Month: August 2024

One of the Many Scams Impersonating the Trump Campaign.

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This text message is a scam.

Why do I believe this? By, looking at the domain registration on https://www.whois.com/whois. Most reputable sites would not have all of its data “REDATED FOR PRIVACY”.

They made the text message look very legit, by referencing my name, including a Contact card for a “Donald Trump”. From media reports he lives in Florida, after moving there from New York. Why would he have a cellphone for a Massachusetts area code?

Lastly, the text message makes little sense. “PLEASE” and “I’ll let you judge.”? Let me judge what? I would have to answer a survey for my answer to a question to change. Surveys, just want to gather more data about you to sell to other entities.

Museum of Weird – Austin, TX

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If I wanted a more historic visit to Austin, I should have selected another museum to visit, but that would require a lot more walking or trying to find a place to park. The Museum of Weird was only a short walk, and it is weird. Upstairs features a wax museum. The people the operate the museum are awesome. There is a gift shop where you can purchase your own weird merchandise.

Collection of Books
Outside Courtyard
Wax Museum

Austin – The City of Cranes

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When driving into Austin, TX, you see it’s downtown skyline and you notice all the cranes. There is a crane on top of almost every single building in downtown Austin. Except for the State Capitol building, it has scaffolding around it.

Every day I was in Austin, it had beautiful days with blue skies and 100+ temperatures.

The first day I was there, I walked over 8 miles exploring the downtown area. The State Capitol Building was easy to find, it was at the end of Congress Blvd.

I was not permitted to tour the Governor’s Mansion grounds. I was only allowed to take a picture from the other side of the iron bars.

This was the most interesting building I found in Austin was the Open-Air Rotunda. It is located behind the State Capitol Building. It was below grade and had a railing up top for viewing.

Here are a few more images around downtown Austin.