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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Pathfinder keeps getting better than D&D 4e
Yesterday, Paizo announced Monte Cook’s involvement with refining the rules to their interpretation of D&D 3.5. I’m rather excited because the last time I read about him, Monte was burned out and looking to move on from RPGs to fiction … Continue reading
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1998: The iMac was unveiled at WWDC
Around this time 10 years ago, Mr. Jobs presented the iMac to the very skeptical media at WWDC. I thought it was pretty cool. It looked like a modernized successor to the original all-in-one Macintosh from 1984. Apple had been … Continue reading
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…and the winning name is Kuroneko (Black Cat)
Somara and I thank everyone who submitted names through my site, her blog, e-mail and phone calls. Children are always amusing in expressing what’s on their minds when they see animals, toys or new baby siblings. Currently Kuroneko-chan hasn’t demonstrated … Continue reading
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Happy second Birthday Julia!
The little Heidi (the only fictional character most Americans know from Switzerland, other than William Tell) in my universe is probably celebrating her birthday with Elmo. Actually a talking doll which requests drinks from his bottle and warns you when … Continue reading
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“Juicy’s” Caturday debut
Here’s a special movie for Caturday! Our first hour with the new cat “Juicy.” Keep the name suggestions coming but please post them in the Comments of the story.
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The Austin Icebats are now caveless/homeless
I received an e-mail Tuesday from the owner about the Icebats being officially homeless. As much as I loved going to their games at Chaparral Ice for the last two seasons, I knew it wasn’t economically feasible. Sure, many of … Continue reading
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I’m back after three days of illness
I’m back after being sick for several days. Actually, I was already coming down with the symptoms by Monday afternoon thanks to the rain and participation in the great Apple event on Sunday; hey, I won $100 worth of gasoline … Continue reading
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Meet our new cat! Interim name “Juicy”
Here’s the big surprise that I finally got around to posting. Our new kitten! I think she still is because she’s under one and most cats don’t attain full adulthood until two; I remember Nemo continuing to get larger until … Continue reading
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Round Three: The Conference Championships
My Flyers did it Saturday night! In your face Barry Melrose! In your face Scott Burnside! In your face ESPN in general. Now those Quebecker rednecks can burn down their city for a good reason, being number one and getting … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Jose
One of my best friends has survived his personal Year of Homer successfully. It was quite eventful for him if you read his brief reflection. I know I’m glad I had the opportunity to participate in the wedding. Drop Jose … Continue reading
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Forbidden Kingdom
“What took so long?” was my first reaction to this movie, especially when I stumbled upon the trailer last month; I don’t have cable/satellite which is why I didn’t know earlier. One would also think that two of the biggest … Continue reading
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Portrait by an aspiring young artist
This picture of me was drawn by a little lady who I get to see on Sundays at Einstein Brothers; my new Sunday-morning ritual with former regulars at Kenny’s. I think it’s pretty accurate, especially on how much I’ve let … Continue reading
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