes. had this crash-repeatedly bug start happening in the middle of the night last night (waking …
: got my ticket for a taping of Lovett or Leave It here in Austin next March
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: for #musicMonday, Shriek (2014), by Wye Oak, a band I’ll see live for the 3+ time this week. …
: interesting & funny, on meeting strangers “In my past life, I would have walked straight …
: New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: nice, brief summary of today’s World Cup 2018 draw results. lots of interesting match-ups; …
: feckless liar @tedcruz on unconfirmed cause of Border Patrol death: “a stark reminder of the ongoing …
: Gessen, on consent & changing norms: “while we think we are moving forward, we may be …
: “welcome back to Monday after a 4-day break, asshole” – my car battery’s dying …
: a masterpiece for #musicMonday: Sleater-Kinney’s The Hot Rock (1999). standout tracks: End of You; …
: …what else, today? saw Thor Ragnarok, a really good time for what it is, almost too funny; cont. …
: just watched Sarah Silverman’s A Speck of Dust on Netflix; amazing, bracing, & hilarious
: Oskar Blues’ Ten-Fidy Barrel Aged ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Happy Alice’s Restaurant Day. hope you have at least one Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat
: finally got the basalt gravel fill in (most of it, minus the 1/4 yard I still have to get out of our …
: for #musicMonday, Paul Simon’s 1990 The Rhythm of the Saints. standout track: The Obvious …
: Strange Land’s Fleur d’Oranger ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: the field is set. 210 days until kickoff, hell yes
: John Oliver on the Trump presidency “[it] is basically a marathon: it’s painful, …
: good article from The Atlantic: “We ignore public schools’ civic and integrative functions at …
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: the Apple Store at the Domain moved, he discovered, five minutes before his Genius Bar* appointment …
: Adelbert’s Blackberry Barrel of Love ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: in my (obsessively curated) iTunes, I have a playlist called All Good: everything rated 3 or more …
: good job today, Virginia. thank you.
: for #musicMonday, Foil Deer (2015) by Speedy Ortiz. standout track: Raising the Skate
: Brouerij Bosteels' Tripel Karmeliet ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: while Trump poisons civil discourse, his minions are working to let us all be literally poisoned
: Ed Burmila, about Fox News: “It’s not, as it has often been in the past, a different …
: for #musicMonday: Concrete Blonde’s 2006 best-of, Recollection. standout tracks: Bloodletting, …
: Strange Land’s The Headless Gentleman ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer (not usually into the pumpkin …
: happy & proud to see Austin’s new central library, and also that its opening day was …
: my daughter, money, and angry scowls go to #UNT (cc @UNTNews)
: I appreciate a chill traffic advisement
: for #musicMonday: Midlake’s The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006). standout track: Roscoe
: not that there’s a good way to miss the playoffs, but that was painful. #justwaittillnextyear
: a few great stories about Uncle Lamar from @MassiveReport #SaveTheCrew
: will be happy to have a team here again someday; less so if it costs Columbus theirs. Team …
: Or… maybe not such good luck
: beautiful secluded natural area nestled between the east- and westbound (pictured) lanes of I-90
: a sign of good luck for tomorrow’s game? of all the hotels in Seattle, FC Dallas is staying in …
: wouldn’t you know it, the one time we come to Seattle and it’s rainy & cold
: The Rock Test: A Hack for Men Who Don’t Want To Be Accused of Sexual Harassment
: a post-ACLFest #musicMonday: Middle Kids' self-titled EP (2017). standout track: Never Start
: dear Texas somebody is messing with you
: The Musketeers' “Troubadour Stout” ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer #onfriday
: fascinating, from the Washington Post: “there are simply not enough Americans who want the …
: turned on England game, at Wembley; clearly-visible gridiron lines on the field. WHEN will soccer …
: Gessen, on Las Vegas: “The fact that people are terrorized doesn’t necessarily mean that an …
: summer of Miyazaki postscript – this charming video of various Ghibli characters and scenes, …
: for #musicMonday before #ACLFest, First Aid Kit’s The Lion’s Roar (2012). standout …
: diapers, broken glass, cigarette butts, wine corks, rope, garden hoses (plural!) — I never get …
: Avery Brewing’s Collaboration Not Litigation Ale ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: #musicMonday Version 2.0 (1998) by Garbage. standout track: The Trick is to Keep Breathing
: Last Stand’s “Coffee Porter” ⭐️⭐️__
: #roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter, #yadda #yadda
: “The real story is not the threat that algorithms pose to Amazon shoppers, but the threat they …
: the Trash Isles: a campaign to recognize a huge pile of trash floating in the North Pacific as an …
: Duca: “a notorious liar who undermined the American perception of truth, rolling around in a ball …
: #musicMonday Zola Jesus' Okovi (2017). standout tracks: Soak; Wiseblood
: “understanding & addressing root causes of Trumpism is too important to let his antics …
: Deschutes' The Abyss ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer (on #friday)
: Fallows: “Before any news org tells her to pipe down… I’d like to see them be as honest about …
: like this, but it’s “AI” for me now. “AI? ha! how about don’t send a …
: this is a nice intro/review of RSS. it’s not hard to use & so useful. be more intentional about …
: New Black Bile Gel Caps - “Simply take two bile caps when you feel a choleric disposition …
: #musicMonday pick: Lone Justice’s Shelter (1986); standout track: Reflected (On My Side). …
: NOTHING gives me more of a feeling of enraged American exceptionalism than a message like …
: Widmer Brothers' Brrrbon ‘13 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Biafra: “going to a Trumpist rally with the express purpose of beating up fascists – what does …
: drive it like you just invested in a sensible set of good tires for it
: Klein: “there is a moral imperative for informed, caring people to name the real root causes …
: #musicMonday for #LaborDay: Wussy’s 2012 album Funeral Dress. standout tracks: Soak It Up; …
: if you already have a Roku, Apple TV, internet TV, whatever, this is ancient news. but: this Roku …
: Elevation’s “False Summit” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: we don’t usually go shopping on a Thursday evening, but tonight we are #HarveyRelief
: speak now or very slowly upload your piece. “The FCC closes its comment process at midnight …
: Donate now to Hurricane Harvey relief. Google will double your contribution.
