Mayor Lormar's Random Madness

Feast or Famine

Lormar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:37 +0000

As always in Austin, the rain is either a feast or a famine…. It seems the famine is over and now we’re gonna get waterlogged for a while. This is altogether pretty much a good thing, so I’m not complaining. Just commenting on it…. However it’s a right pain in the ass getting around by bus [...]

Stupidity strikes Capital Metro again

Lormar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:49:05 +0000

<RANT> I was on the bus yesterday and noticed a “Rider Advisory” stating that Capital Metro will no longer publish their schedule book, but will instead post it on the internet. The statement goes as follows: Due to declining use, more reliance on the web and cost-cutting measures, Capital Metro will not print the Destinations Schedule book for [...]

Rain! Finally some rain!

Lormar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:15:07 +0000

Hey everyone, sorry it’s been so long since I’ve added anything to my blog… I just haven’t been in a blogging mood lately. I’m glad we’ve gotten at least a little bit of rain… Although it will definitely lead to a miserably sultry day. Right now though, I definitely have to side with Cookie Monster… Thank the lord [...]

Happy Pi Day Mr Einstein

Lormar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:14:56 +0000

How ironic that a mathematical genius should be born on a mathematical date… Anyway… things are coming along slowly but surely. Just wanted to drop a line here so that everyone doesn’t think I’ve dropped dead or something. I’ll catch all of y’all later. crd

Austin Taxi Service

Lormar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:24:18 +0000

For those not “in the know”, there are 3 taxi companies in Austin. The largest and possibly the oldest is Yellow Cab, then Austin Cab, and finally the smallest & newest Lone Star Cab. I’ve recently had the “honor” of experiencing rides with all 3. Yellow Cab has over 500 cabs in Austin, so of course [...]

Master Pancake

Lormar — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:56:15 +0000

Okay, everyone who isn’t blessed to have an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is IMNSHO really missing out on some great fun. Those that are should definitely check out some of their original shows. Tonight I went with friends to see a cheesy movie from the 60’s (Goldfinger, to be exact) and while it took a bit [...]

Adventures in Customer Service

Lormar — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:56:16 +0000

Ugh. I tried for no less than an hour and a half today, to get ahold of a live person either at the local greyhound station or on their 800 number and couldn’t manage it with either. The local station rings and rings before finally (after about 4 minutes of ringing) transferring me to the [...]

Sis is back in Texas!

Lormar — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:56:56 +0000

Well, after many years of trying to persuade her to come back, my sister has finally bitten the bullet and agreed to move to Temple. I haven’t seen her since 2002… so I’m kind of excited. She’s trying to persuade me to hop a bus up there and visit soon. I’m half tempted… even if I [...]

Fire the CapMet Board

Lormar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:32:49 +0000

Capital Metro has gotten the board to agree to their fee doubling in a 2-step increment. so the regular fare will go from $0.50 to $0.75 then eventually to a $1.00 fare. They claim that they need the money. This claim is false because they neglected to report that they’ve already essentially raised their fare to [...]

Chocolate Wisdom

Lormar — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:32:52 +0000

A series of chocolate inspired messages…. Courtesy of Dove® Promises® chocolates. Every connection has the potential to change your life. This one is so full of truth in my opinion. Any stranger you meet on the street has the potential to change the direction of your life or even life itself. You should never underestimate [...]

Werq, Werq, Werq…

Lormar — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:33:53 +0000

Okay, so I’ve been neglecting my websites and blog for a while. Sorry for that, but I was working a full-time job M-F 8-5, which unfortunately didn’t pan out. I debated for a while whether or not I made the right decision in accepting it, and as it turns out, I was wrong. Basically I [...]

Happiness?

Lormar — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:31:38 +0000

Quote of the Day “Most true happiness comes from one’s inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is hard to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.” - W. L. Shirer I do agree with one assertion that he left out “And not listening [...]

Another Year Gone

Lormar — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:31:51 +0000

Well, another year is gone. Happy New Year, y’all. I rarely bother to get excited about the new year, but 2007 was just plain lousy, so good riddance. I went to bed early last night… Hours before midnight because I just didn’t feel up to the whole getting excited thing as I was staying [...]

Something for Everyone

Lormar — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:59:01 +0000

Amazing, along with the customary Spam you receive this time of year regarding letters from Santa, get a bigger dick, horny teen sluts, Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, Canadian Pharmacies, dating, interracial dating, satisfying my partner, stock tips, Etc….. The most interesting ones I’ve been receiving lately have been fuck buddies! how’s that for going full circle? Oh, [...]

Gossip Gone Wild

Lormar — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:39:50 +0000

I was reading Stranger in a Strange Land quotes the other day and came across this one…. it really hits home even more so now than it did then: “Remind me to write a popular article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced [...]

