Monthly Archives: November 2011

Fore! No wait, Five! No, no, Three!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Steve

Thanks to a really nice lady named Summer, Somara received a referral to create this birthday cake; the recipient’s name is blurred to protect his/her identity. The design is based upon three favorite holes at Austin’s very own Peter Pan … Continue reading →

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My Stars are officially having their worst season

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Steve

San Antonio won yesterday, giving them the two points they needed to exit the cellar while the Stars couldn’t get a break against the Aeros. I was at that game and saw all the near misses Houston goalie Matthew Hackett … Continue reading →

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Happy 13th Birthday Nick

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Steve

The Chicago-based nephew is now officially a teenager! Actually, I hope he’s old enough to be put on a plane by himself to visit his Austin-based relatives! Seeing him and his sister Anna are on my short list of things … Continue reading →

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Helping the Packers’ winning streak

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Steve

I regained my immortality on the Dallas Cowboys machine which compensates for Pinballz selling off NBA Fastbreak. What do the Packers have to do with it? Just like the NBA game, you select your team and then proceed. I chose … Continue reading →

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My Car2Go card arrived!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Steve

Downtown Austin has had these special (by paint job) Smart Cars parked in various places for the last couple years. I had a pretty good idea what they were about but I never had much of an incentive to bother…we … Continue reading →

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My Black Friday tradition, blasphemous greeting cards!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Steve

While there are hordes of people (really idiot sheep) wasting their energy shopping despite 2011 having a rather long season and the stores having a nearly endless supply of Chinese crap. I prefer to take a more mellow approach. When … Continue reading →

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Nemo is on Prozac: Day One

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Steve

In our ongoing cat piss war, we have reached what may be the last resort with the primary culprit; Molly does it on occasion but Nemo is a daily problem. It sounds funny but we didn’t have anything left to … Continue reading →

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The FTL fuss in layman’s terms

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Steve

Dr. Carl Sagan may be gone but I’m grateful for his many successors (Plait, Tyson-DeGrasse) who excel at explaining recent finding because the SCLM is filled with reporters who got C- in Science classes. WSJ went with a guy who … Continue reading →

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The Ace of Spades for Movember!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Steve

I decided to join the fun with the Stars for the remainder of this month. Besides, I was overdue for a haircut. Had I known there was that mustache competition with John Hodgman, I think I would’ve had a great … Continue reading →

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The bit of news I forgot! Check out Dirge

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Steve

Earlier this Fall I mentioned how I was going all Hollywood and becoming a movie producer. Like Chili Palmer without the mobster background. No seriously, but I’m staying in Austin. Anyway, Aaron Kirk’s movie is completed and posted. You’ll see … Continue reading →

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