: .@tedcruz: hypocrite & feckless liar ‘it is wildly incorrect to claim the bill was “filled …
: #musicMonday Dulce Beat (2006) by Belanova. standout tracks: Miedo, Me Pregunto
: Audacity’s “Grand Cru” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: need an indoor activity over the next few days of rain from hurricane #Harvey? how about see An …
: good morning #nofilter #clouds
: #musicMonday Echo & the Bunnymen’s Songs to Learn and Sing (1985). standout tracks: Do It …
: …trivia we noticed in Princess Kaguya: the English dub actors for bamboo cutter & his wife, Caan …
: summer of Miyazaki #15 (& last): The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) – Ghibli, not by …
: summer of Miyazaki #14: The Wind Rises (2013) – another we hadn’t seen. good, if slow. without …
: summer of Miyazaki #13: From Up On Poppy Hill (2011) – we hadn’t seen this one before; it was …
: a very flatly trimmed Texas Sage in bloom
: ferocious. Tina Fey on this week’s Weekend Update, “sheetcaking is a grassroots …
: versions of this story have been going around, for good reason. THIS is how we fight them, not with …
: please give this 11 minutes. whatever people claim they symbolize, the reason these CSA statues were …
: #musicMonday Cool Choices (2014), latest by S. standout track: Vampires
: pro-tips if you’re blocked by “please subscribe” interstitials by WaPo: fucking …
: in case you felt at all bad for the Google anti-diversity memo guy, or thought he somehow …
: Deep Ellum’s “Darkest Hour” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: Quora answer on biology of that anti-diversity screed: “the argument in the document is, …
: this blew my mind “draft broadly & iterate, or take one chapter or feature & make it …
: #musicMonday Clueless soundtrack (1995). skip Counting Crows but 2nd half is good 90s; start with …
: dumb time zone mistake made me miss the first half (& 4 goals!), but all’s well that ends …
: ordered some eclipse shades. Amazon’s a wasteland of knock-off junk, or sold out; this place …
: Stone Brewing’s “W00t Stout” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #onfriday
: The Onion: “Well, I’m not even three days into giving optimism a shot, and it already sucks”
: Taibbi: “An alien crashed on earth & given a 2-minute tutorial on dealing w/reporters …
: for #musicMonday: Nikka Costa’s Everybody Got Their Something (2001). standouts: So Have I For …
: summer of Miyazaki #12: Secret World of Arrietty (2010) – book adaptation, like Howl’s; good …
: summer of Miyazaki #11: Ponyo (2008) – Little Mermaid adaptation some fun moments, but it’s …
: Samuel Adams' “Thirteenth Hour” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: considering adding Slack reaction-pic eval to our hiring process. “no, we don’t …
: Gessen: “queer rights are anything but a distraction: they are… the frontier in the global …
: “A Privacy Choice”. I agree with the sentiment; my choice is nonprofit, open source, …
: #musicMonday Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977). standouts: God Save the …
: Alesmith’s “Speedway Stout” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer #usmnt #goldcup2017
: party with Lenny on Lake Austin
: really gross, propaganda via conglomerate ownership of local TV …
: this neighborhood DGAF about your kids or your caution
: #musicMonday brand new from Waxahatchee: Out in the Storm http://bit.ly/2tik1cR standout tracks: …
: Hulk (getting) smashed #goldcup2017
: summer of Miyazaki #10: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) – one of our favorites, with all the great …
: Jolly Pumpkin’s “Madrugada Obscura” ⭐️__ __ #saturdaybeer
: summer of Miyazaki #9: The Cat Returns (2002) – a stretch since he didn’t write or direct, but …
: summer of Miyazaki #8: Princess Mononoke (1997) – a classic, but sprawling storylines & an …
: if you’re interested in trying out https://micro.blog before its public launch, I have a few …
: #musicMonday A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (2016) …
: fascinating insights using Google searches as “the most important dataset ever collected on …
: Rahr & Sons' “XI” Russian Imperial Stout ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: “the program provides every eligible Seattle resident w/$100 in taxpayer-funded vouchers to …
: this is what democracy looks like
: some attempts at a clever/punny headline are cringeworthy, but sometimes they are perfection + 1: …
: though to be fair we’re going see to Jamaica v El Salvador & Curaçao v Mexico in the Gold …
: the prestige of Confederations Cup might be debatable, but Chile vs Germany, in a final? …
: Cellar 3’s “Divine Belgique” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: Cellar 3’s “Divine Belgique” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: just found out our recent move changed our U.S. Rep! instead of far east Houston, now we’re …
: #musicMonday: Michelle Shocked’s 1988 debut Short Sharp Shocked (sadly not on Spotify). …
: summer of Miyazaki #7: Spirited Away (2001) – masterpiece of mood, character, & action [watched …
: great story of basic honesty & fairness in a pro game. bit sad that it’s so shocking …
: Strange Land’s “Atholl Brose” scotch ale ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: “Using gov’t data, doctors & academics conclude a lack of healthcare coverage …
: Gin & Tacos: “Like any election the media are desperate to have these races Mean …
: “You Should’ve Asked”, a comic about the “mental load” - I’ve …
: New Republic: “the process points to a belief that sunshine would kill any bill that reflects …
: #musicMonday Bleached’s Welcome the Worms (2016) stream @ http://bit.ly/2srA443 standout: Keep …
: summer of Miyazaki #6: Porco Rosso (1992) – wasn’t sure if we’d seen this before; we …
: Harpoon’s “Frost Hammer” doppelbock ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: saw the text of AHCA aka #WealthCare today, I see why you’re shoving it through fast …
: the most accurately named band ever
: openers Radkey, killing it tbh
: #musicMonday Goldfrapp’s 2008 album Seventh Tree http://spoti.fi/2rms9TA standout track: …
: Ommegang’s “Shadow Brewer” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: summer of Miyazaki #5: Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – the very 1st Miyazaki movie we ever saw, …
: new podcast: http://trumpconlaw.com/ “the Constitution is the life-raft our forefathers gave …
: if you want or need a real nice break from reading a constantly-updating news feed and screaming …
