Monthly Archives: March 2011

Happy 80th Birthday William Shatner

Star Trek and Futurama wouldn’t be the same without him. I definitely need to make the time to catch the uncensored version of his roast on Netflix.

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A new, anti-intellectual setting in MS Word

With the wave of ignorance and hatred against the educated, I found this gag from The Onion to be painfully funny. Thankfully I don’t feel the need to censor my vocabulary on my site to my tiny audience. I also … Continue reading

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1981: Belated or sad milestone, take your pick

I’m going to keep the above artwork/banner/header for my site a little longer because it is tied to this story I failed to complete on time; stupid health and weather. So why did I go with the old, rather cheesy-looking … Continue reading

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Creative vandalism at my nearby Target

Maybe the joke from this poster or picture works well due to the larger Hispanic population around Central Texas. I don’t really know since the ethnicity of the lady and kid are ambiguous to me. Still it made me laugh … Continue reading

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My two cents on Phil Collins’ retirement

Now that the dust has settled and the man himself has clarified what is going on, I decided to also chime in. I first caught the news via The Onion through their man-in-the-street section, chuckled and figured, good riddance, Phil’s … Continue reading

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Futurama was originally a game in the Eighties!

I used to own a Nintendo in the late Eighties, how did I miss this title?

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Mmm…sprinkles

Someone at work had a box of doughnuts (donut is a variant according to the elitists at Webster) and I got permission to score the iconic Homer Simpson one. It definitely required a photo before consuming. Afterwards I regretted eating … Continue reading

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Propaganda or sarcasm?

I need to ask my Japanese-speaking co-workers since I can’t make out emotion easily in their language. Meanwhile, much as I admire Japan’s precautions for earthquakes and other natural disasters, their reputation for downplaying the severity of meltdowns is rather … Continue reading

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Farewell Zune

With all the 24-hour coverage of Charlie Sheen it was easy to forget mentioning the demise of Microsoft’s attempt to take on the iPod. I’m surprised they finally gave up since the corporation has deep pockets thanks to the success … Continue reading

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It’s better than the re-release in 3-D

Since I enjoyed their past work of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, I’m willing to give Paul a shot especially after this little fan film the Brit duo did. I’ll still shoot for the matinee price at Alamo.

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AT&T demonstrates why Capitalism is selective, not open

You’ve probably seen the news and all the virtual hand-wrangling which obviously followed the leaked (or not) announcement of AT&T’s planned data cap on Internet access. I caught wind at work from a co-worker who just bought a house. Just … Continue reading

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Happy Pi Day and Einstein’s Birthday

In order to celebrate both effectively, I would suggest getting a piece of pie with extra meringue so it resemble’s the famous scientist’s bushy shock of hair. Oh, and have three slices and a couple bites of a fourth!

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Happy Birthday Nelson!

Congratulations to the accidental friend I made 20 years ago! Accidental? Kind of and I can explain. Nelson was a buddy of Hoser’s and our clique only encountered him occasionally. “Our clique” being defined as Helen, Paul, Hoser, Phil and … Continue reading

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Hopscotch

Movie number four in the Sick Day run is one that reminds me of why I miss Walter Matthau. This was obviously built around him; nobody else could be such a wiseass like Walter. I found Hopscotch a bit prescient … Continue reading

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Cirque du Soleil: Dralion

This was my fourth show of the French-Canadian circus troupe and so far it’s the funniest because the comic-relief characters are larger participants than those recall from O, Mystere and Alegria. It still has mostly serious moments involving acrobats, trapeze artists … Continue reading

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