Southpaw Jones

This is a painting of Barton Springs Pool at night by Cindy Stapper. I went nightswimming last night, and I might just go again tonight, because it’s the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world. The water is both a shining emerald in the middle of the city and a massive battery of coolness on a hot summer night. I challenge you to feel more alive than you do the moment you jump into those perpetually 68-degree depths.

Tonight is particularly attractive, as there’ll be a full moon and a live marimba band, Rattletree. Full moon nights include potluck eating (bring and share!) and inevitable howling at the big moon as it rises above the trees.

It is an Austin miracle. Every time I go, I think, “I should do this much more often.” The event goes from 8 to 10 pm, but you can get in free at 9 pm. Visit the Save Our Springs Alliance for more info.

as reported in The New York Times

June 18, 1908
DEMOLISHED TEDDY BEAR.
Young Woman Reporter Borrowed It — Her Editor Must Pay $25 for It.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

Yesterday, a few of you noted that “trimming” and “Fleming” do not quite rhyme. I see your point, and I must admit that I’ve been pronouncing “Fleming” lazily and incorrectly as FLIHMING my whole life. I try to include only perfect rhymes in the daily Rhyme Thyme, but I will certainly fall short from time to time. Today’s rhyme of five syllables (!) may be a bit off depending on how you say it, but I’m proud to have intelligent readers quick to correct me with a…

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Diem Chau Crayon Art

This is the light of the mind, cold and planetary.
The trees of the mind are black. The light is blue.
Sylvia Plath, The Moon and the Yew Tree

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
9:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St. 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576
www.andersonfair.com
Doors open at 8:00pm