: we gave our cat gluten-free cat food, and now she’s a lifestyle blogger with 120k followers
: (…just the first 13 tracks there make up the original album. listen to those & skip the bonus …
: #musicMonday rec: The Waterboys' Fisherman’s Blues (1988) http://spoti.fi/2rVQhkW standout …
: summer of Miyazaki #4: My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – just imagine if you’d never seen this & …
: The Bruery’s “The Order” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: #roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter
: Twitter, honestly. what do I keep you around for when I have to hear about this from an email …
: not your national chicken-sandwich chain
: “treading on lawsuits the way a lumberjack of old walked across logs floating to the …
: bullshit plaque for made-up history featuring a stolen copycat crest with “Integritas” …
: his lies, laziness, & intellectual thefts aren’t surprising, and some are more trivial, …
: downtempo #musicMonday: Juana Molina’s brand new Halo. stream free at http://bit.ly/2qzeEQ0 or …
: summer of Miyazaki #3: Castle in the Sky (1986) – heart-achingly, heart-breakingly pure, beautiful, …
: Victory Brewing’s “Java Cask” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer (new house, new #saturdaybeer …
: I don’t wind up listening to the grunge in my library all that often, & Superunknown is a …
: #musicMonday after Chris Cornell’s death, Soundgarden’s 1994 breakthrough Superunknown …
: summer of Miyazaki #2: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) - I’m sure we’ve seen …
: Van Honsebrouck’s “Cuvée de Chateau” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: “don’t forget their favorite snacks, naptime is crucial, lots of picture books!” – …
: On Destroying Language Masha Gessen, on The Autocrat’s Language: [We] have to become guardians of our language. We have to …
: if you gave > 0.05% of a shit about the security of Clinton’s email server, plz come get …
: this 👏 man 👏 is 👏 unfit 👏 to 👏 be 👏 President http://politi.co/2qjFIWH
: suggested change: trying@toohard.com
: heavy #musicMonday: Wolf’s Law, by The Joy Formidable. stream: http://bit.ly/2qJ6rgS or …
: Mother’s Day brunch in our front yard
: started a summer of Miyazaki last night with his first feature, 1979’s Castle of Cagliostro. …
: part of why I listen to the Lovett or Leave It podcast: bon mots like, “Donald Trump, who is …
: Clown Shoes' “Blaecorn Unidragon” ⭐️⭐️__ #saturdaybeer
: late-night #roadpic with #clouds
: “Craft beer — so hot right now. Could Cedar Park, Texas, really be the microbrew capital of …
: a tiny reason why The Guardian is the best, this makes it sounds like just an EPL coaching change
: #musicMonday: “Guppy”, the 2017 debut album by Charly Bliss. free stream: …
: Van Honsebrouck’s “Kasteel Donker” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: hey @RepMcCaul, you got mentioned by name! Tips For Not Condemning Millions Of Americans To Sickness …
: a challenger in 2018 for Rep. Lamar Smith (TX-21) and his “McCarthy-like assault on …
: so @RepMcCaul, since I can’t call you: I’m one of your constituents & I want you to …
: hey @RepMcCaul I wonder if your challengers in 2018 (primary or Dem) will promise an office that can …
: one screen at gym showing Phantom Menace, another showing Force Awakens. really thinking Rey needed …
: “hi there. me again. hey you know that healthcare bill? it sounds really bad. tell him to not vote …
: not usually a fan of The Oatmeal but You’re not going to believe what I’m about to tell …
: #musicMonday Beastie Boys' Paul’s Boutique (1989) …
: when it dawns on you that Amazon Prime is the new Sam’s Club
: Deep Ellum’s “Fascinating Bellman” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) #SaturdayBeer
: @manton - I got my micro.blog invite yesterday, and set up the basics last night. I’d been …
: …and another micro.blog test, this time from the (beta) app, to WordPress & Twitter, go! & …
: test post for the micro.blog crossposting bot (http://help.micro.blog/2016/cross-posting-twitter/)
: …& though that Heineken ad is contrived & carefully edited, the potential of one-on-one …
: yes, it’s a 4-minute beer commercial made by a for-profit company to sell beer. but it …
: welp, I guess we’re finally getting Hulu. The Handmaid’s Tale looks fantastic …
: “His notebooks… have provided an unexpected glimpse back into a world scientists never …
: some punk rock for #musicMonday - The Soviettes' LP III (2005). free stream at http://bit.ly/2pXx29c …
: guess this means we’ll take her with us
: Brouwerij Van Steenberge, “Tripel Van De Garre” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer #lastsaturday …
: Widmer Brothers “Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout ‘12” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: if you use the contact form for Austin Property Doctors (@BrettTutor) – even if you don’t use …
: looking forward to attending #OSCON here in Austin next month: http://oreil.ly/2fV9XzS
: reinterpreted Nat’l Park posters show what they could look like by 2050 if we fail to act …
: for #musicMonday, a classic from The Cure: The Head on the Door (1985) http://spoti.fi/2pnRBeE …
: “the Trump Presidency has been a sort of Mr Magoo performance art” http://bit.ly/2pfUJJg …
: #musicMonday rec: Diet Cig’s brand new Swear I’m Good At This (stream @ …
: The Bruery’s “9 Ladies Dancing” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: we’ve been @AngiesList members for years, and used it a lot. I just “made my own …
: as if the U.S. weren’t already almost too large & spread-out to host. “hey, …
: a great voice in this #musicMonday rec: Lucy Dacus' No Burden (2016) http://spoti.fi/2nwiTdB …
: “It is plausible that Trump’s direction to ‘get ‘em out of here’ advocated the use of force”; suit …
: Real Ale’s “Coffissar” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: we had our windows professionally cleaned because we’re putting our house up for sale, and they look …
: PSA for podcasters et al: just skip the “as we were discussing before the show”. only …
: for #musicMonday: the soundtrack to the classic 1991 film The Commitments http://spoti.fi/2n8W2or …
: Rahr & Sons/Lakewood’s “DFW” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #saturdaybeer
: ha ha, too perfect. “could face more than a year of prison time & a $5k fine” LOCK! …
: for #musicMonday: Metric’s Synthetica (2012) http://spoti.fi/2nD1KUb standout track: Youth …
: 2/2 @RobQuistforMT, Dem candidate in Montana special election sounds great. I threw him a few $$ …
