Monthly Archives: May 2008

My First Death Threat

A milestone. I received my first death threat as a result of this blog. Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit, on my blog about Tornados, someone posted: “I hope the next tornado sucks you up and fires you into the stratosphere…never … Continue reading

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Alive… But Chipmunky.

I didn’t die! Yay! My surgery was very interesting. I am glad I wasn’t totally knocked out because it was fascinating what they do to you! I was numbed up with some very painful shots (I thought I would get … Continue reading

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I'm a Winner!

I got a phone call today informing me that I have won one of 100 passes to see Sex and the City for free on Friday, yay! It should be a cool event, it’s at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and … Continue reading

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New Blog- Austinveg.com

Anthony and I are trying our hand at being food reviewers! Check out Austinveg.com, where we review local restaurants for their vegetarian friendliness. Obviously, if you aren’t a vegetarian and don’t live in Austin, this site is useless to you. … Continue reading

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Olive Oil Farm Tour

Today Anthony and I toured an olive oil farm in Wimberly, TX (about 45 minutes from Austin). It was really cool, because olive trees don’t grow in Texas! The farm owner talked to us for about 45 minutes about how … Continue reading

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The 16% Solution

I recently finished The 16% Solution by Joel S. Moskowitz. This was an excellent and short read. The book, which is recommended by many other financial books I’ve read, tells you how to buy tax liens. The basic idea is … Continue reading

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Surgery

Well, I passed all of the screening tests (5 hours worth) to be eligible to take an experimental pain drug and get my wisdom teeth out for free. I guess that means I’m pretty healthy, since they were very thorough. … Continue reading

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WordPress.com and WordPress.org and WTF

Did you know there was a wordpress.com and a wordpress.org? They are the same company, but not the same thing. WordPress.org is much cooler. You can customize the shizz out of your blog with it! I may be moving over … Continue reading

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Golfing

Sunday Funday is the day I am allowed to drag Anthony off to do something “fun” or “Austiny”. Really, Sunday Funday can take place on a Saturday, so long as it is either/or. At least one weekend day I get … Continue reading

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Sooo Annoyed

I’m annoyed today. I heard back about another retail site, one that I really thought we were going to sign a lease on. Now things don’t look so good. I am so sick and tired of looking at retail sites … Continue reading

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