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JoeinAustin
- Location
- Austin, Travis, Rep. of Tex.
- Birthday
- March 05
- Bio
- Born in the oil and gas deposit-rich region of North Texas, on the fraying edge of the Permian Basin, my mother was a special ed teacher, my father, a “pumper,” a far more glamorous job among the petroletariat than the name would indicate. I managed to escape the small town that spawned me promptly after High School graduation, a modicum of sanity still intact to ride shotgun with my generous portions of anger and resentment. Some five years later, I copped a BS degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Said institution and I gladly parted ways. In the intervening 20-plus years, though my only ambition has been to have ambition, I have miraculously coughed-up a boatload of freelance articles, a couple of books of dubious merit, and a metric ton of songs of occasionally inspired quality, not to mention a paralegal certificate, 11 years of experience as a legal underling, and tens of thousands of bicycle commuter miles.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Screw You Zyprexa!
November 13, 2012 10:04PM - Going Cousteau at Barton
Springs
September 14, 2012 11:10PM - Under the post oak tree,
thinkin' about the universe
August 05, 2012 01:32PM - The Iranian lady puts it in
perspective
August 04, 2012 06:13PM - Home sick watching "Jeff, Who
Lives at Home"
July 30, 2012 11:12AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “There once was a player
named Marcelo,
Whose
defense was never quite
mellow,
At
Fab…”
August 18, 2011 11:03AM - “You said it, Jeanette.
You said it. And England has
been
living in a state of
g…”
August 10, 2011 10:09AM - “Ah yes, Janie, the
proles have been stretched as
far as they
will go and are
now…”
August 10, 2011 09:44AM - “Thank you. I had no idea
about the "old code" option.
Thank
you, thank…”
August 09, 2011 11:38PM - “I remembered the
following verses from my
Sunday School days
while
reading about…”
August 08, 2011 04:18PM
JoeinAustin's Links
Screw You Zyprexa!
At first, I did not mind taking the Zyprexa, this was way back in November of last year right before Thanksgiving I vaguely remember since I recall scrambling around trying to find an affordable generic somewhere in town before everything closed… Read full post »
Under the post oak tree, thinkin' about the universe
I sat under the post oak tree, pondering the universe. I swore that I heard a quail make its "bob white" call off to my left. I heard it once, then it was gone. I didn't hear it again, if I'd… Read full post »
The Iranian lady puts it in perspective
I'm listening to an Iranian exile on Paul Gilmartin's Podcast, The Mental Illness Happy Hour, and I realize just how simple and easy my life has been, and just how simple and easy I have it now, despite my constant complaints… Read full post »
Home sick watching "Jeff, Who Lives at Home"
Stomach cramps, diarrhea, but luckily, no vomiting. Still, not the best way to spend Friday night and a good chunk of Saturday. I ate some hard boiled eggs on Thursday night. Three of 'em. They mustn't have been the freshest, ergo, illness- stomach cramps, the runs, explosive gas. Okay. That's enough… Read full post »
Fleeing the Harridan: a meditation in four parts
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Part I
The Land of God, Guns, and Guts
There was a machine gun knock at the door. I whipped my head from the laptop perched upon my dining area table toward the front door some twelve feet directly behind me. My heart
… Read full post »When the Mind is a Bastard Contrarian
Today was a long day, very long, longer than the Silk Road, Route 66, and the Mississippi river laid end to end.
“File this!! File that!! Call this Court now!! Why wasn’t this done last week?!! Why wasn’t this done next week?!”
If I only I had a time… Read full post »
Excuse My French: Voyage dans la Librairie
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. --Eugene Ionesco
I was browsing in the bookstore this afternoon in the midst of a post-swim reverie - Half Price Books, of course, because I am cheap; and found a copy of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros. Now, recently, I had… Read full post »
Misanthropia: Grappling with the Von Trier Virus
Attention film fanatics:
Spoilers ahead. Of course, I'm sure most of
you have seen it by now, or have at least heard all
about it.