: 1/2 “He’s running in part on his public service record” http://huff.to/2mcvRhJ read …
: Grapevine Craft Brewery’s La Saison des Festivals #saturdaybeer ⭐️⭐️⭐️
: “the deeply unsettling comment… inspired more horror than any remarks she has made” …
: 2/2 …is this how people who are clinically dead but then get resuscitated feel
: spilled a glass of water all over my open Macbook last night. wouldn’t even turn on… but I ran …
: PSA: unless a city isn’t well known, or shares a name with others, no need to specify the …
: for #musicMonday: Run the Jewels 3, by Run the Jewels (2016) http://spoti.fi/2hoUWGS standout track: …
: joke’s on her, I put a pea under the bottom quilt
: 5 Stones' “Fracking Blackstrap” #saturdaybeer ⭐️⭐️__
: ? “mapdrawers acted w/impermissible intent to dilute minority voting strength or otherwise violated …
: spring bluebonnet picture as required by state law
: just a few doors down from where I work: Mondo remade their storefront as an X-wing pilot helmet for …
: Let us put men & women together See which 1 is smarter Some say men, I say no Women run the men …
: …the video for that song was the 2nd ever played on MTV, 8/1/81 …
: #musicMonday pick: Pat Benatar’s Crimes of Passion (1980) http://spoti.fi/2lOcQjD standout …
: a #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds, how #novel
: the #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds du #jour
: “a valid analogy can be made to Nazi Germany without extermination camps bellowing human ash …
: I may or may not have spent the afternoon finding & downloading all the Dead shows I went to …
: Podcast Rec: "Still Processing" I gave a listen to a few episodes of the Still Processing podcast, and really enjoyed them. The …
: “the entirety of the liberal-governing experiment of past four centuries involves checks on …
: “After each person spoke, organizers played a loop of cricket sounds, denoting the silence …
: for #musicMonday - Janelle Monáe’s The Electric Lady (2013): http://spoti.fi/2kQ60K4 standout …
: when you want your phone to be repaired by a caveman
: “The American right… wallows in a media ecosystem far more dishonest & less rigorous than …
: stumbled across this at the edge of someone’s yard in the neighborhood behind our office: …
: …oh! also one of the Klan guys interviewed is this guy that was just murdered! …
: …and watched the #IndieLens documentary. this guy’s story is really fascinating …
: somewhat sensationalized headline, but really interesting story. I also listened to both podcast …
: #musicMonday recommendation: Painted Shut by Hop Along (2015) http://spoti.fi/1E0DLeK standout …
: (that quote’s been attributed to Lincoln for 150+ yrs, though not original to him …
: “How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg …
: .@laurenduca is a treasure. “like comparing apples to a malignant tumor shaped like an …
: Pacing Ourselves for the Long Haul I’ve seen a few posts going around along these lines, and I want to pull them together here. …
: “the most powerful man in the world blatantly telegraphing intentions to use national …
: that mosque that burned down in Victoria the day after Trump’s Muslim ban was announced, has …
: …it’s another sad casualty of Nov. 9, 2016. the day before the election, those headlines were …
: always heard that Infowars is conspiracy crazytown, but this Media Matters post gives a good …
: “If your image of the real America is a small town, you might be thinking of an America that …
: “Simple yet full of shade, neutral yet pointed, it was the right tweet from the right account …
: “Everybody seemed to have this attitude that if you weren’t part of the elite you were worthless” …
: I made it almost all the way through this article before punching myself in the face: …
: #musicMonday pick: Combat Rock, by The Clash (1982) http://spoti.fi/1qi8pzQ standout track: Rock the …
: I got some Sharon Jones, some Los Campesinos, & some Hop Along, myself http://bit.ly/2koAczv …
: “No, Papa, speaking of the shops is simply forbidden!” http://bit.ly/2kxvPm5
: Bandcamp + ACLU = rockin' I happened to tweet (err, microblog!) about Bandcamp just the other night. Thanks to their giving …
: weird seeing Victoria in the news so much… but response to that fire has been great (still waiting …
: Becoming an Indie Microblogger I first heard about Manton Reece’s Kickstarter – Indie Microblogging: owning your short-form …
: glad to see success from digital music store Bandcamp, who pay artists ~80-85%: …
: “regime’s goal now is to transfer power to inner circle, eliminating checks from bureaucracy, …
: this week for #musicMonday: Middle Cyclone by Neko Case http://spoti.fi/2jm3aRb standout track: This …
: yikes. “the central, if little-recalled role played by the man who is now the U.S. vice …
: “The backlash has turned Austin into an early battleground for a fight expected to be …
: “one of my anxieties about [Hidden Figures] is, people will walk away from it & situate it …
: plans to get a hashtag trending that would trick immigrants into admitting their status so they …
: “There’s a reason Trump keeps lying about voter fraud” http://wapo.st/2jnnmNF
: a #sunrise #roadpic with #nofilter
: yet another #nofilter #sunset #roadpic
: signs from #womensmarch #womensmarchatx (2/2)
: signs from #womensmarch #womensmarchatx (1/2)
: Unhappy Inauguration Day This is it. January 20, 2017. I’m sitting in the waiting room of our dentist’s office, …
: unhappy Inauguration Day, comrade Trump?
: the view inside, and out the window of, a conference room in Sen. John Cornyn’s Austin office, …
: not usually a dog guy but jeez
: Best of My 2016 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! Each year, I pick my ten favorite "new" albums of the …
: clandestine & unauthorized wedding pic, don’t tell @kathryngrayson #kandj2017
: impressive cake for @kathryngrayson ’s wedding today
: just listening to some amazing opera from @lolaaustin_ at this brewpub nbd
: Americans' One Advantage From a Yale history professor’s powerful guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency: …
: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
: it was way prettier than this, sorry you missed it
: #RussianHackers I’m chronically behind in my media consumption: podcasts and magazines, especially, pile up …
: my nomination for best slide, Node Interactive 2016
: a first for me - an all-stalls bathroom in use by all genders. felt a little uncomfortable, …
: ok, “Troy”, but do you have any… bargains?
