Author Archives: Steve

Team America: 10th anniversary show

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Steve

Nothing says “Fourth of July!” like this satirical piece from the petulant duo of Parker and Stone. At least it showed they had more in them than flogging South Park’s telegraphed morals to death. Everyone I told that I went to see … Continue reading →

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Quizup, my new mental warmup for GWD

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Steve

While the team was on hiatus, I didn’t let my brain completely get out of shape. A co-worker introduced me to this iOS (only) app which has over 400 topics to keep me sharp, entertained and “feeling” smart. Quizup does … Continue reading →

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Commander Arcturus Rann by Michael Golden

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Steve

A long-awaited delivery show up in the mail this morning, my personally commissioned piece from Michael Golden! I met him last year at Austin’s WizWorld. Most people know him more for Marvel’s GI Joe comic and as the co-creator of X-Man Rogue. … Continue reading →

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1863: The Battle of Gettysburg

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Steve

I may have missed the 150th anniversary of this crucial battle but I saw some article about Ku Kluxers using the battlefield/park as a platform to spew their bullshit. Continuing that proud tradition…demonstrating what sore losers reside in the South. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Radman!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Steve

The only good resident of Phoenix I know, OK, his family counts too. A great person, a talented artist and a kick-ass martial artist who almost had to demonstrate his real prowess against a homeless dude in Milwaukee. I think … Continue reading →

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Obvious Child: Worth Seeing*

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Steve

* — Some won’t find this movie funny because they’ll be too caught up in what the Right Wing movement tells them to think. I’ll go ahead and address the elephant in the room about Obvious, the main character (Donna) gets pregnant … Continue reading →

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Belated two cents about the ouster of Dov Charney

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Steve

Who? You may have heard of American Apparel which is a clothing brand I endorse and often buy as much as possible from. Their stuff doesn’t really cost that much more in the realm of shirts, especially when you see … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Ben! We all miss you at Apple!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Steve

Today is the first birthday without my co-worker and comrade Ben Rasberry. It’s really a bummer that he didn’t live to see the local Stars win the Calder Cup or hang out with us in our new super-duper cafeteria. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mark!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Steve

This year I remembered to get him a card and gift ahead of time! Since he has ditched his physical music collection, I scored him some cards to download stuff he’s looking forward to getting, namely singles from a new … Continue reading →

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1914: Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are killed

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Steve

What followed went on to be the worst conflict the world had ever seen. Little did they know the sequel would be nastier and every war that came after it, like Police Academy. World War I is such a horrible … Continue reading →

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The Princess Bride rendered in Legos!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Steve

One of the Eighties’ greatest movies gets the magic brick treatment.

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Happy (super late) 20th Anniversary to the Jimenezes

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Steve

The second-longest married couple I know celebrated a huge landmark last Wednesday. It made me think about that long weekend up in Milwaukee and how cold I was! I didn’t pack correctly, foolishly forgetting it’s still chilly, especially at night … Continue reading →

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Duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh…Bartman!

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Steve

For 2014, Converse and The Simpsons rolled out two new, additional designs. To coincide with Batman’s 75th birthday comes Bartman, the pesky 10-year-old’s alter ego first seen in “Three Men and a Comic Book,” as he tried to get a discount to … Continue reading →

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Getting the (Trivia) band back together

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steve

It was a bittersweet homecoming for our Geek Who Drink team. We were missing a couple key teammates but we did have a great sub to cover for Anita. After the Geek Bowl (a super, super overdue story), our team … Continue reading →

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A friendly health-weight-based wager with Jeremy

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steve

One horrendous thing I noticed after I trimmed down my Calder Cup beard…it was hiding my extra chins. Actually, I don’t have any jowls firmly present, I learned from Slate.com about how two-dimensional photography “adds weight,” by flattening the image. Tricks … Continue reading →

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