Category Archives: Diversions

Nothing in particular.

Best April Fool’s Day in a while

I haven’t had this much fun with my second or third favorite holiday (New Year’s is number one with me) since we tricked people into thinking Somara was pregnant; medically impossible after early 2008. This year at Apple we did … Continue reading

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RIP Jane Henson

How sad to see the news regarding Jane’s passing because we have third-row seats to see Stuffed and Unstrung next week. If you haven’t heard of this it’s Brian Henson’s adult puppet show (he can’t use Muppet now that Disney … Continue reading

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Playmobil diorama #1 – Apple Cafe

Traditionally I like to give people pirates when they get hired by Apple (another story why). Finding a female pirate that wasn’t a part of an expensive set proved to be a futile quest so I decided to build the … Continue reading

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Star Wars just walks into this

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One, quick, cheap shot at St. Patrick’s Day

I’m only part Irish so I guess that’s why I find this funny unlike my maternal grandmother who had no sense of humor about her ethnicity. The best jokes I ever heard were told by people belonging to said group.

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Happy 45th birthday Molly Ringwald

We’re both married these days so there’s still no chance of us getting together as I had hoped when I was finishing up high school. Her red hair probably explained why I used to date Stephanie briefly. Several flaws in … Continue reading

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Happy 59th birthday Matt Groening

It’s not quite a “key” birthday as Patton Oswalt argues about but I’ve been watching my Simpsons DVDs in chronological order again; I’m on the first disc of season three. Plus season seven of Futurama is available on Netflix streaming. … Continue reading

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Hipso Facto logo off to print!

Finalized today since the bowling shirt company needed it in a vectored format, aka it can be modified through Adobe Illustrator. The shirts’ arrival is going to be under the wire due to the process of gaining a consensus and … Continue reading

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Retro action figures

In honor of Russellmania today, I saved up this sweet link from Awesome Robo (more about that later). Somebody really creative took a bunch of old GI Joes from the Eighties and converted them into action figures based upon R-rated … Continue reading

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Foolishness at the Lego Store

I was in a puckish mood during my latest trip to Barton Creek Mall while perusing the Lego Store. Despite Somara losing my original attempt to make a Joe Bob Briggs Lego dude, I still had his cowboy hat. I … Continue reading

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Netflix streaming gets better this Spring!

Nice to see that Time Warner came to its senses by allowing Cartoon Network and Adult Swim content to be shown alongside all the bitchin’ Nickelodeon and Disney material. Maybe I can catch up on Adventure Time, Regular Show, Robot … Continue reading

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Farewell Alamo South Lamar/Highball…

…for now. The relatively young, beloved locations are gone so the landlord can “redevelop” the area into unaffordable housing for the Republicans’ offspring while they attend UT and St. Edwards. The other tenants weren’t as lucky. They all had to … Continue reading

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Speaking of resolutions for 2013…

I miss Matt Groening’s annual list of forbidden words he used to illustrate in his Life in Hell strip. I wish it came with a license for me to slap those people guilty of such verbal offenses. When it comes … Continue reading

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RIP Gerry Anderson

Gerry isn’t very famous in America but many Sci-Fi fans know him because he was behind numerous puppet-based shows, namely Thunderbirds and the live-action yet quite dull Space: 1999. I’ve always thought there were strong foundations in his material, it just … Continue reading

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Happy 90th Birthday Stan “the Man” Lee!

I may be a DC guy but I respect and admire Stan. He’s one of the great writers who made the Silver Age incredible. He also co-created many characters I grew up with in the Seventies and Eighties. What makes … Continue reading

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