Monthly Archives: December 2019

Life is pretty good so far

Last night was my employer’s end of the year party. I had a pretty good time and took a plus-one guest since I didn’t want it to go to waste. This person was pretty cool, hope we get to hang … Continue reading

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The UK is so screwed

Last night, the UK decided that they want to give another dictator a go, quickly forgetting the damage caused by St. Thatcher, the racist Churchill or the murderous Cromwell. Buffoon Johnson has such a bulletproof majority, for now, he’ll obviously … Continue reading

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Jim Henson would’ve laughed at this

Congratulations to T-Shirt Hell for this great joke!

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Sixty-five years of progress in miniaturization

That stack of 62,500 punchcards represents 4.5 MB of data circa 1955. I remember my dad doing his CS homework/projects on those things in the early Seventies! Today, my current iPhone Xs holds over 14,000 times that much information and … Continue reading

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1869: Wyoming grants women the vote

The article from the History Channel gives a list of reasons but I go with the more realistic one purported by Adam Ruins Everything…women had the power to get it through the world’s oldest profession and I’m not talking about farming. … Continue reading

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RIP Carrol Spinney

Another little piece of my childhood fades away yet I’m still happy because Carrol brought Brian and me joyous hours with his Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird work. Neither character would be the same without Carrol’s energies. Thanks to … Continue reading

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RIP René Auberjonois

Sad to hear this great character actor passing away but he brought scores of great memories for his comedic and dramatic acting. On the comedic side, my generation mostly knew him for being the foil on Benson, the guy advising the … Continue reading

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Ford v. Ferrai: Worth Seeing

Hard to believe they made an American movie about auto racing that didn’t stoop to NASSCARR “Dads.” Thusly, I was actually interested in seeing it because Le Mans was the contest, a very historic track in France which isn’t an … Continue reading

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This is my equivalent of putting up a tree

I don’t have to worry about any cats trying to climb the tree. It’s portable. It’s easy to put away when the season is over (January 6). I’m also amazed at how the LEGO employee(s) forged the design from dozens … Continue reading

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C’est ne pas un LEGO

The LEGO store gave this out to us VIPs as a gift after spending a certain amount, I can’t remember how much. This set which creates a model of the core 2 x 4 brick (it doesn’t work like one … Continue reading

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1969: The Altamont Festival debacle

In an attempt to recapture the “magic” of Woodstock (an overrated event) but on the West Coast, the Rolling Stones ended their tour by having a festival with CSN&Y, Santana, Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead as openers. It wasn’t thought … Continue reading

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The Guardian‘s Top 50 Christmas Song list

You can check it out at this link. I will warn you, their selections lean toward what the UK is more familiar with. I also give them credit for having the good taste in not listing super awful ones: Paul … Continue reading

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RIP D.C. Fontana

Growing up with reruns of Star Trek like most of Gen X, you’d see D.C.’s name often in the credits. What you didn’t often know was that D.C. was a woman which was a rarity with TV writing, especially it was Sci-Fi! … Continue reading

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My contribution to this year’s Teddy Bear toss

One upside to having all those Pinballz points is that I often have enough to score a toy for the Stars’ charity thingy. Last year it was Rick & Morty, this time I figured a kid would love to have … Continue reading

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RIP Lil’ Bub

Another cat who found fame through the Internet has passed away due to her genetic makeup (dwarfism, bone issues). Lil’ Bub’s size and lack of teeth (why her tongue hung out) is what made her so endearing. Much like “Grumpy … Continue reading

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