I’ve caught fish that were disgusting before, and I’ve caught fish covered in leeches. But this was the first fish that was visibly deformed. You can see that this sunfish has a kink in its tail, as if it had a piscine spina bifida. This one was caught on Barton Creek. Despite the mutation, it
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Questionable street sign font
Now, you know me. I’m as proud of Austin as the next guy. But correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this Austin street sign in papyrus font? I mean seriously, that’s only a half step above comic sans. There’s a bunch of these on street corners around downtown. If you’re going to go the
You almost never hear of someone being excited about visiting Dallas. I however am an exception, because I wanted a chance to fish for gar in the Trinity River, just like the saint of Fishing Team, River Monsters’ Jeremy Wade. People talk about the Trinity River the same way shamanistic tribesman talk about the ritualistically
Fly fishing in the creeks around Wimberley Texas. Catching perch, sunfish, with some cichlid action.
NSFW Found Object, Fiesta Parking Lot
I was biking through the Fiesta parking lot and I saw something that reminded me how much I wish I spent more time shopping there. I’m sure there was a story behind how this ended up in the parking lot, but I don’t really need to hear it. Click thumbnail for unedited view. If you
Parrots in the Cold
Austin Parrots on the power lines at the UT intramural field.
Contigo Austin – Rabbits and Fries
Review of the rabbit stew and french fries at East Austin’s Contigo Restaurant.
Food Frakker: Gator
Frozen alligator used in cajun recipe. Many bones and limbs.
Odd Sights Here and There
Car2go fleet, Perro Perdido, porcupine roadkill in Texas and other odd photos I encountered.
Worldcon Renovation
I went to Worldcon in Reno (aka the strangely googlable ‘Renovation’) a little more than a month ago. So it’s time to write the obligatory con blog. This was my first Worldcon, and I was a little disappointed in how familiar it was. It was your standard con. Just a lot bigger. I did however