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Hurricane Ike #2
Hurricane Ike is 612 miles from Austin, heading toward Galveston at 12 MPH. Galveston has a mandatory evacuation meaning that friends (with pets) are coming up to stay in Austin. AISD schools are closing early to help keep the roads clear, as well as many other Central Texas schools. UT, short of changing athletic schedules…
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Hurricane Ike #1
Hurricane Ike is coming! Currently, the storm’s center is 850 miles from Austin, heading generally toward the city at 7 MPH. For much of the day today, the forecast had the storm nearing the Austin area landfall, still packing quite a punch. We were planning on heading to Wichita Falls this weekend for a wedding…
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UT-Arkansas Game Postponed
I’m not sure when the last name a UT football game was moved for any reason, but this weekend, DKR will be quiet. The game was moved to the bye week for both teams, September 27th. With it being ACL weekend, things could get quite interesting for finding hotels. I wonder what the UT Conference…
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Hot Dog Update
As previously reported on this website, I was expecting to punch another notch in my hot dog belt this weekend with Louisiana during a trip for a friend’s wedding. With the impeding hurricane (more directly, the evacuation orders), Vanessa and I opted to cancel the trip. I was very sadden to miss the wedding, but…
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You Are Trapped At Work
As a follow-up to my near home arrest, I am now trapped at work. Currently, there is a Nike 10K that is being ran by individuals across the world at the same time. In Austin, the running route has MLK, Guadalupe, Red River and Dean Keeton closed in various forms around campus with through traffic,…
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skateboards that cause problems
I was driving home today on Congress, turning right to a side street, when a person on a skateboard rode out in front of me. I honked and him, and he yelled profanely back that he was at a crosswalk. For those unaware, it is illegal to ride a skateboard on the sidewalk on Congress…