Monthly Archives: January 2013

Happy Birthday Lester!

I should’ve know there was a significance to seeing horror afficionado Joe Bob Briggs (more on him later) last night! Today is my sensei‘s birthday. Lester has much to celebrate because his upcoming game is or will be shipping soon! … Continue reading

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Depression bout #2 for 2013, the relapse

One of the most frustrating things about anxiety/depression is its ability to subside by the time you see the doctor. This happens to me fairly often and I hate it. I usually keep a list on hand to share with … Continue reading

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Happy Belated Birthday to Mrs. Incredible…Melia!

Melia’s birthday was last Friday (1/25) but I couldn’t let this sweet picture of her family wearing our Christmas presents slip through. The kids will only be close to the characters’ ages for a short window, namely the stand-in for … Continue reading

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Atari hits the skids

The news has been making the rounds about their recent bankruptcy. I caught a couple days ago from NPR’s Marketplace and now there’s an editorial in the Guardian. With all their ups and downs alongside the video-game industry, I could’ve … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Cindy

The lady with the easy-to-remember birthdate…1-2-3, aka 1/23. I suppose someone with December 3rd would share this trait as I’m thinking it over. Wishing her, hoping she’s staying warm up there in the Minneapolis area, I’m checking a current weather … Continue reading

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Hipso Facto logo off to print!

Finalized today since the bowling shirt company needed it in a vectored format, aka it can be modified through Adobe Illustrator. The shirts’ arrival is going to be under the wire due to the process of gaining a consensus and … Continue reading

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James Hong

As Russellmania concluded Sunday evening, the Alamo hosts presented their surprise…James Hong! Since the last movie in the marathon (more on that later) was Big Trouble in Little China, James was the perfect finale. For those who’ve never seen the … Continue reading

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Retro action figures

In honor of Russellmania today, I saved up this sweet link from Awesome Robo (more about that later). Somebody really creative took a bunch of old GI Joes from the Eighties and converted them into action figures based upon R-rated … Continue reading

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900-plus miles achieved in running

Not a bad start for the exercise resolutions of 2013. Hell, last year I hadn’t even gotten across the 300-miles mark. I was practically starting over then but I did manage to exceed 2011’s distance  by 30 percent. Now it’s … Continue reading

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Fourteen years ago, a long dinner at Chili’s

I recall the weather was much better that evening too, I only need my biker jacket and my Babs Bunny sweatshirt. I still have the clothing and the lady I met, Chili’s moved to a location closer to the feeder … Continue reading

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Foolishness at the Lego Store

I was in a puckish mood during my latest trip to Barton Creek Mall while perusing the Lego Store. Despite Somara losing my original attempt to make a Joe Bob Briggs Lego dude, I still had his cowboy hat. I … Continue reading

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Netflix streaming gets better this Spring!

Nice to see that Time Warner came to its senses by allowing Cartoon Network and Adult Swim content to be shown alongside all the bitchin’ Nickelodeon and Disney material. Maybe I can catch up on Adventure Time, Regular Show, Robot … Continue reading

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The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder

Book number four on my iPad but I read it a while back, forgot to write about it, got sucked into reading others, namely the Simon Pegg bio and Idiot America (next up for review!). Since Machine was a quick, … Continue reading

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Mumbled/Weird lyrics clarified

My only gripe with the Mental Floss article is its brevity. Only 11 entries? Pop/Rock music has hundreds! Queen and Men at Work I already knew. The Eagles didn’t need much work to figure out, those guys were hitting the … Continue reading

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Favorite Stars goal this season!

Rumor has it that forward Cody Eakin, this season’s breakout offensive player on my team will be headed to Dallas thanks to the lockout being officially over (the players ratified the CBA this afternoon as per nhl.com). Last night he … Continue reading

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