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We drove to Memphis this past weekend to celebrate the 4th of July and Ab’s birthday. It was an awesome weekend…except for the fact that we drove to Memphis. Ab and I are not very good at handling long trips. We were road weary by the time we got to Round Rock…30 minutes from Austin. [...]

Well…it finally happened. I met one of Ab’s family members. Emily, Ab’s sister, came down for a 3-day visit in the middle of April. Em is married, works in an office, and lives in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. We were a little worried that 72 straight hours of partying outdoors might wear on her…but [...]

Last Wednesday kicked off the music segment of SXSW and one of Ab’s friends scored a wristband (and a guest pass?) to the Fader Fort. For out-of-towners: Fader Fort is a big music tent in a field. Super fun crowd, new music, totally awkward run-in with a guy Ab dated for a sec, good times [...]

Hi pups! To cut straight to the chase…last week was the worst week of my life.  I had a growth on my ear and the vet cut it out on Monday.  The surgery itself went smoothly and I was sent home at 4pm.  I was EXHAUSTED and fell asleep as soon as we got to [...]

Ab and one of her friends went down to the SXSW ‘volunteer call’ last week. They thought it would be fun to volunteer a bit, get the legit inside-scoop on all the bands, and just generally seem cool for a weekend. They showed up at the Hilton, stood in line for MAYBE 2 minutes, read [...]

It is a damn good thing that I do not make a living off of this blog, pups. I’m far from rolling in the dough as it is, but if I was a professional blogger, I’m quite certain that I would make Indian peasants look well-to-do.  I briefly considered making blogging one of my new [...]

Hiya pups! Sorry it’s been a while. I could try to come up with an excuse, but I got nothin’. Just been busy. Well, it’s also football (aka tailgating) season and then there was ACL…all very important, time-consuming events.  We’ve also been decorating our condo lately…it actually looks a bit like living beings reside there [...]

Ab and I went camping in Pace Bend a few weekends ago.  We arrived at the park around 4pm, spent a few hours swimming, meeting other campers, and drinking. We then set up our tent, ate dinner…and  Ab read while I destroyed 200 sticks. “We” fell asleep around 10pm…or so one of us thought. Ab [...]

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We’re exhausted over here today. We didn’t sleep at all last night. Ab pulled a back muscle yesterday. In most homes, this type of event would in no way affect the dog. However, I trust that none of my readers are even remotely surprised that Ab’s various injuries have a profound impact on my life. [...]