Now that we don’t go back to school in autumn, we can face the season without anxiety (though we kinda miss the new school supplies) and enjoy our own autumn rituals. While there’s much to love about a planned leaf peeping excursion to Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, and beyond, the early fall leaves that surprised me [...]
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Autumn Rituals
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Austin, austin city limits festival, autumn, California, chili, dry creek valley, festivals, fire ant festival, Interstates, Maine, Michigan, minnesota, pumpkinfest, Sonoma County, terlingua, Texas, yamboree on September 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If You See This Bird, Leave the Vicinity Immediately!
Posted in Outdoorsiness, State-by-State, Uncategorized, tagged Austin, birding, birds, kayaking, loggerhead shrike, Rio Vista Park, san marcos, swimming holes, Texas, tubing on July 13, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Flyover America has moved! Please join us at www.ReadFlyoverAmerica.com. Even though everyone told us, “Austin is dry,” we didn’t think they meant our favorite spot at Barton Springs Creek, where we like to take the Jack the Wonder Dog swimming every morning when we’re in town. But dry it was. As a bone. We were [...]
What Some Locals Have To Say About SXSW
Posted in Rants, State-by-State, Uncategorized, tagged Austin, Helen Anders, John Anders, music, Ruth Pennebaker, SXSW, T. Tex Edwards, Texas on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twitterers are all a-twitter about the fun they’re having at SXSW in Austin, and the party is only just getting started. But are long-time locals having as much fun being descended upon by the hipster masses? I polled a few of my Austin buddies about the fun they’re having … or not. Ruth Pennebaker, a [...]
Going to SXSW? Put The Harry Ransom Center On Your Schedule
Posted in Reading America, State-by-State, Uncategorized, tagged Anne Sexton, Austin, Evelyn Waugh, Gone With The Wind, Harry Ransom Center, Jack Kerouac, John Fowles, Langston Hughes, Suzy Banks, SXSW, Texas on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The South by Southwest (or SXSW) film, music and interactive festival is less than a month away. Got your plans and reservations yet? (And did you know that many Austinites flee the city as you arrive? Too much traffic and other mishigos.) I realize that SXSW is all about the future of this, that and [...]
