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Sweet Potato Tater Tots
Sweet potato tater tots with chipotle mayo. Think about it for a moment. Found here.
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Update Regarding the Death of Esme Barrera
For those of you familiar with the tragic New Year’s Day death of Esme Barrera or read about it on my blog, the police just announced that the prime suspect in her murder was found dead of an apparent suicide on January 12th. You can read more details at the Statesman or The Chronicle. The [...]
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Life and Style Icon of the Day- Warren Zevon
Yesterday, I asked my father, a pianist and music lover, if he was familiar with Warren Zevon’s music. Considering that Zevon was a classically-trained musician, popular in a pivotal decade of music for my father and featured piano in many of his songs, I figured he was a fan. “Sure, I used to listen to [...]
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Blogging, Featured, Social Media
How Social Media and Blogging Can Help You Get a Job
As I’ve mentioned before, back in September, I went the freelance writer/social media marketing route. It’s been such a rewarding and educational experience. To do what I want to do, finally, for the first time in my adult life has been so incredible. Going freelance has given me the confidence in knowing that I’m capable [...]
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Hipstercrite Round-Up: The World is Ryan Gosling’s Runway
(art) Who doesn’t love recycled art? Who? WHO?! TELL ME!!! Various creative artists came up with some interesting reworkings of billboards. My favorite is the billboard swing, though it seems kind of terrifying. Like the sort of thing that you think would be a good idea to try after you had five Rumple Minze. (via [...]
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Shit Austinites Say
Taking cue from the popularity of “Shit That (insert whomever here) Says”, Austin filmmaking troupe, PossumBox, made this endearing film about the stuff that comes out of Austinites’ mouths. At first I thought this was going to be a biting portrayal of the pretentious hipster jargon that comes out of our mouths, but instead, I [...]
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The Winter of Wanderlust
During the holidays, we drove through West Texas and New Mexico. A trip I’ve done before and a journey I never tire of. It had all the makings of a romantic anecdote. Four of us were nestled in the body off an all-terrain truck. We listened to country music from the 1950s. We marveled at [...]
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Hipstercrite is Lame
Lately I’ve been getting a lot more negative comments. Some on my blog and some on my column at CultureMap. I knew this day would come and I told myself not to let it bother me. I take it as a sign that my work is reaching a broader audience, but it does sting a [...]
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