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Monthly Archives: April 2020
No Taxman to pay today!
America’s traditional deadline to make sure the IRS is paid or else they go after your paycheck…if you’re not stinking rich or a corporation hiding its profits in Delaware, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. Thanks to the Pandemic, the due … Continue reading
Onward: Streaming at best
One upside the Pandemic has given us, Disney moving this mediocre Pixar movie to Disney+ since movie theaters are shuttered indefinitely. I was glad because I saved money, Alamo isn’t cheap when anything doesn’t deliver. The first warning sign I … Continue reading
Wisconsin dodges the Fascist bullet
The Wisconsin GOP with its gang of thugs (known as their majority in the legislature and supreme court) were suprisinging defeated despite doing all they could to suppress the votes of any brown people in Milwaukee and Madison. Although the … Continue reading
Drive
So glad to see Drive return to Netflix. I’m indifferent to Ryan Gosling movies, at least he’s not irritating like Justin Timberlake and I was impressed with in La La Land which keeps getting shit on by White Guilt. I was also … Continue reading
Last Easter joke until next year…Utini!
Thanks to Jawas appearing in early episodes of The Mandalorian, they confirmed what Threepio said about them…they’re disgusting creatures. Those creme eggs are gross!
My first new bike in 25 years
I was just getting too stir crazy and missing the gym so I went to Austin’s very nice Sun & Ski franchise to get a new bike. Years ago, I bought one for Somara but never followed up for me. … Continue reading
The Life of Brian…still hilarious and relevant
Only fitting to watch this flick on Easter weekend! It’s the grown-up and Atheist alternative to being raised with sitting through Moses and the Ten Commandments on ABC every Easter night. It’s also the first movie I heard of to be … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Pandemic Theater, Streaming
Tagged Comedy, Monty Python, Religion, Satire, Seventies
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Twenty-one years with Apple today
Rather neat that these two things (work and Easter) coincide today. I think we’re all in agreement…better circumstances are desired. Plans? None since it’s Sunday and I’m four-to-nine years off of anything Apple might do to acknowledge my tenure. Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversary, Apple, Austintatious, News, Science & Technology, Work
Tagged Current Events
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Operation: Manhattan Stage Two Started
Today I pushed forward on a two-pronged attack by starting on the south side of the living room (it’s next to the porch) and tightening up how tidy the guest bathroom is. The toilet and floor are great! The shower … Continue reading
Terminator: Salvation
Why‽ Why‽ WHY‽ Why do they keep making sequels to the well-loved Terminator film from 1984‽ I haven’t seen one worth a crap, the short-lived TV show included and my complaint includes Judgment Day but Salvation really shits the bed. There’s a horrible, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Pandemic Theater, Streaming
Tagged Aughts, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
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1970: Apollo 13 launched
The Apollo 13 mission was a demonstration of what happens when you plan and prepare for the worst. It was NASA’s finest hour back then. Hard to believe it happened when the GOP was in the White House since we lost two … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, History, Physics, Science & Technology
Tagged Current Events, NASA, Seventies, Space Exploration
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All our pets are wondering this by now…
My older cat Isis is in complete agreement, the younger cat Agamemnon probably thinks this is normal.
RIP Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker was a legendary artist. As Michael J. Fox once said, if you’re mocked in MAD by him, you’ve arrived. He was the TV/Film equivalent of Weird Al even though Mort was around first. He had an incredible style combining … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Humor, MAD, Satire, Seventies
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Aniara
The short version. Midsommar meets WALL-E because it’s Swedish and many people lose their sanity during the journey. If you’re still curious, keep reading… In the near future, Earth is inhospitable thanks to Climate Change so millions are leaving for Mars via spaceships … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Pandemic Theater, Streaming
Tagged Climate Change, Dystopia, Science Fiction
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Operation: Manhattan Stage One Complete!
As of last night, the Master bedroom is over 95% cleaned up and I can’t wait to show it off to my friends in person. I sleep in there now. My cat Isis finds anywhere she wants on the bed … Continue reading