There’s a scene in Red River, I think it’s almost at the very end, where there’s a tremendous cattle drive through some Western town. Well, this was nothing like that. For starters, the soundtrack was distinctly non-cowboy music. You can’t play a tuba in the saddle. Furthermore, I was the closest thing to an Indian …
So I got this iPod, right? I actually won it in a drawing. No kidding. I guess I can’t say “I never win anything!” for a good long time. It’s cool, it’s a 30G video iPod, the black one. It’s shiny and it sounds nice and I guess I dig having a little soundtrack with …
I heard Governor Ann Richards speak – it was maybe two or three years ago. She was funny and scathing and sharp as a tack. Two things she spoke about still stand out in my memory. She told a story about getting through airport securty while wearing a body suit with snaps in the crotch. …
File under “Things We’ll Never Know the Answer To.” Do you think the noise of the bell starts to drive the cow a little crazy after a while? Do cows get headaches? Is a cow that’s fed up with her bell likely to give sour milk? I know I’ve certainly had enough of the g*dd*mn …
I didn’t hit send…yet. It occurs to me that petty as these folks are, she really could lose her job. But I share this story with you, NEV readers, in the form of a letter to the Graz Tourism Board. Dear Graz Tourism: I am an American, married to an Austrian. I was in Graz …
We’re coming to the end of our inaugural tour of the Salzkammergut. It’s been a busy week here at the Aigen HQ, but the weather has been spectacular and we’ve had a fine time. The contented travelers are off to Prague tomorrow – we reconvene in Vienna next week. The tour thus far? Aigen local …