Author Archives: Steve

Web site annoyances. Fixed? We’ll see.

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve

Had to take the Picayune offline yesterday to back up the server’s contents. It seems the darned Mini was going on the fritz sooner and sooner. I kept suspecting those damned Russians and usual suspects who keep ruining the Internet for the … Continue reading →

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RIP Larry Lujack

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Steve

I chose to push back this story due to the holidays, I didn’t want to post anything that was a little too depressing. Most Chicagoans knew of the infamous WLS-AM DJ but since AM radio has a humongous range, he … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 2013!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Steve

It’s still about 10 PM CST over here in Austin so I’m not too late to blather on and wish everyone well as I have with Solstice and Festivus. Tomorrow is Boxing Day and the official kickoff on Twelve Days … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Paul

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Steve

My last and best roommate from college celebrates his 46th today. I always felt he and my nephew Nick get screwed by adults when growing up since their birthdays hit around the major gift-giving holidays. “Here kid, this coloring book … Continue reading →

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Happy Festivus!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Steve

Let the Airing of Greivances and Feats of Strength get under way. After work obviously.

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The Hobbit part two: Worth Seeing*

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Steve

* – Still keeping my caveat to the “Worth Seeing” rating to warn those who aren’t familiar or enthused about Tolkien’s better works being brought to life for three hours at a stretch. Smaug picks up where Unexpected left off but … Continue reading →

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Happy (belated) Solstice 2013

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Steve

Yesterday marked what is traditionally called the shortest day of the year. With the definition of day meaning the least amount of sunlight we’ll see. It is odd that it’s also when the Earth is closest to the Sun but … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the Kirks!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Steve

Being an adult actually makes the holiday season more joyous because you can make numerous people happier through nice acts. Namely, finding and nailing a unique gift for a pair of awesome little people. My friend and co-worker Aaron has two … Continue reading →

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Just keep digging out!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Steve

I think the Maggi Republic will be having an opportunity to breathe after tonight. Sure there’s cat sitting at two households but on the upside, there’s a pair of parties to attend! First will be Apple’s bash downtown. Then we’ll … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Maggis will be the Silicon Valley Maggis

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Steve

On top of me being too tired to write anything just when I said I’d get back to being consistent…I receive an e-mail from my brother Brian announcing his move back to California. I won’t go through any details in order … Continue reading →

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RIP Peter O’Toole

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Steve

Lawrence of Arabia is the movie my parents know him for. With me it would be My Favorite Year which was loosely based upon Mel Brooks’ time on Sid Caesar’s show when Errol Flynn was the guest. I had heard of … Continue reading →

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WP 3.8 upgrade was successful

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Steve

You can’t tell from this side but the back-end/admin side is quite different. Not sure if it will solve two key problems. Get me to write/think faster for more timely posts. Block out the assholes who’ve been making my server require … Continue reading →

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RIP Nelson Mandela

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Steve

While I’m catching up, I did want to throw in my two cents about the former prisoner who went on to be president of Africa’s wealthiest nation. It seemed to dovetail really well with Mandela’s passing coinciding with the 30th … Continue reading →

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A melancholy song about Christmas for cats

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Steve

I normally hate viral crap but I have a soft spot in my heart for animals, obviously cats. Our quartet of monsters are very spoiled yet they all came from bad circumstances so I’m happy we could make room from … Continue reading →

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A little catching up!

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Steve

I scaled back on the site for a few days to get all the Christmas-Festivus-Solstice biz completed. Last year, illness and recuperation from surgery (Somara was) kicked us in the ass. Oh yeah, the previous server’s hard drive crapping out was … Continue reading →

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