It has now been 2 weeks and change since I finally surrendered to
my dark whims after… Read full post »
Texas Rangers Agonistes: A Political Fable of Woe & Hope
Shall we write the sporting obituary for the Texas Rangers?
It would seem that a team that had lost two straight World Series, getting trounced in the first one, then losing the second in the most horrific, heartbreaking fashion fathomable, would be written off as having a snowball's chance in
…
An ugly end to today's Barca-Real Madrid Super Copa match
How much do Barcelona and Real Madrid hate each other? The above video may give you some indication, and this was just an exhibition match, and not a real league tie. Unfortunately, a looming strike may delay real competition in the Spanish League for some time.
After an ugly… Read full post »
Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This may well be the ultimate book on Nixon and his rise to power. However, I shan't pass judgment until I've read his autobiographical, Six Crises. While Perlstein's Nixonland is an insightful overview of/…
Woman screams at London rioters to "Get Real"
I heard about this video while listening to NPR in the car this afternoon. This was taken in the Hackney area of London. A woman is castigating the rioters. She does not spare the cursing. I don't blame her, seeing as… Read full post »
As riots spread, England devolves into a Smith's song
On the fourth night of rioting, the chaos has spread from London and Birmingham to Manchester and other environs. It only reminds me of what Morrissey once sang.
News Reports Say Perry Will Confirm Candidacy on Saturday
Both Politico and the Austin American Statesman have reported that Rick Perry will clarify that he is indeed running for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination on Saturday. Perry is scheduled to speak that day at the RedState conservative gathering in South Carolina. The reports say that he will… Read full post »
As defined by the New Testament, Rick Perry is a hypocrite
While some 30,000 (some counts go as low as 20,000) souls from throughout Texas and the South trickled into Houston's Reliant Stadium on Saturday for Governor Rick "The Coif" Perry's Dog and Pony Show of Righteousness, up at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas,… Read full post »
U.S. Soccer Finally Gets Its Dream Coach in Klinsmann
The United States Soccer Federation ("USSF") may be getting serious about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as well as the Olympic Tournament in London next summer, seemingly having gone "all in" for the dream coach they have sought after for the last five years. They came/…
Judge Dismisses Atheists' Suit Against Gov. Rick Perry
Judge Gray H. Miller
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
As expected, Gray H. Miller, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, dismissed Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.'s ("FFRF") Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("MPI") against Texa… Read full post »
Uruguay beats Paraguay for Copa America title
Suarez 13'
Forlan 41', 90'
Uruguay defeated Paraguay by three goals to nil to win the Copa America tournament on this crisp winter's afternoon at Stadio El Monumental in Buenos Aires. Uruguay's two stars from its 2010 World Cup 3rd Place finish, Luis "Handball" Suarez an/…
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black forever
I cheated myself like I knew I would.
I told you I was trouble,
You know I'm no good.
Amy Winehouse, "You Know I'm No Good."
After some eight, needless to say, "odd", years of teetering on the edge of oblivion, the careening/…
Nick Kent's Heroin and Rock n Roll Memoir
This Hitler Video Pretty Much Sums Up How I Feel About SXSW
Kudos to the genius who made this. You speak for many of us. This Austinite and former music journo thanks you.
I'm having trouble embedding the vid, so here is the link. Cheers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z66_RnVLOJQ
If the youtubers take it down, I'll repost it on my site.&n… Read full post »
The Truth About the Texas Campus Handgun Bill
It is quite odd, being that the great State of Texas is some $27 billion in the hole, that some legislators have taken precious time away from important pencil sharpening and double-entry ledgers to waste time creating political hay about how concerned they are for the safety of college students, all… Read full post »
HELP!!! I am Possessed by the 'Net Savvy Ghost of Jack Ruby
Welcome to the Light Chilean Miners & Texas Rangers Fans
Much has been made of Tuesday evening’s rescue of the 33 Chilean Miners who had been trapped some 2,000 feet underground for 68 days. Doubtless, one cannot help but admire the fortitude of someone who has endured, with no warning or preparation, more than two months of subterranean isolation wi… Read full post »
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