Double Dave’s Pizzaworks

Jul8

This pizza joint is a good place to enjoy the Wednesday night pizza buffet. At Double Dave’s in North Austin, you can load up on salad, pizza and pizza rolls. I’m sure this is a most healthy dinner, right?

Inside Out

Jul7

This one is an emotional journey, and I might have cried a little bit. It is a good movie for those who fight to never lose their youthful exuberance.

From the credits:

“This film is dedicated to our kids. Please don’t grow up. Ever.”

Brushy Creek Trail East

Jul6

I walked for about an hour this evening on Brushy Creek Trail East. I travelled the section beginning from Forest Ridge Boulevard and heading west along Brushy Creek. This section is a paved trail, covered by shady trees, and good for walking your dog or riding your bike. On the way back, I popped out into the new subdivision that is beginning to take shape – with lots of new construction going on. Here are some photos from the trail and the creek, and as the sun began to set on a nice evening in Round Rock.

Slurpee

Jul5

Sometimes, at the end of a long Summer day, you just need a Slurpee to get you through. This one provided some energy so I could go and swim tonight. My favorite flavor is Mountain Dew, but if they don’t have that one, then I select from the available choices. Yay Slurpee!!!

The Beatles

Jul4

This Exhibit is at the LBJ Library in Austin until January of next year and there is plenty of memorabilia to entertain everyone. It covers the early years of Beatlemania, and brought back some memories for me. I think my favorite was the video of when they first played the Ed Sullivan Show back in 1964. Back then, almost everyone was crazy for The Beatles!

4th of July

Jul4

Happy 4th of July from the Oval Office! Well, at least the replica found in the LBJ Presidential Library.

3rd of July

Jul3

Happy 3rd of July! I know, usually it is the 4th of July we celebrate for Independence Day, but this year we are celebrating both days thanks to the extra long weekend. There are fireworks shows on both nights in different cities surrounding the Austin area. I slept in this morning and then went to the Monument Cafe in Georgetown for a late lunch. Their food is always nice, but a stroll through their garden is one of my favorite things about this city.

Kompressor Plus

Jul2

Hey. I got a new backpack. It is the Marmot Kompressor Plus. I also got this groovy Sea to Summit Lightweight Drysack. The concept is to take them hiking, and then stash everything into the Drysack so I can more easily jump into rivers and stuff. I am kind of a chicken when it comes to swimming in unknown places or crossing weird bodies of water, but maybe since I won’t have to worry about my stuff getting wet, I’ll be less scared? I will be sure to report back to you with the results. 🙂

Jefferson Davis

Jul1

In the shadow of the Texas Tower on the campus of The University of Texas, stands a statue of Jefferson Davis. This statue is in the news lately, as it was vandalized in June and is under consideration for removal from campus. There are several statues at UT, including four of Confederate Leaders. At the very least, it is interesting how these statues were chosen to be placed on campus, and at the very worst, they represent very racist and slave owning individuals from our past. I won’t decide if the statues should stay or not, but leave that decision up to the University. I will leave you with a set of photos from this afternoon of the Jefferson Davis statue (clear of graffiti) and the Tower.