Last Friday, after a stop at our roasters to practice latte art, Lucy and I met up with 2 friends and drove to Hamilton Pool.  Given the beauty of the day, it was no surprise that the beach was crowded, with families and all the beach toys and chaos that accompany them, with teenagers on [...]

I do not know what that is supposed to mean (the SXSE thing), I just made it up. Ahh, very clever.  I ought to be painting the living room of my apartment right now since the Aussies are headed this way in a week and the space will need to be livable again. I’ve decided [...]

Monday. Monday morning 6am. I get up, make coffee, brush teeth, get into jeans. It’s dimly lit in the house, skin shrinks slightly from the cold air of the ac. Outside it is completely dark, humid, quiet not yet interrupted. I leave the house, blinking, with water money fuel, and drive: Mopac, Bee Caves, 71 [...]