: An Endless Bad Dream Since the election, I’ve been really torn about what to think of Trump’s crazy tweets. …
: Shifting Baseline Syndrome The first thing that’s been normalized for me since November 8: how much the words …
: Faith Has an Agenda I followed a link to this post from Twitter, and found it to be really profound: After the Election: …
: down to one of my last imports from Colorado. this bottle was $10 but it would be a bargain at twice …
: Echo Chambers and Bubbles As we settle in to this new reality, this world where Donald Trump is the President-elect, …
: an opener good enough to get me to buy their EP 🎵
: The Message from Silence Some recent stories in the news: Denounce the Hate, Mr. Trump (New York Times, Nov. 10) Tell …
: So I watch the sun come up and I watch the sun go down And the horizon hovering like a missing piece …
: USA, b. 1776, d. 2016 I’m in ruins this morning, the day after the election. Though I’m writing this as if someone will …
: yeah I don’t think so lil buddy
: #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds, yeah yeah, next
: they never did let this poor bear in to the beer festival
: view from airplane window, somewhere over the Texas panhandle
: #nofilter #roadpic of some #clouds, what else
: #clouds ☑️ #nofilter ☑️ #roadpic ☑️
: #squirrel on #tree #branch #hashtag
: big Janis portrait at Moody Theater
: yet #another #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds
: beautiful night for a soccer game
: stream of Mexican free-tailed bats, from the I-35 McNeil overpass
: at the #fcdallas game yesterday
: in today’s episode of Our Yard is Wild Kingdom, we visit: the raptor in the birdbath
: #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds as #usual
: just need to find that return slip
: Closeup of ancient upside-down paint roller screen
: twenty one pilots blowing their whole confetti budget at once
: where are we going and why am I in this handbasket
: goodbye, NYC. it was great to see you
: didn’t have time to do the G but this came out well
: bridges of the NYC boat tour
: Anti-immigrants of Yore Reading (skimming, really) the giant New York, An Illustrated History, I noticed this amazing …
: where our spoiled cat has been napping the last few days
: about to not have a kid in K-12 anymore
: Not a Hyperbolic Prediction Amazing and blunt article from Adam Gopnik for The New Yorker: The Dangerous Acceptance of Donald …
: armadillos gonna armadill (taken from the back deck of our house, here in the middle of The Wild …
: I kind of hate these plants, they look like a a little kid drew them
: when you invest in a well-designed wordmark, you really want to show it off
: #roadpic of #clouds, as usual
: got the missus a stripper for mothers day
: cool little bus with good sci-fi & fantasy selection. (roof was a bit low for me…)
: hmm, not sure what’s wrong with this iPhone, darn thing won’t even turn on
: great show last night, this was right before a bank safe fell on the bass player, apparently
: this is also what @savagesband sounded like 🎵
: new mural in the neighborhood (part 1)
: #roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter
: sometimes when you preorder from an indie band like Wussy, the CD comes 4 days before the release …
: Ye Olde Musick An article on The A.V. Club reports that for the first time ever, older albums outsold new ones last …
: Best of My 2015 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! Each year, I pick my ten favorite "new" albums of the …
: #nofilter #roadpic of #clouds
: Looking for Amazon's "US-East" [caption id=“attachment_696” align=“alignright” width=“324”] …
: Only a Story Good article from The New Statesman on some of the race- and gender-related cultural shifts that …
: the “Crusader Bible”, cool exhibit at the Blanton. I think the writing beneath is …
: visited the retweet museum today
: the soon-to-be award-winning peanut-butter pretzel bars I made for the dessert contest at …
: a niece and a dog-in-law, in a brief moment of not-running-around on Thanksgiving
: “Look how the leading dish powder didn’t make a dent in cleaning this white cat”
: a #roadpic a few minutes #later, #yesfilter
: a #sunrise #roadpic with #nofilter
: not usually a fan of graffiti, but I was feeling this installation
: #moonfilter for a #moonlighttower
: #clouds in a #roadpic as #usual
: but what’s stressing out all the Barbaras in this part of town in the first place, is what I …
: another sunset behind the flags at #aclfest
: same flags but different angle & less daylight
: some peoples' ACL “flags” are… umm
: Wolf Alice (@wolfalicemusic) killing it
: a #roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter? that’s original
: #superbloodmoon was brighter than I expected
: #clouds and #filter out the wazoo
: #roadpic of #clouds with #nofilter
: peeping liz on the shower window
: ugh! it’s getting to where I can’t take my contraband anywhere anymore
: Email & Egocentricity From the New York Times: E-Mail Is Easy to Write (and to Misread). Still, if we rely solely on …
: Can't Read Half Enough I read my Eyes out, and cant read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees We have …
: the buck stops h… hey! hey buck, come back
: Apple Music is a Dumpster Fire We’re done with Apple Music. The whole experience has been a frustrating, bewildering fight …
: back to #blackcatsarekindadumbactuallyday
: happy #blackcatappreciationday
: The Correct Vision of the Web I absolutely loved this written version of Maciej Cegłowski’s talk from last year, Web Design: …
: favorite non-Aztex jersey at tonight’s game in Austin /cc @mrapinoe #usl
: and not a Deer X-ing sign in sight #jaywalking
: winner: Most Inspirational Window Sticker (Fish-related) #effortless #elegant #enduring
: this store is as surprised as anyone about the color choice
: Charlie is happier than he looks that his owners are home
: GIANT SPIDER LEAPS ON AUSTIN or, props to this tenacious spider, who rode my windshield all the way …
: sunset over the @aztexsoccer game
: blue skies vs dark clouds #nofilter #roadpic
: now that is a new kind of pop top to me
: #clouds in a #roadpic as #usual
: beautiful night for an Aztex US Open Cup win
: #clouds in a #roadpic, as #usual
: photobombed by my own daughter smh
: a bad picture from a great set by @ximenamusic at @pachangafest 🎵
: got pretty close at the La Mala set at @pachangafest
: Ceci Bastida rockin' at @pachangafest
: front yard deer, again. the bars at top & bottom are window blinds
: what is the world coming to when stores are so shameless about their big!otry, smh
: a carload of food that would have gone in a Trader Joes' dumpster, but for the work of …
: this fawn wasn’t at all impressed by our guard cat (!)
: #clouds in a #roadpic, as #usual
: brewin' Belgian wit' @eberlysarmy
: lightning flash, 9:30PM #nofilter
: then the rain stopped & one of my all-time favorite bands came out & totally. rocked. \m/
: hiding from the rain during the opener at the rain-or-shine Sleater-Kinney show 🎵
: Butterick's Practical Typography I just finished reading Butterick’s Practical Typography, an excellent online book that I …
: on the water, under the bridge
: steel-chair-leg halo #steelchairleghalo
: don’t tell anyone but I used my handheld device in the car #roadpic #nofilter
: gotta be a metaphor for something here
: More Ancient Than Mountains But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean. Blue, …
: everything’s better with a bluebonnet on it
: romantic trail and/or grocery accident at the HEB
: there’s a dome/“Starship Pegasus” for sale in Italy, Texas #themoreyouknow
: waiting to pick up daughter & her friends from seeing Panic! At The Rodeo
: starting St. Patrick’s Day with a traditional Irish breakfast
: may or may not have drunk beer out of this last night #absolutelydid #quesobowl
: beautiful night for a 4-1 win #quesobowl #nofilter
: it didn’t really feel that cold to me, but
: Best of My 2014 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! The process, as in years past, is to pick my ten …
: the best #pinball machine I played last night (i.e., the best of 3)
: top left: bird on outdoor landscape ornament. bottom right: shadow of same on window (and lower …
: Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night
: (Christmas) party at the moon tower
: suburban deer, photographed from my (very very excited) brother-in-law’s truck
: congratulations to San Antonio Scorpions FC, 2014 NASL champions!
