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4000 miles!
Today I made it to the 4000-mile mark for my cumulative mileage on an exercycle. Not bad, did it in about three months (3000 was June) despite skipping a bunch of days in July and August. Going at least 14.3 … Continue reading
Awesomeo sighting!
Everyone’s favorite robot with a live Eric Cartman inside was spotted somewhere. I blurred the lady’s face to protect her identity. A personal favorite episode of South Park because it was actually funny and not filled with Libertarian (translation, tone deaf rich … Continue reading
RIP Aron Eisenberg
Saw the sad news this morning on IMDB and a couple Twitter accounts of Star Trek actors. I had no idea he was around my age but then again, he was rather short like all the people cast to play Ferengi. … Continue reading
D&D weapons of war part two
Earlier this year, I score two of those killer sailing vessels that WizKids made for D&D. Now I have armaments so they can go on the attack or defend themselves from pirates and evil navies (Pan Tang quickly comes to … Continue reading
Two hundred gym days!
It doesn’t sound too impressive but it means I have set a target to beat next year. Let’s see if I can push it to 300 and make 2020 a nightmare!
RIP Cokie Roberts
It is sad when most people die unless they were war criminals (St. Reagan, Bush the Elder) or monsters (Charles Manson, Wayne Gacy) or absolute shitbags (David Koch, Richard Scaife-Mellon) but I also have little pity regarding the demise of … Continue reading
RIP Ric Ocasek
I wanted to spend an extra day regarding the Ric Ocasek’s death since he and The Cars were a huge part of my teenage life and musical education. Having grown up in downstate Illinois, I didn’t hear any Cars music … Continue reading
D&D weapons of war part one
In preparation for D&D’s upcoming campaign involving Avernus, one of the nine planes of Hell, the minis people created this helltank which is really an armored personnel carrier (APC). But who cares! It’s awesome. It’s covered in spikes. Metallic all … Continue reading
According the LEGO Store, that’s me
Now, when you go to a physical LEGO Store there is a special kiosk in which you place down your palm and it will tell you which minifigure you are. I was really hoping for Benny, Lucy or the Pizza … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time…: Overrated but Worth Seeing
Tarantino returns to the 20th Century with his love letter to the “golden days” of Hollywood as the inevitable Manson murders lurk around in the backdrop. The core story involves aging Western/Action movie star Rick Dalton and his stuntman caretaker … Continue reading
It’s all up to the lawyers now
How appropriate on the anniversary of 9/11, the day Americans lost more of their freedom and civil rights. Plus the country continues to piss away billions on its 18 years of futile wars against whack-a-mole enemies. Somara and I tried … Continue reading
RIP Daniel Johnston
Local music hero Daniel Johnston passed away yesterday. Most of you all who don’t live around Austin are probably asking, “who?” I’ll go with the easiest answer. You may remember Kurt Cobain wearing a shirt with this weird frog on … Continue reading
Apple’s new stuff, namely services are pretty cool
Tim and Company came out to show off what everybody expected. A new iPhone, a new Watch and a new iPad alongside what some of the OS features would be. The cooler stuff which impressed even a grizzled support veteran … Continue reading
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Woo hoo! LDL is lower
This morning, I went in for my six-month checkup to see how I’m doing after that big, tow-hour physical examination. It was mainly a blood draw which contained fantastic news. Well, the news that seemed to matter to the doctor. … Continue reading