http://www.sundoggy.net/tails roberts in austin news Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:59:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We don't have Golden Gate Park, but then again, we don't have 19th Avenue traffic either. However, Austin has its own cool city park that is home to an ancient natural spring pool (Barton Springs), which is hopping most months, especially the boiling months when it's in your best interest ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2008/12/13/zilker-balloon-man/ It is only fitting that now while we're in midst of the Austin summer heat wave we should be reminded of the ice storm back in January. мебеликомпютри втора употреба After months of constant rain (and flooding) the odd weather has given way to typical Texas heat [thank God the ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/08/11/ice-storm-remembered-or-talk-about-the-weather/ OK, I'm not really adding a Part 6 to this expose on the mundane aspects of moving. I am totally done now. Instead, I'll just start keeping this page updated. Promise, really. If you're just starting, you might want to start at the beginning, where I sort of throw out ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/21/totally-done-with-this-update-austin-update-6/ So, enough for the moment on mundane chronological history of our whopping first 5 months in Austin, because I know everyone want to know what Louise and especially Daniel James have been up to as they immerse themselves into their new socialite life here. Louise has finally taken on ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/17/so-what-about-daniel-louise-austin-update-5/ So March got here and we had visitors from the California side of the family, my sister Beth, her kids Isabel and 5-month old Guy, and my mother. Damned courageous of Beth to travel with two kids in tow. They didn't come to build and cook like our previous ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/16/the-march-from-california-austin-update-4/ No surprise we beat our furniture to Austin, and had to camp out on the floor the first days (the moving van obviously took the slammer tour along the Mexico border or maybe the driver stopped for some of this). Immediately after our arrival Louise's parents Christine and Geoff flew ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/15/guests-without-furniture-austin-update-3/ In December things got a bit crazy as Louise finished her job at the hospital in Sacramento, and Daniel “graduated” from day care, where he had been going daily since he was 5 months old--so that was a big change for little Daniel. December is already a bit nuts with ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/15/the-move-austin-update-2/ OK, so it's been about 18 months since we updated our web site, but we've been a little busy and we're sorry about that. Besides this update, you can also find a photo album from our first 5 months in Austin, and 2006 Abbreviated. Had some technical difficulties last year, ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/14/where-were-we-in-2006-austin-update-1/ One of Louise's new friends has a cool blog, called Lucky Mom. Check it out here. Looks like she's got a following, and she's a funny, amusing writer. I went to check it out, and got consumed even though I'm not really into Mom stuff.  Particularly amusing was the latest entry ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/13/cool-texas-mom-web-site-2/ So I'm trying to brush up on my photography skills and catch the next big shot. Of course, Daniel is the focus of  most pictures these days, but i've been trying to branch out a little bit and not be just another obsessed father shooting endless Daniel pics, though that's rather ... http://www.sundoggy.net/tails/2007/06/03/juans-grasshopper/