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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Klothos learns Physics
For once, a cat managed to give me the time I needed to get my GoPro ready to catch this! I might keep the raw footage around for a future compilation I’ll edit in Final Cut Pro! It was … Continue reading
Rot in Hell Diane Feinstein
Screw all those who say we should respect the recently dead, etc. This “pioneer” in the US Senate should be remembered for the same thing Bilary, Bummer and Barney Frank did. They proved that Non-White, Straight Men don’t have a … Continue reading
Mandatory photo for Health Classes and you know…
Not sure if this would’ve made a dent in all the teen pregnancies I encountered up in “real” ‘Murica, aka North Dakota. How its numerous teens alleviated their incredible boredom and lack of smarts was how Amerika got to 300+ … Continue reading
1953: Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” speech
On this day, President Eisenhower spoke before the UN General Assembly to promote the peaceful, positive applications of nuclear discoveries. Instead of weapons, why not harness nuclear fission to provide electricity! Given how much I think Ike was one of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Physics, Science & Technology
Tagged Fifties, Nuclear War, Opinion
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Relearned some High School Physics I didn’t learn
Maybe I was out that week in Physics class in 1986. I do remember we spent way too many weeks on vectors, fulcrums and the stuff about lenses was boring. We never got nuclear or atomic stuff but near graduation, … Continue reading
Posted in D & D, Physics, Science & Technology
Tagged 2300 AD, Science Fiction, Traveller
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1993: Dazed n’ Confused debuts
I think this movie was supposed to make Richard Linklater a big deal but it tanked. For me it doesn’t help that its legacy was launching the overrated, insufferable self-proclaimed favorite son of Austin…Matthew McConaughey. Contrary to the myth, he … Continue reading
Posted in Austintatious, Movies, News, The Site
Tagged Comedy, Coming-of-Age, Day-in-the-Life, Header Art, Nineties, Seventies
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Darned front filling popped out
Normally this doesn’t happen when I eat ribs but as soon as my tongue discovered a new hole on my teeth, I was, crap! Not bad, the filling held for four years. My front teeth would be in better shape … Continue reading
New for me in iOS 17, cat stickers!
iOS 17 was released this week and for once (or maybe, first in a while), I got to enjoy a new feature, stickers! You create them pretty quickly in Photos. Then you add them to your ready-to-go stickers in Messages. … Continue reading
Correcting George Will’s standard bullshit…
The answer according to the clairvoyant seer of the East…Karnac! Dust, spare change and George F. Will. Ripping open the envelope, and now the question. Name three things you’ll find under a rug. The Beltway Bullshitter who loves Baseball (his … Continue reading
Houston Shock Jock Moby died 9/12/23
Moby wasn’t as famous as the other equally boring, homophobic and tedious shock jocks who pollute FM radio nowadays…as FM radio dies. I know his schtick pre-dates Howard Stern, the king of loving his own voice, but was definitely after … Continue reading
Posted in Austintatious, History, Music
Tagged Arena Rock, Eighties, FM Radio, Houston, Rock
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Another lame reason the Republicans would be against Solar
Even the Dutch have their prudish morons. The townhome in the middle has the same number of solar panels as its neighbors (eight) but due to the skylight, the panels were set up as a “U” instead of an “L.” … Continue reading
Talk like a Pirate Day ’23!
I wish I had a real pirate hate but I settled for my trip-corner because they wore those too. Maybe I’ll do better next year.
Behind the Bastards covers one of my nemeses
I was laughing so hard because I’ve dealt with numerous motherfuckers who think they’re entitled to the front. For I have met many of this Bastard’s descendants and a few got well-deserved elbows in the face. As my friend (and … Continue reading
1983: Dungeons & Dragons debuts on CBS Saturday Mornings
What a dumb (and somewhat brave) move by CBS TV and TSR to go forward with this Saturday-Morning cartoon. Brave? Dumb? It was in the middle of the moronic Satanic Panic so anything associated with D&D, especially a show aired … Continue reading
Six hundred comments!
A nice landmark and it only took, what? 18 years. Such a great conversation starter my site is, that and you can blame the crap I post as I guess it just doesn’t interest nor enrage enough people. The latter … Continue reading →