Monthly Archives: October 2009

If only Triumph the Insult Dog would comment

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Steve

These baby outfits are only funny due to Lucas making three awful movies, otherwise, they’re a bit sad to see what some fanboys and fangirls will buy to torment their children when they get to high school. I know, pretty … Continue reading →

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Miette’s teeth are clean again…

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Steve

…probably for the first time since she was born. October is the discount month at my Vet for having our cats’ teeth scrubbed because they can’t hold the brush or floss with those paws. Curse us and our opposable thumbs! … Continue reading →

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Monty Python turned 40

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Steve

The last place on Earth I’d ever think would discuss this was Marketplace on my NPR affiliate, otherwise I wouldn’t have known about the milestone yesterday; the downside of my current Apple gig keeps me too pre-occupied to do any … Continue reading →

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Great news on a financial milestone

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Steve

This weekend, we paid off Somara’s third student loan with Sallie Mae. Thanks to all those recent windfalls I had happen (Chase, Wells Fargo and the State Comptroller), I decided they were enough to put toward the remaining balance while … Continue reading →

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Dallas came to Austin for one night

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Steve

Somara did a spectacular job taking pictures of this special pre-season game so I wasn’t going to let her efforts go to waste because the timeliness of them was on the verge of irrelevance, besides, I think it’s the first … Continue reading →

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500 Days of Wii Fit

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Steve

Yesterday I had time to do four virtual laps around the Island before going about my exciting and crazy Saturday (6.5 virtual miles). The Fit’s coach started off by letting me know that I started my account 500 days ago. … Continue reading →

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Stars win their first home game

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Steve

The AHL’s 2009-10 season kicked off last night but our team had to start in San Antonio (they lost). This evening both teams returned so we could have our inaugural game before the Stars leave to play elsewhere for a … Continue reading →

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Twlight Zone turns 50

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Steve

I only discovered it this morning while listening to a habitual podcast called On the Media. It was already in syndication when I was a kid and they made a mediocre movie based upon four episodes in the Eighties; at … Continue reading →

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Plain language law going overboard?

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Steve

Every Saturday, Somara and I get to have lunch together at work since our schedules during the rest of the week don’t line up. Ever since I moved over to my new gig, she picks it up and meets me … Continue reading →

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Happy 85th birthday Jimmy Carter

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Steve

Currently he is the oldest living ex-president or maybe it’s a tie with George H W Bush, they’re both WWII vets and ex-Navy officers, despite being from different parties, I bet they get along on a personal level. Anyway, I … Continue reading →

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