Author Archives: Steve

KMAG turned 10 back in August

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Steve

I blame exhaustion for missing this rather (personal) big deal. We were in the middle of our annual housesitting gig and Austin’s climate is blazing…drains the life out of you pretty easily. The trial run for my “radio station” began … Continue reading →

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Speaking of resolutions for 2013…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Steve

I miss Matt Groening’s annual list of forbidden words he used to illustrate in his Life in Hell strip. I wish it came with a license for me to slap those people guilty of such verbal offenses. When it comes … Continue reading →

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Django Unchained: Worth Seeing

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Steve

Nothing says Christmas like a Quentin Tarantino movie filled with cursing, racial slurs and splatter. I think Jackie Brown was the last time he had the same opening date, usually his stuff appears in the Fall and Spring during the … Continue reading →

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A little reminder, Archer returns Jan. 17

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Steve

Do you know how I scored the last XL at the Barton Springs’ Hot Topic? I’ve got situational awareness Lana!

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Happy New Year 2013!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Steve

There was no celebration at Chez Maggi this year. Thanks to our employer’s and clientele’s nature, Somara had to work through the week (we did have Sunday off together). I as well but unlike several earlier days in which the … Continue reading →

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The long overdue part of the Chicago 2011 trip…Milwaukee

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Steve

Welcome to another series of stories which missed their deadline by a lot. I had a few queued up well before the server took a dump. My plan was to eek them out as a new successor feature to the … Continue reading →

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A Stars’ view from the ice

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Steve

After my team’s victory over the first-place Charlotte Checkers (3-1), the Cedar Park Center opened the rink (or technically, the sheet) to the public…after signing a waiver. Good move on their part, I fell down which I haven’t done in … Continue reading →

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One last trip to Cheapo Discs

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Steve

Thanks to the outpouring of support, Cheapo’s owner re-opened the store this Friday and Saturday. Sunday was off limits because he wants to watch the Cowboys try to beat the Redskins for a wild card bid. I was so happy … Continue reading →

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RIP Gerry Anderson

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Steve

Gerry isn’t very famous in America but many Sci-Fi fans know him because he was behind numerous puppet-based shows, namely Thunderbirds and the live-action yet quite dull Space: 1999. I’ve always thought there were strong foundations in his material, it just … Continue reading →

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Happy 90th Birthday Stan “the Man” Lee!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Steve

I may be a DC guy but I respect and admire Stan. He’s one of the great writers who made the Silver Age incredible. He also co-created many characters I grew up with in the Seventies and Eighties. What makes … Continue reading →

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2007: The Six Days of Christmas started!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Steve

Has it been five whole years since I started that ol’ navel-gazing chestnut? I’m rather bummed about the section not gaining any additional stories from others sharing their past holiday joys with me: those special toys, memories, etc. I know … Continue reading →

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Festive enough?

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Steve

I’m not a big fan of Christmas, especially after 1986 when it became a giant stressfest starring my family and over-consumption, but I have had the shoes for it since the mid Aughts. Somara had to make a visit at … Continue reading →

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RIP Jack Klugman & Charles Durning

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Steve

My childhood during the Seventies and early Eighties wouldn’t be the same with this duo on TV and in some movies. Jack was immortalized as the sitcom version of Oscar on The Odd Couple. He had the right level of … Continue reading →

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This year’s Rogues Gallery’s Christmas diorama…

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Steve

…Transformers duking it out for the holiday.

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Happy Birthday Paul

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Steve

To my last, longest and favorite roommate in college. Sure it was rough with him being a smoker but I had my own bad habits. Twenty-five years ago we became roomies against all the conventional wisdom…hey, we were 19 then, … Continue reading →

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