Author Archives: Steve

Playmobil diorama # 2

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Steve

This was a little gift to the local branch of our favorite standard pizza place, Austin’s Pizza. We also love Pizza Bistro (the successor to Mangia), but deep dish is event pizza. I mainly bought it to give to the … Continue reading →

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Demonstrations of Austin humor #2

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Steve

 …and I have always hoped to avoid Nick Gilder’s only hit at any opportunity

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Happy Seventh Anniversary to Kelly & Ethan

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Steve

For the life of me, I always think their wedding was a week later. I guess I have a thing against single digit days because everybody else’s were, including ours…7/27/03, 9/12/93, 5/20/95 and 10/20/07. See the pattern? Let’s see what the … Continue reading →

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Woo hoo, refinancing number two is done!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Steve

What a relief to finish this somewhat arduous process of getting a new mortgage while the rates are low. But you’re thinking, hold on, you’ve been in your house for almost 12 years and didn’t you re-finance it five years … Continue reading →

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Check out my prize for my cartoon prowess!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Steve

One little perk (to some, an annoyance) at Apple are the contests run by our employee relations department. Most times I’m too busy to participate and/or the trivia covers subjects I have no clue about. When they did a cartoon … Continue reading →

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A little creative modification to a boss’s bobble head

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Steve

One of my team’s managers likes Donald Duck, you know the same way I tend to go with Bugs Bunny (shirts, watches, etc.). Then a co-worker gave me the “We’re all DeVO!” sticker. I decided it would be fun to … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby: Rental at best

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Steve

 Fifth time is not the charm for this famous 20th century novel which I will quickly admit to being one of my favorite books. I read it in high school as most teenagers in the Eighties had to and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Edison…Don’t touch that button!

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Steve

A nice gift from my friend, fellow hockey fan and Dexter’s Lab enthusiast Ben! His ears must’ve been burning since I recently caught the Stuff You Should Know podcast about Tesla’s contributions, namely how his AC electrical standard with Westinghouse beat … Continue reading →

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Good news for June with my health!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Steve

Today I called the Pflugerville branch of Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) to follow up on my disability paperwork (an Apple policy when you’ve been as ill as I have). I wanted to make sure the doctor who treated me for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Alaire

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Steve

Our friend, relative of friends and I guess you could say a client because we house/cat sit for Alaire celebrates her birthday in California, namely to be close to the three granddaughters. Alaire has always been good to us and … Continue reading →

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Meet Freya and Weth

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Steve

In my ongoing battle to corral the latest batch of kittens, I discovered what (or maybe who) is responsible for their skittish, unfriendly behavior. The irresponsible neighbors now have a puppy! He’s a nice little guy, dying for attention…and the … Continue reading →

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This header is more like it

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Steve

This month is the 75th anniversary of Superman debuting. After his first appearance in Action Comics #1, this character slowly grew to be an ubiquitous presence in Western (mostly American) culture. I went with another montage based upon my favorite images: reruns … Continue reading →

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Too short, not super-productive weekend ends

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Steve

So much for getting any writing done, especially since it has been an eventful week, month and year despite being sick. I thought I would have better luck after completing a series of necessary errands around Austin on Saturday. Then to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday (niece) Anna!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Steve

It’s officially Summer and June when my Anna gets to celebrate her birthday! Since it’s the first day of a month, I’m traditionally late with her card and a little gift. I hope her dad sends me a picture with … Continue reading →

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Congratulations (nephew) Nick on graudation!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Steve

The young man is certainly more comfortable and skilled at wearing a suit than I ever was at his age. I hope it’s a habit he can maintain, helps enormously with the ladies. Meanwhile Aunt Sam and Uncle Steve rushed … Continue reading →

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