Bonus donut holes

On many mornings over the last few weeks in Kerrville, Texas, I have stopped by the Daily Donuts shop and grabbed a breakfast of coffee and a donut. The pastry I ate on every visit might be known to readers in some parts of the country as a custard-filled Long John. It's called an E-clare … Continue reading Bonus donut holes →

Ann Arbor’s Prop A, adverbs, and DDA tax capture

Voters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will decide on Nov. 6 whether a publicly owned parcel atop an underground parking structure in the downtown should be reserved in perpetuity as public land and developed as a parklike amenity, a civic commons of sorts. It's Prop A on the ballot. An alternative use for the parcel is … Continue reading Ann Arbor’s Prop A, adverbs, and DDA tax capture →

On saving a turtle and other unwritten stories

On Sunday, I was pedaling my bicycle south on Bandera Highway outside of Kerrville, Texas, heading for the turnoff to Wharton Road, which would take me to Center Point River Road, across the Guadalupe River—if not so much water was spilling over the two lanes of asphalt that I had to turn around and not … Continue reading On saving a turtle and other unwritten stories →

Alt Text, Alt Texas, Alt Totter

I have a bit of time to kill in Texas before heading to Indiana. So I'm reading my Twitter timeline a little closer than I have in a while. Yesterday, Devon Persing tweeted: "Quarterly reminder to turn on alt text support for when you tweet images. It's a small thing you can do to help improve … Continue reading Alt Text, Alt Texas, Alt Totter →

Where I’ve been

Today I'm charting a course for Bloomington, Indiana. It's a place I've lived before: Places (chronological order) Columbus, Indiana St. Louis, Missouri Göttingen, Germany Bloomington, Indiana Xi'an, Shaanxi Province Rochester, New York Ann Arbor, Michigan Madison, South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota Kerrville, Texas I'm not sure if I will head for Bloomington before Election Day, … Continue reading Where I’ve been →