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Monthly Archives: February 2015
My special Valentine to Somara
I scored the limited-time kit at the Lego Store but I didn’t like the minifigs it came with so I got Somara to design her avatar; Cat Lady’s hair, Mars Attacks’ reporter’s head, black pants and the chef torso. I’m … Continue reading
RIP Gary Owens
He will always be the voice of Space Ghost but when I was old enough to get up for Saturday-morning cartoons (never on school days!), he was also the voice of Blue Falcon, the Batman-knockoff for Scooby-Doo. My parents recognized him more … Continue reading
Star Trek team-up comics!
If there’s one medium people can have in which two well-loved franchises can team up, it has always been comics! Despite them being on a roll at the movies, TV and video games, comics seem to be lucrative enough while not … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books
Tagged Doctor Who, Planet of the Apes, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Superheroes
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A rare time Rolling Stone and I agree
Well, the list does entail the Seventies which was the last decade the ol’ Hippie rag knew anything about when it came to music. Given some turkeys, they should’ve trimmed it down to 30 or 40 because I’m not a fan … Continue reading
Happy 206th birthday to Abraham Lincoln
Another dictator the Republicans, Libertarians and D+ students like to call out. However, there is a kernel of truth to their accusations. Lincoln did suspend habeas corpus, he did some rather dick moves (exiling a congressman to the Confederacy for “wrongdoing”) and … Continue reading
My first 5000 points, on to the next!
Pinballz installed this Wizard of Oz-themed game that “pays” you back in cards and plastic chips instead of tickets. The addictive element is collecting seven of the movie’s primary characters (not sure why the Wizard is missing). Normally one card is only … Continue reading
Posted in Arcade Games, Diversions
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The Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn
What began as an impulse buy on May the Fourth (be with you), transformed into the inspiration for the 727th Jump Brigade Lego set and probably re-awakened my love of Star Wars more than the Force Awakens trailer. It’s always a shame that … Continue reading
My doppelgänger is allegedly in Australia
This article reminded me about a couple Aussies I encountered at Harrah’s while watching the Big Elvis show. They approached me because they said they had a friend back home who resembled me (probably the other way around to them). If … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Diversions, Science & Technology
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Stomach Flu 2…Electric Boogaloo
Ai yi yi yi, what a rough week. Believe it or not, we in the Midwest use that interjection too, it’s not necessarily unique to Spanish speakers. I often recall my maternal grandfather say it. So much for the nice plans … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News
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It’s the one-year anniversary of The Lego Movie
In honor of the Academy snubbing this movie for even a nomination in animation, I decided to go with showing my support. Truthfully, most Oscar® winning movies suck. They tend to be pretentious, boring and were only released within a … Continue reading
My Austin Arrival turns 21…
…now it can legally buy me an overpriced beer on Sixth Street! The only thing today has in common with the memorable day is the weather, it’s raining intermittently. It was somewhat warmer in 1994, but then again, it was … Continue reading
Belated happy birthday to my sensei Lester
Thanks to his birthday being the last day of a month, I often miss/forget it, never mind the calendar software with reminders. It’s rather late because Somara got ill Sunday night and I think she gave some of it to me. I … Continue reading
Happy belated 133rd birthday to FDR
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power … Continue reading