Author Archives: Jason
The Home-Grown Project
For the last several years, I’ve planted herbs to use in my kitchen exploits—nothing fancy, just basil, chives, mint and rosemary, usually—but I’ve always purchased relatively mature plants and potted them in larger containers. This year, I decided to try … Continue reading
SXSW photos, day 1
A few photos from the first day of the 10th Annual Twangfest Party at Jovita’s in Austin.
Minor computer catastrophe
Up until last evening around 7, my MacBook Pro was fine. Then it started hanging while accessing files, and I heard the beginnings of the dreaded Hard Drive Click. Having been somewhat smart, I’d been using Time Machine for backup … Continue reading
Getting it together
I’ve neglected to revive the photos section from my old site, but I hope to remedy that soon. Until then, this is only a test.
Comicraft New Year’s Day Sale
The typefaces that Comicraft produces are of such high quality, I can’t say enough good things about them. As has been their tradition for as long as I can remember, on New Year’s Day, you can purchase almost anything in … Continue reading
Trip statistics
If you’re interested… Miles driven: 9059 Gasoline consumed: 202.6 gallons Total fuel cost: $747 Mean gasoline price: $3.69 per gallon Highest gasoline price: $4.399 per gallon (Boonville, California) Lowest gasoline price: $3.359 per gallon (St. Louis, Missouri) Mean fuel economy: … Continue reading
Day 30 and beyond: Gimme a break
I’d been on the road for a month, and it was the day before my grandmother’s birthday, so I was in a hurry to get home. I drove to Northwest Coffee and picked up some beans for home and a … Continue reading
Day 29: Almost there…
The Oklahoma State Fair was underway, and my motel was near the fairgrounds, so I chose to get out of town as quickly as possible, forgoing the promise of migas for breakfast at a local place I’d wanted to try. … Continue reading
Day 28: OK by U
The alarm sounded early, since my coffee date was earlier than I usually get moving. I got ready and found the Flying Star Cafe, the place Dana had suggested. I’d only seen a couple of older photos, but I was … Continue reading