Tall ships in Riga
The one great thing about the insane levels of mold in the Austin air: I’m motivated to sit down, photo edit, and upload the pictures I spend a lot of time taking. Here’s another...
Category: Europe
Riga Near Sunset, July 2013
As many of you know, when I’ve gone to Riga, Latvia in the summer, I’ve spent a lot of time roaming the streets and taking pictures. Below is one of the pictures that I...
It’s an Estonian Weekend Here in Austin
When I called my credit card company to let them know I’d be traveling to Estonia and Latvia, I got a response I wasn’t expecting. “That’s nice. What country are those in?” “Um, those...
Is There Anything Better Than a Really Good Sunset?
Is there anything better than a really good sunset? Below are two of my favorite sunset pictures from this summer.
People love a panda! Panda art makes traveling less sucky!
The panda art at Charles de Gaulle airport, July 2013. In honor of the surviving giant panda cub at who was recently born at the National Zoo in Washington, DC , I couldn’t help thinking...
First Day at Positivus: A Quick Update
It’s 2:30 in the morning on this festival on the edge of the Gulf of Riga. The wind is blowing, the temps have dropped, and beachside activities have been cancelled. But otherwise the festival...
The Time Wayne Coyne and I Called Latvia, Woke Up My Friend, and Gave the Latvian Tabloids Some Copy!
When I heard the Flaming Lips were playing a SXSW show at Auditorium Shores, I couldn’t help think about the last time that the Flaming Lips played a large show in Austin.
Back in 2010, I was working on a column about people with disabilities at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. I ran across Wayne Coyne, the lead singer of the Flaming Lips in the festival’s media area. He was waiting for an interview with MTV, I was trying to stay in the shade so I didn’t melt.
Confederate Flags Can Be Seen All Over The World
As a Southerner who had at least three great grandfathers fight on the Confederate side of the Civil War, I have a problematic relationship with the old Confederate flag.
Photo: Spiral Staircase in Latvia
In the last few weeks I’ve been spending time sorting through the treasures I’ve found on various planets, upgrading various bits of hardware, and dealing with a lot of off camera hooha that has to...
The Time The President of Estonia’s Twitter Account Took Notice of My Friend and I
One Saturday afternoon in October I was chilling on Twitter while drinking my coffee, and I decided to take part in someone else’s discussion about whether or not the President of Estonia writes all his own Tweets. This is what happened:
