Monthly Archives: September 2018

17 years at the same house and place!

I totally spaced on the day we closed on the house last week and 17 years ago, September 4, 2001, a week before the shit storm solidifying Bush the Lesser’s reign of error. As for staying in place, I continue … Continue reading

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Finally…My Life as a Teenage Robot on a shirt

Here is the title character Jenny (model XJ-9) from a short-lived yet awesome Nickelodeon cartoon created by Rob Renzetti. I loved it because of the retro Art Deco style (many hard angles) and the main plot point was Jenny striving … Continue reading

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Forgive me, I share some of the responsibility on this one

A recent article in Mental Floss showed that the RIAA has updated its list regarding the best-selling albums of all time. For several decades it was Michael Jackson’s Thriller at over 25 million according to my memory. It stormed to the top … Continue reading

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First Activity/Fitness badge for September 2018!

I’m taking a more aggressive stance or attempt or whatever with my exercising this month. The joint Activity application on my Watch and iPhone offered two challenges for September; exercise every day (which means, close both the move and exercise … Continue reading

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Summer of ’18 is over part two

Another Summer bites the dust. I readily admit, I miss the way it used to be when I was a kid, teenager and college student. Being an adult with responsibility sucks. We do experience Summer in other ways but just … Continue reading

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Two awful cartoons on Netflix, just avoid them

While there’s been a huge wave of disappointment over Groening’s new show for Netflix, I want to bring up a pair of cartoons which are much, much worse. Not as a way to raise Disenchantment‘s ratings by trashing others. No. I … Continue reading

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Creative Brick Builder helps out in making another starfighter

This weekend, our favorite used Lego place had a sale. All the Lego bricks you can fit in a box for the great price of $3.99! As much as we love the (official) Lego Store way down at the Barton … Continue reading

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My new Hello Kitty Chucks

Somara gave me the green light to buy these limited edition Chucks from Converse.com as a birthday present to myself. I should’ve acted faster since my size (US 11 Men) were already gone when I bought them; I can handle … Continue reading

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Three Identical Strangers: Worth Seeing

This was my free movie from Alamo Drafthouse for 2018. It was worth the drive down to the South Lamar location. Anybody over forty-ish may remember the core story about these guys since they were all over the talk-show circuit in … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Achieved!

After sleeping in the bulk of the week like a slug, I kicked off September by finishing my first exercise-bike goal, reaching the distance between my house and Los Angeles! According to my spreadsheet, I’m only 0.17 miles over the … Continue reading

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