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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Happy fourth birthday to Alex
Here’s to him having a magical day and may he be in good health. Alex is getting to the age when he can really enjoy Legos and Playmobil because children this old know they’re not supposed to these things in … Continue reading
Running is back on track!
Another vacation goal started, I won’t say achieved until I have done it every day but arrival (check) and departure (practically done because there’s no time). I could’ve tried when I returned to work. Nah! One crisis at a time. … Continue reading
Vacation ’15 (or Vegas XII) has really begun!
Our avatars along with Tiny (Playmobil) Elvis are with us on the vacation which is finally underway. The flight was under the wire since there was a huge line at the Southwest terminal in Austin…at 5 AM! Bergstrom has made improvements … Continue reading
Summer ’15 is officially over
It’s sad to see another Summer come to an end because it remains my favorite time of the year, and not just due to my birthday being in the middle of it. Summer used to be more awesome when I … Continue reading
Star Wars Rebels: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
Thanks to Disney XD pushing back season two of Rebels to October after the big tease “Siege of Lothal,” I scored this novel to scratch the itch and whenever The Martian was boring me. Oh and to keep me from jonsin’ too much … Continue reading
My first bricklink.com purchase, it’s a hit!
A great tip I learned at Brick Fiesta and from the master builders, bricklink.com is the best place to go for used stuff or particular pieces you want to make your own creations! Lego itself focuses on the new things … Continue reading
Happy Force Friday…
…yeah, I know, it’s a fake Marketing Holiday engineered by Disney, Lego, Hasbro and a dozen other Capitalist lampreys. Still, the excitement gathering around The Force Awakens has been taking on the same level of fuss/hype since The Phantom Menace 16 years ago. … Continue reading
Fourteen years at my house
Year after year I have to remind myself that my gypsy years are behind me. Not just have I broken the cycle (my parents did too) by staying in Austin for 17 consecutive years, I also reside at the same … Continue reading
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RIP: Dean Jones
Dean was one of the few movie stars I recognized as a little kid since Disney flicks were usually what I saw until Star Wars. He disappeared as the Eighties dawned and I thought he had moved on to religious only … Continue reading
1985: Senior Year at Beulah HS and ND
I wanted this month’s header to be Highlander but I was mistaken about its release dates. According to imdb.com, the cool Fantasy-Action movie hit theaters in the Spring of 1986. Hmm. I always thought it was late in 1985 to coincide … Continue reading