On Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 2:15PM, I will be donating blood for the first time in my life.
This is completely motivated by Michelle Greer’s poking and prodding (pun intended) over her idea of organizing a blood drive via Twitter, the social messaging network. Read her blog post about the entire thing and get […]

Austin Evolution #8

Check out a video of the Capital MetroRail car walk-through here.

A 14-mile light rail route has been proposed yet again for the city of Austin. It would be built by the city and would integrate with the planned Capital MetroRail that’s set to open in the fall.
I filled up the other day […]

Yesterday, Google Maps announced their release of Google Street View in Austin. I saw them on the UT campus a while ago an lo and behold there I am. This is a great addition to the Google Maps features for the city.

A little bird told me that Caffé Medici, my #2 favorite Austin coffee shop (second only to Progress Coffee) will be opening its second location on the Drag very soon. Wonder what crappy national burrito chain it will replace?
If the folks at Medici know what’s good for them, #2 will stay open 24/7 and […]

JetBlue announced today the inclusion of new non-stop flights from Austin to Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, San Francisco and L.A./Long Beach. The airline is offering a special rate on tickets for travel before June 18th that’s booked before the end of the month—$99 each way for tickets.
Who wants to kick it to San Fran with […]