Monthly Archives: May 2012

Happy belated 108th Birthday Grandpa

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Steve

Living to be 108 is really pushing it but with my maternal grandfather, if there was anyone who could’ve succeeded on this accomplishment, I would’ve gone with him as the smart money. Listening to the advice of his doctor(s) was … Continue reading →

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Doing a backfill for the next week and a half

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Steve

The last one didn’t give me any tremendous amount of new gray hair, the support engineering gig if you forget. This time I am covering for a really nice person whose wife had a baby last week and his position … Continue reading →

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It’s officially Summer! As it was in 1982

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Steve

School lets out at various points throughout the US: in Central Texas they’re out, in the Midwest, they have almost a week, I recall kids out East used to be stuck until mid-June. Universities are long gone and today is … Continue reading →

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Kings in six for the Cup, no idea with Calder

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Steve

The Stanley Cup kicks off this Wednesday with the Devils having home ice. I hope to catch some of the game(s). Although my loyalties lean toward the Atlantic Division, I say the advantage goes to the LA Kings. They’re younger, … Continue reading →

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Slamacow!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Steve

Joining my new ’12 collection of retro shirts is this hybrid/mash-up: Adventure Time meets the early NES packaging (circa the mid to late Eighties).

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If Necessity is the Mother of Invention…

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Steve

…then Kludge is Necessity’s lesser known, embarrassing step-child.

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The Summer of ’12 Look, mainly retro but not ironic

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Steve

There was a bunch of cool stuff on clearance at 80stees.com and with the Summer of ’82 going on, I couldn’t help myself to get some appropriate apparel for attending certain movies, especially after I gave my Spock Blocker shirt … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 III: Rocky III

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Steve

The Summer of 1982 keeps on a rollin’ with this third installment about (coincidentally) the third Rocky movie which I watched without irony. Rocky III is a fairly important movie for several reasons: Despite Rocky II being rather conclusive, R3 … Continue reading →

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It was 35 years ago, in the Midwest far, far away

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Steve

I wrote about this in greater length five years ago and a tad redundantly with certain words, when I ever finish getting the remaining, old entries posted, I promise to go back and re-edit them all. Anyway, Star Wars, the … Continue reading →

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Things at work are a little too nerdy

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Steve

Some prankster with the ProApps team posted this near the break room. It’s somewhat an inside joke, namely people who grew up playing the NES in the Eighties.

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Backyard kittens remain missing, mama cat appeared

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Steve

Buttercup made an appearance tonight. She’s always a sucker for a free meal and petting. Too bad I don’t have the means to read her tiny mind, get an idea of where the quarter of kittens happen to be. The … Continue reading →

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Willie Nelson statue in downtown

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

Finally got to see the statue erected to the Red-Haired Stranger. It’s located in front of the relatively new Austin City Limits (aka Moody) Theater. Willie’s is certainly easier to find than Stevie Ray Vaughn’s off Town Lake. At least … Continue reading →

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Backyard kittens update mid May…catnapped again?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

Sorry if I don’t have any cute movies of the feline foursome, I hope to get one soon because their wrestling/chasing antics in the backyard are pretty cute. They’re growing like weeds too. Personalities are forming: Panthra is the boss, … Continue reading →

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RIP: Peter Jones, drummer for Crowded House

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

My evil-twin doctor brought this up during our monthly session and I had to quickly clear it up a tad. Although the SCLM is bringing up how Peter was the drummer for Crowded House, albeit after Paul Hester went AWOL … Continue reading →

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Happy 60th Birthday Mr. T!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Steve

I pity the fool who doesn’t send him a gift or card! Meanwhile, I think the stars were specially aligned this week over his birthday. Why? Because I am going to see Mr. T in the role which made him … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 II: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve

I had to delay this installment by a day because Alamo Drafthouse’s official showing was a Rolling Road Show down at a racetrack in Kyle, TX. It sounded really awesome, or in ’82-speak…awesome to the max (for the record, I … Continue reading →

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