Notes from the blue dot

[monkeybard]

::waves from the nice blue dot in the scary red state::

What I like in Austin, TX so far:
Nice, quiet pavement to drive on
Wide streets with wide driving lanes
Wide sidewalks with room for peds and cyclists
Barbecue
Bats (which I hope to get to see take flight this evening)

Comments

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Did Austin dodge Ike?

[monkeybard]

Yeah and they're even housing some displaced folks in one end of the convention center. On the electronic signs as we drove down from Dallas: "Do not travel to Houston and Beaumont". We met a Red Cross worker who was on his way down for a three-week stint.