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Capitol 10,000

The Statesman Capitol 10,000 is the largest 10K in Texas and the fifth largest in the nation. As one of my two 2013 New Year Resolutions (sadly, the other one is a carryover from 2012 and shall remain secret), I … Continue reading

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Back in ATX

I finally got sick of the perfect East Bay weather and insanely high rent prices: I moved back to Austin, TX this week after a year in sunny California. While I will surely miss all the perks of living in the … Continue reading

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Austin fires

As you probably know by now, some serious wild fires are raging in the suburbs of Austin. As you probably also know by now, from my former office in Austin I had quite the view, which allowed me every now … Continue reading

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Keep Berkeley Weird

People kept telling me how Berkeley is so much “weirder” than Austin. So as I headed out to grab me some lunch I was excited to see this fully ornamented “Frida Kahlo” car: Then I looked more closely. Never mind: … Continue reading

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Goodbye party

I’ve posted some photos from last Saturday’s gathering organized by Rebecca and Eli at Icenhauer’s celebrating the fact that I’m leaving town. I hear the real party is happening this coming weekend. I fully Rebeccammend you check them out in The … Continue reading

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Momentum

I attended the Momentum dinner a week ago. Hosted by Ken Herman, columnist for the Austin-American Statesman and with featured speaker Dan Senor, co-author of Start-up Nation: The History of Israel’s Economic Miracle. Oh, and kosher BBQ by Kogan. Mr. … Continue reading

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SXSW – Vicente Gayo

Vicente Gayo is an interesting band from Mexico City. They put on a good show with a lot of energy but their sound was mostly noisy, not that melodic. They were giving away cool Speak n’Spell stickers and were selling … Continue reading

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