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Broken Windows and Barbecue — A Tale of Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:59:35 +0000

Austin by God Texas is woke. It is my hometown and by osmosis, I am woke as a joke. Recently, the Austin Police Department — under the pressure of a lack of support and a lack of funding via “defund the police” sentiment emanating from the City Council — announced they would not respond to […]

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Austin By God Texas — Chips, Dips, Tesla, and Tech

Big Red Car — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:13:41 +0000

One of the things we learned during the Pandemic’s early days before we became obsessed by lockdowns and mandates was that the United States had a great number of strategic industries in which our supply lines started in China, thereby making us vulnerable to the whims of an enemy. Yes, I said an ENEMY. Chief […]

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Tech City Rent As A Measure Of Inflation

Big Red Car — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:50:14 +0000

I am a little fixated on inflation these days. I look at modestly obscure sources of data to try to track the old bitch so when I read an article on average apartment rents in tech city markets, I had to bring it to your attention. Let me cut to the chase. 1. Rents went […]

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Tesla Makes It Official — HQ Is Moving To Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:06:20 +0000

Yawn! You knew it was going to happen. It was always in the cards and now the hand is dealt. Cards are face up. First, the Gigafactory for the new Tesla pickup and now this. A couple of other Musk companies along the way. Austin By God Texas is to be the new home of […]

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Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:22:21 +0000

“Why is everybody moving to Austin By God Texas?” a chap emails me. He’s from the Dark Continent and we were discussing the Chinese involvement in Africa when he asks the question. I send him this chart. It’s the jobs, baby. Austin has a ton of open jobs at great companies in the tech space. […]

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Garbo’s Inadequate Lobster Roll — An Austin Travesty

Big Red Car — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:07:12 +0000

I love a lobster roll. Who doesn’t? Sure, they can be pricey, but you, amigo, are worth it. There are only a handful of places you can get a good one in Austin By God Texas. One of those places is Barton Creek Country Club. They used to call theirs a “lobster club.” Here is […]

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Faught Service Company

Big Red Car — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:00:19 +0000

Yesterday I had important folks over to the house. The prior night, the AC went out. Faught Service Company, in the person of Mrs. Bonnie Faught, was booked, but found a tech to come fix my problem. It wasn’t cheap, but damn it was quick. That is customer service. Same day AC customer service. Four […]

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Yes, We Have No Bananas

Big Red Car — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:44:48 +0000

COVID got me eating way more produce — fruits and vegetables — and cooking a lot more with fresh ingredients — both good things. I am quite the guacamole chef these days — as evidenced by direct testimony from a native who has been involved with my family (raised my children?) for decades. She said, […]

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Blizzard of 2021 Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:53:36 +0000

We had a blizzard this week. It was gigantic and it was threatening. We were snowed in. We had massive drifts of snow triggering harsh reactions. Today, it is 60F +/- and winter is over for the year. But, it was Hell on wheels whilst it lasted. But, hey, what Hell do I really snow […]

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Tesla and Austin By God Texas For The Win!

Big Red Car — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:58:03 +0000

Old news already here in the People’s Republic of Austin, but maybe you haven’t heard: Elon Musk has picked Austin By God Texas for the next Gigafactory at which to build the new Tesla Truck. Hook ’em, Tesla! Elon had NOT been smoking anything when he made the announcement and he thanked Tulsa, Oklahoma for […]

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