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Circle and Almost Circle #4

When you think about it though, geometric shapes don’t have any mass, so why would any of them not fly? Especially since it’s easier to draw them if they’re not intersecting any background contours. As I recall, Circle was made by tracing a milk bottle lid, which is already a bit of pain.

Lucy’s Gizzards

The craving for gizzards has dogged me for a month. The problem is, most of the places you would expect to find gizzards, i.e.: gas stations, either only have gizzards in the early afternoon or they don’t advertise that they have these particular fried treats. Luckily we have Lucy’s, the hipster fried chicken joint. Not

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Sweet potato popsicle

There I was, browsing through a convenience store off Cesar Chavez BLVD, when I came across this unusual flavor of paleta. A consultation with a handy smartphone translated the flavor, camote, as “sweet potato.” At first, one might think that blue is an unusual color to represent sweet potato. Then you might think that potatoes

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Bull cichlid out of Shoal Creek

Five Days of Austin Fishing Redux

I think I’ve finally glutted my appetite for spring fishing. At least I’ve slightly dulled the hunger. This Friday marked the second week of continuous after-work fishing. I tried covering new ground from last week, although I was limited by fishing holes that were more or less on my bike ride home. Lying very much

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