Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

The hotel I’m staying in for my visit to Austin, Texas provides the following note along with a pair of earplugs:

Thank you for choosing the Hilton Garden Inn when staying in Austin the “Live Music Capital of the World.”

While we cannot control the music we would like to provide you with this complimentary amenity to help ensure a good nights rest.

We hope this will make your stay more comfortable.

The thing is that, for as long as I’ve been here, I haven’t heard any loud music outside my hotel window. What I do hear is the sound of highway traffic, droning on, and on, and on. Loud highways seem to be the real sound of Austin.