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Happy Holidays from the Texas Hill Country!  2011 marks our 7th year here in our "second" paradise on our little two acres on the outskirts of Austin. It seems like just yesterday that we left our long-time home and business in Hawaii and made our way to Austin. This year has been very good to both of us.  Dorothee's persistence with her new career as a realtor is finally paying off.  Even during this horrible economic slowdown, her business is taking off as she makes more and more contacts.  To some extent, the new housing and home lending slowdowns have aided ...
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My new group, EVOLUTION, has been performing regularly this year.  The group currently consists of myself on keyboards and key bass, Michael Minnis: guitar, Darren DeBree: percussion, and Meriah Garrett, vocalist.  We play regularly at Evangeline Cafe, a great Cajun food joint in S. Austin, as well as regular appearances at Domingo's Mexican Grill www.DomingosMexicanGrill.com and other locations around Austin. Check out our music on our band website at:  www.reverbNation.com/evolutionAustin ...
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Late last winter, Dorothee and I decided to adopt an informal, no beef/pork/chicken policy.  We've studied the food industry and have concluded that corporate factory processed meats are not produced under the healthiest conditions.  More importantly, the conditions under which these "food" animals are raised are abysmal at best. The book "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Foer was the final deciding factor.  I won't go into the details, but we have concluded that our country's huge consumption of meat imposes inhuman conditions on animals, and an unsustainable drain on our ecology and energy resources.  Thus informed, we have decided to do ...
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Back in the Fall of 2006, I learned of a "Barn-Raising" event for a family that owns and operates a small flower and vegetable farm located between Dripping Springs and Wimberley.  Both Dorothee and I participated in the 3-weekend barn raising, along with perhaps 60-80 other local residents.  It was truly an extraordinary example of community spirit, something not so often seen these days. At the end of the very first day, a remarkable structure had been accomplished: By the end of the first weekend, the basic barn structure, including custom laminated roof beams, was all in place: By the ...
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