Kenny and I went to Austin Rock Gym North today. Not many routes, but nice tall climbs.
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Museum of the Weird in Austin – Awesome!
Kenny and I visited the Museum of the Weird late last night after visiting Ordoro and the Capital Factory that day. We really enjoyed it and got a personal tour with lots of semi-fabricated stories from the sword swallower. Not sure how you get started in a career sword swallowing.
Quality Inn Austin – Negative Review
On Kenny and I’s trip to Austin to visit Bigcommerce, we stayed at the Quality Inn Austin and have a very negative review to share for any potential future travelers. We called the front desk four times asking for toilet paper that never came. Our room never received maid service even though we never out out a do not disturb sign.… read more “Quality Inn Austin – Negative Review”
The Carillon Restaurant In Austin TX
Kenny and I are in Austin Texas to visit BigCommerce and provide SEO training. Tonight we went to an excellent restaurant, Carillon. They had a 3 course meal menu option for $50 so we did that and loved everything, especially the pork belly and the escarole.
USA Bomb Yesterday Kills 30
On the same day that a tragic event happened at the Boston marathon, another tragedy on the other side of the world occurred. US airplanes in Afghanistan came under anti-aircraft fire and responded with close air support bombings… but one of the bombs missed and hit a wedding party killing 30 people and wounding 120 more.… read more “USA Bomb Yesterday Kills 30”
Preventable Deaths
It seems to me that media sensationalism makes too big a deal out of most terrorist attacks in America. Of course an attack on the Boston marathon is extremely high profile and scary so it receives a lot of coverage.
I think we have a lot of preventable problems that aren’t as exciting as terrorism but are far more deadly.… read more “Preventable Deaths”
Happy Birthday Kenny!
Offensive Jokes You Can Never Repeat To Anyone
I found a fun thread on Reddit with jokes that you should never repeat to anyone. Here are a few that are less offensive (and yes, I realize these are all still highly offensive!):
- Why did Princess Di cross the road?” She wasn’t wearing her seatbelt
- How do you know Princess Di had dandruff? When she crashed, they found her Head & Shoulders on the dashboard…
- What do you call a train full of toffee?
Real Life as an MMORPG
Around 3 years ago, I wrote a blog post about World of Warcraft vs Real Life. I have been thinking about this topic of real life as an mmorpg (massively multiplayer online role playing game for those of you non-nerds) more recently.
It’s been roughly 6 years now since I played serious computer games and got started with “Real Life”.… read more “Real Life as an MMORPG”