Monthly Archives: April 2015

International Tabletop Day 2015

The Nerd High Holidays are now officially upon us! First up is the celebration put together by Nerd/Gaming icons Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton three years ago. Now there’s a difference between tabletop and roleplaying games before you scratch your … Continue reading

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Bad Religion

What were the odds that I’d get to see Bad Religion, an openly Atheist Punk band with 35 years under its belt on Easter? Pretty slim but none of us believe in divine anything. The bass player Jay Bentley was … Continue reading

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Sixteen years at Apple

Holy buckets, where did the time go? I can’t even remember if being at Apple this long was the plan either. Probably not then again I don’t know what was the next destination. Good thing it has worked out given … Continue reading

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RIP Geoffrey Lewis

Another one of the great supporting actors who also had the misfortune of being that guy, you know, he was in insert film/TV show here. Geoffrey was often in Clint Eastwood movies as a sidekick (Every Which Way But Loose) or minor villain … Continue reading

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Weird Al Simpsonized!

A cool toy to take my mind off the sadness of Stan Freberg passing and no more DVDs of The Simpsons. It didn’t cost me too much beyond its original retail price yet I still had to comb eBay thanks to the … Continue reading

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Where’s my pennnnnnncils?

Another fun kit from the Lego Store because I don’t think they offer anything for May Day (aka Labor Day everywhere else), Memorial Day, Flag Day or the Fourth of July. I also modified the figures to showcase my missing pants … Continue reading

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No more Simpsons on DVD

It’s a real pisser with my relatively recent acquisition of season 17. Contrary to the stories about declining DVD sales, I think The Simpsons were consistent sellers but Fox may have poisoned the well through the syndicating and marathons on FX. News … Continue reading

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1865: Lee surrenders to Grant, US Civil War officially ends

One hundred and fifty years later, the South (or the coalition called Dixie) continues to be a thorn in the side of progress because they’re sore losers: the Civil Rights movements, Marriage Equality, Climate Change, Evolution and their traitorous racist flag. … Continue reading

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RIP: Stan Freberg

Being a great satirist and cartoon voice actor were his contributions in my life. Cartoons? Yes, he was Peter Puma and one of the overly polite gophers in the Looney Toons. Stan was an early influence on Weird Al Yankovic, The … Continue reading

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As my father often yelled at us kids…

…”Get the shit out of your ears and listen!” I think these earrings would aid immensely. With the foul language one will hear when the Texas Legislature, aka the Teabagger’s Reichstag, is in session, I can only hope this jewelry is … Continue reading

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Bumper sticker for Austin and word players

Comes in handy with all the assholes who follow too closely on streets/roads, thinking you should use move over and use the shoulder as a turning lane…it’s not, slow down and stop tailgating.

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The two-seater unicycle by John Hodgman

A funny gift from a friend, a T-shirt showing off an invention that defies all logic and probably belongs on the cover of a They Might Be Giants album. Thanks Dave!

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My nephew Nick is doing fine

Last week Nick and the family were in San Diego enjoying Spring Break, I got a few updates. Then his dad (my brother) informed me about Nick’s successful eye surgery. I was like…whaaaaa? Nothing major like cancer, just something needing to … Continue reading

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New cats in my life

We remain a four-cat household and when Miette passes, we will stick to our promise of being a three-cat only household. Despite the headline, we’re not turning into a crazy-person cat hoarding shelter. It’s about my in-laws’ new kitten to … Continue reading

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Webb Wilder

Last week I got to see a long-time personal favorite, Mr. Webb Wilder, the last of the full-grown men! Best of all it was at the Cactus Club. It has been a while since he graced us with a performance … Continue reading

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