culture

August 2012

Get off my lawn!

2025-01-04T13:04:02-08:00

I recently went on a campout with about 100 people in the woods of Northern California. Our group has been going to this particular spot for about 12 years. My friends are extremely eccentric, and many of the folks do a lot of experimentation with sex and drugs. Things have calmed down quite a bit from where they were when we […]

Get off my lawn!2025-01-04T13:04:02-08:00

February 2012

Cultural paradox

2025-01-04T13:05:08-08:00

Last night I ended up going to a bar on the west side of downtown Austin. I almost never go downtown on Saturday night, but an out-of-town friend called and invited me to come out for his girlfriend’s birthday. They were watching the Saints game at Lucy’s Surfer Bar, a place where his girlfriend hangs out frequently (it’s a local […]

Cultural paradox2025-01-04T13:05:08-08:00