Special Events
Cedar Park Night Hike
I hadn’t hiked with the Meetup group I joined for that very purpose in a long time. I figured that time of day, which was actually night, and a new area that was completely paved, may be just the thing to put a little more variety in my week. At first, I didn’t think I … Continue reading
Notorious RBG
The Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) sponsored movie night at one of my favorite theatre chains. Normally, no one is allowed to talk or even have their phones out at a certain point and the theatre becomes a quiet zone. Yet, this was a “rowdy” viewing of “RBG,” meaning we were … Continue reading
B 12
Anytime the leasing office at my apartment complex offers free food and drinks, I make sure to attend since they raise my rent every year. I figure over time, I can consume my money’s worth. This particular event centered around Bingo. Even though I’m middle aged, I feel too young for this particular game, which … Continue reading
First Three Pages: Bad Driving
What began as a 3-minute radio drama script with one MeetUp group, transformed, after much painful Word Doc template formatting, into a movie script. After all that work, an opportunity presented itself, in the form of a script-writing competition, to get more mileage out of my effort, “Bad Driving.” The Austin Film Festival usually hosts … Continue reading
Crossing Borders
I’ve crossed many international borders, starting with being born in Japan on a military base. I don’t remember entering The US since I was barely over a year old, but I didn’t leave The States again until I was 22 as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later as an expat math and science teacher at … Continue reading
Free Pancake Day 2018
I love a good food plan. For Free Pancake Day, I did my usual morning workout, showered and arrived at IHOP a little after 8. The only other time I participated in this event, was years ago when I was a classroom teacher and I’d gone after teaching. The place had been packed. Obviously that … Continue reading
Transform 2018
I declared 2018 as the year I’d start becoming a filmmaker. Fortunately for me, The Austin School of Film has a wonderful program where one can intern and for every 30 hours worked, qualify for a “free” class. That’s how I like to think of bartering my time for classes. Normally, I help to keep … Continue reading
Happy Raunchy Valentine’s Day
The biggest fantasy is Some man would be a mind reader Knowing instinctively what to say To make me want him In an instant He’d just size me up Know how to connect to me Doesn’t that sound marvelous Someone crossing your path Just knowing how to be attractive Or at the very least Not … Continue reading
How to De-Ice a Windshield: Austin, TX Style
For the third time in two months and since moving to Austin in 2009, Mother Nature snowed. Par for the course in Austin, lots of ice rained down. I stayed in my apartment the entire day. I had a mental list of things to do, including working out in the morning and “going to work” … Continue reading
Mayor’s Task Force on Institutional Racism & Systemic Inequities Meeting at HT
Months ago, Mayor Adler formed a task force in order to address institutional racism. This was far overdue, especially after stories started circulating years ago about how Blacks were leaving Austin, which was the reverse trend, compared to other growing cities around the US. Normally, Austin is revered as the Live Music Capital of the … Continue reading