Monthly Archives: May 2006

GoLive will soon be GoDead

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Steve

When it comes to Webpage-composition software, I bet on the losing horse again. With the merger of Adobe and Macromedia comes the culling of duplicate products and my choice of GoLive over DreamWeaver provedpointless. Oh well, I can probably cling … Continue reading →

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Small World (III) through GDW/FASA

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Steve

Last night I went to Fry’s to score the new The Venture Brothers Season One DVD set. There an employee was looking at something in the new releases section and I showed him that I scored the last copy so if he … Continue reading →

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Cloaking Device not just for Star Trek anymore

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Steve

Fear not parents, these scientists are pretty far from developing a cloak like the one in the Harry Potter stories so the kids don’t have the means to score cookies without being seen. I caught the gist of this development on … Continue reading →

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Happy 102nd Birthday for Grandpa

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Steve

Today would’ve been my grandfather’s 102nd birthday if he kept on going, which I feel there was a good chance if he weren’t so afraid of doctors. Anyway, much like my grandmother, Grandpa was pretty awesome to my brother and … Continue reading →

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RIP Alex Toth

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Steve

Darn it. I just found out today that he died Saturday through Scott Kurtz’s PVP cartoon site. Who was he? Most of you know him today as the main creator of Space Ghost, a B-list superhero that got a … Continue reading →

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Players Handbook II is a Maybe-Have

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Steve

My initial reaction to this book was the usual, “Why in the world do we need another sourcebook, let alone an additional Players Handbook?!” Doubts were put aside with the first online preview, it showed promise, namely the section on how … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Edmonton Oilers

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Steve

Last night the Oilers clinched the Western Conference championship to secure their first appearnce in the Stanley Cup since 1990 (also the last one they won ending their era of dominance). Pretty amazing hockey from a team going into the … Continue reading →

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Two Hundred and Fiftieth Posting

Posted on May 27, 2006 by Steve

Yeah, yeah, yeah, another shameless plug for reaching what may be a pointless milestone masquerading as a story. Once again I have joined the self-congratulatory ranks of other publications and have to blather on about as slate.com points out. At least … Continue reading →

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Return of the L Word by Douglas Massey

Posted on May 27, 2006 by Steve

Here’s another book I picked up through an Eric Alterman recommendation via his site (altercation.msnbc.com). Return of the L Word isn’t too different from Robert Reich’s Reason. They lay out the marching orders, talking points and facts for Liberals to use as … Continue reading →

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Superman toy

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Steve

With the upcoming Superman Returns movie, there has been a commercial for this toy you’ll usually see on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network. It’s rather funny to see the kid doing the whole Clark-Kent-to-Superman transformation as he pulls back the glasses, opens … Continue reading →

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Clifford Antone found dead

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Steve

This is mainly a quick story for my friends who live nowhere near Austin. Austin friends probably already heard this morning. Who was he? Clifford Antone ran a the Blues nightclub in Austin that is usually credited for launching … Continue reading →

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Over the Hedge

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Steve

Dreamworks is getting closer to making a cartoon of near-Pixar caliber even if they had to acquire the movie rights to a daily newspaper strip to come this far. The majority of people don’t buy a daily newspaper so they’ll … Continue reading →

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Red Hand of Doom delivers and exceeds

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Steve

This review is way overdue since this book was released around the same time as WOTC’s disappointing Races of the Dragon. Procrastination and more interesting things to write about definitely put my Gaming section on the backburner, that and it has … Continue reading →

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Welcome Julia

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Steve

I received this mail and picture today from Sonia (her mother) over in Switzerland. Julia was born on May 12 (just in time for Mother’s Day!). So far she’s doing pretty well according to Sonia. It’s still the initial … Continue reading →

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Happy 48th Birthday Jane Wiedlin

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Steve

My favorite Go Go. I have all her solo records, her last one had Matthew Sweet on it. Jane wrote most of the hits for the band but for me her career after the Go Gos is what I have … Continue reading →

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