Amusing...

We are hiring like there is a run on Architects.

Monday will be my third month, but that was 20 new hires ago.

A designer from New York and his wife were priced out of a home in the big apple and chose Austin as the place they wanted to move.

Designer interviewed at the main office here in town and spent a week with us.

His wife grew up in NY and has never learned to drive.

I on the other hand, have always lived in the Lone Star State.

The Austin office was in town for the annual Christmas party. Designer and his wife went to Fort Worth to see the Kimbell Museum by Architect L. Kahn. Unfortunately, they were not able to see the Fort Worth Modern just across the street as they had run out of time.

"No problem," I said, "now that you live in Austin, it's only a three hour drive". Implying that a day trip to the Kimbell or the Nasher in Dallas, would be worth the trip.

Designer's wife's response was, "oh yeah, that's right, you are "car people".

Well, it's more like this is a Car State...

Some day, if we are smart, and real good, Santa will bring us High Speed Rail, like the French have...

Well...

maybe not...

But we can dream? cant' we?

(and then we can tax those "tourists" who need rental cars from the train station to the venues)
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Tax the tourists when they come to town...
Add it to the car rental...
The locals vote it in... forgetting that their auto insurance charges them for emergency rental for when their car needs repairs...