Monthly Archives: July 2010

Third session of physical therapy…still hurts

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Steve

I managed to do what Doyle (my PT person) requested every day between June 23 and now. Only two days were partially completed and one was skipped, the rest were the full routine. What is my reward? Two more exercises … Continue reading →

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Futurama is back and on target

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Steve

Somara gave me an early birthday present last week, an iTunes season pass for Futurama‘s 26 episode return on Comedy Central. Certainly easier than having a friend hunt down torrent-based files the following day because iTunes automatically downloads it on … Continue reading →

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Buzzards tidying up the local road kill

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Steve

Watching for cars before it gets another helping. Some poor turtle got run over and became a meal for the buzzards (or maybe vultures) of Central Texas. When it began I’m not sure but I’m sure one of the many … Continue reading →

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Word-usage quiz from Webster.com

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Steve

When I’m writing for Picayune, I frequently have another window open in my browser on webster.com. I love to use the site to assist me on spelling, definitions and synonyms. As a speaker of the American dialect of English, I … Continue reading →

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Iron Man

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Steve

Cue the Black Sabbath guitar! Somara’s latest creation is a birthday cake for a little boy we know indirectly. He really enjoyed the current sequel (I missed it) despite it being a tad long for his attention span. Hopefully he … Continue reading →

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Stars dismantling and a personal memory of Probert

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Steve

I really, really want to know what the plan is for next season with my Austin Stars. Four more players have left for other teams. Over the weekend, Greg Stafford, Mathieu Beaudoin and Matt Climie went to Phoenix. Now we’ll … Continue reading →

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The Last Airbender

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Steve

Hollywood loves to make TV shows from an earlier generation (Miami Vice, The A-Team, Lost in Space, etc.) into terrible movies because they know there’s a built-in familiarity factor that leads to making money. Why a five-year-old Nickelodeon cartoon was … Continue reading →

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1985 – Summer Part II: Florida, fighting and failure

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Steve

To recap, at the end of May we moved in with Grandma Maier and during the month of June we got re-acquainted with various members of the Maggi clan due to Grandma Maggi’s terminal illness. The only good development from … Continue reading →

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Post Hurricane Alex weather

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Steve

Not a bad amount of rain last week. It certainly led to us having a relatively mild Fourth of July weekend and we still haven’t cracked 40 C/100 F yet. You guys who live further up North don’t know what … Continue reading →

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Airplane turns 30!

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Steve

Or as it’s known in France, Y a-t-il un Pilote dans L’Avion? Seems the French aren’t keen on maintaining the suspenseful element to making this funny. There was quite a lot of buzz about this movie when it hit the … Continue reading →

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Belated anniversary on Picayune Volume V

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Steve

I can never remember why I think I made the change to a ‘blog format on July 5 and not July 3 (when it really happened). Probably all the other distractions happening around the holiday weekend, namely the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Peters leaves Stars, Gagne waives trade clause

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Steve

Warren Peters was one of my team’s best checking forwards, usually playing alongside Francis Wathier and Scott McCullough. He had 11 games in Dallas but was probably on fourth line based upon his stats. I guess he was an unrestricted … Continue reading →

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Annual Lucky Jeans sale

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Steve

This weekend may be America’s 234th anniversary (the concept of a new nation, the US isn’t really formalized until the Constitution was ratified by the majority of states) but beyond having a three-day weekend, it’s also when Lucky Brand Jeans … Continue reading →

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Braaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiins Cake

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Steve

Somara made this one as a gift for a co-worker/friend of hers. It’s a very rich cheesecake and judging by its appearance, it could make a zombie drool despite their lack of functional fluids: blood namely.

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Happy 65th Birthday Deborah Harry

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Steve

I would’ve chalked her up at being around 5-10 years younger but there was her birthday on my Simpsons calendar stating 1945 as to when Ms. Harry was born. Pretty impressive that the First Lady of New Wave (a title … Continue reading →

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