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1962 Lincoln Continental – Rear View

February 3, 2012

62-Continental, originally uploaded by ConFrijoles. I took a walk today and saw this 1962 Lincoln Continental just sitting there in someone’s driveway. The suicide doors this baby has are some of the coolest features in motor vehicle history. I didn’t take a color photo because it was kinda dusty, and the contrast in black & [...]

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Tamale House – Aztlan

January 23, 2012

Tamale House – Aztlan, originally uploaded by ConFrijoles. Via Flickr: I haven’t eaten here yet, but it’s on my to do list. Anyone who uses a Cuauhtemoc figure to sell tamales gets an A+ in my book. Watch-out Chingo Bling. Cuauhtemoc and the Tamale House are coming after you.

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Taqueria La Canaria

January 23, 2012

Taqueria La Canaria, originally uploaded by ConFrijoles. Via Flickr: Aiport Blvd & 51st St., Austin, TX They make fresh corn tortillas here to order.

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I love trees.

January 22, 2012

I love trees., originally uploaded by ConFrijoles. I took this recently while on the UT Campus.

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Fernando Herrera: Homophobic Misogynist Running for Houston Mayor

July 7, 2011

I first wrote about Fernando Herrera when he ran a scurrilous campaign against incumbent state representative of Texas HD148, Jessica Farrar. Mr. Herrera’s campaign sent out mail pieces attacking Rep. Farrar for her tireless work in support of women’s health and even went so far as to say that the champion for Texas women and [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-12

June 12, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/fZECsq ▸ Top stories today via @jurgente @5wa @anonymous_sa # RT @profragsdale: Coming Soon! I've been working on a big open source project -a digital collection on the Black Town Movement Project #BTMP # Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy http://ow.ly/1tvLmP via @emergentculture # RT @_Capitalism_: I am capitalism [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-05

June 5, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hTn7Ii # 1- No such thing as a free mkt; 2- Free mkt ideology shouldnt be imposed on public higher ed. http://ow.ly/1tiMs4qaq # RT @LatinosMatter: RT @HispanicNews: Wine industry aims to attract more Latinos # You're a great example of that. RT @AaronPena: “Bad politicians are sent to (Austin) Washington [...]

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Houston’s Latin@ Community Being Undercut By One of Its Own

June 3, 2011

Every decade the United States Census accounts for the number of people in the country. The final numbers are then used to reapportion congressional districts and other political boundary lines according to the latest populations increases, changes, etc. According to the 2010 Census, Latin@s in the United States are responsible for more than half of [...]

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