Entries by wadeferd

The Whole Earth

This link is a map of where various Whole Eartherlings have ended up. It’s amazing to see how much the folks who work at this store get around. Proof positive that traveling is not based on how much money you have, but how much you want it. Nobody who works at there makes more than […]

Construction begins

With the power of the chainsaw, we have managed to cobble together a working superstructure, a throwing arm, and an absurdly heavy counter weight. The whole thing has proved too be to heavy for us mere humans to move so we’re working on acquiring a flat bed trailer for hauling the thing down to the […]

Signs of the Times

Yesterday Rigoberto Alpizar’s was shot by a Federal Air Marshall while boarding an American Airlines flight in Miami, because he claimed he was carrying a bomb. All the while his wife was trying to tell the air marshall that the man was mentally ill and off his medication. From cnn.com “She was chasing after him,” […]

Lists of lists of lists.

It’s that time of year again. As we bid a happy farewell to this odd odd year, the ‘best of’ lists are cropping up all over the damn place. Here in Austin the Chronicle Best of 2005 awards both a readers and a critics poll (Don’t get me started on the crap restaurants that make […]

Our fair city

I’ve been bound and determined to write something at least slightly positive on the site lately, but the Bush Administration has been ruining that plan. However, on a local level the city looks ready to approve the updated citywide design rules. This is a very cool development, that will hopefully stem the onslaught of the […]