If you live in a place that is relatively free of corruption, and the government supports the rule of law, be thankful. This film will take you to places that you don’t want to be. It is a lesson in humanity, both good and bad – but real.
After work today, I walked along the shoreline of Emma Long Metropolitan Park and then beat the heat by going for a sunset swim. The summertime people were out in full force.
Here are some sunset photos of the Pennybacker Bridge. I stopped to enjoy the view on my way home this evening.
Celebrating an early Bastille Day or La Fête nationale at the French Legation Museum and grounds in Austin. There is a replica of the Eiffel Tower, live music, food, and drink. Enjoy!
My afternoon plans were to attend the “Quesoff” at the Mohawk in downtown Austin. These plans were squashed when I showed up about thirty minutes early and the line went down the block and wrapped up the hill from there with no end in sight. Apparently, queso contests are extremely popular on beautiful sunny days in Austin. So, instead, I checked into Pelon’s for some brunch. This place is nice with a gorgeuos deck and groovy air-conditioned interior. The food needs a little work, but the location is perfect and the staff was great. See you next year, queso judging party!
This evening, instead of hiking the trail alongside Bull Creek, I waded my way upstream from Bull Creek District Park. It was a lot of fun and the water was beautiful thanks to all the rains we have experienced this year in Austin. I need to take more hikes like this in the near future. 🙂
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!
Happy 4th of July from the Oval Office! Well, at least the replica found in the LBJ Presidential Library.
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.
When you sit down ready to destroy the Wizard of Oz coin pusher game, and the flying monkey is smirking at you, you know you are going to have a rough evening of pushing those shiny things off of the ledge.
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