Stacie Collins

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

I found out about Stacie Collins while browsing for information about Dan Baird. He just produced Stacie's new album which is not yet out. I downloaded the two preview tracks and these two songs kick ass. I'm not sure how to describe her. It's kind of raucous country with a rock edge. Don't listen to me, download them and rock out to them until you can buy the album.

And while Dan Baird is fresh in your mind, go out and buy his album, Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired. It's an awesome album.

Bluebonnet - The Texas State Flower

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet, also called buffalo clover, wolf flower and el conejo (the rabbit). The bluebonnet was adopted as the state flower, on request of the Society of Colonial Dames in Texas, by the 27th Legislature, 1901. (See acts of regular session, p. 232.) The original resolution designated Lupinus subcarnosus as the state flower, but a resolution (HCR 44) signed March 8, 1971, by Gov. Preston Smith provided legal status as the state flower of Texas for "Lupinus Texensis and any other variety of bluebonnet."

Source: http://www.texasalmanac.com/flags/

SEAT Leon

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

Here's a car we saw on the freeway yesterday. It's a SEAT Leon. It's quite a good looking car. SEAT is a subsidiary of Volkswagen. If you're an American, don't try to find a dealer. SEAT's aren't available in the US. The one we saw was from Mexico, but they are available all over Europe. It's built on the same platfom that has spawned the Golf IV, Jetta, Beetle, Audi A3 & TT

Sorry it's blurry, but both cars were traveling at 70 MPH and I had to hold the camera outside the window.

PDFCreator

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Black Crowes Reunited !

Yahoo! News - Reunited Black Crowes Expand Tour, Reveal Lineup: "The Black Crowes reunion has grown into a full-blown tour, and the band has finally unveiled details of the musicians who will back founding sibling duo Chris and Rich Robinson at the band's first gigs since October 2001."

This Weekend's Yardwork - After

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

This weekend we spent several hours creating a new flowerbed. We enlisted the help of Rachael & Jonathan to help us with the work and the design. Kerri also helped with the work. We're proud to have mostly native plants, such as Artemisia, Lady Banksia Roses, and Coreopsis. We also planted some herbs including Thyme, Oregano, Rosemary, Mint & Basil.

This Weekend's Yardwork - Before

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

That title is slightly misleading. This was the Before picture of the landscaping, but I had already mowed, edged and trimmed the yard.

Used-PCs.com

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I recently bought a notebook from them. They're especially great for anyone in Central Texas.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Sears Archives Home Page

Once again, Sears has made history. For the first time, Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images are now available online.

(I worked for Sears for a couple of years in college and found this link via J-Blog)

Peacocks in the park...

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

My wife has been taking a photography class through Informal Class at the University of Texas. You may remember that I got her a camera for her birthday last month. Her class took a field trip to Mayfield Park, where she shot this pic.


Don't miss the peacocks !

Kip Holm

Kip Holm is a photographer based in Austin, Texas. He's a favorite of ours. We have bought several of his pictures for gifts. His work can be found at Avenue Gallery on South Congress (SOCO).

Beard - Before & After

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

I've been thinking about shaving my beard for a week or two. I started growing it a few days before Thanksgiving 04. I'm glad it's gone...

A day in Houston...

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

We have a couple of friends who may be heading to law school in Houston this year. We spent the day with them in Houstom and had a great day. I snapped this picture when we were downtown.

Two newspapers per week

I bought an Austin American-Statesman yesterday (as I do every Friday). I buy it for one reason, and one reason only. Fry's includes their multipage color advertising insert on Friday. It does seem kind of nostalgic to pay 50 cents to be allowed to read (in less detail) the news I read online yesterday. I also buy the paper on Sundays to get the sales circulars for Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Max & Office Depot.

SXSW Showcasing Artists (2.6G of MP3's)

Download the entire SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artist mp3 library to your iPod® by using one of the BitTorrent files. This is a huge download... it's over 750 full-length, high-quality mp3 files... but it's worth the wait!

Net Profiles

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Earl at the Bow Wow Festival

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Originally uploaded by eschulz.

Earl was there to cheer for his sister Chai, who ran in the Weiner Dog Races. Chai, unfortunately, didn't win. She did get very useful training in racing and plans to make a stronger showing in Buda at the preeminent Wiener Dog Races on April 23rd and 24th.

Gospel Brunch

Today, we're going to meet some friends at Stubb's BBQ for their Gospel Brunch. The Visions of Light Choir will be the featured group.

OpenOffice.Org 2.0 Beta is available

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A full description of the application can be found on the product pages.