Monthly Archives: May 2014

Stars advance after crushing Griffins 7-1

The opening minutes of last night’s victory was off to a shaky and “oh crap!” start. The defending champs drew first blood with a goal after several minutes. Then my Stars pulled together and clobbered the Griffins with SEVEN unanswered … Continue reading

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Of Dice and Men by David M Ewalt

Of Dice and Men is a disappointing book from numerous angles. As a long-term gamer and hobby-level historian trying to get some insight about D&D’s past, Dice does a poor job. Maybe Ewalt should’ve read Sean Howe’s book covering Marvel Comics to get … Continue reading

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The Kids in the Hall

These guys were a main staple of Comedy Central’s earliest years and they were a bright spot during my crappy Central Illinois years. KitH provided numerous inside jokes, catch phrases and laughter around GDW. When I saw that the quickly … Continue reading

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Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rental

Congratulations to the two hacks (Orci and Kurtzman) who helped JJ Abrams crap all over Star Trek! They managed to make same error faster with the Amazing Spider-Man franchise by recreating the exact same gripe I had with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films…too many villains/plot … Continue reading

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It ain’t over until the Fat Elvis sings

Appearing daily at one of the less attractive casinos. Hoser said Harrah’s but I could’ve sworn it was the Flamingo. Mock him as we may yet I’m sure he laughs all the way to the bank.

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Summer of 1983: Wargames

Seems Alamo hasn’t had as much luck with repeating the success of The Summer of 1982 since the choices for 1983 have been rather slim and sadly they’re not being screened closer to their release dates. Only the programming people could … Continue reading

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Back from Vegas ’14: There and back again…

I’m ripping off part one of The Hobbit for this title because I plan to be in Las Vegas again  in the Fall with my wife. As much as I love hanging with my friends, I can’t complete a true Vegas Hat Trick … Continue reading

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Clever College Humor take on Cantina Auditions

Yeah, yeah, the May the Fourth was last week but this bit was too good to pass up. I’m hoping my nephews who are still into Star Wars will dig it. I loved it. Numerous performers I like poked fun at … Continue reading

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Moxie having a faerie jam

A lovely thank-you photo from Moxie via her mom Kate. Two weekends ago we all caught up, had pizza and scored a belated Christmas present while I gave Kate a pair of shirts I had been holding on to for … Continue reading

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Stars roll over Griffins again with shutout

My Stars have won five straight in pursuit of the Calder Cup! Tonight was their first shutout, a 4-0 drubbing given to the defending champs. They were off to a shaky start given it took 18 shots-on-goal to finally have … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Kris and Jeremy!

Yesterday, Kris celebrated her birthday. I love this lady (like an aunt) because she was my patron to put me back in Austin. The city which has become my adopted home and she helped me return after a string of disastrous events. … Continue reading

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A tribute to my cats due to my upcoming trip

I think they often feel this way, namely when we’re packing but I know they’re cool with anyone coming to feed them, except Nemo. They’ll be grateful it’s just me going away for a few days. Now this got me … Continue reading

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A shout-out from Brian Posehn and friends! Check it!

John (aka Lothosian) and I got mentioned in the opening of Nerd Poker episode 72! It’s pretty funny, namely when you hear Sark’s comments. We felt a little bummed when we weren’t included in the first recorded show after Brian returned from … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Anje

My favorite sister-in-law celebrates whatever. I only know she’s younger but a trooper to wrangle three boys, especially when two must be home-schooled. Appears that education isn’t a high priority in Qatar for accommodating foreigners. Anje has a degree in … Continue reading

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Last Fall’s car accident is finally over

A great piece of news in the ongoing, annoying saga involving the Honda getting smacked a week before we went to Las Vegas. We finally got our money from that asshole’s insurance company over the car rentals. It wan’t the … Continue reading

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