Category: Austin
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New “California Stop” Signage
The City of Austin is apparently testing out a new form of intersection signage to indicate that a “California Stop”, also known as a rolling stop, is allowed at an intersection. The test has not resulted in any accidents and may lead the way for future intersection signage. In reality, a developer installed these signs…
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The Weird Fish Fry
Whenever you do something on a regular basis, there’s always one time that everything is just “off”. It’s not that it is bad, but just different enough for you to think back on it later that day and take particular note of it. Tonight, the four of us went to St. Ignatius for the…
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Saturday Project: “Kill The Bastards”
I’m generally pretty environmentally-friendly. All of God’s creatures work together to make our little world harmonious. If there’s a pest that I don’t want in my home/yard, push them away. They’re good to someone somewhere, right? I say this to preface my latest “Saturday Project” that I’m entitling “Kill The Bastards”. Yesterday, O and I went outside for…
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Austin Catholic New Media now live!
The website for Austin Catholic New Media went live a few hours ago. I have an introductory blog post online on the site soon, but it will be a great tool for exploring the intersection of the Catholic world with today’s new media. Add the feed to your reader, follow them on Twitter, like them…
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Cedar Is Not My Friend
It was my fifth or so January in Austin. I had heard rumors, stories and tales regarding the black magic practiced by the cedar of Central Texas. I had never seen nor experienced it. Then it hit. My eyes. My nose. My head. My eyes were itchy. Either I couldn’t breathe out of my nose…
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Shots Fired
Yesterday, it was surreal to see pictures of The University of Texas campus with full SWAT teams, armored personnel carriers and, probably, the most law enforcement officials gathered in one place in response to a crime within Austin in a very long time, if ever. It was even more surreal to see much of the…