: go home, Halloween store, you’re drunk
: good morning. #roadpic #nofilter
: unpopular new back porch resident
: Skies clearing at #ACLFest day 3
: Jenny Frickin' Lewis at #ACLFest
: almost front row for the porta-potty line
: almost front row for Lana Del Rey
: not all animal babies are cute
: about as serious of a sidewalk hedge as you could ask for
: I wasn’t going to buy just “fun”, but there’s ALSO a smiley face so… …
: waiting for @lily_allenoffiicial
: Wild Kingdom Home Edition, cont.
: neighborhood herd (neighborherd?) breakfasting by our front porch
: where to take your floppy disk out for a spin
: walk into the club like, what up
: from the Houston Dash - Seattle Reign game last week
: fawn over this baby deer in my yard
: worst. drink special. ever. #roadpic
: #musicMonday No More The trial of “#musicMonday” recommendations being worth even short posts here is over; …
: snack time after stopping at a farmer stand outside Fredericksburg
: Doe! (taken through a window from inside the house)
: 50 Foot Wave – 50 Foot Wave Your recommendation this week: the 2004 self-titled EP from 50 Foot Wave (listen on Rdio or …
: Sinéad O’Connor – The Lion and The Cobra This week’s recommendation: the 1987 debut album from Sinéad O’Connor, The Lion and The …
: another computer bug. arachnid. whatever.
: A Bright Line Connecting You with the Human Race Another Brian Phillips Grantland post worth its weight in gold, Stop Making Sense. As always with …
: ok, NOW the World Cup is over ⚽️ #cachaça #caipirinha
: An Extra Problem to Contend With I read a (typically) great post by Brian Phillips on Grantland recently, a Brazil World Cup …
: I’m on a balcony, I’m on a balcony, take a good hard look at the motherf—ing …
: I’m on a beach, I’m on a beach, take a good hard look at the motherf—ing beach
: I’m on a boat, I’m on a boat, take a good hard look at the motherf—ing boat
: where the Department of Redundancy Department keeps their dumpsters
: we found a starfish on the beach! we thought he was stranded, but he was so happy!
: she says I have a problem, more like I have a SOLUTION #simultaneousgames
: the sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli
: from hour, idk, 26? of approx 174 in yesterday’s road trip
: got in too late to enjoy the view last night, but this morning makes up for it
: Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster... This week’s recommendation: the first full-length album from the Welsh indie-pop band Los …
: T-minus 5 minutes until professional soccer returns to Austin #Aztex
: Céu – Céu The World Cup starts this week in Brazil (finally!), and there’s lots of music to go with it. …
: debating whether this cow’s brand is actually McDonald’s or not #branding #personalbrand
: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not This week: the 2006 debut from Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m …
: was excited to get on the Information Superhighway, but it needs Windows 98 :-(
: also upgraded to a huge new 1-GIGABYTE drive!! only $309, what a deal
: ok, I wanted to give it some time for the bugs to shake out, but I’m ready to upgrade now …
: Warpaint – Warpaint This week’s recommendation, an album I just bought last week: the latest from Warpaint, the …
: Dad’s memorial plate at the National Museum of the US Air Force #memorialday
: extreme mailbox makeover, suburban deer edition :'(
: Grateful Dead – Reckoning This week’s recommendation: the Grateful Dead live album, Reckoning (listen on Rdio or …
: #musicMonday A few weeks ago, I thought I’d take a stab at a quick music recommendation each Monday, …
: Soccer in Sun and Shadow We are now less than 50 days from the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and I just …
: Brendan Eich's Ouster The whole business of Brendan Eich having to step down as CEO of Mozilla because of a prior …
: no big deal, just the old “papaya balls at the bus stop” thing #papayaballs
: she prefers schwarzbier, but she’s not really picky
: don’t usually photo my food, but this green chili stew pretty much demanded it
: when you get a CD signed by a small indie band, sometimes they go all out #speedyortiz
: dear Austin, dear Waterloo Records, <3 <3 <3
: YAS (yet another sunset) #roadpic
: another good sunset #roadpic
: it was a 2-Instagram sunset, what can I say. #roadpic
: window, real above and glass-table-reflected below
: “Taking Internet Comment Discourse Into the Real World”, a Cretin Retrospective
: JACKPOT! one-stop shopping! #roadpic
: trashing this one though. the blasphemous/religious programming movement never really caught on
: my computing/history library
: Best of My 2013 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! As in the past, here’s the introductory …
: late December, when autumn arrives in Texas
: say hello to my leetle friend (this stuffed badger was a gift from my father-in-law to our nephew)
: one of the brother-in-law’s gun cabinets
: distressingly severe case of diamond-face. poor thing
: interesting wreath, resembling, as my daughter put it, rainbow sausage links on a bed of lettuce
: our old cat on our new floor
: I hate to tell you this, but… we’re out of thyme
: a #Longhorns fan in our neighborhood leveled up this week
: my new custom @Starbucks mug, decorated by @delinqwentz
: the museum that really bad kids have field trips to #roadpic
: one of the YMCA tees w/daughter’s graphic design assignment (even though “it was only …
: the old, “hey let’s put a little garden in the middle of the intersection” trick
: my marriage is now of legal drinking age. happy anniversary, sweetie
: also this weekend: worked on Habitat for Humanity house with J. Shown: before; front
: a glimpse of Hope after the game #uswnt
: final: US 4, Australia 0 #uswnt
: Alamodome, interior (during warmups, and with closed sections in background) #uswnt
: Sunday morning with the red white & blue #uswnt
: if a tree falls in the backyard, & there’s nobody to hear it, does it smash the fence? …
: An Unicks Bestiary Remember why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby? Man I love that thing. What a fantastic, awesome …
