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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Players in Pflugerville
I couldn’t believe I may have found a replacement location to do some writing and thinking near the house. The Starbucks up the block craps out before 10 but if unemployment is in the cards, then I will get an … Continue reading
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Happy 111th birthday Grandpa
He could’ve lived this long and then some if he took better care of his symptoms earlier since I keep reading about the numerous people making it to 110-plus and I think NPR did a story about how America has … Continue reading
Threw in the towel today…
…after having a futile meeting with my boss’s boss (which was expected in the opinions others and mine), I was struck by a sudden case of icouldntgiveashititis. So I called the sick line to say I’m leaving for the day. … Continue reading
Not bad, 10 for 12
See if you can beat my score without cheating since this only allows three minutes to guess the characters with three-letter names. Some are a stretch on knowing their actual first names.
Happy National Hamburger Day
Here’s a good link from the fine folks at Mental Floss. In Austin, the best places are the smaller chains/mom-and-pop operations: Mighty Fine Dan’s/Fran’s P Terry’s Whataburger, if the above aren’t feasible, namely for time or distance This got me thinking … Continue reading
Central Texas Flood 2015
Huge swaths of the area are assessing the damage and cleaning up. Meanwhile, the GOP-heavy government has taken up yoga to practice the sudden flexibility in accepting Federal assistance to get through this mess. I guess Faux News “scientists” told … Continue reading
We now own 22% of our house!
It’s always awesome to see the piechart shift the numerical value when I update the balances on our debts! For the house, I base the percentage on what we still owe Wells Fargo against what the house cost when we … Continue reading
Masters of the Universe
I was a college student when Masters of the Universe came and went circa 1987. Obviously I didn’t bother to see it. There were other more interesting things to do, namely acquiring a taste for beer (aka, drinking it without make … Continue reading
Posted in In Theaters, Movies
Tagged Eighties, Space Opera, Special Alamo Event, Toys
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Bartman squared! And Customer Service Joy!
Friday was a great day of good things, mainly what you see in the photo. I do want to back up a little though to write about the power of manners and being nice. The other day (Thursday, lunch hour) … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures
Tagged Legos, The Simpsons, Toys
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Happy Eighth Birthday Maru!
Japan’s most famous Internet cat star celebrates middle age and his owner has put together a greatest hits. Japanese co-workers explained to me what Maru’s name meant because the only use of maru I knew was “boat” or “ship” as per … Continue reading
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RIP: Anne Meara
Another legend, who helped pave the way for other funny women, passed away this weekend. Anne was more than just the mother of Ben Stiller and Jerry Stiller’s comedy partner, she was a great actress in her own right. The … Continue reading
Mad Max: Fury Road Must See
It’s great to see this Eighties franchise return and with a vengeance. I’ve always loved Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max slow patches and all. Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome has never held up, it was a terrible preview … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Post-Apocalyptic
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Congratulations Ireland
I’m surprised marriage equality passed let alone with 62%, I figured it was going to lose but by a slim margin. Ireland is rather socially conservative and too wrapped around the Catholic Church compared to its counterparts. Well, France is … Continue reading
Poor Willie
He doesn’t know that these porta’ potties aren’t hooked up to a sewage line to eliminate what Homer has done. In the real world, behold a couple of the new Simpsons series two minifigs I have acquired mashed up with an … Continue reading
Happy (belated) 20th Anniversary to Linda and Brian
Darn it! The whole David Letterman and life thing threw me off from remembering that yesterday was the Maggi wedding anniversary, aka the Maggis of California formerly of Chicago. Man, it’s hard to believe it was 20 years ago too. … Continue reading
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Tagged Family-Maggi Side
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