There is a new coffee joint in Round Rock called Dazzle Coffee. Don’t go there expecting your normal coffee place where you go in and lounge about and glom on to the free internets. Dazzle is on to you people, so they have a drive-through or walk-up only kind of place. I got the “Frezian” with the “Zebra” flavor (white and dark chocolate), and I recommend this drink for helping you to be more productive in the New Year. Sorry if this wrecks any of your dieting plans. 
It was a cold, rainy day in Round Rock, so today’s plan was to get some grub and watch some of the College Football Playoff games. Twin Peaks served up some great pulled pork nachos and some interesting football. Now, let’s start the discussion about opening up the playoffs to eight deserving teams instead of only four.
Happy New Year!!! I went to Kingdom and Matthew Dear did a great job as tonight’s primary DJ. Check him out if you ever get the chance.
A few scenes from Sixth Street from early evening on New Year’s Eve…
Happy New Year Internet Friends! I am going to bring in the New Year in Downtown Austin and I needed some food to help me make it through the night. A hearty burger from Casino el Camino did the trick. This place on Sixth Street is both a bar and it has a small, but awesome, kitchen in the back. There is eclectic art on the walls, a patio for hanging out, the best jukebox, and an upstairs area for relaxing and chatting. I ordered the Chicago Burger – bacon, romaine lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Totally yummy! Secret Tip – When you order your food, don’t give them your real name, because when it is ready, they will call you over the loudspeaker in a fun way. It’s best to make them call out something funky to entertain the whole bar. 🙂
Chicken, Chicken, Goat, Dragon…
After my visit to the Mexic-Arte Museum, I struck out on a long walk. I went South on Congress, crossed the Ann Richards Bridge, got onto the Hike and Bike Trail, it turned into the Boardwalk, crossed over Town Lake at the I-35 bridge, followed the trail under I-35, walked up Rainey Street, by the Convention Center, over to Sixth Street, and back to Congress. Of course, I took a few photos of the scenes along the way on this cold and cloudy day in Austin (the sky cleared a little as the day went on). Overall, a nice walk!
If you live in America, you have been cheated out of fun all this time. You have been playing boring Bingo with combinations of letters and numbers like “B-12”. All along, Mexico has had a cooler version called LoterÃa with awesome picture cards like La Muerte (“Death”) and La Sirena (“The Mermaid”). I learned more about this today at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, and took some photos to help enlighten the rest of the planet. Now you can jettison your Bingo cards and pick up LoterÃa cards to replace them. You can thank me later with a small portion of your winnings. ¡Buena suerte! 🙂
Lights on the side of a restaurant looking nice at nighttime.
night·time
ˈnītˌtīm/
noun
the time between evening and morning;
the time of darkness.
Touching…
“…I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would”
earthrobert 