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Monthly Archives: June 2011
“It came out of nowhere Professor!”
My first purchase from shirt.woot!, a site where the members vote on designs and the winner is made into a reality. In order to be a voting member, you have to buy something at least once. So I scored this … Continue reading
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Congratulations Bruins and good Stars’ news
Boston has now won the World Series, Superbowl and NBA Championships in addition to the Stanley Cup in the last last 10 years. However, I figure the residents will find something else to bitch about like Chicagoans, New Yorkers and … Continue reading
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Simon Pegg
How special is Austin? Quite. For his book tour, Simon Pegg visited only three American cities: New York, Los Angeles and Austin. No one pressed on an explanation though. I suppose we were all too high on our own supply. … Continue reading
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More like computers the other kids had
One big annoyance my brother and I endured while growing up in the Eighties was a lack of a personal computer. This was pretty odd since our father was a systems analyst. Maybe Dad didn’t want to bring his work … Continue reading
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John Waite at the Railhead (Las Vegas)
The concert choices were slim for this trip…when I planned it around March. As our departure approached, matters began to gel. Had I only pushed it back a week, we could’ve seen Vanilla Ice at LAX (Luxor)…NOT! So as the … Continue reading
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Las Vegas at Night, from the MGM-NYNY bridge
Here’s a little movie I took with my iPhone 4 to share mainly with Jose who couldn’t make the trip…well, he wasn’t invited since this is a vacation for Somara and me. But I wanted to have something for him … Continue reading
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Vegas 2011, Day 4: A musical history of Las Vegas
It was a rather mellow day for us since the city starts to go berserk by Friday afternoon, really a brief lull after the craziness of Thursday evenings; I figure those people are sleeping it off, recharging for the weekend. … Continue reading
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As Herb Brooks once said…
…All-Star Teams tend to fail. Throw in an asterisk at the end of that saying, they often fail when there’s a whiney, selfish jackass amongst said team. Hey LeBron, I may have to return to my “boring” life in a … Continue reading
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Lemmy, do you recall where we parked?
A rather Metal reminder for Motorhead fans parking at Boulder Station’s Hotel & Casino.
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Nicholas Meyer blurb on Star Trek
You be the judge regarding this snippet. Personally, I feel Meyer had every right to tell the Great Bird of the Galaxy to butt out on with Star Trek VI. Roddenberry may have created the franchise yet he wasn’t really … Continue reading
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Vegas 2011, Day 3: Random amusements
There weren’t any major accomplishments beyond upholding a couple traditions we established at our wedding. First we had breakfast at Paris (the casino, not the city in north Texas). Normally, I tend to avoid eating “the most important meal” of … Continue reading
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Pinball Hall of Fame 2011 visit
This part museum, part charity and part old-time arcade, is on the “must visit” list in our household. Austin does have something similar called Pinballz which is an odd choice for a name because it sounds more like the title … Continue reading
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A rival to our Stars by proxy
I finally found an Orleans employee who knew about the team’s existence and exactly where they play in the casino. No luck on finding any merchandise but there were T-shirts at a sports joint in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. Before … Continue reading
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Vegas 2011, Day 2: Double Down!
One downside with owning a timeshare are the meetings. When I’m on vacation, the last thing I want to do is sit through a pitch, upsell, spiel, etc. for half a day. We were spared this on our 2010 visit … Continue reading
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Happy (under-the-wire) fifth Anniversary to the Lowrys
I guess it’s not too late to wish them well because they live in the West Coast and we’re currently enjoying our vacation in Vegas which is at the forefront of PTZ. This year, the gift is wood. When it … Continue reading
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