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A puppy ran in front of our car last night. He was malnourished and had visible wounds from the lead he was on. We’re glad he escaped and frustrated we had to take him to COA Animal Services. Sadly we could not take on a 3rd dog with or risk injury to our six year old […]
Heartwood Buyout – Strategy Meeting – 10/01/2014
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Williamson Creek
According to the sources in Wikipedia, Williamson creek, running through the park, is fed by a number of unnamed tributaries which are in turn fed by perennial springs of the St. Elmo Bench aquifer. Some of the tributaries are heavily wooded, and the area been recognized as environmentally sensitive by the city of Austin. Together with Kensington […]
Austin’s New Light Rail Transit, the Bus and Some Other Musings
Most people would agree that Austin needs better public transit. What Austinites cannot agree on is what type of transit, where and at what cost. In my opinion, light rail is an essential element to the evolution of a great city. We cannot depend on upgraded/wider roads to improve our overall transportation systems. I also […]
Squarerut Kava Bar
Kava or kava-kava (Piper methysticum) (Piper: Latin for ‘pepper’, methysticum: (Latinized) Greek for ‘intoxicating’) is a crop of the western Pacific – according to Wikipedia.. My wife and I got married in Fiji. We drank quite a bit of this drink made from the roots of the plant. It’s a great experience.. It’s not intoxicating.. it’s just.. nice… almost perfect. It’s said to be used […]
Austin Recycling Program – Free Tumbled Glass and Organic Mulch
Need unlimited, free tumbled glass or organic mulch? A friend of mine told me about this program and it took me a while to find the details. This well-hidden, gem of a program put on by the COA is called the Austin Resource Recovery Center. It’s a place where folks like us can take our trucks and […]
Stephenson Preserve – A Diamond in the Rough!
Today we found one of the coolest hikes we ever done in the city of Austin. Stephenson Preserve is part of the City Of Austin’s Central and Eastern Preserve groups, but it doesn’t seem like the Austin has done much to care for the park. Quite the contrary – It seems the locals have stepped […]
South Congress Planning – McMansion Ordinance
There is talk of continuing the McMansion ordinance into our area. Right now it doesn’t go any further south than Ben White. As developers start to look further south our area is starting to have issue with developers maxing out lots to their highest potential to increase their return. The McMansion ordinance is an attempt […]