Monthly Archives: July 2017

RIP Martin Laundu

Martin gets a nod in the annals of Science Fiction primarily for Space: 1999 a show which could use a reboot/remake since it does have an interesting premise. Maybe he did it after seeing the popularity Leonard Nimoy got for Spock, … Continue reading

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RIP George Romero

The man who gave us the modern zombie apocalypse genre passed away. Thankfully not the horrible means his numerous characters succumbed to! I’ve never finished his first film, Night of the Living Dead, it was actually too slow and dull … Continue reading

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Fragile Rock = (Muppets + Avenue Q) ÷ My Chemical Romance

I think  I saw their album at Waterloo Records but thanks to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, I am totally sold because they’re too funny. Sure you can’t “see” the puppets doing their thing on the record/CD yet who cares! The same … Continue reading

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Cat stalls to combat obesity

These cat owners found a way to combat two of their felines being pigs with the food. It appears to be working. I’m just wondering how do the cats always know which stall to eat at because the dispensers aren’t … Continue reading

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Spider-Man Homecoming: Worth Seeing

Third time is a charm! Well, I did like the Sam Raimi trilogy, even when Peter Parker went all Emo, allegedly. I thought the shift in his behavior thanks to the symbiote was effective. Anyway, right off his brief appearance … Continue reading

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Happy Seventh Birthday Isis!

My third kitty and currently the youngest of our household trio celebrates what we guess is her seventh birthday. Whatever it may actually be, the day we were allowed to officially adopt her from a rough life outdoors was declared … Continue reading

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A great time had be gEeKs and me, the fat one

The Lowrys of California took some time from their busy agenda visiting Austin to hang out with me and play games at Pinballz Lake Creek. The little ladies really enjoyed the mini-bowling. Sadly, they’re not all tall enough to go … Continue reading

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KMAG played its two millionth song

I thought it was due around this month but it happened while I was sleeping…June 23, 2017, KMAG passed the two million milestone, just couple months shy of its 15th anniversary. Again, it was something in my stream’s Top 35 … Continue reading

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Samurai Jack returns and concludes

As the title above states in brief, there’s good news and bad news. I want to elaborate on the good and bad though. The good parts involving Jack‘s return: Genndy Tartakovsky is back to helm the 10 episode run. Phil Lamar … Continue reading

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Overcrowded bird nest in a weird spot!

Above is a bird nest some weird breed constructed right on the security camera of my friends. You can’t see every baby bird but there are four crammed in there. Mama bird hasn’t been seen lately. When I first noticed … Continue reading

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Boring, responsible victory for the Maggi Republic!

In a rare demonstration of me being an adult I successfully signed up to save us $120/year on our trash bill. While I was home to pick up a change of clothes for my house/catsitting weekend, there was a knock … Continue reading

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RIP Stephen Furst (belated)

To most people Stephen lives on as Flounder from Animal House but to the Nerd crowd it’s Vir Cotto in Babylon 5. I was more annoyed by the Internet not having many photos of him in the one treasure I later remembered … Continue reading

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Miike Snow

Last June, Somara and I with Mark M went to see Miike Snow live since we all dig their funky, electronic sound, especially their hit “Genghis Khan.” We didn’t get any good pictures so I have the Getty Image there … Continue reading

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Battlestar Galactica reunion at the Paramount

For those who saw the entertainment news several weeks ago, Battlestar Galactica show runner/revamper Ron Moore finally admitted that he and the other writers never put together a plan for the Cylons. It was revealed during the closing panel at Austin’s … Continue reading

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OK, I’m working my way back in

And not too late since I think I just missed the 12th anniversary of my site. I had to get through some fatigue, ennui, annoyance and pre-occupation with the world around me. Besides, I’m researching stuff to get my life … Continue reading

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