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COVID Checklist Week 6

A special section for special times. This is what kept me covidtained? this week. Can you believe it’s week 6? Last week’s list here. Week 4 here. Week 3’s here. Week 2’s here. There is no Week 1 because we didn’t know back then. Workouts… BASKETBALL. I have gotten to shoot every day and it makes me so…

The Ranch

I’ve mentioned that I started helping out on a ranch. There are 8 horses, over 1,000 acres, and over 22 miles of trails. It’s a little slice of heaven on earth, and the feeling of escape so close to town is simply amazing. We’re not quite into spring yet in Aspen, so expect some even…

Austin: QRANK

Confession: I have never played QRANK. I do not get its appeal (perhaps because I have never played it). Nonetheless, PLAY QRANK LIVE! AT JO’S DOWNTOWN, WIN PRIZES! Join Jo’s Hot Coffee Good Food at 7pm TONIGHT, Tuesday, for QRANK Night, with each round there will be prizes as well as drink specials all night long including $3 house…

Austin: Memorial Day Weekend’s What to Do

FareCompare had me write a Guest Post on what to do for Memorial Day Weekend. Part of it is excerpted below, and I’ve got two more shindigs added to the bottom of the list: Memorial Day weekend in Austin means one thing: the lake. Austin’s hot summers call for long days spent in and on…

Austin/Aspen: Car2Go/CarToGo

Yep, both of these fair cities have car-sharing programs, called Car2(to)Go! Austin Car2Go is launching their program Friday May 21 with a party from 4pm-10pm at Republic Square Park with live music from The Lemurs, The Black and White Years, and more, food vendors, and test drives. Austin city employees have been using the SmartCars…

Turkey Creek = Happy Doggie

I love taking Nali to one of the nicest off-leash dog trails around, a quick 2.5-mile trail out at Emma Long Park called Turkey Creek (http://www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=666). With recent rains, the creek was flowing quickly, the weather was a perfect 65 degrees, and my Vibrams were perfect water-mud-rock combo shoes. Nali, my beloved rescue mutt pup,…

BLEET-UP!!

Mark your calendars for this Thursday, November 5: Do your RSVPin’ (they WILL close the list when they reach Mohawk’s capacity) right here, or head to the facebook invite to scope out the other attendees and click yourself attending. As you can see on the flier, my lovely Austin Post is an event sponsor, so…

ACL Recaps: by day, with photos, and beer

Over at Austin Post, we Real Time Reported on the whole fest–live updates throughout. Check out the new features, and my full-length article recaps: Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Strategy Session Facebook Album And I will not lie, every single morning (lie: afternoon) I got dropped off at Barton Springs & Lamar, and every…

What to do this Weekend: Testosterone Fest, Summer Jam

Texas Testosterone Festival I’ve already riffed on how sweet I think the Texas Testosterone Festival is gonna be this weekend: bball skills, Spartan 300, MMA fighting, poker tourneys, choppa customization, bikini and fit model contests … yeah, pretty freakin’ sweet. There’s also an actually-really-cool-if-you’re-not-into-pure-debauchery event too: a Central Texas Pro Sports Round Table with reps…