Monthly Archives: February 2010

New look for new month

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

I grew tired of the previous theme choking on the font style every time I wanted to through the Archives by category. As cool as it was with the color and the modified banner with the Austin skyline, the font … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Peter

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

In all the hustle n’ bustle of today, I’m wishing my co-worker/friend some best wishes. I did find him a card that I will give him tomorrow. He’s off to a good year. His team, the New Orleans Saints, won … Continue reading →

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One more story about the iTunes winner

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

According to K-Geezer’s “music news update,” Andy Langer mentioned Rosanne Cash calling the iTunes winner to thank him for making the 10 billionth download a Johnny Cash song last Wednesday because last Friday would’ve been his 78th birthday. Pretty cool … Continue reading →

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The Bad News & the Good News for today

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

Of course they happened to me in the other order. As I was leaving Costco this afternoon, Somara called me to tell me she won Third Place on the cookie decorating division of the annual Austin Cake Competition. More about … Continue reading →

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Alpha Centauri will have to wait…

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Steve

…another four years to see the Saints finally win their first Super Bowl. If there were only a Las Vegas there to place a futures bet on 2010 to win a small fortune! Jeremy sent me this cool link showing … Continue reading →

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Recent iTunes winner thought it was a prank

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Steve

We have reality television to thank for the winner’s skepticism. I’m more shocked about making a link to Rolling Stone, the boring old hippie rag that lost its last inkling of musical credibility with its top albums of all time … Continue reading →

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2000: Backfill manager position starts

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Steve

This story of looking back is way overdue (since February 7th) but since the events surrounding my backfill went on for several months, led to a key friendship, my inevitable transfer to the group I remain with and some painful … Continue reading →

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Somara won (another) iPod!

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Steve

What happened to the first one? I will defer that to Helen because I bought Somara’s first one (from an overtime contest at work last year) and gave it to the Matriarch of the Silder Republic of Potomac. A birthday-Christmas-anniversary … Continue reading →

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Ten billion songs

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Steve

Apple’s iTunes Store achieved this milestone this afternoon. Pretty impressive since the downloadable part of the store was launched less than seven years ago. I’m curious about two things in regards to this achievement: Did the Music Industry traditionally sell … Continue reading →

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Snow Storm 2010 was a bust

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Steve

Overall I’m happy that the snow the Austin area didn’t stay very long. Somara and I drove into work yesterday around 730 AM. By then the rain was transforming into sleet. Most co-workers arrived on time; no massive calls of … Continue reading →

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Old Man Winter will take one more swipe at us

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

According to the forecast for tomorrow, Central Texas will receive freezing temperatures with a strong possibility of snow and/or freezing rain by 10 AM. How I can’t wait. Not over the conditions making our commute stink. Not over the co-workers … Continue reading →

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My bookbag of (with)holding…

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

…or it’s a broken TARDIS. Over a week ago, I couldn’t find my checkbook. Yeah, checks, quaint in this era of debit/credit cards and online banking yet there’s no other way I will pay the mortgage (Wells Fargo charges for … Continue reading →

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Star Trek already “answered” this in the Sixties

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

Physicist William Edelstein and his son Arthur recently published a report on how FTL travel via Warp Speed (Star Trek), KK Drive (Alan Dean Foster’s Commonwealth novels) and Stutterwarp (GDW’s 2300 AD game) would kill the starship’s crew immediately. Other … Continue reading →

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1980: Miracle on Ice

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

How fitting that the US won last night against Canada (5-3) in hockey, the game our northern neighbors practically own at every level (from the NHL down to Mites), on the eve of America’s last Olympic triumph in my opinion. … Continue reading →

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Happy belated birthday Sheila

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Steve

I think she gave me the kiss off in an e-mail before my 40th birthday a couple years ago but I didn’t care. Sheila will always be my friend and the door will be open to her until one of … Continue reading →

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