SXSW (South by Southwest) is a music/film/multimedia festival held every year in Austin. I saw this video on the plane on my way back from Boca Raton recently. Never heard of either of these people, but I like it. SXSW isn't even the "premier" music festival in Austin. (See ACL for those honors.) Anyway, the music in this town is unbelievable. Seriously.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Worst Political Ad I've Ever Seen: Local Austin Politics
This is airing regularly during prime time here.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
We Do Dallas
We spent the day in Dallas the other day. After being told that it would be stereotypical Texas as in Big hats, Big hair and Big belt buckles, I can say that we were pleasantly surprised. In less than 24 hours, we saw(drove by) Temple University, Baylor University, Texas Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys, the American Airlines Arena (where the Dallas Mavericks play,) the American Girl store (which was far more impressive than you might think!) the Cotton Bowl, the exterior of the King Tut exhibit, DFW International airport and the Dallas Aquarium which is the coolest landlocked aquarium I've ever seen. If you don't believe me about the aquarium, ask Brendan:
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Bail Out Home Owners Too
So, with all the bank bailouts going on, and people still having their mortgages foreclosed, the whole issue seems very unfair to average American consumers. It occurred to me that a very easy thing for the fed to implement to give relief on both sides of the issue would be to abolish mortgage insurance immediately. This would be like giving everyone that is upside down on their mortgage an extra $200-300 per month instantly. Just an idea.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Funniest Homeless Signs
They didn't have my favorite which is "Parents killed by ninjas. Need money for Kung-Fu lessons" but these are still pretty funny.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Catfish Parlour
In my continuing vein of writing about local Austin restaurants, let me add to my collection my personal assessment of the "Catfish Parlour." Tonight, on the recommendation of a few websites we stopped for dinner at the aforementioned establishment because of descriptions of its good food, unique vibe and kid friendly atmosphere. I won't burden readers with too heady of a description, however, my firm beliefs in the following were reaffirmed:
1. Restaurants without windows should be avoided.
2. Catfish should never be eaten. Ever. Catfish are bottom feeders and taste like it.
3. Just because your cups have bite marks in them, doesn't make your restaurant "kid friendly."
It's good that we will be in Oregon for 2 weeks in December because I plan on eating nothing but Salmon...
Oh, and if you want to read something funny, check this out.
1. Restaurants without windows should be avoided.
2. Catfish should never be eaten. Ever. Catfish are bottom feeders and taste like it.
3. Just because your cups have bite marks in them, doesn't make your restaurant "kid friendly."
It's good that we will be in Oregon for 2 weeks in December because I plan on eating nothing but Salmon...
Oh, and if you want to read something funny, check this out.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Don't Be Fooled By This Latest Scam!
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
DEAR AMERICAN:
I NEED TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 800 BILLION DOLLARS US. IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER, IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU.
I AM WORKING WITH MR. PHIL GRAM, LOBBYIST FOR UBS, WHO WILL BE MY REPLACEMENT AS MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY IN JANUARY. AS A SENATOR, YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS THE LEADER OF THE AMERICAN BANKING DEREGULATION MOVEMENT IN THE 1990S. THIS TRANSACTIN IS 100% SAFE.
THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY. WE NEED A BLANK CHECK. WE NEED THE FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THESE FUNDS IN THE NAMES OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE. MY FAMILY LAWYER ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS A NEXT OF KIN SO THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
PLEASE REPLY WITH ALL OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IRA AND COLLEGE FUND ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND THOSE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO WALLSTREETBAILOUT@TREASURY.GOVSO THAT WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR COMMISSION FOR THIS TRANSACTION. AFTER I RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, I WILL RESPOND WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDS THAT WILL BE USED TO PROTECT THE FUNDS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MINISTER OF TREASURY PAULSON
DEAR AMERICAN:
I NEED TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 800 BILLION DOLLARS US. IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER, IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU.
I AM WORKING WITH MR. PHIL GRAM, LOBBYIST FOR UBS, WHO WILL BE MY REPLACEMENT AS MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY IN JANUARY. AS A SENATOR, YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS THE LEADER OF THE AMERICAN BANKING DEREGULATION MOVEMENT IN THE 1990S. THIS TRANSACTIN IS 100% SAFE.
THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY. WE NEED A BLANK CHECK. WE NEED THE FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THESE FUNDS IN THE NAMES OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE. MY FAMILY LAWYER ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS A NEXT OF KIN SO THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
PLEASE REPLY WITH ALL OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IRA AND COLLEGE FUND ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND THOSE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO WALLSTREETBAILOUT@TREASURY.GOVSO THAT WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR COMMISSION FOR THIS TRANSACTION. AFTER I RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, I WILL RESPOND WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDS THAT WILL BE USED TO PROTECT THE FUNDS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MINISTER OF TREASURY PAULSON
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