Last night, I threw myself a little birthday/going away party, and we had the most splendid time. Highlights include: My badass birria tacos; Eric spilling his hard-squeezed lime juice (2x); Cesar, Michael and I rhapsodizing over the chile rellenos we had made the night before; watching the Blue Planet DVDs twice without seeing the same [...]
May 28th, 2004
Read...Well, gang, apparently I have been lacking in not immediately relating to you the tale of the Waco Trib boys, a rowdy rapscallion group of young journalists who graced the Sheraton Gunther and the Esquire Tavern with their rowdy ways. Shout out to Miguel, Genzy, Pete, and that other guy.
May 25th, 2004
Read...Thank you, Lulu’s Bakery and Cafe, for your wi-fi, your semi-palatable fare, and for playing Pat Benatar’s “Hell is for Children” this fine morning as I wait for an omelette.
May 24th, 2004
Read...In reading Slate’s impressively detailed chronology of the latest Bushism to make the rounds much longer than a sentient being would dream practical — “torture chambers and rape rooms” — I couldn’t help but include some of everyone’s favorite photos. Read on for the mash up.
May 17th, 2004
Read...Right now, I’m sitting in the oddest of places; a Texas diner which prides itself on a (yet untasted) chicken fried steak the size of my head. It inexplicably has wi-fi — a rarity in these parts. There is a man sitting behind me with a stutter so odd that it seems like he might [...]
May 16th, 2004
Lulu’s">Read...I’m working on a story about the state of the death-care industry in San Antonio today. It’s been fascinating research, and has given me some quite interesting dreams. And I’ve met some very interesting people — among them being Francisco Solis, an instructor at San Antonio College’sMortuary Science program. Below is a transcript of our [...]
May 3rd, 2004
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