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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Maybe these dogs will be on Animal Planet
Knowing what little goes through the brains of dogs and their fondness for sniffing everything, they may be jealous of these Bolivian dogs an explorer finally got confirmed, hence the creepy pictures. Too bad the Weekly World News went to being online … Continue reading
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Happy 63rd Birthday Sam Elliott
This guy is the quintessential cowboy to me. However, I think he’s cool playing other roles because his deep voice definitely implies Elliott’s characters are dudes you don’t mess with. Even if it’s a lame movie such as The Big Lebowski … Continue reading
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Twenty is the new standard default display size
Quite a slew of new things from Apple. Now the minimal display on the iMac is 20 inches, hence the title, but it has the same spiffy metallic finish as the Pro and MacBook Pro. Personally, I prefer the plastic … Continue reading
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Happy 65th Birthday to Garrison Keillor
Garrison is definitely an acquired taste. I’d say he’s in the same vein as Bob Newhart or Gary Shandling with his low-key, odd delivery of jokes. I remember him joking about his quiet, monotone causing people to fall asleep at … Continue reading
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KMAG’s anniversary, polluting your ears for five years now
Once again it’s the “official” birthday for KMAG. I was nowhere close to the goal of 7000 songs. I fell short by over 600 tunes. As always, I’m distraught over it. Now I just think I’m ahead by over 300 for … Continue reading
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Please, keep your cats indoors as much as possible
After getting Somara’s truck back on the road and my other meeting down south being a bust, I returned home in a decent mood (I’ll have no trouble finding another buyer for my iPhone). I noticed a dead cat on … Continue reading
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1997: Hard to believe Jobs would be right on this move #1
Could’ve sworn this happened later on but then again, MacWorld Boston has disappeared into obscurity. I blame being super-busy in Las Vegas as my excuse for not remembering all the ugly details. Nastier ones would be coming later anyway. Many people … Continue reading
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Swiss tires aren’t as good as Swiss cheese
It would’ve been a lazy, easy Sunday morning for me until the phone rang 10 minutes after Somara left for work. I know she couldn’t be there already and I was right. As the picture above shows, her front-right tire … Continue reading
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Star Trek‘s “Balance of Terror” Version 2.0
“Balance of Terror” is one of Star Trek‘s best episodes even if it’s just a WWII submarine chase in space with dated special effects. It holds up because the plot and execution were solid. Recently Viacom has been cleaning up, re-digitizing … Continue reading
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1997: Viva Las Vegas, my first time there
My first trip to Las Vegas began on this day in 1997. Oddly, I was going there for my employer and not on a vacation. Quick back story… By now, PowerComputing’s business and call volume had grown so the wise … Continue reading
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Better late than never on college homework
All these years I always thought Brian May of Queen had his Ph.D. in astronomy. I wonder if his dissertation has anything to do with the relativistic effects on the astronauts from his song ’39.
Quilt-a-pa-looza
I’ve been collecting concert shirts for 25 years now, ever since my first live concert back in Springfield and laugh if you must but it was Rick Springfield; je ne regrette rien! Believe it or not, most still fit too, … Continue reading
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Worst. Album. Covers. Ever.
Yesterday, The Guardian published the 16 worst album covers of all time. All time? Based upon the choices, the critic(s) didn’t go far back enough. I recall some pretty horrid ones from the Seventies and Eighties. Thankfully, there was this site buried in … Continue reading
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The upcoming Fall 2007 line of T-shirts
According to what I found on the Internet, for better or for worse, the gift to receive or give on a fourth anniversary is clothing. It used to be fruit or other stuff you can get more easily at HEB … Continue reading
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After 38 years, The Troubles may be finally over
This didn’t seem to get much press in the US. It is a wonderful landmark that the violence in Northern Ireland has subsided enough for the UK to remove the bulk of its deployment. I only wish my ethnically Irish … Continue reading
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