Graham and I went to Flipside last weekend, which is a Texas regional Burn event. I think it's one of the larger regional events outside of California in the country. 2500 people in the middle of central Texas for a long weekend of fun and friends ( Read more... )

This avatar was intended for talking about Burning Man stuff, but while the Burn was going on in Nevada, a different, less good sort of Burn was happening here in Texas ( Read more... )

I took yesterday off from work. I have vacation that I have to use by the end of the month, and since Graham had a dj gig in Austin yesterday, I figured I'd tag along. We decided to stay at the ranch so Celosa could come with us ( Read more... )

People are making fun of the governor for this proclamation:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas. I ( Read more... )

Ah... Galveston.

My first thought, too, was, "Hell, they get tar balls there all the time."

I never really thought I'd be writing a post like this one, as I'm not particularly conservative in any way shape or form, but I keep on seeing articles like this one, by Matthew Yglesias at Think Progress. This isn't to particularly harp on Matt, but his is the most recent post of many that I've seen like this. Time and again I’m struck by the ( Read more... )

I'm riding my bike tomorrow for a few dozen miles. I don't know how many, yet. It'll depend on how I feel. The ride is in Burton, Texas, which isn't that far from the ranch. And it's either 20, 39 or 62 miles. There are lots of smallish hills on the ride, which I'm not very good at, but I think it's probably good for me to do these sorts of ( Read more... )

Today is Go Texan! Day ( Read more... )

So that little barbeque joint that made the coveted "Best in the State of Texas" list in Texas Monthly last May keeps on racking up the kudos.

This time, it's listed in a pretty massive list of the best foods in the world and where to get them. Quite frankly, the list is a bit daunting. And something I'd consider a personal challenge were I a ( Read more... )

I'm headed to Burning Flipside tomorrow in the Hill Country. Graham left yesterday with caellum, but since I missed so much work last month, I'm not taking off until tomorrow, with my friend Smash ( Read more... )