I once had an abundance of hair!

Our nephew is in the newspaper !!!

Amy and I could not be more proud of Will. He's a sophmore at Fort Payne High School in Fort Payne, Al. He just took second place at a Southeastern Junior Golf Tour event at Terrapin Hills Country Club
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This is his family. Good lookin' family, huh ? (Will is on the left)

Houston welcomes our friends...

Over the course of the next couple of months, some of our closest friends are moving to Houston. I grew up within 15 miles of that town. I love so much of what that town has to offer. I still love Austin, but Houston holds a soft spot in my heart. We will miss seeing these friends as often as we normally do, but I'm looking forward to rediscovering Houston with a whole new group of friends. I want them to try some of my favorite things in Houston.

• Seeing The Hightailers on Thursday nights at The Last Concert Cafe
• Going to the Museum District especially the Museum of Fine Arts and the Contemporary Arts Museum
• Enjoying burgers at Beck's Prime and pizza at Star Pizza
• Visiting Hermann Park especially the train, the Zoo and Miller Outdoor Theater
• Seeing Beans Barton and the Bipeds at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
  

When they're homesick for Austin, these favorite Austin things are available in Houston

• Alamo Drafthouse
• Chuy's
• The Houston Press (the Houston equivilent of The Austin Chronicle)
• The Continental Club
• Freebird's World Burrito
  

And then there are the things they should try to stay away from completely

• Severe head injuries at Waterworld
• A roomate with a tent his room (Hey, Randy !)
• Running a computer store with zero customers.

There are also Once In A Lifetime Opportunities that will be unavailable to them

• Meeting five time Pro Bowler & former Houston Oiler Ray Childress at Chuy's
  
• Singing Karaoke at the Sing Along Club with several gorgeous backup singers.
• Selling computers to and becoming friends with great writers (Vikram Chandra, Timothy Wegner and David Harvey)

Originally Posted 05-30-2005, 10:43 PM. I will continue to add to this list and republish it.
Updated 09:21am, Sept 4, 2005

HBO: Six Feet Under

Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends. HBO presents the fifth and final season of the award-winning hit series Six Feet Under - now premiering every Monday night starting in June.

Apache helicopters in formation...

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Originally uploaded by eschulz. I took this yesterday at Fiesta Amistad. I was standing in the middle of the street and they were almost exactly overhead. It was a very impressive sight, just after the presentation of colors and the 21 gun salute.

Our former Mimosa tree

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Originally uploaded by eschulz. This is a picture I just took of the tree in our front yard. My real estate agent called it a Mimosa. Everyone who's ever seen it called it a Mimosa. So why is this post titled "Our former Mimosa tree"?

I was going to link to the Mimosa entry on Wikipedia, just to be clever. That's when I see the following:

The name Mimosa has also been misapplied to several other related species with similar pinnate or bipinnate leaves, most commonly to Albizia julibrissin (Silk Tree) and Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle).

So this picture is of our Albizia julibrissin (Silk Tree).

In order to help forget this sordid chapter of our lives, please drink a cocktail composed of six parts champagne and four parts thoroughly chilled orange juice, traditionally served in a tall champagne flute.

Fiesta Amistad

El Amistad Club of Round Rock, Texas is a non-profit civic organization created in 1968. The founders joined forces to support efforts emphasizing education, community services, veterans recognition and Hispanic cultural awareness. The club planned annual events and invited area businesses who share a common goal for the good of our community.

The club's premier fund raiser is Fiesta Amistad which was originally held at Veterans Memorial Park on the banks of Brushy Creek. In 1988, the annual fiesta outgrew its original location and was moved to downtown Round Rock. It has continued to grow into Central Texas' largest Hispanic two day event. Fiesta Amistad is always held on Memorial Day weekend and features live music, plenty of food, and family entertainment.

We're gonna head over there in about an hour. Feel free to join us there!

Latino Comedy Project

Last night, we went with a group of Amy's coworkers to see the The Latino Comedy Project in “Citizen Quién?”. Another of Amy's coworkers is one of the perfomers in the troupe. It was funny and we really enjoyed it. It was in the downstairs theatre at The Hideout Theatre.

Lost Vs American Idol

Tonight, there's a controversy about what you're watching and what you're recording. Tonight, we are recording the season finale of both Lost and American Idol. That way we can fast forward through all of the commercials.

