Things I’ve Googled

September 29, 2005September 10, 2022 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

akhnilo
amy huntington block jenner
antique wedding rings
austin “house of nuts”
aveland, halsted chicago

back pillow
barthelme kind of writing
bas bleu book dart
basketball star “Roof Top”
berlin chicago belmont
book without any e’s
book value 1998 jeep grand cherokee

Cabernet Franc
Caribou Ferry schedule
carmina burana mp3
carnivale second season DVD
cracked feet, cure
current hit streak

chicago best house music
chicago cheap sunglassses michigan ave.
chicago liquor store
chicago place blues
chicago place buy beer

dancing rabbit ecovillage
dao thai restaurant
darts
deacon blue
draught house austin

earth day 2005
eeyore independence
egg foo yong
einstein’s bagels
ethan allen

farewell and goodnight lyrics
fedora nova scotia
filene’s basement michigan avenue
fish & chips
four countries quartet

galway bay 500 diversey
game scores baseball
guildhall, Vermont 05905
gum biddie

hefeweizen list
heritage harbour house inn
hiroshima taph
hookah 2057 w. north
hubbard cigar espresso

Independence Brewing
independence Brewing austin
isaac suggs
isaac suggs bolingbrook
isaac suggs tech

james tate allen tate
jameson
jazz station
jeremy taylor jenner
jones art austin

k/bb ratio
kaiser jewelry jefferson city
katrina refinery safety
kermit roosevelt
kwiat

lady start chicago fire
lance niekro joe phil
language iceland
led zeppelin lord of the rings
life times elvin jones
lost next new episode...

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The Garbage Disposal

September 27, 2005June 20, 2024 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

Rick and I fixed the garbage disposal. He got two rocks out and I got the other one. It appeared that one rock had stuck the garbage disposal such that it couldn't move. The power went out at one point. Rick poured some powerful chemicals into the bathroom sink. I gave him the American Spirit … Continue reading The Garbage Disposal

Record High Temperatures in Austin

September 26, 2005May 6, 2019 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

The temperature climbed as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit today in Austin, TX. This was a record high for a September 26 in Austin. The previous record was 99 degrees, set in 1923. The record temperatures are partially a result of Austin's position in the wake of Rita. There is "return flow" from the gulf that is swamping Austin in what I figure is more or less "old air."

This continues the tease that Hurricane Rita has proven herself to be, at least in Austin, TX. I mean no flippancy to those who suffered from Rita. But 106 degrees on September 26 is unfathomably hot. It was 91% humidity at 7:24 this morning. I recorded a low temperature of 69 degrees, this morning around seven. The highest low for Austin on a September 26 is 79 degrees, in 1977.

For a chart of these records, check out the NOAA page.

The special weather statement for Austin is listed on Austin's K-EYE news wesbite, a CBS outlet.

I also want to point out that it hasn't rained but once in Austin since I moved back down here on August 27, 2005. People who went to the Austin City Limits Music Festival this last weekend said it was like the dust bowl. One guy said he couldn't sleep, for the dust in his nose wouldn't let him breathe. He was waking up at 3 in the morning to shoot dustballs out of his nose. Nasty.

Poolaski is a little like Parmesan

September 26, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

My wife went to Central Market in Austin, TX this weekend and bought us some Polish cheese, called poolaski. It is damn good. It is neither soft nor hard. It is not as hard as parmesan but not as soft as havarti. By taste it reminds me of parmesan. It is not really a crackers-and-cheese … Continue reading Poolaski is a little like Parmesan

Brautigan as a Genre

September 26, 2005September 10, 2022 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

As a writer, Richard Brautigan successfully created his own genre, what folks including W.P. Kinsella have called "Brautigans." A Brautigan is a vignette, somewhere between a short story and a poem. He is a little kooky but not cheesy. Sometimes his writing is beautiful. He was a hippie, you could say. But he got an … Continue reading Brautigan as a Genre

Austin High Temp

September 25, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

It was up to 105.8 degrees fahrenheit here in Austin, TX today. That was the high reading on my thermometer, though nearby temperatures were recorded at 107 or even 108. I was outside in the morning and started sweating after walking only a couple of hundred feet. Forecast: Monday, tomorrow (9.26.05), also will be hot. … Continue reading Austin High Temp

Chaser

September 24, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

I have devised a new darts game called "Chaser" where darters get a point when they hit a sector (what is a point area called, a block, a slice?) with the third consecutive dart that's hit that area (they do not have to hit it three straight times themself, they pick up where the previous … Continue reading Chaser

Thoughts Nearing Sleep

September 13, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

A lady inaristocratic trousers Holding four concert ticketsin front of her face

You say what?

September 12, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

hierophany search it at technorati.com hello, Ray birthdays suck anyway should I celebrate it, or is that copping out of a day as in, well, i can sit on the couch and drink high life and eat cheese puffs because it's my birthday whereas, who cares? it's your birthday so what? waste it and that's … Continue reading You say what?