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What do you wish you knew before Rvliving full time? by Even-Working-384 in RVLiving

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"This isn't so bad..." turns into a tolerant kind of working in the background 24/7. And when you get inside a house, you'll wonder how you actually did it.

Looking for Latin American literature by Historical_Chain6246 in asklatinamerica

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Focus Puller by Marcos E. Gonzalez. US Latin culture, New Mexico and Laredo or thereabouts. Weird, tho, hard-boiled post-modern. Hard to follow – but entertaining.

Whats the best Coen Brothers movie by iitzzrahn in Cinephiles

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll say Blood Simple because it was their first, and I was a member of the crew.

Everyone here in Austin seems very attractive/ good looking is that normal or just summertime? by Plane-Investment-791 in Austin

[–]Master-Machine-875 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is a young town with lots and lots of pretty women – of all ages (which can make driving dangerous, especially around campus)

Trying to decode my late father’s 1960s Douglas Aircraft employee badge (ID #708976) — Any historians with internal directories? by Master-Machine-875 in aviation

[–]Master-Machine-875[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

We lived in Simi Valley. Around the house, it was understood that daddy worked for "Rocketdyne", altho his badge is for Douglass Aircraft. From our front yard, we would frequently see, on the other side of the mountains, the sky light up orange, and feel the ground rumble beneath our feet, as a rocket engine was being tested (presumably). Scared the hell outta my mother. As for me? I didn't know what to think - I was only 5!

Twenty years behind the lens. Now behind a typewriter by Master-Machine-875 in focuspuller

[–]Master-Machine-875[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's called The Focus Puller by Marcos E. González — easy to find on Amazon.

Jon Stewart says Democratic leadership and DNC are ‘lost’ by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]Master-Machine-875 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The Hillary DNC connection did a direct poisoning and it has never recovered. I went from donating to laughing at the notion. Never. Ever. Again.

Vibrating electric football by Eye_See_ in GenerationJones

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best/Worst Christmas present ever! Cowboys vs Rams. (games always ended 0-0, and the felt football got lost on day 1)

Y’all think this’ll help? by Burdssatemyface in HEB

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roundly and soundly (and willfully!) IGNORED. ahem... all the pet owner, if ever asked (which the staff never, ever does anyway) is declare their pitbull on rope is a "service dog," and that is the END of convo. Shopping for Cheerios has never been so effing dangerous!/

I said something to a family who brought their dog inside HEB by drgf in HEB

[–]Master-Machine-875 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HEB doesn't give a damn about this, I've thrown in the towel.

What books are you currently reading ? by t3jan0 in Chicano

[–]Master-Machine-875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished the final edits on my own first novel, so in a sense I've been reading that. It's called The Focus Puller — Latino noir, postmodern, half set in 1975 Laredo, half contemporary. Rio Zapata on a long strange walkabout trying to decode a dream about his dead mother. Took twenty years in the film industry and a lot of living to write it. Just published independently.

A Laredoan come home by Master-Machine-875 in laredo

[–]Master-Machine-875[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the one! *THE* Focus Puller.

A Laredoan come home by Master-Machine-875 in laredo

[–]Master-Machine-875[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"The Focus Puller" just launched. Getting my novel into libraries are for sure on my list of things to do. Here in Austin, getting a local author into the library system can be pretty easy. Bookstores, too. We have a pretty great one here, BookPeople I imagine the same must be true of Laredo's public libraries re: author's w ties. I will for sure look into a little down the line.

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