How to handle a screw-up

Finally, a business that knows how to handle a screw-up. I dropped off three frames at Binswanger Glass a couple of days before X’mas after they said they’d be ready X’mas eve by noon. I asked them when they’d close and they said 3:00. I was...

The best Chinese restaurant in Austin?

Is the unassuming Chinese restaraunt in the same shopping center as Target on 183 and Ohlen the best Chinese restaraunt in Austin? Maybe, consider the people who love it. Two of my friends are from Shanghai and they love eating there regularly. Heck, their wives send...

Send a UT Postcard

Want to send a postcard with a University of Texas theme to a friend. Go to www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/postcards/. They have some postcards with great photography. Gotta give credit to Jack from ECA for finding this website. Check out Jack’s company if...

Achoo! Austin Allergies

The bane of living in Central Texas is Allergies. In the last national survey we were the fourth worst place to live for allergies. It’s a constant problem–right now we’re in the midst of cedar fever where the cedar trees let go of their pollen and...

A warm day at Texas Chili Parlor

It was a cold day in Austin, Texas (stayed near freezing most of the day). A bowl of hot chili sounded perfect in this weather. We decided to head to one of Austin’s legendary chili spot–the Texas Chili Parlor. This is a favorite lunch spot close to the...