Monthly Archives: June 2008

Pathfinder continues to impress through its staffing choices

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Steve

Paizo announced Friday that Sean Reynolds was joining them in developing Pathfinder. First the addition of Monte Cook and now him. I doubt Wizards/Hasbro could care less but I’m excited since these gentlemen made major contributions to Third Edition. So … Continue reading →

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Latest Server-Site Outage caused by Cats

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Steve

My co-worker and friend Mark M alerted me to the inconsistencies my site was having via RSS feeds. I figured it was the usual nonsense of Java intermittently spiking. When I noticed its unresponsiveness around 845 AM today, I just … Continue reading →

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Happy 14th Anniversary Tammy & Nelson

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Steve

It’s in the middle of the week so they’ll probably do something over the weekend. For them, the traditional gift is ivory. Rather cruel since elephants are an endangered species and it’s probably even harder to get it from one … Continue reading →

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Roger Rabbit remains amazing after 20 years

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Steve

Sunday (June 22) was the 20th anniversary of this amazing movie’s opening. In an age of digital characters being rather ubiquitous, it’s hard to believe this film was the showcase on state-of-the-art special effects for integrating live action with an … Continue reading →

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A little hockey news after the Draft

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Steve

An interesting day in hockey. The long overdue news about Barry “Captain Mullet” Melrose being made the new head coach of the Lightning became official. I guess he finally read the writing on the wall about ESPN’s disinterest in the … Continue reading →

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RIP George Carlin

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Steve

It was sad to have the day kick off with that announcement on NPR. George was scheduled to perform at the Paramount in the last year but he cancelled due to poor health. His death through heart failure wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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1983: The move from West Houston to the Gulf Freeway area

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Steve

About a week or two before I went to the Adam Ant concert with Father Orlando, Dad dropped the bomb on me during our daily commute…I wouldn’t be returning to Strake next Fall. The official reason given was my mediocre … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Bruce Campbell

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Steve

Probably the hardest working guy in Action, Horror, B and Voiceovers these days. His Old Spice commercials will be legendary, pay special attention to the background when he’s speaking. The list of his appearances is enormous if you check Bruce … Continue reading →

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Ladybug cake

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Steve

It has been a while since I’ve posted one of Somara’s cakes, namely because I tended to have the camera in my backpack and when she’s baking, I stay out of the house; I’ll stray from my diet too much.  … Continue reading →

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Umberger traded to Columbus before the draft

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Steve

This Swiss kid Sbisa better be worth losing RJ Umberger in exchange. I know the Flyers are hurting on D but GM Holmgren is doing Bizarro Clarke moves by trading good, younger vets for unproven rookies as opposed to getting … Continue reading →

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David Sedaris

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Steve

Humorist/Essayist David Sedaris graced Austin with his presence yesterday to promote his latest collection When You are Engulfed in Flames. I stumbled upon his signing a couple weeks ago during my music shopping rounds. My brother Brian is a huge … Continue reading →

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1963: USSR-to-USA hotline goes live

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Steve

You’d think such a thing was just a plot device in Fail-Safe and Dr. Strangelove but on this day, JFK and Krushchev had a direct line installed thanks to the near-miss over Cuba. I wonder if it was ever used … Continue reading →

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RIP Stan Winston (belatedly)

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Steve

There was barely any mention of this great guy’s passing in the mainstream media. I may have had the last couple days off from work, but I wasn’t in a vacuum that badly. Stan gave us so many creatures which … Continue reading →

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Celtics win for the first time since 1986

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Steve

These guys used to be my favorite team growing up in Illinois when I became a big fan of the NBA. They remained “my team” until I started working for the Milwaukee Sentinel and became more familiar with the Bucks. … Continue reading →

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Rilo Kiley

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Steve

These guys had one of the most anticipated albums of 2007 and I missed their show last Summer. Thankfully they chose to revisit Austin last night to make one more push to promote Under the Black Light. Based upon the … Continue reading →

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