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Virtual Apple HQ achieved in running
A week behind schedule to coincide with my 15th anniversary for working at Apple, I finally have run the equivalent distance between my house and 1 Infinite Loop. Somara asked how long this took, three years and three months give … Continue reading
Stars end 2013-14 regular season spectacularly…
…if you don’t include the 4-3 loss for the final game. It doesn’t matter, they clinched home ice all the way through before the weekend thanks to a victory in OKC and the Monarchs being unable to get the points. Last … Continue reading
Happy Record Store Day 2014!
Nothing says Spring in Austin like the great (overdue) weather, US Taxes being filed, the Cubs and Astros are already in last place and Record Store Day! I didn’t get up early or anything because there wasn’t a release I was compelled … Continue reading
Into the home stretch, first round of playoffs
OK, the Flyers are off to a miserable start with the new crappy confusing format demonstrating the NFL-ization of hockey. Wild Cards? Who gives a crap. It was used to drag out baseball and football an additional month. The difference … Continue reading
Cheap Thrills: Acquired taste
This gruesome comedy-thriller is mostly an updated, modernized version of Hitchcock’s “Man From the South” but has double the protagonists and antagonists. I think it also throws in our contemporary obsession with photographing every damned thing every damned few minutes. … Continue reading
Still got it with Legos, Chapter 2
Another trip to the Lego Store where I discovered there’s a brick shortage. I blame the movie but the manager said it was due to the holidays. Still I managed to get some cool pieces in a cup with my … Continue reading
The Grand Budapest Hotel: Must See
The mention of a Wes Anderson movie tends to make my eyes roll. Admittedly this opinion is based upon outdated information/experience. I saw Rushmore in theaters and the director’s name was put into my mental “do not bother” database. The Royal Tenenbaums … Continue reading
Max Brooks
Last week was the “reading” and signing event with Max Brooks. You probably know him as the author of World War Z. To me he’s also the super talented son of comedy legend Mel Brooks and actress extraordinaire Anne Bancroft. Super … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Brushes with Greatness
Tagged Comedy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Signing
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I’m mostly back! Stupid cold and cold weather!
As my current head cold recedes, I am gradually catching up on a slew of crap I had to put aside. Any celebration over 15 years with Apple has been postponed when matters both financial and health normalize. Let me clarify … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News, The Site
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Fifteen years at Apple today
I wish it were under better health circumstances. Somedays I swear, my body conspires against me, especially when I have bitchin’ plans, often during weeks with a great concert on the horizon. This week was obviously no exception, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversary, News, Work
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New record reached in running
I have now run 200 miles this year, putting my daily pace slightly over two miles/day and I’m about 30 percent over where I was last year.
You can blame me for Marquette’s sorry performance
When I was in Las Vegas last year, I spent 10 bucks on a futures bet on the Warriors (they will never be the Golden Eagles to me) to win the NCAA championship to be played tonight between Connecticut and … Continue reading
Muppets Most Wanted: Must See
On the surface, this appears to be a remake of The Great Muppet Caper. With Hollywood being too scared to do anything original, rebooting everything from a successful franchise’s past is the norm. The easiest example is the steaming turd Star Trek … Continue reading
Great weekend for the Stars, namely Brett Ritchie
Friday was a tough night to beat but my team did it again today, clobbering the (Cleveland) Monsters and strengthening their post-season position. I want to rewind to the previous game. The bigger deal was Mike Modano coming to say … Continue reading
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