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Gov. Abbott plans to “correct” Austin outcome again
Once again, the party of small gubmint which is a dog whistle for the Neo-Confederacy, plans to pardon convicted murderer Perry. Abbott’s colostomy bag must be backed up as it’s filling up his brain with more than the usual amount of … Continue reading
Austin dishes out justice where Wisconsin failed
A jury convicted shit bird Daniel Perry of murdering BLM protestor Garrett Foster. Not that Perry’s claims of “self-defense” holds up when Foster was shot five times. I can see once but any more is excessive and probably done in … Continue reading
Sadly, this isn’t too far from the truth in Texas
Austin’s more left-leaning, weekly publication, the Austin Chronicle posted their annual April Fool’s joke a day early. But much like The Onion, given how bat-shit crazy, cynical and stupid the Texas Republican-dominated gubmint is, this isn’t too far off on how they’d … Continue reading
What could possibly go wrong with DPS covering Austin?
For those of you not familiar with Texas’ weird naming conventions, DPS is Department of Public Safety and what they call the State Troopers. It’s a rather weird choice. Sounds like something from the French Revolution under the Jacobins but … Continue reading
Evil MoPac delivers the annual jokes!
Evil MoPac should update the free space though, Elijah moved away years ago. Several squares will sadly be true year round, especially the not funny Joe Rogan opening his comedy venue at the old Ritz Theater, where the best Alamo … Continue reading
Why Austin can’t have nice things, March ’23
From the GOP, you know, the party of less government interference…unless you have a uterus. As expected, they’re going to destroy our light rail expansion since it will interfere with the lobbyists they take money from: car dealerships, Big Oil and … Continue reading
President Camacho to the rescue!
Given the two horrible, crappy choices next year…same as every year…red bag of shit or blue bag of shit, I will be voting for Camacho since he traveled back in time to run! Not a bad cameo at this year’s … Continue reading
Musk wants to build a “company town,” not a Utopia
It’s been making the rounds all day in the news. Obviously Musk’s perfect place would never be anywhere close to Austin, even the NeoLiberal city government doesn’t legally back slavery. So he’s bought property around Bastrop, a somewhat distant ‘burb with … Continue reading
More on last weekend’s drift racing incident
Last Saturday, allegedly a bunch of street racers took over the intersection around South Lamar and Barton Creek Road. Some people thought it was advanced plug for SXSW and/or what will hopefully the last Fast & Furious movie; never seen, don’t … Continue reading
Marquette Day 2023
Here’s a tradition I’m getting better at even though I never was and never will be a “patriot” for my alma mater‘s basketball team, the players are 90% spoiled assholes who all think they’ll make it to the NBA. I do … Continue reading
A couple, local, tough customers
To celebrate Caturday this week, here are two cats who live near my house. I often see members of their “colony” around a neighbor’s house but given the super, super cold weather, I didn’t bother trying to pet them. I … Continue reading
It’s been a great 29 years thus far!
Amidst the ice and tree damage, I still remember the day I arrived in Austin as if it were yesterday. Hell…the time has gone by so quickly, it could’ve been! The weather was much nicer than today, typical winter day … Continue reading
Well this is some Groundhog’s Day gift!
Nobody was harmed, especially the house. We did hear it snap and fall. I wish it were a juniper tree, those are the real cause of “cedar fever.” When I got some time, I took my chainsaw to it so … Continue reading
The upcoming D&D movie will debut at SXSW
This is rather mixed news to me. Unlike the very loud minority of Gamers whining about “their culture” was hijacked by popular shows like Big Bang Theory (barely seen) and the novel Ready Player One (great book, crappy movie), I don’t have … Continue reading
New passport under way! Great day off too!
One major New Year’s Resolution done! It’s only been something I have been putting off for well over a decade and then some. Shortly after I got married in 2003, we went through all the hassle of getting passports. Then … Continue reading