Archive for November 7th, 2018

Administrative note.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

I get a lot of hits on the contact information for Austin City Council members page.

Just so everyone knows, I will be updating that and the other contact pages, but not until after the new folks take office, which I think will be January.

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That’s not a knife…

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

World’s largest Bowie knife, Bowie, Texas.

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Obit watch: November 7, 2018.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

Kitty O’Neil, noted stunt woman and holder of the women’s land speed record.

The Motivator accelerated rapidly, though silently for Ms. O’Neil; she was deaf. Her speed peaked briefly at 618 miles per hour, and with a second explosive run measured over one kilometer, she attained an average speed of 512.7 m.p.h., shattering the land-speed record for women by about 200 m.p.h.

For Ms. O’Neil, her record — which still stands — was the highlight of a career in daredevilry. She also set speed records on water skis and in boats. And, working as a stuntwoman, she crashed cars and survived immolation.

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Travel day.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

Going to be on the road for a few days. Blogging will be catch as catch can, though I do intend to get some stuff up.

In the meantime, please enjoy this coded musical interlude. I think I’ve posted these before, but what the heck: they’re still great songs.

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