Author Archives: Steve

We did get our Force Awakens tickets…finally

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Steve

Yeah, I wasted three hours Monday night contributing to all those server crashes on Alamo, trying to get anything. A couple times, I was close but I’d get really close and the site would time out. I swallowed my annoyance … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Evie! (late!)

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Steve

Once again I’m late for not-so-little Evie. See, I always remember the Martinez Anniversary first, then realize I have forgotten her birthday despite her birth being the night before Nancy and José got married. Man this kid is growing up … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthday, News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Happy 8th Anniversary Nancy n’ Hoser

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Steve

Not much else I can say. Jose (aka Hoser) was the friend I had in college who wanted to get married (Paul and Helen already were) and I didn’t. Then bam biff pow, I got married before him. It wasn’t a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Italian #35: Charles (Carlos) Ponzi

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Steve

Although the crime most associated with Charles Ponzi wasn’t new when he was arrested for it in 1920, somehow it stuck to him which was more likely the Media’s racist tendencies against Italians. Remember, a century ago, Italians occupied the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Italians | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Goodfellas: 25th Anniversary Dinner Screening

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Steve

Goodfellas is the ultimate and best Mafia movie made in recent years. Primarily due to the film being based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi which as we all know was about Henry Hill’s three decades in Paul Vario’s crew. Why Scorsese and … Continue reading →

Posted in In Theaters, Movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Austin’s first cat cafe opens today!

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Steve

I’ve read all about these places in Japan and then larger American cities (NYC, LA) starting them and now we finally have one. I think it’s awesome but I won’t make it there today, probably within a month since east … Continue reading →

Posted in Austintatious, Cats | Leave a comment

Kathy the Unicorn!

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Steve

One goal achieved in Las Vegas was finding a unicorn hat for my co-worker and friend Kathy! I think it’s a mandatory accessory for being a DJ, her other passion. I found it walking through Excalibur (where else?) while on … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment

Luna, the singing cat!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Steve

I didn’t know cats could sing in Spanish!

Posted in Cats | Leave a comment

Cat’s pajamas returns!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Steve

That cat is really pliable and/or patient. Our cats freak out, get all super antsy whenever we try to make them wear costumes. I don’t care if this is fake, it’s too funny.

Posted in Cats | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday Helen

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Steve

Still looking good after all these years as per her FaceBook post. I think she did that to show off the new ‘do. Let’s hope she has a good time while I celebrate by checking out a 4K digital remastering … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthday, News | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Martian: Must See

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Steve

Another rare case of the film telling the story better than the original novel. If I could do it all over again, I’d still read The Martian before the movie’s release because Andy Weir’s interview on Inquiring Minds made the book compelling. … Continue reading →

Posted in In Theaters, Movies | Tagged | Leave a comment

Happy Native Americans AND Columbus Day

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Steve

For the last several decades, it’s popular to rag on Columbus Day. Why? Probably a handful of reasons yet I have a counterpoint to all the Politically Correct assholes who go on and whine and whine. You wouldn’t be here … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Italians | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Italian #34: Franco Grillini

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Steve

If you’ve ever followed Italy’s national politics, especially after World War II, they appear to be chaotic compared to America’s. Unlike our entrenched Congress which oddly is always in campaign mode, the Italian Parliament (Parlamento) averages an election a year … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Italians | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Stars barely win their season opener in overtime

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Steve

My Stars were off to a rough start as they let the revamped Rampage (now affiliated with the Avalanche) took a 2-0 lead. I feared this would be the kick off to another mediocre season because the only pre-season game … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Stars, Hockey | Leave a comment

Italian #33: Giordano Bruno

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Steve

This year we’ve covered an Italian who affected food/candy and another with art, on to Science. If you watched the new Cosmos, you may remember Bruno’s name. He was the Dominican friar who proposed that the stars in the night sky … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, History, Italians, Science & Technology | Tagged | Leave a comment