Monthly Archives: April 2009

A T-Shirt for Governor Perry

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Steve

I recently bought this shirt from the fake T-Shirt Hell going-out-of-business sale and it makes the perfect, succinct rebuttal to the governor’s moronic, implied comment about secession which he then poorly tried to clarify…once he realized the Ron Paul-Glen Beck … Continue reading →

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NHL Playoffs 2009, Round One, the Quarter Finals

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Steve

Philly choked right at the very end by losing home ice when they lost to the struggling NY Rangers. Either way, they were facing the Penguins under the “leadership” of Crybaby Crosby, it just would’ve looked better if they could … Continue reading →

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Ten Years at Apple

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Steve

Five years ago when I received my first plaque, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry because the situation was messy, stressful and downright awful. I certainly realized I was in position I didn’t want to be in nor did … Continue reading →

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My blurb in the Austin Chronicle

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Steve

It wasn’t an editorial like I had in Austin’s dying newspaper, more of a correction about Neko Case’s nationality. I’m surprised they used it since it’s just a trivial thing but I got my say in the printed copy! I … Continue reading →

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What a goal!

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Steve

Jeremy and I are season ticket holders for the upcoming Austin Stars so one of the perks is being invited to little parties to celebrate. He couldn’t make it due to chores around his house so I was on my … Continue reading →

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RIP Dave Arneson

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Steve

Such a shame this man finally gets the overdue create he was owed in death as the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons. Thankfully, he did receive recognition about 10 years ago when WOTC took over the game in their purchasing … Continue reading →

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1984: We and the Colts move to Indianoplace

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Steve

It’s still Spring Break at numerous campuses around the US, Canada and the Cartoon Network. Most were last month to either coincide with March Madness (yawn! Marquette got knocked out in the second round, again), midterms or Easter. I thought … Continue reading →

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Finally, a little respect for Philly

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Steve

I dislike whiners who go on about how the (sports) media or league has it in for their team aka Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cub fans, but it didn’t look like a coincidence for my Flyers last weekend. Riddle … Continue reading →

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Operation: Alexandria updates, Weeks 2 & 3

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Steve

Too many other things got in the way of me posting last week’s updates which consisted mainly of going to the Ikea store in Round Rock to survey the bookshelf options. It seemed like we were getting ahead ourselves but … Continue reading →

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Brian Posehn

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Steve

One of today’s funniest stand-up comedians came to Austin this weekend and I caught him for his late Friday performance. Brian opened up with a clarification on why he’s a nerd, not a geek and then jumped on why his … Continue reading →

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Maybe we’ll get a refund on our Austin Stars tickets

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Steve

While surfing the news via the Wii, I stumbled on this story about the future team’s (primary) owner defaulting on a payment. Great. I guess us season-ticket holders will have to petition our Congressmen for a stimulus package to keep … Continue reading →

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Somara’s homework this week

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Steve

While I was having a good time at Neko Case’s concert, Somara took a one-night class at All-in-One Bake Shop to hone her fondant skills. What is fondant? Think of it as Play-Doh frosting but not as nasty tasting. You … Continue reading →

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Ewww! It may not be a joke

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Steve

Definitely a sleeping bag for the dedicated Star Wars fan. This seemed plausible enough to not be a prank but it seems these people are going to press for permission from Lucas because it fooled plenty to create the demand.

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Apple is 33, for the record

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

Hey, why not! It’s April Fool’s Day and in the spirit of the company’s anniversary, why not make a little joke in the title. I’m sure the skeptics still think Apple will be out of business any day now. Never … Continue reading →

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Neko Case kicks off tour in Austin

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

First, I must apologize for the lack of pictures. Miss Case had a policy of no cameras at the show which was probably not strictly enforced. The Stubb’s employees implied it was mainly pointed at phones and people recording the … Continue reading →

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