Happy Repeal Day

Lormar — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:06:36 +0000

Tomorrow (December 5th) is the 74th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Perhaps the single greatest exercise in mass stupidity this country has participated in until the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 under Mr. Nixon. (Thanks Tricky Dick, you fucktard.) It only took us a short [...]

A Heaping Helping of Hypocrisies All Around

Lormar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:08:25 +0000

Okay, so out of sheer boredom I’m reading the job postings on the Capital Metro website tonight and in their posting for bus drivers they have the following statement: “Bus service is provided to the community 365 days a year 24 hours a day.” Now of course, anyone who’s ever bothered to look at their schedules knows [...]

It’s good to be the King!

Lormar — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:19:13 +0000

My apologies to Mel Brooks’ comic masterpiece. But I’m sure that’s what every leader in North, Central, and South America has been thinking. Kings have the advantage in such matters… they don’t have to worry about upsetting the electorate. To quote the news article…. “¿Tu, por qué no te callas?”, grita el rey Juan Carlos [...]

Remembrance / Veterans / Armistice Day 2007

Lormar — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:40:09 +0000

This holiday season, please remember not only what we have to be thankful for, but who we should be thanking. Just thought I would take a minute to remind everyone to remember to observe two minutes of silence (one for each of the two great wars) at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the [...]

What a Week

Lormar — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:08:28 +0000

Well, I thought I’d give y’all a weekend update to let you know what’s going on. I’ve successfully kept my room clean for the most part all week… and I even intend on doing laundry over the weekend so it can’t get out of hand again. We’ll see how that goes. It’s been cool [...]

Sudden Productivity

Lormar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:51:48 +0000

Wow, I didn’t realize it had been so long since I’ve posted something… Which I suppose is good because I actually got a few things done around here. The good news being that I finished all my laundry about 9:30 this morning…. And it only took what, 4 days? LOL This is half [...]

Punishment Lights

Lormar — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:10:06 +0000

You may ask, “OK, what’s a punishment light?” But if you do, I know that you don’t live anywhere near Austin (or from what I hear, L.A.) Punishment Light: (n) – Traffic light with exceptionally long cycle time (Often 5 mins or more, for no apparent or logical reason) placed there by sadistic Department of Public [...]

Google Earth Expands to the Sky, Nikon goes to Space

Lormar — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:37:52 +0000

Google’s done it again with their Google Earth product. The latest version now includes the ability to explore the sky above any location on earth. I stumbled across this feature while I was checking out a Gizmodo item on a group in Alberta that sent a Nikon Coolpix camera on a weather [...]

Salt Water – Fuel of the Future?

Lormar — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:18:33 +0000

It seems that a retired broadcast engineer from Pennsylvania, while working on a way to use heavy metals and radio waves to cure cancer by basically microwaving the damaged cells has stumbled upon a new fuel source, a most unlikely one at that. Salt Water. You know, the thing that covers [...]

One Representative, Several Votes

Lormar — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:00:34 +0000

I have to say that this video didn’t surprise me in the least…. But since the site that the link to it was sent to me on was polluted by pornographic spam, I thought I’d pass it on here in a much less offensive location. I might also point out that it is [...]

Apple gives the finger to freedom of choice with iPhone update

Lormar — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:30:24 +0000

PC World – Firmware Update Breaks Hacked iPhones PC World reported Saturday that with Apple’s new firmware release (1.1.1) for the iPhone, which several phones have already started updating to automatically thanks to the built-in iTunes software update on the phone, breaks (permanently in some cases) or disables iPhones that have been unlocked or hacked [...]

The infestation of common sense continues…

Lormar — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:59:43 +0000

A district-based Austin City Council up for debate again In an unexpected, and bold move, a concerned citizen from East Austin has the city council considering a proposal to once again put single-member districts on the ballot for 2008. Unfortunately, due to group stupidity ignorance another misguided citizen is passing around a petition to [...]

Could common sense be infecting Austin?

Lormar — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:40:50 +0000

Capital Metro board backs away from fare increase plan First the French come to their senses… Now taxing authorities in Travis County are actually backing down from stupidity? At the behest of the people? Can it be true? Surprisingly enough, at least in this case, it seems true. The Austin-American Statesman’s Ben Wear reports that the board [...]

Twice in one day?

Lormar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:52:49 +0000

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Man, 72, refused alcohol over age Unfortunately, we’re graced yet again with another example of the epidemic of stupidity that’s afflicted the world unchecked for far too long now. Morons on power trips who are overly concerned with BEING right rather than whether what they’re doing IS right. [...]

Has the world gone completely mad?

Lormar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:36:59 +0000

Woman, 70, Arrested Over Brown Lawn – AOL News Okay, this one completely disgusts me. State officials have investigated this matter and said that the officer acted properly? Not maintaining your landscaping is a crime now? I’m sorry, but the people who are responsible for stupid laws like this should be lined up and summarily shot. In [...]