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Stars win their opener!
A close game near the end (2-1) but I’ll take the two points. Let’s see if they repeat this tomorrow night against the Checkers. Last year they devastated the Barons 7-0, then the season gradually went into the toilet.
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A little encouragement always helps with exercise
Various co-workers and acquaintances have asked, without soliciting from me, “Have you lost weight?” It’s a relief/thrill when the answer is, “Yes. Thanks for noticing. I’ve dropped 20 pounds, another 20 to go.” Today’s exchange with one of the gym’s … Continue reading
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Sad passings over the last couple weeks
Michael O’Hare passed on September 28. He was best known as Commander Sinclair on Babylon 5 and spoiler alert, Valenn. This was revealed over a decade ago, it’s not really a spoiler. O’Hare didn’t do much TV from what I … Continue reading
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Meet n’ Greet the Stars 2012
It’s a dual-purpose event. The season-ticket holders get their packages and gifts, then meet the lineup. This year we have a pair of new goalies, a few changes with the regular skaters and a new coaching staff. Sad to see … Continue reading
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Belated Happy Birthday Chance!
My friend Steve’s little boy is getting bigger, 12! I think. I’m sure he’s over Ben 10 by now and more into the cooler comic books we grown-ups are into. With the changes in our civilization it’s probably easier to … Continue reading
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Molly’s ashes came home
The nice staffers at White Rock threw in a touching condolence card too. I was mostly moved by Dr. Riggan’s kind words. He knew how much Molly meant to me. Today was a half day at work since I had … Continue reading
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
This is a little kid book my friend Helen recommended for me to help with grieving over the loss of Molly. I was really touched by the preview on Amazon so I bought two copies, one for me and the … Continue reading
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Dredd 3D: Acquired Taste
Let’s get the most obvious question/statement out of the way…why was this movie (re)made given how awful Stallone’s version was in 1995? It is a fair yet cliche question I think I can answer. Firstly, Comic book characters are hot … Continue reading
Stars off to a good pre-season start
The NHL is off to repeat bad history with another self-destructive lockout thanks to Gary Bettman and tightwad/dumbass owners. Never mind how profitable things were, the owners are terrible at running their businesses but like other industries…they blame unions for … Continue reading
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To answer the question from “Have a Cigar”
This one’s Pink. For those under 30 who don’t know the character on the shirt is, it’s Floyd “The Barber” Lawson from The Andy Griffith Show, played by actor Howard McNear. Once Eugene Levy starting doing his funnier impression on … Continue reading
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Hit the 700-mile mark today!
Last Saturday I got my daily running back on track. Whenever I let it slide too long these days I start from a relatively easy goal of two miles at a decent speed. Then I bump the distance by a … Continue reading
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Romy & Michele’s…: 15 years later
Wow, has it been 15 years since this hit theaters? (Late Spring 1997, right before the Summer Blockbuster season.) I think the movie was a partial success/partial flop with the $29 million (about $40 today) it made at the multiplexes. … Continue reading
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Alamo Drafthouse goes to all reserved
This will go into effect on Friday, October 15 at least with all the Austin locations. The initial stages irritated me because they tacked on a few more bucks per seat. They did react to people (such as myself) grumbling, … Continue reading
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Roccia sopra! It’s Italian Heritage Month 2!
You probably thought this month’s header was Hipster trio The Avett Brothers given the bodacious and ironic facial hair. Alas…no. It’s from a print of Giuseppe Garibaldi at three different phases in his long military career. I’ll write more about … Continue reading
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