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Updates for Maggi Picayune
The big change coming up which you probably won’t notice much its hosting being moved. After nearly a decade, I’m just moving the site to be hosted somewhere more reliable. I just don’t have the time to find out why … Continue reading
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RIP: Taylor Negron
He was never the star in many roles you saw him in but I found him memorable. The son-in-law from Easy Money The terrible mailman from Better Off Dead The muscle, threatening Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout The pizza delivery guy … Continue reading
Duplo for Ben (loot given out part two)
It is rather comical that he found the ribbon more entertaining initially!
Meet the (Old) Republic’s 727th Jump Brigade
Damn J.J. Abrams and his teaser trailer. He unfortunately re-awakened my latent, deflated Star Wars mojo after George Lucas killed it with the help of terrible acting, a plot written by the eight-year-old version of me (actually, I would’ve done better) … Continue reading
Another downside to Texas that must change
Where to begin when it comes to illustrating the Idiocracy of the Texas government and its loudmouth, paranoid, racist minority backing it. You can buy guns on Sunday but not hard liquor. So much for keeping murder off the docket when … Continue reading
Two thousand miles! No, not the Pretenders song
It’s a new year which means a new start on resolutions! My renewal on fitness and weight loss gets a renewed boost this month as expected. I don’t consider it a quitting/starting over thing. More along the lines of regaining … Continue reading
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh
Last year was the show’s 25th anniversary and luckily I got this fascinating book completed before the year ended. Even the most jaded critic who says, “Oh, the show was better back during [insert season here],” will enjoy the observations … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Math, Physics, Reviews, Science & Technology
Tagged Cartoons, Futurama, The Simpsons
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RIP: Mario Cuomo
This Italian-American governor whose “liberalism” was out of step with the Eighties swallowing Reagan’s load of crap had often been the “what if” scenario of choice until his defeat in 1994. As you may watch from above, Mario gave a … Continue reading
Feeling somewhat better, let’s see what Monday holds
Other than a sore throat and a developing cavity in a back molar (these things are inevitable in life), I’m mostly over the flu. All the lost time to be productive and enjoy things down the toilet. I did manage … Continue reading
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Last vacation I picked the perfect book to enjoy, because I started it on the plane out and finished it before we returned! I rarely achieve this on vacation. I either get one started or manage to complete something I … Continue reading
RIP Christine Cavanaugh
To the world she’ll forever be known as the voice of the sheep-herding pig Babe, a movie I will never deny made me well up at the end. Sadly, due to a financial dispute EG Daily took her place in the weirder, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoons, Dexter's Laboratory, Obit, Rugrats
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Happy New Year?
And so the calendar turns over to another year and I got to be ill physically and mentally again for it. Rather annoying too. I plan to move up my appointment with the doc since there have been some rather … Continue reading
Rest in Peace Tim Hauser (belated)
I feel like a complete jerk for missing this man’s passing (October 18) and in light of it being the 25th anniversary of when I got hooked on the Manhattan Transfer during a really upsetting time, makes his death even … Continue reading
Richard Horvitz
This Holiday Season I’m closing out all the Brushes with Greatness I procrastinated about and boy howdy there’s a slew, one that’s a couple years behind that I have no excuse to putting off. I will start with this gentleman because … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy & Mandy, Cartoons, Invader Zim, Overdue Story, Squirrel Boy, Two Angry Beavers
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Here’s the loot was gave out, part one
This year is a quick gallery of the gifts the Maggi Republic sent out to our friends’ kids. One thing I was hellbent about in 2014 was not giving money or generic gift cards, namely to the offspring we have … Continue reading