On Tintypes
If you don’t know what a tintype picture is, think of those olde-time-y pictures of outlaws like Billy the Kid. Unless you’re thinking of a…
National German Chocolate Cake Day
I'm sure I don't have to tell you that today is National German Chocolate Cake Day. But I'd be happy to add, further, that German…
46 Life Lessons for My Children
It's my birthday and, now I have passed the threshold of 45 years, I've decided - in the manner of the excellent and worldly Quindon Tarver's…
On Moving
Moving furniture for other people is some kind of rite of passage for a certain kind of college student around these parts. Often, when I…
Advice for Austinites in Winter
So, summer's over. It's going to starting getting cold again. Sure, it happens (almost) every year at this time, but we're always surprised, right? A…
The To-Read Pile
I have too many books. There: I said it. I used to be a voracious reader of books, but now I am...less so. The decline…
On Being Chosen to Dog Sit
So we have chosen you to look after our pugs... Well done, you, for having won the dog-sitting version of the lottery. By looking after…
