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In no time at all
Four days ago, the leaves on the ornamental pear tree were green. Overnight, they became golden, red, orange, and purple. Yesterday, a few leaves fell, and most of the tree was golden. This noontime, leaves were dropping everywhere. I suppose that tomorrow morning the tree will be bare. Only…
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Free music from former Clap-Clappers
Members of the disbanded group Clap!Clap! have formed two new bands, Love at 20 and Missions. (via 'NITES, a blog for Austinites)
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Weekend Sports Roundup: Championships and Near-Misses
The Lake Travis Cavaliers won their third consecutive state high school football championship on Saturday, defeating Longview, 24-17, in the Class 4A Division I title game. Lake Travis finished the season undefeated at 16-0 and extended their win streak to 46 games. Quarterback Michael Brewer…
Solstice News Bits
Bomb threat yields nada on American Airlines flight from Austin Obama admin limits airline tarmac waits to three hours Auschwitz sign recovered in pieces Business: Health care stocks rise as reform progresses Health care confidential: how bone loss became a (lucrative) epidemic Pregnancy a…
Keeping up the reading pace
We read too many books that we've already read, so I've been trying to find fresh reading. Cloudsplitter was one example, and another is Sanctified and Chicken-Fried (Joe R. Lansdale), which contains some stand-alone stories and some excerpts. I was happy to read Bubba Ho-Tep, especially before…
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Free Week: Where Will You Be? [Beerland, Emo's, Mohawk, More]
As the winter months settle in and the national touring schedules slow, Austin hipsters get ready for the most wonderful time of the year: Free Week. Started by Graham Williams at Emo's about six years ago to liven up the quiet winter nights, the tradition of Free Week has continued to grow…
Amy Cook Releases "Hotel Lights"
Photo courtesy Allison V. SmithHead over to Amy Cook's web site, where she's currently offering the first single from her upcoming full-length for free. "Hotel Lights" was produced by Alejandro Escovedo and features Patty Griffin. There's also a section performed by the Tosca String Quartet,…
Slackery News Tidbits, December 21
A big grant award, some Golden Globe nominations, a casting call, some Slamdance news, and one obit. (via Slackerwood)
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Little Red Wagon Hamburgers
This place is not too far from work now that we have the zippy new toll road. Has a good... (via Austin Burger News)
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