Hanks: ‘Nana-technology’ is closer than you think
By Anna Hanks – Special to the American-Statesman As I was hanging my laundry out on the line on the day following the South By Southwest Eco Conference earlier this month, I realized that...
Category: food
I Went to Portland, Oregon Last Week!
I went to Portland, Oregon last week for the first time ever. I Storifed my experience, and you can read it here!
Gilded Cherry In My Drink
Portland, I think I love you. Eating a gold-flecked cherry out of my fancy Manhattan #Portland
SXSW Eco: A Social Media Snapshot
As I am still trying to process what I learned at the SXSW Eco Conference, I did a snapshot of the event on Storify. Please click thru view the story! More coverage to come!...
Happy Labor Day
In America, we tend to forget that Labor Day is a celebration of the improvement in the standard work day, and we tend to think of it as the end of summer, a great...
A Sign From Before Dr. Pepper Lost Its Period!
In Rosedale, Texas this old Dr. Pepper sign was uncovered during a renovation. You can tell it’s old, because the period in the drink logo was dropped in the 1950s. If you look carefully,...
Retail Therapy: It’s What’s For Dinner!
The last few months of my life have been stressful, and to cope with it, I’ve been doing a lot of retail therapy. Unlike a lot of people, I usually do it at the grocery store.
In years past, my cabinets were bare with hints of tumbleweed. The shelves were empty. I never went to the grocery store. I joked with my college roommates that I ought to buy some plastic play food so that the kitchen shelves didn’t look so empty!
Valentine’s Day Is My Favorite Holiday!
True confession #21: I’ve always loved Valentine’s Day more than the other holidays, maybe even more than Halloween. Then again, I’m usually EXHAUSTED on Halloween. While Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday, but I’m...
It’s Big Cat Week on Television! Starting Today!
Earlier this week, I found a fun video for “Big Cat Week: Betty White: The Cougar Expert.” It’s part of National Geographic’s “Big Cat Week,” which starts today. Every time I see an ad...
SXSW OVERLOAD: WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN… [FIELD REPORT]
It’s Grumpy Cat’s world, we just live in it. (Photo: Anna Hanks) We Promise That We Aren’t Making This Stuff Up: A Field Report on SXSW Interactive and Film from an Embedded...
