Author Archives: Steve

KMAG exceeds 1.5 million plays last month!

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Steve

I haven’t been as dedicated to my stream as I should be so all the new tunes are lagging behind and the vacation didn’t become the opportunity I thought it would be, even with the timeshare having Wi-Fi “built-in.” No … Continue reading →

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Italian #21: Marie Taglioni

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Steve

I stumbled upon this half-Italian/half-Swede (like Isabella Rossellini!) via the podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class. I would recommend listening to it since the hosts do a better job giving an oral overview about Marie’s life. The shorter version from me if … Continue reading →

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My iPhone’s vacation armor…

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Steve

…now all I need is to get a separate, generic ringtone to go with this.

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Italian #20: Franco Malerba

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Steve

Dr. Malerba is Italy’s first astronaut and I decided to kick off with him this year because I’m totally stoked about the release of Gravity at theaters tomorrow. Due to the Stars’ having games both days over the weekend, we will have … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2013: Day Five, the NFL should play more on Thursday!

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Steve

The day kicked off with a retro NFL game, the Bears of the Seventies I grew up with made an appearance against the Lions. Well, this was a proxy bet for the Silders’ oldest kid TJ so the bookie will … Continue reading →

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How well do you know your Star Wars tech?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Steve

A 10-question quiz courtesy of The Guardian. I only got eight right, guess which two I was wrong about and share your scores!

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Meet the Beetlejuices!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Steve

Courtesy of a gentleman on the Strip.

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Vegas 2013: Day Four, victory is mine!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Steve

The half-way point of our vacation and we wisely beat the crowd for breakfast at Paris, a tradition we forgot to undertake last year. I will never deny that the Outfit was a bunch of criminals responsible for numerous, vicious … Continue reading →

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Saluti! It’s Italian Heritage Month 3 and National Pizza Month

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Steve

The stars are aligned today! I accidentally posted that cat movie earlier because I didn’t know it was officially National Pizza Month until I was researching further sources for famous Italians and a cool header. Sure it’s a stereotype but pizza … Continue reading →

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Cat getting busted for stealing pizza

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Steve

He obviously likes it with Italian Mice and extra cheese!

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Vegas 2013: Day Three, we upgraded (again)!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Steve

One mixed-bag element of timeshare ownership is the meeting during every visit. On the downside there’s the half day eaten up by a presentation, conversation, etc. To compensate, you get tickets to shows and fed. Surprisingly I have enjoyed the majority … Continue reading →

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Bond villain or one of the Shruggalo Pauls?

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Steve

I wish it were the bad guy from Sean Connery’s first Bond movie since he is less annoying than blowhard father and son team of Ron and Rand (Nevada doesn’t have income tax, super lax gun laws and a Teabagger … Continue reading →

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Mini-Adam West Batman with sound effect!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Steve

DC Comics has been on a big tear lately to promote the Sixties TV show. I’m not sure if the T-shirt I scored at Hot Topic is part of it but the new comic book called Batman ’66 drawn with Adam … Continue reading →

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One of the feral cats at our timeshare

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Steve

Hidden around the parking garage of our timeshare is a small feral colony. Most can be spotted near the spare/broken furniture the maintenance people keep locked up. I was told the manager feeds them (around six to seven) and they … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2013: Day Two, Thursday Night Football!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Steve

Our first real, full day here. With the site-wide Wi-Fi, things are a lot easier. I couldn’t resist on not checking my work stuff. Holy buckets, over 100 e-mails already in 36 hours. My favorite was from the boss (Eddie … Continue reading →

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