Author Archives: kirsch
Malkat haShakshuka
One of the many perks of dating an Israeli goddess is that she can make you delicious, nutritious, spicy shakshuka if you pester her enough! Here’s another shakshuka related post. And here’s a photo of my one-hand egg breaking:
Hot Sauce Festival
The 20th Anual Austin Hot Sauce Festival was held on Sunday. Unfortunately, it was so hot and the lines were so long that I only got to try a few sauces before looking for air-conditioned refuge. My favorite this year: … Continue reading
Longhorn American Indian Council Powwow
As part of my ongoing investigation into my Native American lineage, Shlomit and I attended the Longhorn American Indian Council Powwow in the University of Texas last Saturday. The event was not as large as I expected, and I did … Continue reading
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Opera in Cinema Presents AIDA
I love Opera. I sing it every day while taking a shower. I make up the words and I do little dances. So when I heard that Verdi’s Aïda was coming to the Long Center, and that it was FREE, … Continue reading
Lake Travis
The summer is hitting us hard with high temperatures, and there is no better way to beat those than a Saturday on a boat in Lake Travis. Given that Luis “Lucho/El Brody” Navarro was in town, we made him handle … Continue reading
Austin bats
I took Leny, Sonia, and Luis Kirsch, who were visiting last weekend, to see the overwhelming spectacle that Mother Nature puts on for us every summer night in downtown Austin, when the world’s largest urban bat colony emerges from their … Continue reading
French press disaster
I am a big fan of Bodum’s French Press Coffee Mug, and so are cockroaches. It provides a fresh dose of morning caffeine with minimal effort, and I love minimal efforts, especially when it involves kitchen work or blog post … Continue reading
Block the sun in style
Are those Chewbacca, Luke, Obi Wan, and Han in the cockpit of my red Honda Civic? No my friends, your eyes do not deceive you. It is my new Millennium Falcon Auto Sun Shade that deceives you.
Vonage Mobile for iPhone
Sort of a plug, but here it goes: Vonage, the VoIP phone company, released an interesting app for iPhone, iPod touch, and Android (iPad coming soon). It works like this: you install the Vonage Mobile application on your phone and … Continue reading
GoTopless protest
On August 22nd the National GoTopless Protest will be held in Austin on the corner of Congres and 6th. It’s organized by GoTopless, an organization claiming that women have the same constitutional right to be bare chested in public places … Continue reading
