October 2010

I Was Reprimanded and Lectured by a Travis County Polling Worker

October 29, 2010

Sylvia and I stopped by Randalls in Westlake yesterday for early voting. Upon presenting my voter registration card to the lady who checks ID, she reprimanded me for having trimmed it to a size that fits into my wallet. The voter registration cards in Texas are the size of a standard postcard. This makes it [...]

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Which Demographic Can’t Wait to Leave Austin?

October 9, 2010

I’ve taken an informal poll of a certain group of long-time Austinites, and 4 out of 5 surveyed desperately want to leave Austin .. before September 2011. Who are these crazies? High school seniors who are born and raised in Austin. My own kid is one of them. Born at Brackenridge hospital, schooled for eight [...]

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Austin office market back to pre-recession levels

October 6, 2010

This from the Austin Business Journal today, Austin office market back to pre-recession levels. Let’s review a few snippets from the news article. The Austin office market saw a trifecta of positive developments in the third quarter with a dramatic boost in absorption, decrease in sublease and large corporate move-ins. The shift is the best [...]

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Does the Austin Lifestyle Keep us all Feeling Younger?

October 3, 2010

Sylvia and I attended a friend’s birthday party last night at a local restaurant. We were among the oldest people there, but we blended in just fine. I met a college guy who just recently graduated McCallum High. Our friend is in his mid 30s and the crowd of guests ranged from young 20s to [...]

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