Monthly Archives: February 2012

Red Wings succeed, farewell Mike Comrie

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Steve

With a relatively easy victory over the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings are now the record holder for the longest, at-home winning streak. Now the big question will be…can they maintain it and push it out further, thus making it … Continue reading →

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Not the Mama!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Steve

For his ninth birthday, my nephew Wyatt wanted a dinosaur-based cake. It went over pretty well since you’d think a kid would prefer something resembling Jurassic Park. The dinosaurs are rather funny little toys you squeeze and their eyes bug … Continue reading →

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Happy Lupercalia!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Steve

Another randy Pagan holiday hijacked by Christianity but I don’t mind the little cards and candy. If the Romans failed to invent this, I’m sure the marketing behemoth in the modern Western Empire would create something to make everybody spend … Continue reading →

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Blech Monday

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Steve

My apologies in advance if I come off a little irritable for a while. Last week was a bit exhausting: hockey, Geeks Who Drink (came in fifth!), Somara’s recent health issues and co-workers deserving the fist-of-death. As Friday rolled in, … Continue reading →

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Red Wings tie up a record

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Steve

The Red Wings tied the 20-game-at-home winning streak held by Boston (1929-30) and Philly (1976) which puts them in great company. I’m not entirely thrilled that this came at the expense of my team but we did make it close, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Jeff!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Steve

A fellow ’68er! Jeff may share a birthday with Peter Gabriel but he’s in great company for the year he was born. Besides me, there’s John DiMaggio, Molly Wringwald, Sarah McLachlan, Anthony Michael Hall and Mark Recchi (I was wrong … Continue reading →

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Mental Floss story on Van Halen’s rider

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Steve

During my semester with Stardate in Milwaukee, I only got to see pieces of riders for a couple shows…I think Billy Squier’s regarding what to feed the roadies (nothing interesting) and The Motels in the company’s archives. The owner (Randy) … Continue reading →

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Avatar The Last Airbender: The Promise Part One

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Steve

It’s a damned shame how awful that live-action version of Avatar the Last Airbender was. Personally, I never saw the point in making it when the entire animated series is readily available on Netflix. Somara and I have watched AtLA … Continue reading →

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Kari! Don’t press that button!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Steve

A cool marriage between the Cartoon Network’s first (I think) original series and the Discovery Network finding two people who made scientific fact-checking cool. It’s often cheaper to buy shirts from Teefury in bulk but I had to get one … Continue reading →

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A string of birthday wishes, mostly belated

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Steve

I don’t plan on making this a trend like my in-laws do with celebrating birthdays, they lump everybody who shares a particular month into one gathering…as we’ll be doing next weekend (knock on wood with Somara’s health). Let’s start with … Continue reading →

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Somara is much better

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Steve

I know I didn’t make any mention of this earlier but there’s never been any need to worry, Somara’s current illness or condition has been manageable. Today, the doctor was able to alleviate the situation further so she won’t miss … Continue reading →

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Meet Buttercup!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Steve

Tybalt continues to show up on our driveway several times a week, it depends on the weather but this recent stray has been poking around on the back porch. She’s very small, quite tame and extremely affectionate. I named her … Continue reading →

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My Stars’ chances are slipping away

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Steve

The Stars’ losing skid has been happening for so many games, I’ve lost track…four I think? Either way, last night was another disappointing loss to the Charlotte Checkers and two more points they can’t regain. I haven’t lost all confidence … Continue reading →

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Belated reflection about Austin Arrival

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Steve

Matters at work and elsewhere were rather busy for me, I made a little Day One entry about the occasion, left it at that. Somara’s recent illness has distracted me a tad plus we went out for dinner before going … Continue reading →

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Happy Groundhog Day

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Steve

The recruiter saw her shadow so that means I have to re-apply for the Support Engineer gig again in six weeks. It’s a pisser but not really a surprise after all my years of service with Apple, I’ve often been … Continue reading →

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