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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Happy belated 60th Birthday Teller
Mea Culpa: I know it was yesterday but Valentine’s Day is a hectic day, especially when it’s a work day. However, Teller’s birthday was important enough to write about since he hit an important milestone and he’s a part of … Continue reading
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Valentine treats 2008
Did everyone have a nice Valentine’s Day? That includes all the Single people, not just the Married and Involved couples. Besides Somara’s latest confectionary creations in the above photo, we had a pretty relaxing, memorable time. Definitely a more enjoyable … Continue reading
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Three cheers for Uno! Suck it toy poodles & border collies!
Hard to believe the winner was a “regular” dog instead of those useful, weird or annoying breeds. Then again, I don’t really follow the pet pageant silliness on cable; just means ESPN is desperate to fill time. It’s still cool … Continue reading
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Happy 35th Birthday Tara Strong nee Charendoff
If you have watched as many contemporary cartoons as I have, with or without children, there probably aren’t too many animated shows without this talented lady. According to imdb Tara has been a voice actress since she was a teenager … Continue reading
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Spring Cleaning 2008 and Maggi Updates
Ahh Spring! A time of new beginnings…after the ones from New Year’s that have fallen through. But this time, I mean it! On a more serious note, I’m feeling somewhat better so I apologize if my written tone has been … Continue reading
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Artistic Cat Toilets?
Somara discovered an awesome looking litter box on the Internet. Pretty inconspicuous but unfortunately, two of our cats like to take a dump on plants whenever they can. Still, this product is a neat attempt to marry function to form.
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Happy 9th Birthday TJ
He’s Paul & Helen Silder’s oldest kid and he seems to be doing well; wait until he’s a teenager, the real litmus test for parent-child relations. Helen says he becomes more and more like his father Paul every day. I … Continue reading
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Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton is a frustrating director. He has made movies I’ve really liked: Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Then he countered with his horrid Batman flicks, Mars Attacks!; Sleepy Hollow, Beetle Juice plus the Willy Wonka … Continue reading
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Beulah, ND: Small World IV
Preface: I’ve been sick for a few days but I’ve regained enough strength to bang out this cool happenstance. It will definitely counter the rougher news coming my way for the next quarter. All those Web 2.0 applications are pretty … Continue reading
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14 years in Austin!
Today is the 14th anniversary of my arrival in Austin and the weather is and will be fantastic! The forecast has the area peaking at 27 C (low 80s F). Certainly blows away the day I drove in: raining and … Continue reading
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This month’s musings and explantion to the banner
I think I did a pretty good job with PhotoShop on the SpongeBob Valentine for my banner. Decided to go with the easy motif since I was stumped on anything else eventful in my life for this month plus I … Continue reading
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The Austin Ice Bats will probably leave or fold now
Cedar Park has finally given the Austin Ice Bats the kiss of death in the nearly finalized deal to bring the AHL via Dallas to the area. It could still be stopped through lawsuits or other legal maneuvers since government … Continue reading
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