: Atoms For Peace atomming for peace #aclfestival
: the true lesson of ACL Festival #safetyrocks #yolo #sobesafe
: sunset over the #aclfestival beer hall
: The Joy Formidable killing it #aclfestival
: best #aclfestival group flag so far (side 2) #TacosYGatos
: best #aclfestival group flag so far (side 1)
: no clouds are as appreciated as #aclfestival clouds
: handy flags in case you forgot what state & country you’re in
: wow, yeah, we saw them that year, too. we don’t still have the t-shirt though #respect …
: come on up to my place sometime
: if you boop this happy sloth on the nose… it, um, makes a flushing sound
: free water from the sky! #weird
: whoa there, philosophical bus
: add just $24.90 to your order for FREE Super Saver shipping
: you won’t see it, but this is a picture of a squirrel
: sheesh again with this glory OK WE GET IT SUN #roadpic
: jeez sun, dramatic much? #roadpic
: another view of the orange stairway/room thing sticking out of this building (see prev for interior …
: the prospective student himself, taken inside the burnt-orange glass stairway (see top left of prev …
: A lot of bull, on the #UTAustin campus tour
: #roadpic (sunlight reflected off car onto highway barrier)
: last pic of my favorite mug, hand-decorated by my daughter. it got cracked, and leaks now. :-(
: this squirrel is melting on one of our trees, he already lost his color. #hot
: Soviet-bloc beach resort hotel
: found a sign for my daughter’s room! har har #dadjokes
: an evening with 82,000 kindred spirits. wow, I remember this like it was yesterday
: …but not punctuation. :-P #Rice
: celestial phenomena pro tip, from our campus visit to #Rice
: more cool ceiling decorations, campus visit to #Rice
: ceiling mosaic, campus visit to #Rice
: more neighborhood street punks, including the fabled black fawn right under the window (see …
: They know this looks bad, right? They have to know. Right? #roadpic
: Spins a web, any size, catches thieves just like flies (taken by @laurietotheg)
: Does whatever a spider can (snapped by @laurietotheg)
: Friday night lights, not lit but legit
: Aztex game on a Friday night
: happy Independence Day, y’all
: a corner of The Triangle #roadpic
: tattoo parlor mural next to new office
: think this is the first time in my life I’ve ever wanted a pickup truck
: the value-add of physical media #wordstoliveby
: ok I faced the palm like you said, now what
: pair of cranes spotted behind Whole Foods HQ
: what’s black & white and sheds all over
: great gameday drink specials at @TavernAustin
: Google Minus Via Marco.org, a great post by Mark Wunsch: The Great Google Goat Rodeo. My serious problem with …
: Or Else to Die the Death As [Richard Chancellor] was preparing himself to depart, he fell in company and speech with certain …
: still life with MacBook [taken by @orange_jellybean on my phone, #nofilter #noeffects]
: trying to make the most of stop & go traffic #roadpic
: Joy Formidable #rawk #truckerhat #why #noidea
: “anticipation”, or, “standing around waiting for the show to start with nothing …
: preach it, weird graffiti owl dude #rawk
: The Argument of the Growing Heap Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project books and blog, despite the saccharine appearance and …
: Joy Formidable at SxSW #101xjoy
: mo flowers on Mopac #101Xjoy
: picturesque access road stoplight strikes again
: dropping off the boy for volunteer time
: young punks spending Friday night loitering on the street corner
: the Gonzales flag, hotdog vendor style
: I Believe in Scorpions I went yesterday with a couple of Eberly's Army buddies to catch the San Antonio Scorpions 2013 home …
: #Scorpions fans (cf chrisgrayson.net/2013/04/i…)
: what can I say, this exit ramp is picturesque
: The Horror of Giant Corporations Making Good Stuff I saw this recently on Buzzfeed: 19 Brands You Didn’t Know Were Owned By Giant Corporations. …
: and we’ll just put a happy little Bob Ross right here…
: contemplating the day’s work
: getting a dose of #Liverpool tonight despite the international break, courtesy of @lfc_austin
: the glamour never ends in #Vegas
: looks nice but what I want to know is if there’s a Long John Silver’s in there
: I won. Can I leave now? #highroller
: this airplane tray table is watching… always watching
: know why there’s a Stonehenge replica in Ingram, TX? me either
: wow, @joyformidable absolutely KILLED at Waterloo today. can’t wait to see the full show in …
: Worth Watching or Not Here’s an idea for a site/app/whatever that, as a soccer fan, I’d love to have. I hereby …
: springtime in lens-flare-ville
: James Webb Space Telescope #jwst
: the infamous Squirrel Blanco
: been saving this for months. tonight, first kick for #FCDallas & #MLS, it’s finally …
: “Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal…”
: late American architecture: the strip mall
: this bronze statue’s been for sale down the street from my office for years. One of these …
: valentine surprise sneaked into my lunch today, awwwwwww ❤️
: homemade Terezi horns #homestuck #modelmagic
: Best of My 2012 Music Time again for my annual best-of music review! Okay, past time; sue me. Here’s the …
: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
: trashy intrigues that would put reality shows to shame: The Marriage of Figaro
: picturesque campus setting for #html5tx
: rain coming down here, lovely sunset over there. #wet
: a dress made of plastic utensils. of course.
: Internet Users Demand Less Interactivity There are too many brilliant & hilarious Onion stories to retweet them all, let alone blog about …
: moonlight tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_tower#Moonlight_towers_in_Austin.2C_Texas)
: New! and… Improved? Via Quipsologies, an interesting perspective on the advent of more and more people having opinions …
: natural grass vs artificial turf, January edition
: are those mini Aztec pyramids, at the first Aztex tryout of the season? no? ok, my bad
: Santa down, repeat: Santa down
: here’s a sad cat in a cardboard box. Merry Christmas.