Do you want a bag ?

This simple phrase must be the first thing taught to new convenience store employees.

I finally made it to the counter. I'm third in line, so it won't be long. As soon as the clerk tells his girlfriend that some jerk just threw up in the bathroom, he's gonna start checking people out. Luckily, the woman in front took advantage of the ten minute wait to check out which lottery tickets to buy and because of that, it only took her seven minutes to decide. I'm second in line. The guy in front of me must have missed the 42 signs that checks aren't allowed, but I feel sure that they'll make an exception this one time. Finally, after having been in the store for just 23 minutes, I get four cans of Diet Dr. Pepper and bag of pretzels. I pay with a $20 and he gives me some random amount of money for change. He then says those magical words "Do you want a bag ?". Convenience, my ass.

(The above is a rant and may contain some exaggeration. I may have only been there 22 minutes.)

Con on Comedy Central

This show is silly and over the top, but I really like it. So sue me.

From strolls down the red carpet to a singing gig at a baseball game, Skyler Stone can get anything he wants for free. Why? Because he's a con man. And his new show is about showing you how you can live the con lifestyle, too! This half-hour reality series finds the ever-charming Skyler Stone conning his way through life, documenting the entire process of executing his next 'hit.' Each episode features a new scam, a new mark, and a new perfect con for the history books.

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema presents...

From the Alamo Drafthouse website:

In 2005, the Alamo is setting out on a 6000 mile, 21 day journey, across the west for a series of film screenings that will take the movie-going experience to a whole new level. We will be screening 12 famous films in their original shooting locations, chosen specifically to intensify the viewing experience.

A pass is available for all of the screenings, or you can pick and choose a la carte. The website will be updated with complete driving directions, as well as other attractions in the area.

Apple's Jobs Announces iTunes Podcast Support

From eWeek.com:

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated a new version of iTunes here Sunday that adds a Podcast directory and one-click subscription.

Speaking at the D: All Things Digital conference, Jobs showed off the new version of iTunes, which will include a searchable directory of Podcasts. Apple plans to make it easy to find and subscribe to Podcasts via iTunes—it will take just a single click to subscribe to a Podcast once it has been located.

Photography Day

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Originally uploaded by eschulz. Yesterday, Amy and I went riding around Lake Travis looking for photography opportunities with friends. I wasn't that pleased with most of the shots I took, but I did like this one. This is my friend Al and my lovely wife, Amy.

Radio - Accelerating its imminent demise...

As you remember, I stopped listening to radio about 6 months ago. My wife hasn't, and yesterday we were driving and heard that 101X is giving away one iPod mini every day in May. It seems incredibly short-sighted to me. With an MP3 player, some people are going to start listening to Podcasts and other available content and realize they no longer need to listen to radio.

Blog Birthday Wishes 2

My wife calls the voice mail line to wish me a happy blog anniversary.

And the winner is...

J-Money! Jeff !

He's a fan of my blog
and he knows where it's at.
Even in a drunken fog
his rhymes are phat.

Thanks to everyone who entered. We may do this again sometime.

The contest is over...

There were eleven entrants. I haven't yet verified the eligibility of all those. The eligible entrants will be numbered (in the order they were received) and will then go to random.org and have it choose a number in that range. The winner will be announced tonight. Stay tuned...

Blog Birthday Wishes 1

Submitted by a friend of ours (and friend of the the blog):

Your blog makes me smile,
your research goes the extra mile
good days-bad days, it matters not,
maybe your blog just makes me hot

I look to your blog for wisdom and hope
Without your blog I could hardly cope
Sometimes your bloggin' makes me dance
I wish it could fit inside of my pants

Links for music and technical stuff
Your carpal tunnel from typing must be tough
Oh, how I wish I could blog like you
It would be overwhelming, what would i do

Do you blog on the toilet or when you cook
Maybe you blog while you're reading a book
So much information, where is the time
Having blog talent as yours should be a crime

Pics of blue bonnets and even your cats
mountains of info, comments and stats
So what will be your new Fortune Today
Jeff wins the contest, yippee, hooray!!!

With that attitude, you just might!

The contest will end in 72 minutes...

It seems as though everyone waited until the last day to enter the contest. I am going to bed, but see that the entries are still pouring in. If it arrives by midnight (as measured by GMAIL) , you will be entered.