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30 Rounds 1-Ton Truck Pushing for Time

… where Time = when you get the truck unstuck from the snowbank it has lodged itself into Once again, That Ripped Guy of Mine(TM) has unintentionally CrossFitted. In the picture above you can see the massive snowbank That Ripped Guy of Mine(TM) backed his lovely red Toyota Tacoma into, forcing me and Soon-To-Be-CrossFitter-Guy to…

Only in Austin: Balcones Burner Bash

Early alert! Balcones Recycling is throwing a crazy-cool only-in-Austin graffiti art contest on March 6. It’s at their recycling facility on east 6th and a dozen artists will each get half of a railcar to create a mural with an environmental theme–created with choices from 250 colors of donated spray paint. The cash-money winner will…

Last Minute News: Free Wine-Tasting Tonight at MAX’s

The Black Door (I’m thinking the HauteLook/GiltGroupe/ideeli/ruelala of wine) brings you a delicious free wine tasting TONIGHT!

 Head to MAX’s Underground (the cool basement of Max’s) for a very special tasting of wines featured in The Black Door‘s 
unbeatable retail wine deals. Today, Monday, 5-7pm Incredible deals on amazing wines, taste and purchase: Dollium Reserve…

Tis the Season for a Tweetup Today!

I almost forgot to PIMP MY OWN EVENT! Dangit! TODAY is the first-ever This is Life in Austin co-hosted Tweetup (with the always-fantastic team of Launch787)! Thursday the 3rd, join Launch787 and This is Life in Austin as we host a super-cool happy hour at Central Market. Two FREE drinks (cash bar after that) and…

Exclusive Max’s Wine Dive/Penfolds Moonlight Tasting

So there’s this fancy-pants Penfolds’ Grange Shiraz that’s aged for at least three years after bottling in order to develop into an immensely complex and seductive wine with richly textured flavors, so wine enthusiasts salivate over the chance to try it. The Grange 2004 vintage will make its debut at Max’s Wine Dive’s unique Moonlight…

Freakin’ Full Weekend

First and foremost, the weekend has already been entirely usurped by the joy that is the Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Festival. I heard Thursday night’s Culinary Masters dinner was exquisite, and tonight’s Stars Across Texas Grand Tasting promises to be the glitziest of the events, held at the Long Center. Among Saturday’s full…

Friday night with the Austin SSC

I have spent many a Saturday morning with the venerable sports and social club, but that’s more sports than social. Turn the norm on its head with a Friday night Social–doesn’t hurt that you could potentially win vodka for a year: It’s about time for a social event that anyone can attend, regardless of whether…