I got some good news, I hope, the other day. It was on the Tuesday tail end of weird a week, and this only came through as an adjunct to everything else that was happening, but it looks like three more weekly newspapers have picked up my column. It never ceases to amaze me that I can be popular elsewhere, but in my own hometown, folks look at me and say, “huh?” Of course, this is endemic to Austin, a general lassitude that’s just not found anywhere else. It’s sweatin’ weather already, and it’s true, I wore a shirt for only about 15 minutes or so yesterday. Long enough to jump into a Thundercloud Sub shop and score some lunch treats — the cat’s favorite. I needed a break from breaking my computer — I installed a new hard drive, and the installation, software and all the little wires all worked out just fine. Even better, I had a the correct jumper cable to drop the old hard drive into an external case. It’s hard to be pack rat in a single wide trailer, but somehow I mange to hold onto all kinds of computer bits and pieces. Of course, I’m having a problem with the mounting bracket for the new drive, and I’ve just got the new drive wedged in on an old matchbook, but that works for now. The big hammer comes next, and I’ll chisel away on the new hard drive. Best comment about the current situation elsewhere? “It’s like doing an ex–girlfriend, all your allies and friends wonder why, and you know you need to pull out before you get in big trouble.”
(Bubba Sean news recap editorial, live from Lockhart)
