Some of us went to Butler Park and cooked steaks and played poker, and others of us saw two segments of the SxSW film program and part of the peace parade. Those who missed Girl Wrestler should be sorry. It was filmed mostly right around here, and the protagonist and her family were at the screening. It would have been a shame to miss the program of documentaries. One was a true stinker, a vanity production featuring Herb Alpert, called Music for Your Eyes. One was great and one a prize: Nutria, with music by D'Jalma Garnier. He and Hedwig Gorski used to live in Austin. We still have one of the old pet-sitting fliers. The website for The Ocularist is better than the movie, although certainly the film was strong enough to be too strong for some people's stomachs. We all enjoyed Guys and Dolls and some of us enjoyed Miss Alabama Nursing Home more than others did. Along the way, we made quick refueling stops at the Hideout and at Little City. The best peace sign seen was "Stop Mad Cowboy Disease," although Natalie Maines came in for compliments expressed several ways. We also enjoyed seeing and hearing pipers in advance of St. Paddy's nameday.