When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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Poor Use of Regular
Calling at 4:45 p.m.: Our business hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please call back during regular business hours. See, I am calling regular business hours, but you’re not open during regular business hours. Protip: Don’t use words like “regular” or “normal”. Your normal may not actually be normal.
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Switching to Dvorak
Been thinking of doing this for awhile.
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2015 3M Half-Marathon
3M’s annual half-marathon took place in Austin today. Of the five Austin Distance Challenge events so far, it felt like the most attended event. While there were some logistical suggestions I’d make, it was a good race. The weather was great and the crowds along the course really came out in full force to support…
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Congrats Bishop-Elect Danny Garcia! – Austin CNM
Fr. Danny Garcia, the vicar general of the Diocese of Austin and the former longtime pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in north Austin has been named by Pope Francis as the first auxiliary bishop of Austin! Source: Congrats Bishop-Elect Danny Garcia! – Austin CNM
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Shiner Birthday Beer | 365 Brew
Holy chocolate, Batman! The 106th anniversary brew from Shiner is something pretty radical from our friends down the highway—a chocolate stout… Source: Shiner Birthday Beer | 365 Brew
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Running Before Crawling
This is a story about marathons, babies, the NICU, and more. To skip ahead, please consider making a donation to Hand to Hold, a charity that provides support to parents of NICU babies. I like to run. While my frame doesn’t scream out the running type, I seemingly do pretty well at longer runs. I’m…