Monthly Archives: November 2008

Humor Test #3

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Steve

I picked this one up from BustedTees.com to go with my Obama victory shirt. The main joke of this is ridiculing Amy Winehouse and/or the stereotype of British people’s teeth. Anyone who has been to London will recognize the red-blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Ones, Shirts | Leave a comment

Let the “Melrose Place Cancelled” jokes begin

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Steve

How amusing it was to see the headline of Barry Melrose’s firing from the Lightning this morning on my “alarm clock’s” ESPN widget. It’s a bummer Cap’n Mullet has gone down in flames after a mere 16 games at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey | Leave a comment

1993: Picayune 2.0 gets rolling around now

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Steve

Picayune underwent its first major makeover around this time. While I was un-/underemployed, I ratcheted up making more of them but they still had the amateurish appearance of a newsletter or mock newspaper. By mid 1993 they were shrouded in … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Another milestone achieved on the War Against Debt

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Steve

Another big [financial] pat on the back for us because today is the final payment of Somara’s second-smallest student loan! Not bad work. This one took only a year to kill off despite the set-back of her surgery, a smaller … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

A huge reason why I’m glad I rejoined Apple in 1998

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Steve

The recent news on Nortel makes me want to quote the overused expression from Yogi Berra, “This is like deja vu all over again.” Ten years ago, something similar happened with those clods after I left and back then the … Continue reading →

Posted in Factoids | Leave a comment

Happy Sixth Anniversary to Kim & Rad (belated)

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Steve

A belated happy sixth anniversary to my Phoenix-based friends Kim & Rad. According to the Internet (aka Wikipedia), the “appropriate” gift for them is either iron or wood. Hmm. Rad’s a big comic-book fan so I’m confident he already owns … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Sorry Cousin Denise, Downie is your problem now

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Steve

With huge apologies to my cousin in Tampa who is also a Lightning season-ticket holder, but imagine my relief at the news this morning on the EPSN widget. Holmgren finally got rid of Downie for Tampa’s prospect Carle to solve … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey | Leave a comment

Trial run of Guitar Hero World Tour this week

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Steve

Tuesday night I was at the nearby Best Buy, picking up the new Futurama movie, when I saw the latest Guitar Hero game all set up. It’s no secret that GH is trying to compete with Rock Band after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arcade Games | Leave a comment

1983: The weird phone call at 6 AM

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Steve

Thanks to the explosive growth in Houston during the early Eighties, school at Clear Creek started before 8 AM and with a 45-minute bus ride, this meant I had to be at my stop before 630 AM. Getting up around … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Some hockey jibber jabber for early November

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Steve

It’s hard to be a Flyers fan some days, especially this season. First comes the home opener with Sarah Palin which became a curse; of course I don’t really believe in such superstitions, it’s just a convenient scapegoat. Now there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey | Leave a comment

Three Animated Shows not for Children

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Steve

I haven’t posted a DVD review-story-recommendation since July due to inertia (*cough!* laziness), other stories were more pressing as they were more timely in nature and probably a touch of my ongoing anxiety (which subsided a few notches with the … Continue reading →

Posted in DVDs | Leave a comment

The Texas (ahem, Austin) Stars will play in 2009

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Steve

Jeremy let me know yesterday that it’s pretty official, Austin will have an AHL franchise next Fall. Details are available here but he was at some festival where the team had a table passing out information, namely over season tickets. … Continue reading →

Posted in Austintatious, Hockey | Leave a comment

Welcome Susanna! No banjo on my knee though

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Steve

Sooooo many stories to write lately, namely the ones pertaining to 1983 or 1988 having priority. Then this piece of joy appeared in my e-mail! I knew Cindy was due for a second child but I completely forgot when her … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment