Caleb Pritchardo
@cubbie9000.bsky.social
Austin civics scenester. Former freewheeling freelancer. Seeing a doctor and getting rid of it.
Danged frustrating when people mistakenly ascribe diabolical puppetmastery to my ham-fisted criminal incompetence.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Danged frustrating when people mistakenly ascribe diabolical puppetmastery to my ham-fisted criminal incompetence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Packing up for a move and was reminded that no one will ever top this Xmas gift.
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Packing up for a move and was reminded that no one will ever top this Xmas gift.
October 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is psychotic.
October 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is psychotic.
Anyone know of any public venues in Austin that are served by more than just a single 30-minute bus route that doesn’t even cross the river? Asking for some Authentic Transit Gurus™️.
August 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Anyone know of any public venues in Austin that are served by more than just a single 30-minute bus route that doesn’t even cross the river? Asking for some Authentic Transit Gurus™️.
Eight long years of being unable to demonstrate how nine holes of pitch n' putt can fit comfortably inside the footprint of one par-4 at Hancock.
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Eight long years of being unable to demonstrate how nine holes of pitch n' putt can fit comfortably inside the footprint of one par-4 at Hancock.
Just 36 years from initial proposal to shovels in the dirt. We're cookin', baby.
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just 36 years from initial proposal to shovels in the dirt. We're cookin', baby.
Back when being young, unapologetically progressive, and willing to to call out Infowars-pilled NIMBYs cost him the Statesman's endorsement.
July 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Back when being young, unapologetically progressive, and willing to to call out Infowars-pilled NIMBYs cost him the Statesman's endorsement.
3 percent of your fleet dead-heading at one stoplight is gonna look a lot different when you scale up to, say, 10,000 vehicles.
July 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
3 percent of your fleet dead-heading at one stoplight is gonna look a lot different when you scale up to, say, 10,000 vehicles.
Incredible piece of Austin lore.
June 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Incredible piece of Austin lore.
Oh, hey, the fencing that’s been blocking the ped/train crossing at 4th and Sabine *for six entire years* has finally come down.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Oh, hey, the fencing that’s been blocking the ped/train crossing at 4th and Sabine *for six entire years* has finally come down.
Speaking of boneheaded predictions...
June 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Speaking of boneheaded predictions...
Uh oh, spaghettios!
June 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Uh oh, spaghettios!
Hey, who wants to check in on this prediction?
June 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hey, who wants to check in on this prediction?
If it keeps this pace of improvement, it could see nearly 150k riders/month by 2125.
June 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If it keeps this pace of improvement, it could see nearly 150k riders/month by 2125.
CapMetro's new "rapid" 837 line isn't exactly off to an acclaim-worthy start.
May 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
CapMetro's new "rapid" 837 line isn't exactly off to an acclaim-worthy start.
Too old to recognize any of the names on the ACL lineup but young enough(?) to use Frinkiac to make a Replacements joke about it.
May 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Too old to recognize any of the names on the ACL lineup but young enough(?) to use Frinkiac to make a Replacements joke about it.