What a range of emotions … My absolutely wonderful family Nali in the hospital Getting sick myself from the stress of Nali in the hospital Somehow this making me want to clean out my closet And spend too much money on new pillows And cook For Nali, of course Anticipation of a weekend in Seattle…
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Aspen: Hiking Ajax (Aspen Mountain)
It’s one of those things that you really have to do in order to be considered a local, in order to be able to say, “yeah, I’ve hiked Aspen before.” But unless you’re purely out for the fitness, once is enough I think. After a little over 3,000 vertical feet ad right at an hour…
2010 Ford Taurus Sunday Funday!
Today (Sunday) I am co-hosting a 2010 Ford Taurus Meet/Tweet/Bleet Up! Basically, if you have any interest in hanging out with/test-driving a 2010 Ford Taurus (or myself … less test-driving) or bending the ear of Mike Crowley, Ford’s marketing manager for cars and crossovers, hit up Opal Divine’s on West 6th between 5:30-7:30pm. Facebook Invite…
Doubling up the Crossfit Fun
I did 6:30pm last night and 6:30am this morning of the free Crossfit Austin workouts … super fun! Remember that this is FREE Crossfit workouts put on by two of my friends, Austin natives, until they open their NEW South Austin Crossfit gym in mid-to-late November. Yay building delays=free workouts! So last night’s workout was…
I’m a Halloweenie
Last year I couldn’t think of anything clever enough, so for Halloween I went as my dog. She’s white with a huge black spot on her eye, so I wore all white, painted a huge black spot on my eye, and wore her collar and leash around my neck (at least people got a kick…
Hamilton Shirts at Johnstone Made to Order
I often get told I act like a man … “a boy born with different parts,” and the like. Today, however, I was happy to be acting like a man when I went to get fitted for a Hamilton shirt. The Houston-based company custom-fits and manufactures dress shirts for men. And me. I stopped over…
GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up
As if October wasn’t full enough of reasons to eat out–it’s Texas wine month, features two $35 Restaurant Weeks–the Texas Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up tomorrow (Wednesday) to raise awareness of Texas foods while also donating proceeds to food banks across the state. Participating restaurants are offering Texas food and…