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Monthly Archives: January 2024
Coldageddon ’24 continues
Very humorous residents along my drive toward Round Rock in recent days. The upside is it will be mostly over tomorrow as we crack 0° C in the late morning. Then we will have a little setback through the weekend … Continue reading
Other than the usual cat dustups, we’re managing the cold
The cartoon above is true any type of day, namely with Agamemnon and Isis, the two who cuddle the most. Not sure what goes through their tiny little brains. Experts say it’s alpha shit. I think it’s them being dumb. … Continue reading
How fitting that today is also the Iowa Caucus ’24!
I know how my experience, circle of friends, circle of co-workers, etc. etc…it’s all anecdotal but I’m dying to find out where these morons live. How pollsters and ‘reporters’ succeed in finding such a rich vein of stupid! I’ve met … Continue reading
My Stars are doing pretty well for 2023-24 season
Last night we lost but I’m not really too worried. We remain in first place and it was only the Chicago Wolves who are having a crap season. The officiating was better than when we were playing the Rockford Icehogs. … Continue reading
Metztli is ready for the big freeze
It’s coming this Sunday, Freezageddon ’24! Even though there is no snow nor ice in the forecast, Austinites are already hitting the stores to stock up on toilet paper, Wonder bread and Topo Chico! All the people with F-350s and … Continue reading
Truth in advertising!
How I just wish this atrocity wasn’t made in the Austin area, or closer to Bastrop. Either way, it’s the ugliest and most impractical piece of crap since the El Camino or DeLorean and with less horsepower. You can find clips … Continue reading
RIP Jennell Jaquays née Paul Jaquays
Another great first-generation contributor to D&D and other role-playing games passed away yesterday. Jennell Jaquays may not have been around during the days when Gygax, Arneson, Johnson and other early TSR employees were getting the game off the ground. Nor … Continue reading
Ferrari: Must See
Several years ago, there was the hit movie Ford v. Ferrari, I liked it but I was still cheering for Ferrari because Ford has always (and still does) made shit cars with the horrible DNA of its founder in them. Henry … Continue reading
1994: Alea iacta est, c’mon, roll “Austin!” – Austin 30 Part 1
It was on this day, around this time, I said, I no longer could stand living in a place where having an education and having critical thinking skills…is a liability. As we obviously know now, Illinois is only superficially a … Continue reading
1994: Valeri Polyakov leaves for Mir
Despite the Russians being demonized for their dictator’s invasion of Ukraine, we should not poo poo on its people’s pretty awesome accomplishments in moving the whole human race forward in Science nor Space Travel. On this day Dr. Polyakov went … Continue reading
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Tagged Nineties, Space Exploration
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RIP Cindy Morgan
Cindy had the dual role for Gen X nerds! Firstly, she was cast as the slut character in the forever funny Caddyshack. Being that it was released in the early Eighties, that means we got to see her in the “all together” … Continue reading
The countdown has started for Vacation ’24!
I hope this vacation is one of two or three this year. I didn’t really go on an actual vacation last year. Yesterday I received the go ahead to buy our plane tickets for our upcoming long weekend to a … Continue reading
Agamemnon sporting the cats’ collective present
It’s pretty obvious he isn’t keen looking like a bunny given his ferocious reputation he needs to uphold in front of two kittens and many fosters. At least Aggie has their cute little pink noses! I’m guessing he’s also annoyed … Continue reading
RIP Ruth Carter & David Soul
First up is Ruth Carter, a lady who only has decent name recognition in Austin songwriting circles. She and her husband co-wrote a song for the Fabulous Thunderbirds but wrote two larger hits for Stevie Ray Vaughn: “Willie the Wimp” … Continue reading
1999: Ed, Edd & Eddy
The Cartoon Network rolled out its first new Canadian-produced show around this time, I could be wrong, but it was the first one done outside the Hanna-Barbera production teams all else went through. The show’s creator, Danny Antonucci, cut his … Continue reading