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Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
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[UPDATED] Ravens Fan and Game Watch Groups Around the Nation
I’m moving from Austin back to Baltimore today, and over the last two and a half years, I’ve been privileged to be able to participate in an incredible community of Baltimore Ravens fans deep in the heart of Texas. We’ve grown as a group to over 100 fans during peak games, while living in the…
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Libertarian Drunk Braindumps
At a bar. Considering a job with a libertarian organization. I claim no alignment and haven’t for a long time. However, in thinking about it, here are drunk scribbles I’ve written on the back of four napkins: – Voted for Michael Badnarik in 2004 – Smoke weed – Advocate of legalization – Gun rights +…
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WANTED: Couch for West Virginia Game
With the “Welcome to the Big 12” game for West Virginia coming up this Saturday here in Texas (Sorry, Baylor doesn’t count), Austin is gearing up to welcome their new rivals to town. I decided to go the extra mile so the Mountaineers would feel welcome here in Austin. Note there’s a burn ban, but…
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The Anatomy of a Successful April Fools Joke (Or Don’t Any of You do Fact Checking?)
With April Fools Day on Sunday, I started thinking about how to successfully prank everyone. There’s only been one successful prank I’ve participated in during my lifetime and it eventually ended up on Mashable – because, you know, Mashable is such a beacon of great fact-checking journalism. Zing! ;) Realizing that I had two awesome…
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There is a Season, Turn, Turn, Turn: Back to DC.
Back when I moved to Austin in 2010, I was thrilled to be leaving the rat race that was DC. I was looking forward to a place when people did not watch presidential speeches to joint sessions of Congress in bars as if they were the Super Bowl and instead sat on patios with their…
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Game Planning Super Bowl XLVI: Giants vs. Patriots
Super Bowl XLVI is upon us and everyone is bloviating about what needs to happen in this game for either team to win. I’m on the record as rooting for the Giants, which sets up the third year in a row of abandoning the AFC. I will always root for the AFC unless it’s the…
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Welcome to Baltimore! (Or a Playoff Weekend Guide to Charm City)
It’s no secret that I’m a Ravens fan. Even sitting here in a coffee shop deep in the heart of Texas (with my cowboy hat, boot, deep Texas drawl and a ‘preciation for all those who venture into our fair area of heaven). So, it’s with deep pride that I send Houston Texans back to…
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My Maryland Cream of Crab Soup with a Texas Twist [UPDATE]
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Once a year, I am invited to a holiday potluck and every year, I’m asked to make my Maryland Cream of Crab Soup. My recipe has evolved over time and now, as a Texas resident, have added a new twist on it. Ingredients 1 quart of Half and Half 1 quart of heavy whipping cream…