“Dear John” The hardest letter to write. I had to throw together a sample column and cover letter. The hardest part? The cover letter. Sample column? I work on horoscopes and charts all week long, that’s easy. The cover letter? I’ve written two in the last week, and those are the hardest. The funniest part … Dear John
Unburied… Amid the fracas in the news and on the wires, I found [url=http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/underwood/]this[/url] project. Absolutely senseless waste of time and energy, but still, in my judgment, pretty damn cool. [i]Unrelated:[/i] Heard back from that Leo, my psychic friend, and I’ll be the first guest on a new talk show. Radio-Internet, I’m completely unclear about … Unburied
Disturbing article in Salon [url=http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/03/22/midlist/]”Confessions of a midlist author.”[/url] I’m not sure how this is related, but I was watching my lure skim through the water, it’d cleared up over the weekend, and I was amused: see, there was a little fish. Tiny fish. A fish about half the size of the lure, chasing that … Disturbing article in Salon
What’s [url=http://www.space.com/spacewatch/planet_guide_040312.html]visible[/url] in Austin’s early evening sky. That was something else. The “Body-Mind-Soul-Expo” was a rousing rendition of work. One shot, early in the morning, I was on the phone, talking to a psychic friend about upcoming radio-TV talk opportunities, and seeing as how it was a long-term Leo friend and occasional professional associate, I … Planets
Which is odd, because he pictures were from the phone’s camera, not more than a day old. Kris Kristofferson onstage Austin Ferry plaque. J. Frank Dobie quote: “Great literature transcends its native land, but none that I know ignores its soil.”
Off to work for the [url=www.astrofish.net/travel.html]weekend[/url], fortunately, it’s right around the corner. Unfortunately, it’s still work, and we’re opposite SXSW music shows. [i]Unrelated:[/i] [url=http://www.astrofish.net/20archive/1.1.2004.htm]Merc Notes[/url] – from the first of this year. Yeah baby, that link’s for you. [i]Unrelated:[/i] Big Mamma fish. Had me one Friday morning. Light line, small spinner, bouncing and jigging the … Working weekend
Premature excitement. I was standing at the edge of the lake, and I was noticing some pretty small fish, darting in and around the edge of the dock I was standing on. Voice mail buzzed. I picked up the message a few minutes later, and it was from a publisher’s agent – the buyer. Hey, … Premature excitement
Three-meat Thursday 1. [url=http://astrofish.net/weblog/comments.php?id=1039_0_1_0_C]Every picture[/url] tells a story? The deal was, it was supposed to be a Trifecta of BBQ, the Triple Crown. Down the road to Lockhart, BBQ Capitol of the World, and take in Kruez’s, Floyd’s, and Black’s. Sounded like a plan. So that was how the day started, swing by Jo’s for … Three-meat Thursday
Subtitle: how many farm animals can you fit on a plate? Every picture tells a story. The truck. Kreuz’s Part One. Kreuz’s Part Two Floyd’s Black’s BBQ Jackalope in Black’s dining room. Two-Meat Tuesday. It’s a platter, at the Green Mesquite. Tuesday’s special. I worked on a website for a client Tuesday morning. Then I … Every picture tells a story
