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Yearly Archives: 2010
Rough day to be a Lions or Cowboys fan
For Thanksgiving this year we’re eating a modest meal of chicken with good sides, we will be watching the entire Toy Story franchise on Blu-Ray. Last year’s duck was awesome but expensive. Odd for a bird Americans rarely eat. I … Continue reading
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2000: Thanksgiving in Phoenix
This was the last Thanksgiving week we ever left Austin to celebrate with friends or family. I don’t know about Somara but I’ve never found a compelling reason to travel during the worst and busiest week in America despite how … Continue reading
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Richard Bachman is AHL player of the week!
My Stars’ four-game winning streak came to an end yesterday in Houston but the back-up goalie has recently proven himself even to convince me that the team is in good hands. What happened Krahn the starter? No idea. Rumors abound … Continue reading
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Laurie Bembenek passed away
The Canadian media seemed to be more on top of the generally sad news about Bembenek’s death last Saturday but the Milwaukee paper had a good obit. During her escape in 1990, I read an informative piece regarding the woman’s … Continue reading
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Where some favorite board games come from
I take some issue with a couple of the author’s choices in this story. Namely the 3M titles. Hard to believe the company behind clear tape would publish board games. At least he confirmed my hunch about Risk originating in … Continue reading
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Shock Waves
British actor Peter Cushing had a pretty eventful year in 1977. He was one of the only two big names in some little movie called Star Wars and he had top billing in this grindhouse/drive-in appropriate piece. Maybe it provided … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Tina
My friend and recently, fellow Apple employee (she’s in the Finance department). To celebrate, we’re all going to see the Stars beat the Milwaukee Admirals. Maybe they can extend their recent winning streak to four games but I doubt they … Continue reading
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Moog
Halloween 2010 was incredibly eventful and if we didn’t go see Jose and Nancy in Dallas, it would’ve been a tough series of choices on what to do. The (satellite) Rally for Sanity, the Aeros game, the nearby Ren Fair … Continue reading
The new Apple Margritte portable!
First, it’s the coupling of Apple (Computer) and Apple Records today with the Beatles catalog via iTunes. Now here’s a new portable dedicated to the Belgian painter and his iconic painting The Son of Man.
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I’ve got lightning…
…in my pants. Only fans of [Adult Swim] and Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law know this great joke about Black Vulcan. Also, keep your hot coffee away from Apache Chief or you’ll render his powers ineffective.
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Is there a “The” or not in the band’s official name?
I’m nearing about a month of owning my iPad and I really love it as a magazine solution, maybe the term should be periodical solution. Mental Floss is one of the best deals for it. I think they understood how … Continue reading
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Beulah, ND Returns: Small World VI
My site via Google attracted this person and not Facebook…for a change! The person in question is an old high school friend named Darren and I was initially notified by Picayune sending me an e-mail about his post in the … Continue reading
Number two with a bullet?
Here’s a photo I had to clear out of my iPhone from the recent Dallas trip. I think there’s numerous jokes one can tell regarding the phrase on these boxer shorts. Living in a region with scores of Mexican restaurants, … Continue reading
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iPad Cake
Good thing I saved the box mine came in so Somara could have a reference and cake materials wouldn’t get all over mine.
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Nowhere Boy
Finally reaching US shores this year to celebrate his 70th birthday, Nowhere Boy tells the story about John Lennon’s formative teens in Liverpool before he became the Pop music icon the West recognizes. It’s no secret that I have never … Continue reading
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