Posted in Austin on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m sure we’ve all gotten 100 emails from the Prince of the Sudan or the Sultan of Cambodia or the Duke of Zaire — most of which don’t exist and all of which are email scams. They send very long “most honorable” requests for assistance transferring money or some such. Now this email con [...]
Posted in Austin, Crazy News on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
KEYE TV reported today that the East Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School had started their very own Quidditch league. Class mates assume the well known positions of Beater, Keeper, Seeker and yes, even Snitch.
One word: Ridiculous! I wouldn’t have believed it at all except I saw a similar match taking place on [...]
Posted in Austin on May 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Statesman had an article today regarding a recent audit done by management consulting firm MGT of America. The firm, among other things, recommended the discontinuation of crime fighting copter ‘Air 1.’ Apparently flying a helicopter around is expensive.
Now I’m not going to bore you, or myself, with all the facts and figures, but I [...]
Posted in Austin on May 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Scott Roberts, the owner and land owner of the Salk Lick BBQ, will be revamping the land around the landmark bbq joint and creating spas, $1 million dollar homes, lodges, vineyards and more.
His goal is to turn the Austin’s beloved brisket and sausage locale into an uppity closed-gate community of millionaires called ‘Driftwood’. He is, [...]
Posted in Austin on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
So maybe it’s not for free, but it is definitely exciting to see ABIA expanding their routes. Of particular note are San Fransisco, Cancun and Orlando (because that’s where Disney World is — not to mention the Internal Sign Association Expo every other year.
The Austin airport really lacks the level of customs stations that I’ve [...]
Posted in Austin on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the Alamo Drafthouse, IronMan (JetPack PI) made an appearance and flew around showing off his sweet jetpacks. Here is the video link, it is definitely worth watching.
Posted in Austin on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
According to an article put out by News 8 Austin, a group of 100 people from Educate Austin showed up at the AISD board of trustees meeting to petition an increase in the public school library budgets.
How much is the budget now? Annually it amounts to $2.00 per person per year. What are public schools [...]
Posted in Austin on April 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Austin American Statesman just published an article making the claim that there is a thing called a “Stop Snitching” sentiment that has spread to the Austin area.
The article states that “fear that people who cooperate with police will be viewed by their neighbors as snitches has more frequently affected local investigations.” There is a [...]
