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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Rock Stars not looking so cool…
…when they’re seen with their parents! I wish there were more pictures spread across the decades in this feature. All these people are from the Seventies and now they’re grandparents.
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RIP Bob May
Another sad loss in Sci-Fi circles since he was the man inside the Robot for TV’s Lost in Space. However, the voice was provided by Dick Tufeld (and in the movie). Just like all Hollywood stories, Bob landed the part … Continue reading
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Happy 55th Birthday Katey Sagal
Before she was the attractive voice of Leela on Futurama, most knew her as the nagging, red-haired harpy Peg Bundy for a decade on Married…with Children. On what used to be Fox’s longest running show, they had modify Katey’s wardrobe … Continue reading
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1999: The initial meeting at Chili’s on 183
Match.com worked pretty quickly for me. I had met several women through the site in a couple weeks. The objective was to meet some ladies to socialize with: have dinner, see a movie or attend a concert, nothing further. My … Continue reading
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Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008
PS3 experiment number two (in using it as a surrogate for satellite/video rentals) was the umpteenth remake of the Jules Verne novel. Instead of following the book and setting it in contemporary times, Verne’s work is used as a travelguide … Continue reading
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A picture of a blurry, blue forest?
A co-worker scored the Bionicam online and brought it in for some video experiments. What a cool toy! It functions on the same/similar principles as our digital camera: you take pictures in JPEG or movies in AVI, they’re stored on … Continue reading
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Happy 39th Birthday Jeremy Roenick
My favorite player in the NHL today and of all time (since I’ve met him for an autograph) was born on this day in 1970. Sadly, he’s on the IR for the Sharks until further notice. On the upside, he’s … Continue reading
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What will this weekend be like?
My posting has been sporadic lately for several reasons, same would go with correspondence so I apologize, I’ll try to catch up this weekend since some incoming news will affect my mood for a couple days. Meanwhile, matters have been … Continue reading
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RIP Ricardo Montalban & Patrick McGoohan
Such a sad day for Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans with the loss of both Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan. Most people remember Ricardo for being the enigmatic Mr. Rourke on Fantasy Island, quite the staple of Saturday night TV when I was … Continue reading
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“Half way to the Stars”
It’s a corny pun but I don’t care. I’m excited about my season tickets for the Texas Stars next Fall. For some silly reason, they couldn’t bill Jeremy and me separately or per ticket/seat. So we have to take turns … Continue reading
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Happy 10th Anniversary Masami and Lee
My good friend (and former boss on two occasions) since Marquette, Lee, tied the knot with Masami back in Japan. During those days, Lee was on his final year as a teaching assistant for English classes through the JET program. … Continue reading
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Somara’s belated Christmas gift, her own Muppet
My wife is a huge fan of Jim Henson and most things involving the Muppets (Farscape, their movies, so on). Thanks to FAO Schwarz, they have an exclusive set up to construct customized, unique Muppets as a gift; what they … Continue reading
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Peace in the Mideast is possible…
…when these two cats aren’t running around the house, chasing one another, hissing and swatting. Somara took a photo of this opportune moment because they normally won’t cooperate on anything, even when we have freezing temperatures in Texas. Which makes … Continue reading
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The two birthdays of Pop Music “royalty.”
Today the Thin White Duke is 62 and the King would be 74 (because I’m confident he died in 1977). Hopefully the first birthday boy will have a new album out soon, I really enjoyed his last two.
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1994: Austin or Bust with my DG resignation
“What was I thinking?” still races through my mind over this day when I turned in my two weeks at Dynamic Graphics. Austin was at best a “maybe” and there was no Plan B. Collecting unemployment was out of the … Continue reading
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