Author Archives: Steve

Virtual Las Vegas reached

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Steve

For the first post of News with the subcategory covering my health, I want to let you all know I managed to run the distance between our house and our Las Vegas-based timeshare! It only took 969 days to achieve. … Continue reading →

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Oh my! George Takei

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Steve

What a great way for Austin to kick off Pride Week! The man who made sure the Enterprise sailed through outer space smoothly before he commanded the Excelsior, Mr. Sulu! He’s also an accomplished voice actor for Adventure Time (Ricardio), The Simpsons (Wink, … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day Everybunny!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Steve

The day isn’t completely over yet so I can post this photo with its pun. This morning while we were carrying out our house-/catsitting duties, I went out front to throw away the trash from the fast food we ate … Continue reading →

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Happy September ’13, this month’s design may fluctuate

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Steve

September is always a super-busy month. There’s the back-to-school stuff going into full swing, Labor Day Weekend tends to be the official end of Summer as per a favorite movie (The Flamingo Kid), the Silder wedding anniversary, 3000 deaths justifying … Continue reading →

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Teen Titans Go!

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Steve

I’m grateful Converse went with the Aughts’ cartoon version since their new show is mediocre. The Titans’ 1980 incarnation with the Perez art would’ve better, but these were on sale, I couldn’t resist. They followed the Batman tradition by putting … Continue reading →

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Anushka for the 21st Century!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Steve

While The Onion celebrated its 25th birthday yesterday, this brought up memories of a hilarious infomercial my ex-roommate and I watched a couple times on late-night TV; yeah, we should’ve been sleeping or studying. This fraudulent product was called anushka. Allegedly … Continue reading →

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Happy 25th Birthday to The Onion!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Steve

This is no joke. America’s leading, grown-up satirical newspaper can finally rent a car, get its insurance premium lowered and not be automatically carded when entering Dave & Busters. Comedy Central has cornered the TV segment and MAD remains the entry-level … Continue reading →

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My Batphone for the 21st Century!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Steve

Last week, Somara had an accident with her iPhone 4. After a couple days of trying to save it, the verdict was hopeless. We chose to hit the local AT&T store and see what options the staff could offer us … Continue reading →

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Twenty-one (Gary) seems rather disappointed

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Steve

This season’s shirts coinciding with the fifth season of The Venture Brothers were alright. Maybe I would’ve appreciated them more if I were keeping up, so don’t spoil anything for me! The DVD covering all the episodes should be appearing soon. … Continue reading →

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Epilogue: Ben’s memorial service

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Steve

I’m getting better every day over the loss of my co-worker and friend Ben. Monday afternoon was part of the healing process with the memorial service. As you can see from the photo above, Ben did make an impact from … Continue reading →

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Farewell Peace Chucks (or is it a Chickenfoot?)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Steve

To those who doubt my resolve and claim I have an addiction to accumulating too many pairs of Chucks, I say “HA!” Over my birthday vacation, I turned these in to the Converse Store’s recycling bin. In time these shoes … Continue reading →

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Do you think this rack will suffice?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Steve

The Container Store definitely has my number. Over the Summer, the company sent me a limited-run coupon for the Elfa line of shelving. It was good until I think the end of June but we didn’t get around to assembling … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Steve aka Stvee

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Steve

I wasn’t going to let the sadness of the weekend completely obscure the birthday of another good friend. Still awaiting his assessment on San Diego and the recent Superman flick since he is the biggest, most knowledgeable fan I know … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace Ben

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Steve

Last Friday morning (Aug. 23, 2013) Austin, TX and Apple, Inc lost a person who made the world a better place. This is no hyperbole because many co-workers of all stripes liked Ben. I never heard a negative thing about … Continue reading →

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RIP: Elmore Leonard

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Steve

I’ve only read one novel of his, Cuba Libre. It was pretty hard to put down. After reading this, I could see how Leonard’s material was easier to adapt to film or TV unlike his contemporaries James Ellroy or Carl Hiassen; … Continue reading →

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