Arguendo and Dixi

Sitting Is Killing You

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:43:00 +0000

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@Postcrossing Postcard - South Dakota

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:32:00 +0000

We received this postcard from South Dakota today, via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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@Postcrossing Postcard - Portugal

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:49:00 +0000

We received this postcard from Portugal today, via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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Mustang Owners Club of Austin

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:31:00 +0000

We attended the Mustang Owners Club of Austin 31st Annual Mustang and Ford Roundup this past Saturday. It was held on the grounds of Great Hills Baptist Church in the Arboretum area. I didn't realize it until later that the lens on the old camera had a smudge on it, so I apologize for some of the pictures not being all that great. And if you'd like to see more pictures from the show, be sure to check out the Car Shows Page for more.

From Mustang Car Show

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GOP Already Giving Up!!

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:02:00 +0000

This is from the GOP website. Check the date.

From Stuff

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@Postcrossing Postcard - Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:24:00 +0000

We received this postcard from Indonesia today, via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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Austin Cow Parade

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:37:00 +0000

The Cow Parade has officially kicked off in Austin. We were in Breed & Co. today to look at some of the Cow Parade Miniatures. Be sure to follow our Austin Art Installations blog for daily pictures of each of the cows.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Street Cup Stacking

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:44:00 +0000

I'm sure you've all seen the videos with the kids who do the cup stacking or speed stacking. While those are all good and fun, I thought this was even better. Enjoy.

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Google+ Invites

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:15:00 +0000

We got invited onto Google+ yesterday and have been playing around with it. We don't do the Facebook thing, so we can't compare or contrast the two. But so far, Google+ looks interesting. If you'd like an invite, just let us know.
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Oslo, Norway

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:52:00 +0000

I came across this picture from Oslo, Norway today on Twitter. It was posted by a gentleman named Rune Reitan.

From Stuff

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King Moving Services

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:33:00 +0000

Dixi and I moved last weekend. We were dreading the entire ordeal because of past bad experiences with moving company's. But after hiring King Moving Services, we won't be using anyone else ever again.

We had received several bids for the job and all seemed to be pretty expensive for the amount of furniture and boxes that needed to be moved. Then I came across Erin Thomas, and Dixi and I will be telling people about him any time we hear about someone moving.

We had him scheduled for 9am on Saturday. I explained that we had a 3 hour window in which to get everything moved. Erin and his helper Ty arrived a few minutes before 9 and had a look around to see what all we had, and then got straight to work. They even brought their own dolly's and furniture pads. To our amazement, they had just about everything loaded within an hour and a half. They were extremely polite and efficient throughout the entire time. They even had the truck unloaded in just under an hour! And the best part - NOTHING was damaged in any way.

A long time ago I was in customer service training at Dell. One of the things they showed us was a statistic on customer satisfaction. I don't remember the actual numbers involved, but it basically said this:

If you provide good customer service, the customer will tell 5 people over a period of 3 years. But if you provide bad customer service, the customer will tell 15 people over a period 2 years.

Again, the numbers probably aren't correct in that statement, but the general concept is there. And Erin Thomas provided EXCEPTIONAL customer service. I would recommend him and his team to anyone looking to hire a moving company in the Austin area.

These are the gentlemen that moved us. Ty on the left, Erin Thomas on the right. If you're moving and looking to hire someone, these are the guys to hire.

From Stuff

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@Postcrossing Postcard - Germany

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:57:00 +0000

We received this postcard from Germany today, via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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@Postcrossing Postcard - The Netherlands

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:46:00 +0000

We received this postcard from The Netherlans today via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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Gmail, Now Powered by Bing!

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:57:00 +0000

Oh, the irony of Google ads....

From Stuff

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@Postcrossing Postcard - Germany

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:14:00 +0000

We received this postcard from Hamburg, Germany today via PostCrossing.

From PostCrossing

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ROT Rally Parade

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:39:00 +0000

The ROT Rally Parade was this past Friday night. Congress Avenue was shut down from 11th Street all the way down to Cesar Chavez. Evidently the bikes were running a bit late, and since we had prior plans, we didn't get to see the bikes show up. These vehicles made the rounds 3 times. After an hour of waiting after these vehicles came through we had to leave. Maybe next year...

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Dumbest. Thing. Ever.

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:55:00 +0000

Dixi and I both have tattoos. But this is just too stupid for words, in my opinion.

EDIT: Turns out, it was all a lie and nothing but a publicity stunt.
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Wordpress Orange Button

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:26:00 +0000

Go to Wordpress.
Place your cursor over the big orange button that says "Get started here".
Look at the referral.

Or just look in the lower left corner of the screen capture I got earlier.

Now that's funny.

From Stuff

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Will Smith Tribute

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:18:00 +0000

I think this guy is pretty amazing! His website can be found here.

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@Postcrossing Postcard - California

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:33:00 +0000

Received this postcard this morning from California via PostCrossing. The sender is pre-med and sent Happy Anniversary wishes as well. Thank you Kristy!

From PostCrossing

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Happy Memorial Day

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Happy Memorial Day to all!

Dixi and I have been searching for a new place to live, as we are tired of this apartment. It's a bit too small for us and we just want something nicer with a few more amenities. We've been looking for the past month and aren't having as much luck as we would have liked. With everyone seeming to be moving to the Austin area, rents have skyrocketed. And finding something that will actually be available is bordering on ridiculous. We were hoping to move closer in to where Dixi's office is, but it's starting to look like we'll wind up moving further out! Add in the factor of having had a major hiccup with our credit a couple years ago is making it even worse. But I'm sure we will find something.
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@Postcrossing Postcards

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:12:00 +0000

We received two beautiful cards via Postcrossing today. The first postcard is from Irina in Russia and came with Happy Anniversary wishes. It was mailed April 20th and took 33 days to arrive. The second postcard is from Poland and arrived in 21 days.

From PostCrossing

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@Postcrossing Postcard - Brazil

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Received a postcard from Brazil today via Postcrossing.

From PostCrossing

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Randy "Macho Man" Savage #ripmachoman

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:08:00 +0000

We're not big fans of wrestling in general, although Dixi does tend get a bit more talkative whenever she sees The Rock or John Cena on TV. I don't have alot of memories of Randy "Macho Man" Savage, but it's still sad to hear of someone passing away as young as he was.

From Stuff

November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011

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Just Because I Find It Funny!

noreply@blogger.com (Arguendo | Dixi) — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:28:00 +0000

I know this was posted because a staffer confused a personal account with the actual Secret Service account, but there will always be a part of me that wonders if that's true.

From Stuff

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