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Like Father, Like Daughter!
My co-worker and friend Aaron is here sporting the TMNT shirts I scored for him and his younger daughter. The designs are from Tee Fury so to make them unique, the artist “built” the ninja foursome with colored words describing … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Brian!
My kid brother lives on the West Coast now so at least this is valid for more than a couple hours unlike the Central Zone. His birthday was often a form of Spring Break when we were growing up. Our … Continue reading
Mars Attacks Judge Dredd
Yeesh! I haven’t written a decent story covering any actual comic books in almost two years. Well I’m trying to get back on track with one of the oddest crossover mini-series to hit the shelves since Predator v. Magnus Robot Fighter. … Continue reading
The Lego Movie: Must See
For once, a movie based upon a well-loved toy isn’t an 80-minute commercial or a Michael Bay piece of crap! Pardon my cynicism but the Lego brand isn’t tied to anything decent if you watch the Cartoon Network, see Ninjago and Chima. The premise begins … Continue reading
New podcasts I’m hooked on #3
History is one of my strongest subjects whether it be Trivial Pursuit, Geeks Who Drink or general conversation. How I didn’t jump on Stuff You Missed in History Class from the day it began is beyond me! It came up through The Onion’s AV … Continue reading
My rebuttal to an overshared picture or “selfie”
I’m with Brian Posehn when he said last week that foodie is just a douche term, I would say it’s the same for selfie. I’m sure they’re all nice people in person but I couldn’t give two shits about the Oscars®. The … Continue reading
Baby please leave the biker…
…leave the biker, break his heart.” – Fountains of Wayne, 1996 The new 2014 lines are out and here’s one I couldn’t resist getting. A co-worker who originates from Germany (home of Playmobil) said the motorcycle is inaccurate because the … Continue reading
This year’s piece of Austin to die, Toy Joy
Twenty years ago, I recall Doc took me by this place within my first couple months in Austin along with Amy’s Ice Cream and Dragon’s Lair. It is (or was) a great store to buy little items for parties, trophies … Continue reading
A great interactive demo of the Solar System’s scale
The BBC once again demonstrating its superiority over America’s so-called news organizations with this cool page showing you the scale of just the Solar System. There are benchmarks along the way pointing out humanity’s accomplishments and well-known celestial objects. I … Continue reading
New podcasts I’m hooked on #2
Before I give a ranting endorsement I urge you to first, support your local comic book and/or game store by finding out if they do their own podcast. Not everyone can drop by every week like I can to chew … Continue reading
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Green Lantern 2
How I thank the Guardians of OA that Converse made another pair to represent the Emerald Knight! It was a tad embarrassing to have just the terrible movie version in my collection. These shoes have some nice touches as you’ll … Continue reading
Another step toward cyberizing the house!
We finally got around to installing this cool device you may have heard of, namely a few weeks ago when Google acquired them. A couple power companies will give it to you for free if you want one; Austin Energy … Continue reading
Happy Texas Independence Day
A Canadian acquaintance brought this up from the Independence Movement’s declaration against the Mexican Government in 1836. “…unless a people are educated and enlightened, it is idle to expect the continuance of civil liberty, or the capacity for self government.” … Continue reading