Republican Runs Street People on Green Ticket September 7, 2010 – Happening in AZ. For Dani.
Shelly's Web of Wonder Posts
The Tigress: Small pub, big-time cocktails September 4, 2010 – I’m so proud of my friend Pam. the Tigress is a great place. If any of you come to Austin, I’ll be taking you there.
Food: Taco Journalism Presents East Side + Downtown Taco Crawl This Saturday September 2, 2010 – I love this town. 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple’s New Social Network, Ping September 2, 2010 Women in Tech: What to Do Now September 2, 2010 – Pretty thoughtful piece. Worth a read. But seriously, taking Michael Arrington seriously about women in tech is kind of like Glenn Beck planning an Obama fundraiser. Don’t Track Me:…
Open House, Day 4: Does America Crave American Tennis Champions? – NYTimes.com September 2, 2010 – Several years go, a relative was raptly watching the US Open. I asked who she was rooting for and she said “Oh, the American, of course!” Never mind that there are lots of Americans and non-Americans competing. I don’t think she actually saw any players, just flags. A tale of two strangers | Charity Chat September 2, 2010 –…
Inside the Rumors on Apple's Big Announcement September 1, 2010 – Wouldn’t it be enough to say that there is an announcement, and there are some rumors? Now we gotta go INSIDE the rumors? Bastrop police chief resigned Monday August 31, 2010 – For the headline: Notice how most headlines are in the present tense. “Chief Resigns”. This one is actually more accurate. “Um, we just learned about something that happened a couple of days…
Fitness social app developer grabs $5M from Austin Ventures; moves HQ to Austin August 31, 2010 – I think some of my friends are using these tools. So what I’m thinking is that now they’re in my town, I should get a job there and MapMyWalk to work.
Why my kids are pop-culture illiterate August 29, 2010 Chuy's opening Kentucky location August 30, 2010 – Interesting. Chuy’s is a local chain of Mexican places. Very fun and high-concept, with mediocre food. It’s where people at local tech companies take their out-of-town business guests. Kentucky seems an odd fit. Now Memphis, that would be interesting, given Chuy’s fondness for velvet Elvises. For Now, Most Americans Happy to Be Un-Located [Privacy] August 30, 2010 –…
The kind of 'question' you'll only hear on Fox News Sunday August 29, 2010
Thai Woman Stuffs Baby Tiger in Suitcase August 27, 2010 – He cat bin lady, I have a roommate for you in scumbag prison. Twin Liquors opening in Temple August 27, 2010 – My friends at Twin open in my father’s “ancestral” Baptist homeland. Maybe only funny to me, but it does give me a snicker. Pedicab Regulation: Is It Fare? August 27, 2010 – Regardless of whether regulations or fees are a good idea…
If 3-D's just a fad, will we miss it when it's gone? August 26, 2010 – I would love it to e a fad. And if would help, I could stomp on it until it’s utterly lifeless and forgotten.