Monthly Archives: January 2010

Happy Birthday Lester, this time I got it right

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Steve

Originally, thanks to last week’s Malaise, I thought I had missed the correct date but I would still post because it would balance out, similar to averaging two numbers. Doesn’t matter, I still want to wish my gaming sensei a … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Now to await my jetpack

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

The rumor sites could finally give it a rest last Wednesday, the iPad was announced, shown, demonstrated and I think it will be an awesome product. Admittedly, I work for Apple so there is an automatic bias but I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Science & Technology | Leave a comment

RIP Howard Zinn

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

Columnist Bob Herbert wrote a nice piece about him yesterday, I think he says many of the things our SCLM doesn’t have the brains nor spine to say about the man. Meanwhile it practically sent Michael Jackson out on a … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

I bet this killer will still have access to legal texts

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

Recently, a prisoner in Wisconsin (of all places) lost his lawsuit claiming that a ban against playing D&D was a violation of his free speech rights. If you read the story, the part about concerns over him being the center … Continue reading →

Posted in D & D | Leave a comment

“One of you is going to betray me.” 26:21 Alpma Paaus

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

Over ten years ago, when The Phantom Menace came out there were all those Jesus was a Jedi jokes over Anakin’s improbable birth. This gentleman’s amusing shirt proposes the theory that Judas was a Jedi since we all know Vader … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Ones | Leave a comment

Sorry if I was away…

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

…it was a week of the Malaise for me; a bit of my Evil Twin returning, anxiety and overall fatigue. I guess it’s officially an election year if I’m feeling so terrible. I would say the weather taking an ugly, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

A round of birthday wishes!

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Steve

The whole day got a away from me so I apologize for not getting this posted sooner. Plus I will have to test the new WP 2.9.1 to see if it does scheduling of stories before I revert back to … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Cindy

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Steve

Easiest birthday to remember, good ol’ 1-2-3 or 1/23. Should we live to 2045 it will be even cooler. Women do outlive men on average so the odds favor her and not me to be around to write about it. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 1 Comment

Useless knowledge may finally pay

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Steve

All too often I impress people with all the stupid, trivial crap I know. Beats me on why, it doesn’t pay squat. Unless you count D&B tickets whenever I play their trivia game; I must be losing my touch, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Factoids, News | Leave a comment

Will Ferrel is the Typhoid Mary of talk shows!

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Steve

The ongoing bru ha ha involving Conan and Jay was “resolved” today. My general opinion of it was, “so what.” If I had a choice, I’d rather watch the Daily Show (never in a million years would I have predicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Diversions | Leave a comment

1995: Chicago was a slim possibility

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Steve

While I’m kickin’ back, enjoy Austin’s “balmy” weather today, 15 years ago, I went back to Chicago for a job interview with Loyola University and to visit all the friends I left behind. I was really excited about the socializing … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

The mystery “taunter” solved!

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Steve

Last month, I posted a photo of the new cat who was visiting our porch, hanging out and just mainly pissing off Molly. The one we decided to name Petruchio. We figured he was a stray cat much like Caliban … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | Leave a comment

The die is cast…for $500

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Steve

Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of us meeting in person at the Chili’s on US 183 and I-35 (now gone, moved a bit south on I-35). To everybody else, it was a day off through the Federal holiday of MLK … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Maybe this singer should get my shoe solution

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Steve

If Little Books (nee Victoria Hesketh) needed to move into a new house (not sure why the English withhold articles with such phrases as going to (the) hospital) all over her shoe collection, then the Container Store should look into … Continue reading →

Posted in Diversions, Music | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Mark, aka Narleyhotep

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Steve

Our friend and lawyer acquaintance, some inside joke from the Neil Simon movie The Goodbye Girl, celebrates his big day. Allegedly he’s spending it near the Houston area at a nearby Chuck E. Cheese. I didn’t know he hated pizza, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment