Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas
Introduction We were first introduced to Elisabet Ney through a book given to us by our friend Steve. The book is A Twist at the End by Steven Saylor. It is historical fiction around...
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Austin Distance Challenge 2021-2022: A Hopefully Logical Approach to the Insanity of Running Six Races in Six Months as I turn Sixty
The title of this article is a hat tip to my plan in April 2015 to run the Pikes Peak Ascent. I did indeed survive that insanity, mostly intact, and finished the race. Six...
book notes: Far and Away by Neil Peart
As my wife found out when I took her to her first Rush concert many years ago, Rush fans are an enthusiastic group (to put it mildly). She was amused to watch me and...
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Of all the many places we visited in Russia, Saint Petersburg is the one we wish we had more time, and will hopefully return to again. Three days is just not enough; I doubt...
Texas Walk of Stars in Austin
If you’ve been to a convention in Austin and entered the Convention Center from Trinity Street, you’ve probably seen stars in the sidewalk with a name on them. You may have walked over a...
BlockFi Step-by-Step Account Setup
This step-by-step article on setting up a BlockFi account is for my lovely daughter Sara. She, like many people, is tired of investing in a CD that provides 0.5% APY (Annual Percentage Yield). There...
Geddy Lee – book signing and notes on The Big Beautiful Book of Bass
Originally the title of this article was to be “Geddy Lee came to town and fist bumped me”. And that did happen (photographic evidence can be seen on this page). I hadn’t planned on...
HODLing, Stacking, Staking and Interest Accounts
I’ve previously written an article on cryptocurrency investing that compares simple / traditional investing strategies that non-crypto investors are familiar with to similar crypto-currency investing strategies. This article expands on those concepts by pulling...
Texas Capitol Monuments and Markers
Living downtown in Austin means that we see the Texas Capitol at the north end of Congress Avenue almost everyday. During the pandemic we had to walk up to get mail at our office...