Is there a place in Austin where I can buy an iphone that's unlocked/supported by t-mobile? Has anyone been to the new phone store on S Congress that advertises full flashing and used phone sales w/ warranty? I might have to drop by later this morning...

It's a shitty day for institutional Catholicism, all the way around. Where to start, hmmmmm...

Catholic Church shamed by Irish Abuse Report

Highlights:

...The Catholic religious orders that ran more than 50 workhouse-style reform schools from the late 19th century until the mid-1990s offered public words of apology, shame and regret Wednesday. ( Read more... )

The Bath School Disaster.

There is nothing new under the sun.

A Monetary Reformer in Kindergarten ( Read more... )

This morning, at Cafe Medici, I asked the woman behind the counter how much their coffee beans cost. She named a price. I asked if that was by the pound, or in the bags out by the counter, which were 12 oz. She said that was "for the pounds in the bags". I said, "those are not pounds, they are 12 ounces." She asked quietly, "How many ounces ( Read more... )

This is one of the lamest stories I have ever seen in the NYT. I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't the Onion. Poor, poor, consumer people: OH NOES! They don't know how to fix their toilet! They can't shave their own bikini line! They did their own hair and it came out badlySo what's your point, NYT? Don't Do It At Home, kids, get out ( Read more... )

And now, the costume selection for this evening's festivities ( Read more... )

Enchantment Under the Sea Dance ( Read more... )

Here's the crux of the biscuit: Yes, evidently I can write the great majority of a show libretto in a scant few weeks, especially if there is tremendous pressure to do so. The small room, the straw, the spinning wheel...I know them and they know me. But what I cannot help but wonder is what it would be like to handed a complete script, say, at ( Read more... )

My dreams last night were just one dream, a long technicolor murder movie. In England, sort of. In a castle, sometimes. A nicely restored one (I have stayed in a castle, it can be a bit drafty). The murder, or murders I should say for there was certainly more than one, were horrific and personal. The story seemed almost familiar, in that I as ( Read more... )