Ripping and burning CD’s is tiresome on a pretty day. The self-imposed restraints of the project, which is now at 3 CD’s, turned out to be too much. I left, settling into a nice pace to go in one direction, changed my mind when I hit Riverside, and I took the long way around to … Ripping and burning
How to modify a T-shirt I suppose that this goes back, what, close to 20 years ago? Isn’t that the time when folks first started wearing ripped up T-shirts? I do believe, at one time or another, Bubba Sean has ripped on my sense of aesthetics, but this style choice is about comfort, not tastes. … Fishing Guide to the Stars Fashion tips
As an astrologer, I get called about employment questions all the time. Here’s the take, and you know, this stuff doesn’t necessarily apply to people based on their sign alone, although, in a consultation, I would tailor the information and delivery to suit the situation. “I don’t like my job because….” 1] The boss hates … Generic employment advice
After driving boat all over the lake on Sunday morning, that’s two [2] mornings in a row I’ve been up at 5 to go fish, I wandered up to Quero’s to meet the Austin Journal Writing folks. Out of five present, one of them had a regular job. The rest of us, 80%, are odd … Too much to think about
Blackmail is a little east of here, on South Congress Avenue. Eclectic, a little trendy, a little classic, it’s mostly [as the name would imply] black clothing. The front display, for the past few weeks, has been this priceless, artistic display of cowboy boots. Since I was trolling along with almost dead batteries in the … snapshot
Bubba [Capricorn] mailed me a CD he burned, with a collection of songs, “guaranteed” to breath life into any party. I’m not buying it. It drove the cat under the bed. Might have been the dramatic shift in weather, too, as another cold front blew through. Tuesday was one the first days I worked up … Might have been the dramatic shift in weather
I quit. I’m giving up. Not really, but as I was walking yesterday afternoon, reflecting on life, the universe, the moon in Sagittarius, and the amount of abuse I’ve been receiving in e-mail lately. Some frankly confessional material I can do without, at least, when there’s no paycheck attached, I wonder if I’m bound by … I’m giving up
Last Friday night, I was in Maria’s Taco Express, a marginally legendary place where the food is excellent, plentiful and inexpensive. I call it marginally legendary because, for one, it hasn’t been around all that long, and two, if the word ever really got out, then they’d be slammed all the time. Going up to … Anatomy of a good customer
Every so often, I get a truly nice day. Started with work. Work, in and of itself, isn’t exciting, but hand-crafting horoscopes, fishing for metaphors, trying to make something that is both useful and amusing, that’s a challenge. Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, one of those guys [it’s too hard to do this off the top … Fatboy Slim
