Big Festival Weekend
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No, not ACL Fest, that's already gone by. Now it's time for the fall beer festivals, what with Oktoberfest time upon us.
North by Northwest's Oktoberfest has always been a favorite of mine, because, much like a scaled-down version of Wurstfest in New Braunfels, it has beer, sausages, and oompah music for me (not to mention cute waitresses in dirndls – that's them in the picture, plus "Pinty the Bear") and activities for my kids (bouncy houses, face painting, etc.). [Read more]
House Hunting
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When we were looking at homes here the ads would say “Close to HEB.” We didn’t want to appear stupid so we never asked our agent what that was. [Read more]
Back to the Deschutes
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Okay, back to the Deschutes beers that were sent to me for a review. I've already reviewed the Mirror Pond Pale Ale and the Cinder Cone Red back in May. Also back in May I tasted the Blacke Butte Porter, but didn't get around to writing up. But here are the notes I took: The immediate impression is a strong dose of chocolate. It settles on the tongue nicely, although the finish is mildly disappointing after the excellence of the Mirror Pond and Cinder Cone. There is a hint of licorice behind the chocolate. I'd give it a B.[Read more]
The Food Meme
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Okay, I'll jump on this food meme that my wife and several of her friends are passing around.[Read more]
New Location for Austin Ginger Man
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Scooped by Texas Beer again: Paul is reporting that the Austin Ginger Man has found a new location right around the corner from the current location, which is due to be demolished in about six months.(512) beers now for sale
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Another Austin blogger is reporting that offerings from the new (512) Brewing are now available in local bars. I look forward to trying them soon. Perhaps even this Saturday, for those of you who know what I'm talking about.Hello Austin, Hello Texas
So here we are in Austin Texas and it feels like we’ve lived here forever. We’ve visited Austin over the years and always felt that someday we might end up here. After exploring the options of California, Arizona, and Florida, we settled on Texas. But where in Texas? One day we looked at each other and said “Let’s go back to Austin.” We flew in to explore in December, fell in love with the area and bought a home! Austin won hands down. The time was now and Austin was the place!!!! In January we decided “What the hell!” and made this our first home and became “official Texans.” For Christmas everyone gave us Barnes and Noble gift cards. We used them to buy a home library of books about Texas and some specifically about the Austin Area. I read with delight “Keep Austin Weird” and every month I can’t wait for the next issue of Texas Monthly and Austin Monthly to see what new things I just have to do in my “new” home town and my new state. Hello Texas, Hello Austin. It’s warm here, the people are friendly and we just got here! No more ice and snow!!!
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Unordered List Example
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Blockquotes Galore
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A Long Ordered List
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Be A Kid Again
- Do a cartwheel.
- Sing into your hairbrush.
- Walk barefoot in wet grass.
- Play a song you like really loud, over and over.
- Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces.
- Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.
- Dunk your cookies.
- Play a game where you make up the rules as you go along.
- Step carefully over sidewalk cracks.
- Change into some play clothes.
- Try to get someone to trade you a better sandwich.
- Eat ice cream for breakfast.
- Kiss a frog, just in case.
- Blow the wrapper off a straw.
- Have someone read you a story.
- Find some pretty stones and save them.
- Wear your favorite shirt with you favorite pants even if they don’t match.
- Take a running jump over a big puddle.
- Get someone to buy you something you really don’t need.
- Hide your vegetables under your napkin.
- Stay up past your bedtime.
- Eat dessert first.
- Fuss a little, then take a nap.
- Wear red gym shoes.
- Put way too much sugar on your cereal.
- Make cool screeching noises every time you turn a corner.
- Giggle a lot for no reason.
- Give yourself a gold star for everything you do today.
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