Monthly Archives: April 2013

Thatcher’s rotten legacy lives on in the UK and the West

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Steve

I love the chutzpah of the Right with their claims for civility via “don’t speak ill about the recently departed.” Nevermind their shittalking when Howard Zinn, Ted Kennedy and Paul Wellstone died. I’m confident they’ve been preparing some nasty, backhanded … Continue reading →

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Princess gave birth again

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Steve

This morning Princesses distended belly was flatter so in the next fews we will probably discover her third batch of kittens somewhere in the backyard. I promise this will be her last. Currently I’m trying to schedule when to take … Continue reading →

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A cute Ghibli tribute

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Steve

See if you can name all the titles depicted above.

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have the right idea

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Steve

Too many concerts are being ruined by wannabe videographers holding up their frickin’ cameras in everyone else’s line of sight. If you’ve been to a live show in the last several years you’d know it all too well; these two … Continue reading →

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RIP Carmine Infantino

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Steve

Another key figure of the Silver Age passed away last week. Carmine’s most famous contribution was the revamped Flash in Showcase #4. Many say this 1956 comic book was the Silver Age’s beginning but for me, things don’t get rolling … Continue reading →

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Finally! A Dark Crystal joke

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Steve

Now I can’t shake that weird noise the exiled Skeksis used to make whenever he was scheming.

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Stars in the playoffs

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Steve

Despite dropping two of their weekend home games, they still won the first of five road games yesterday to clinch a berth. I had no doubt they’d make it. I have been more concerned about them having enough points to … Continue reading →

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Three-thousand posts!

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Steve

It was a pretty sweet weekend around Austin with all the cool places and things I did, namely with the conclusion ending in a 97-point, first-place victory at tonight’s GWD. There was a lot I wanted to cover but I … Continue reading →

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Live long and prosspurrrrrr

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Steve

I think my cats are part Vulcan because they’re trying to mind meld with me in order to do their bidding. Before then I just thought they were making biscuits. Nemo isn’t Vulcan since pissing on the floor is illogical when … Continue reading →

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RIP Roger Ebert

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Steve

I first saw or noticed Roger Ebert in the Seventies on Public TV, co-hosting a movie review show with Gene Siskel. The show was interesting because film criticism was usually reserved to print, at least it was when I was kid. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Tardar, aka Grumpy Cat!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Steve

I never get tired of this cat, she’s so cute and I missed out on meeting her at SXSW. I think Tardar’s owners brought her in for a Friskies commerical plus the photo ops went to charity. Now there’s an … Continue reading →

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Apple badge reader or centurion?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Steve

Not my doing, really. I know that Cylons’ eye moves side to side, they don’t illuminate continuously.

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One thousand miles achieved!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Steve

This running landmark took about two years and three months but I did it! I should’ve hit this mark weeks ago, really months, yet my health hasn’t always been optimal for exercise. I’ll take it though. Running on a treadmill … Continue reading →

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Best April Fool’s Day in a while

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Steve

I haven’t had this much fun with my second or third favorite holiday (New Year’s is number one with me) since we tricked people into thinking Somara was pregnant; medically impossible after early 2008. This year at Apple we did … Continue reading →

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RIP Jane Henson

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Steve

How sad to see the news regarding Jane’s passing because we have third-row seats to see Stuffed and Unstrung next week. If you haven’t heard of this it’s Brian Henson’s adult puppet show (he can’t use Muppet now that Disney … Continue reading →

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