: good morning, giant fireball
: “You go to [tree-decorating] with the [decorations] you have, not the [decorations] you might …
: unimpressed deer head: still unimpressed
: watching 14 consecutive hours of teenagers getting repeatedly shot to death in Call of Duty Black …
: amber waves, check; purple mountains, not so much
: Iceberg v.2 (er, 1.9.7) A long time ago – all the way back when people still said “write once, run …
: the proper response to a cold front: hibernation
: Microsoft's World of Denial This anecdote by Marco Arment of happening by a Microsoft store on Surface launch day is snooty and …
: great group banner, or greatest group banner? #aclfest
: Los Campesinos! You! Me! Dancing! #ACLfest
: this grass rejects your boundaries. this grass will not be held back. this grass is going for it. …
: Who Gets To Be a Geek This rant/beatdown by sci-fi author John Scalzi, Who Gets To Be a Geek? Anyone Who Wants to Be, is a …
: a bit of the @AustinHabitat house the boy & I worked on today #whyIllbeuselesstomorrow …
: A Howler, Indeed The first issue of the new, Kickstarter-funded Howler magazine arrived today. I love soccer writing, …
: Live Music Capital of the World #ALO #YOLO
: Shaken, Not Stirred Scene: James Bond endures terrifying turbulence on a flight across the Caribbean, and gets just a …
: daughter’s homework; cut out from & painted on plain white posterboard
: matching fingernail polish discount day
: might have been a tiny bit too close, with a teeny bit too much flash #lasereyes
: Not a Vicarious Pleasure One thing I know for sure about being a fan is this: it is not a vicarious pleasure, despite all …
: The beer to enjoy while watching the #USMNT make history vs. Mexico
: Alex Morgan sings 'Girls Were Made To Love and Kiss' Odd coincidences: coming across this name-drop at roughly the same time that the U.S. Women’s …
: pregame huddle, as viewed from row 1
: cool building on 6th St, unnoticeable unless you’re across the street
: The Party Has Begun Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for …
: sunny-spot locator accuracy: 100%
: newest member of @EberlysArmy watching, er, listening to the Aztex playoffs
: not too sure about this “rain” business
: Busytown I think I have a new hero. I am not busy. I am the laziest ambitious person I know. Like most …
: last game, come on you #Aztex!
: Fireworks, Tower of the Americas
: waiting for the start of “Medea”, City Theatre Company
: Cutest Ukrainian Soccer Fan Evar This is a repost from “An Absolute Cracker”, a short-lived Tumblr of mine. Most of the …
: dear person at the light next to me, you have a gigantic walking stick on your back window
: dear HouseHunters, please send directions, I can’t find Domincan Republic on my globe
: cool lights in hotel hallway
: first bounty from the garden
: Waiting for kickoff, level 3 of Orange Hell
: reading “Soccer Against the Enemy”
: this old wall and iron gate protect… a vacant lot
: Allianz Arena to House Park This is a repost from “An Absolute Cracker”, a short-lived Tumblr of mine. What a soccer …
: what we rode to the @austinaztex game in, courtesy of @thelionandrose
: The Future of Football Coverage is not Jamie Trecker This is a repost from “An Absolute Cracker”, a short-lived Tumblr of mine. I was excited …
: til death do us part #pachanga
: an American dinner to begin an evening of American soccer
: easily the best homemade concrete rhino statue on my drive home
: at the O. Henry house, across from #railsconf
: waiting for @heartlessbstrds to come on… #railsconf
: Doritos Dinamita, Chile Limón, hotter than HAIL (no filter on photo)
: free cookies: the real reason I give blood at @bccentraltexas
: new buds on cactus, must be springtime in TX
: Alternative Titles for Software Developers At work recently, we had new business cards printed. As a developer with few in-person interactions …
: had a great time seeing @hospitalityband today at @WaterlooRecords, grabbed their CD & got it …
: …but it won’t hold out much longer
: among glimpses of Spring, Winter hasn’t let go yet
: not too sure about the art program at the high school…
: the wife’s breakfast (after) o_O
: the wife’s breakfast (before) O_o
: looks like my laptop crashed
: “just be cool, and whatever you do, don’t look at the camera.”
: just before kickoff. it’s a thousand times colder than it looks #frickingfreezinginFrisco
: Part of a balanced game day breakfast
: this odd cat-shaping carving is on a tree in our yard, god knows how it got there #weird
: Best of My 2011 Music A couple years ago, I started doing my own personal “best of the year” selections in …
: wow, this Whole Foods sells some serious diapers
: new mug, design painted by my favorite daughter
: This is – no kidding, swear-to-god – a heart necklace my brother-in-law made out of …
: New, more subtle, Twitter spammers The @FCShirtsUnited Twitter account got an interesting new follower today. After a quick skim of the …
: daughter’s first trial of marbleized nails
: How they decorate Fuddruckers in Kerrville
: The Cat Who Packed Herself In Suitcases
: someone got into the candy too early :-(
: Hark, Vagrant Advice Last thing: Because we're both on the internet right now and these answers are for people who want …
: Car for sale, less than 100K miles
: our derp cat, who likes to sit and stare at the wall
: Sunset from the highway (no filter)
: the old “the cat sat on my homework” excuse
: ACL, day 3 (at @ElbowOfficial)
: Hrmm, is our record-setting drought going to end during the outdoor music fest?
: Things That Are Better Than Buying the New Wild Flag CD at Waterloo at 10:30PM & Blasting It All the Way Home A comprehensive list:
: I’m not going down first, YOU go down first
: View from section 445, row 18,563, altitude 22,000 ft #worldfootballchallenge
: because yeah, cat owners always take their cats outside to poop #anticatpropaganda
: Writing Ebooks for Suckers I was looking forward to reading the Copywriting For Geeks “mini-ebook” that I heard …
: the guest bath at my in-laws' new house
: nice mention of @Peladamovie in current issue of @ESPNMag
: my daughter’s entry for Doodle 4 Google
: Happiness Project dedication
: who’s this on the label of Independence Brewing Co.s Pale Ale? Angelina Eberly, you say?
: where you spend vacation when your drier’s busted
: free free beer movement beer
: dreaming of a black Christmas
: dasher, dancer, piper, vixen
: introductions: Alison, spider; spider, Alison
: Canyon Vista Middle School Choir Department presents
: Stunned bird, moments after window collision
: Stunned bird, moments after window collision
: Entertainment piracy is not new I went to the circus and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in …
: Open Letter #4, To: My Fellow Supporters [Originally posted on the now-defunct “Aztexan” blog.] My first 3 open letter posts have …
: Open Letter #3, To: The Leagues [Originally posted on the now-defunct “Aztexan” blog.] I’ve let Mr. Rawlins have …
: Open Letter #2, To: Orlando [Originally posted on the now-defunct “Aztexan” blog.] Bless your hearts, you beautiful …
: Open Letter #1, To: The Rawlinses [Originally posted on the now-defunct “Aztexan” blog.] Note to the reader: I’ve …
: Outlaws The boys dressed themselves, hid their accoutrements, and went off grieving that there were no …
: Ship of Fools Went to see the captain strangest I could find Layed my proposition down Layed it on the line I …