Monthly Archives: March 2006

First trip to the dentist in 16 years…

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Steve

…and it wasn’t good.    Recently, I had been having a really sharp pain around my only tooth with a filling. It took me two weeks to get an appointment with a dentist a co-worker recommended. I could also wait … Continue reading →

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First Day of Spring myth to bust

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Steve

Today is the Vernal Equinox, aka the first official day of Spring. In Central Texas it arrived several weeks ago based upon the temperatures. Meanwhile, it will still be over a month away in the part of North Dakota I … Continue reading →

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Steak n’ Shake coming to Central Texas

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Steve

My wife came home from work last night and told me that a Steak n’ Shake is being constructed in Georgetown. Being born a Midwesterner, especially from Central Illinois, I was instantly thrilled. Normally I have to visit there (not … Continue reading →

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Not all of SXSW is evil, just most of it

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Steve

You know I love to rip on SXSW because it’s an annoying trade show for the music industry. Every year Austin is invaded for a week by poseurs, dim-witted executives and clueless members of the SCLM (So-Called Liberal Media), which … Continue reading →

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Marquette eliminated in the first round

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Steve

Actually, I’m more surprised that my alma mater was even invited to the Big Dance. My former roomie Paul said Marquette was doing better than expected in its first year with the Big East but he wouldn’t say they were having a … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Bulge ’06

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Steve

Last Saturday I hit a new low (or high) in my weight, 235 lbs. and 14 oz. That put me dangerously closer to my personal goal of avoiding 239 which is Homer Simpson’s traditional weight.    Lately, I wasn’t doing … Continue reading →

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Mission Hill cels arrive

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Steve

Today the animation cels from Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein’s cartoon show arrived at work today. I was really astonished with them too. I figured that they would just send a cel of this character standing around or in an … Continue reading →

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Small World through Marquette

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Steve

esterday my brother e-mailed me about his son’s baseball coach, some guy named Tony Keys (spelling?). Brian told me he was a cheerleader at Marquette and he knew my roommate Paul pretty well. So he wanted to know if I … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Steve

Legend has it, that on this day around 44 B.C. (I have no problem with the old dating system) Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by members of the Roman Senate. I couldn’t remember the actual historical reason why they … Continue reading →

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Week 23 of NHL 2005-6

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Steve

The trade deadline closed up on Thursday afternoon and not only was it tight, it was probably the lousiest job GM Bobby Clarke has done in a while. Not only did Philly take in two defensemen that won’t make a … Continue reading →

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iBook returned and operational

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Steve

I received my iBook back and it’s repaired. How lost and naked I felt without it. Running the contents of its drive through Cosmo (an external FireWire drive) was adequate but it really lacked the great portability my iBook provided.  … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nelson

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Steve

Today is my friend Nelson’s birthday. Hopefully he’s enjoying it despite his wife (Tammy) being in the hospital for some kind of relapse. He didn’t sound very serious in the e-mail but I’ll find out more when I call him … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day and Einstein’s 127th Birthday

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Steve

I only caught this on NPR today but it’s pretty clever.    According to the US-style of dating with the calendar, today is 3.14 or the value for the constant of Pi when I was a kid (I think they … Continue reading →

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d20 Future Tech rocks

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Steve

Last month WOTC released a pair of books worth raving about. Due to time restraints, it has taken me a while to whip up a review but the upside has been some deeper analysis on this sourcebook. I plan to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Brian

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Steve

Today is (or was or will be) my brother’s birthday. I’m not going to reveal his age, that’s up to him. I hope he has a good time and his kids make him something really nice. I have many fun … Continue reading →

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