Monthly Archives: October 2007

Arrrr! Where’s the Tender Vittles?!

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Steve

I thought this picture kills many birds with one stone since I’m rather sleepy from the appearance of cold weather and I have to go to work a tad earlier while my friend Adam is on vacation: his three cats … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Lee! aka Doc

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Steve

I sent him an e-mail yesterday as part of my usual correspondence routine and I rudely forgot that today is his birthday. Practically not a day goes by when I don’t miss Doc (his nickname) for his part in bringing … Continue reading →

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Why cat owners rarely get to sleep in

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Steve

Alaire sent me this cartoon originally but it was in the inferior Windows Media format. Thankfully Adam found it on YouTube which is more accessible to everyone. I think Nemo trained this animated cat on the various techniques of annoying humans … Continue reading →

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The Other Simpson Halloween tradition, the comic version

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Steve

Halloween is coming up this week which means the annual episode of “Treehouse of Horror” on The Simpsons delayed by the ever boring World Series (go Boston since I dislike Colorado more) on Fox. Little do most people know that the … Continue reading →

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This month’s last hockey musings

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Steve

Before you lecture me, I know that JR scored his third goal of the season last week. It happened while I was on vacation and I didn’t have Illustrator installed on my MacBook. Then there was all the post-vacation junk … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Nancy Cartwright

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Steve

Forever to be known as the voice of Bart Simpson, she was the only professional voice actress brought into the show when it all began. If you check out her entry in imdb.com, you’ll see she has quite a resume … Continue reading →

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Day Five for Orlando: The Maggis of Tampa

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Steve

We weren’t able to attend the post-wedding brunch the next morning since we needed to get Nelson to the airport by 10 AM; I talked him into staying at the same hotel as us and share our rental car, getting … Continue reading →

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Day Four for Orlando: The Main Event

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Steve

Pardon me for the two-day delay, Sunday was busy for reasons you’ll read about on the Day Five story and Monday was spent flying home; I just had no energy left by the time I walked through the door. But … Continue reading →

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Welcome Evelyn!

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Steve

The details of Jose and Nancy’s wedding are still coming together so there will be a longer delay. If you’ve been by the site in the last 24 hours, you’ve noticed I made a formatting error in my rush to … Continue reading →

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Day Three for Orlando: The dry run before Saturday night

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Steve

Friday was the day to pay the piper for our hotel (Somara still says motel) room at $78 for five days…sitting through another timeshare pitch. Our guy Tom was very nice but we dodged the bullet this time but I … Continue reading →

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Day Two for Orlando: Maybe I should spring for GPS

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Steve

At least Somara is having more of a vacation on this trip, she hung out with her sister for the day. Meanwhile, I have proven that the Bermuda Triangle extends to Central Florida because the ongoing theme of yesterday was … Continue reading →

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Day One for Orlando: Police State 1, Constitution 0

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Steve

Greetings from fabulous Orlando! Our first day was rather eventful even if it did get off to a late start (the flight didn’t leave Austin until 1 PM) but it didn’t matter, vacation time is still time away from the … Continue reading →

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Here giant mousie, mousie, mousie

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Steve

This weekend I went out to my friend Deborah’s place way out near Bee Cave (it’s southwest of Austin, I think). She and her husband Dale have this bitchin’ house in an area called Briarcliff with a great view of … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Helen

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Steve

I called her in the middle of her birthday dinner. It’s not too late to send her an e-mail if you wish. I’ll be catching up with her on the phone before the evening is over. Sorry if I haven’t … Continue reading →

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My MacBook is now completely ready

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Steve

Last week I sold my old tried and true iBook G3 for a 100 bucks. It was over four years old, the battery had been through over 400 cycles and its performance was pretty weak compared to what’s offered now. … Continue reading →

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