The World Surrounding Me

Think back to 2001. The media was hyping some code-named invention (“Ginger” I think they called it) that was going to revolutionize transportation. It was going to revolutionize where we live. It was going to revolutionize how we commute to work. It was going to revolutionize how cities are designed. It was going to revolutionize [...]

What’s new around Matt & Becky’s world… Not much! No trips, no cooking classes, no home improvements, nothing very exciting lately, alas. Matt’s been working a few late-nights recently as his company works on some innovative and exciting new products. I’ve been working a lot (too much, but not as much as Matt). In between [...]

Stolen from Lisa, who stole it from Vince, who probably stole it from somebody: the map of states I’ve visited. I have visited 42 states (84%)Create your own visited map of The United States Admittedly, a few of these were when I was a young kid (Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Wyoming) and there are a [...]

It feels a bit like January today (at least by Austin standards) with cooler temperatures & rain. To celebrate, I finished off another scarf to send to some international students at SDSU (the one in South Dakota, of course, not the one in San Diego!). See a super-close-up here. I can picture a student wearing [...]

4 years ago today, Matt & I were married. Happy day! Today is a happy day as well, though we’re celebrating in a different way. We’re going to get the best fajitas in Austin with some good friends (one of my bridesmaids, and one of our wedding ushers, actually)), then back to their place to [...]

Shortly after we got married, Matt did something both wonderful & horrible: he took me to New York City and while there, we visited Daniel’s Bagels (not far from Grand Central Station). Since that fantastic trip, I have been forever spoiled on finding a quality bagel in Austin. As I learned in a very influential [...]

Last weekend we experienced these largest, highest, and most: Highest incorporated city in North America: Leadville Last stretch of interstate highway (at least as originally conceived) to be completed, and probably the hardest section to construct: Glenwood Canyon Largest single-mountain ski area in the US: Vail Highest & 2nd highest mountains in Colorado (also 2nd [...]