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Monthly Archives: February 2010
A car is born!
On a lighter note over the so-called news today, I tried to do a little pun based upon the famous Judy Garland movie. So yesterday Somara received a phone call from Sam, our car salesman. He our customized Honda Fit … Continue reading
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Contrary to the SCLM, we weren’t in danger
As the truth will gradually push out the rumor-mongering fueled by the Punditocracy, Internet and ravenous 24-hour Infotainment our civilization calls “the news,” Somara and I were already at work when this went down. I had a rough idea of … Continue reading
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My teeth and gums are progressing
Yesterday’s cleaning and inspection was great. The worst ratings I had on my gums were fours. Last session in October had a couple of fives (the purple numbers). I had accrued some extra fours but I can live with them … Continue reading
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Oh Admiral Ackbar…
…still getting suckered into those rather obvious traps that even the eight-year-old audience members can see coming.
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Happy 60th Birthday Peter Gabriel
For years, the moniker “genius” is overused in the realm of popular music but Peter Gabriel rightfully belongs there on my short list. (You’ll have to bug me directly for the other nine.) While David Bowie is the grandfather of … Continue reading
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Adobe Photoshop turns 20
Hard to believe this milestone. Personally, I always thought the infamous software made its debut in the late Eighties because of a memory I have from my time at Marquette. While I was taking a basic layout/design course, the lab … Continue reading
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New car update
It has been a relatively quiet week from me and my site. I blame the weather more than the current AHL season (the Stars will be on a five-game road trip after tonight). The weather? Austin has had it rather … Continue reading
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AHL shuffle in 2010-11 announced
Last night’s hockey post was a bit brief and off-kilter thanks to the carb coma induced by Wings n’ More. I totally spaced on the upcoming changes in the league: The Canes’ affiliate in Albany, NY is moving to Charlotte, … Continue reading
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Прощание Vishy
During last night’s loss to the Griffins, the guy who has the distinctive “Let’s go Stars!” shout tapped me on the shoulder and asked where Vishnevskiy was since I already told him about Wathier and Sawada being called up to … Continue reading
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Happy 11th birthday TJ
Today was his 11th and it will certainly be memorable courtesy of the weather out East, makes me glad my birthday is in the Summer. However, it was his day so I hope he made the best of it with … Continue reading
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RIP Dr. Geoffrey Burbidge
In all my years of following Astronomy for 30 years, Dr. Burbidge’s name never came up despite his involvement in the theory about the universe starting out with simpler elements (hydrogen, helium and lithium) and through explosions (supernovas, gamma-ray bursts, … Continue reading
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Guide to “foreign” gestures
I will have to try these out with my Japanese co-workers, see if they’re accurate or still used. Somewhere buried in the slew of boxes tucked away for Operation: Alexandria (soon to be happening again) is a book I bought … Continue reading
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KMAG hits one million songs…
…and no, I am not doing the whole Dr. Evil-Mike Myers bit with my pinky. The joke was rather tired by mid-Summer 1997. This landmark, okay trivial, event finally happened at 3:15 AM on January 30, 2010. I didn’t bother … Continue reading
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First cold of the year is almost over
How I hate being ill because it really takes 7-10 days to truly recover and I don’t really feel like being put on disability should I require five or more. The bigger peeve is the amount of e-mail to sift … Continue reading
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