tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post1766604114538371989..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Dey took er jerbs!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-75673958150573162652008-07-25T09:18:00.001-05:002008-07-25T09:18:00.001-05:00Only the best cupcakes in the land, man.Only the best cupcakes in the land, man.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-30149861016252740972008-07-25T09:18:00.000-05:002008-07-25T09:18:00.000-05:00I didn't make up the name for the website, and I'm...I didn't make up the name for the website, and I'm not techno-savvy enough to convert it into a link in this format. However, I speak from personal experience in saying that the cupcakes from that little converted Airstream trailer on South Congress Avenue are mighty damn tasty. <BR/><BR/>You should come down here some time, Capper. Texas really isn't the monolithic citadel of hate you seem to think it is. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-90797502530887225482008-07-24T21:38:00.000-05:002008-07-24T21:38:00.000-05:00Heycupcake?Heycupcake?capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-18299782106041009542008-07-24T15:47:00.000-05:002008-07-24T15:47:00.000-05:00Absolutely. Come on down.www.heycupcake.com/index....Absolutely. Come on down.<BR/><BR/>www.heycupcake.com/index.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-66756190358930884782008-07-24T13:23:00.000-05:002008-07-24T13:23:00.000-05:00Hah, the CDP for the reference-getting save!Didn't...Hah, the CDP for the reference-getting save!<BR/><BR/>Didn't know the movie was available...might have to go check it out now. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-91825626733986713122008-07-24T13:15:00.000-05:002008-07-24T13:15:00.000-05:00DURKA-DURRR!I saw The Machine Girl DVD at Borders ...DURKA-DURRR!<BR/><BR/>I saw <I>The Machine Girl</I> DVD at Borders yesterday and thought of you.The CDP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10960324885155236386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-44925673670098885302008-07-24T12:40:00.000-05:002008-07-24T12:40:00.000-05:00IT - More kittens, less boots!apc - I may actually...IT - More kittens, less boots!<BR/><BR/>apc - I may actually be visiting a friend in Austin come spring. I'm also told I'll need to see a lady about some cupcakes while I'm there.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-29164971233070572642008-07-24T12:36:00.000-05:002008-07-24T12:36:00.000-05:00We'd be glad to have you here in Austin any time. ...We'd be glad to have you here in Austin any time. It is hotter than the hinges of hell in the summertime, though, you got that right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-2133203362014948972008-07-23T18:24:00.000-05:002008-07-23T18:24:00.000-05:00As long as you don't become an item on B&K.As long as you don't become an item on <A HREF="http://www.bootsandkittens.com/" REL="nofollow">B&K</A>.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-66695543083479735192008-07-23T16:12:00.000-05:002008-07-23T16:12:00.000-05:00John - Mo' people mo' problems, and all th...John - Mo' people mo' problems, and all that.<BR/><BR/>apc - Good point. Aside from Austin (and maybe parts of Dallas), I wouldn't want to live in Texas just now. That has more to do with scorching heat than anything, to be fair, though.<BR/><BR/>And as for B&S, I wouldn't expect anything less (sadly).Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-39685221208865677572008-07-23T16:05:00.000-05:002008-07-23T16:05:00.000-05:00The cities mostly seem to be the suburbs of large ...The cities mostly seem to be the suburbs of large cities, at least the ones in Texas anyway. Austin usually places pretty high on these kind of lists, and it's not on this one at all. Round Rock, one of its suburbs, however, is on the list.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't worry about it, at least going by the Texas cities that made the list. Euless, Sugar Land, and the rest? Trust me. You don't want to live in any of them.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you're getting hammered over at b&s for having a conscience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-27925325893748610402008-07-23T16:04:00.000-05:002008-07-23T16:04:00.000-05:00I'd be real interested to see stats on how cities ...I'd be real interested to see stats on how cities that rank #1 fare 5 or 10 years out. I'd imagine that across the board, they drop significantly.<BR/><BR/>I won't go as far as to say it's unavoidable, but it's not far from it. Rochester, MN has seen a MAJOR decline since hitting #1 on the list in 1993.<BR/><BR/>And for pretty straightforward reasons. When a city ranks high on the list, people say "I want to move there", and they do. Not just illegals, but anyone looking to move. I was one of them, even if it was 10 years after the fact. (I'm not commiting any crimes, but I am driving up property taxes.)<BR/><BR/>New people bring congestion, pollution and a change in the character of the town. The existing infrastructure can't handle them, so school performance declines due to overpopulation, prices go up due to scarcity of housing initially, and then a subsequent housing expansion. And higher population almost always equals more poverty and more crime.<BR/><BR/>Just about every factor on the list traces back to a rising population, and we're slated to almost double in another 30 years or so.<BR/><BR/>Madison has issues that, if left unchecked, will continue to grow. But, like you point out, with the right leadership, we'll make it through ok. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure streetcars are what we really need to bring us back. :)John Das Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997404099815938801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-52019819042299332222008-07-23T11:43:00.000-05:002008-07-23T11:43:00.000-05:00I wasn't aware of how low we had dropped. Yikes!I wasn't aware of how low we had dropped. Yikes!Physical Originalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068403912470051938noreply@blogger.com