Author Archives: Steve

RIP: Jerry Nelson

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Steve

The voice behind Muppets Robin (Kermit’s nephew), the Count, Floyd of the Electric Mayhem, Crazy Harry, Dr. Strangepork and Marjory the Trashheap, passed away. I feel the Onion‘s piece covered Jerry’s career and purpose pretty well.

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The Universe scales pretty well

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Steve

A co-worker found this. It’s pretty bitchin’ on how some things line up against each other. There were objects in our Solar System I need to look up though, I don’t recall the planet Eris, maybe it’s out there with … Continue reading →

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Kif looks scarier than ever

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Steve

Some rather realistic, creepy versions of the Futurama aliens courtesy of io9 or was it badastronomy? The fact they were made through CG is pretty cool.

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RIP: Phyllis Diller

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Steve

Phyllis was an enormous talent who was still hitting her stride when I was a kid. The first time I saw her was on Love American Style (syndicated, I’m not that old). She was playing a version of herself, making … Continue reading →

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RIP: William Windom

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Steve

Many people in my circles knew him as the obsessive, suicidal Commodore Matthew Decker from Star Trek‘s “The Doomsday Machine.” Windom’s character was special because his “son” appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Commander William Decker who in turn … Continue reading →

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It’s Birthday Time!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Steve

There’s a delivery driver at our local Austin’s Pizza who has a Jake sticker on his car; I’ve posted it before. While I was waiting to pick up an order he offered me this picture of a birthday cake he … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Spider-Man: Worth Seeing

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Steve

I was originally in the naysayer camp about how it was too soon for the Spider-Man franchise to be rebooted. Rumors/stories abound regarding the contract Sony has with Marvel so there was a cynical element to the complaining; allegedly, Sony can continue … Continue reading →

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GWD at the Highball, the most exhausting GWD ever

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Steve

Lately I’ve been teaming up with another team on Sunday nights for Geeks Who Drink (what GWD means if you didn’t know). This nice person named Pablo who works at Waterloo Records invited me. I feel more like a mascot because … Continue reading →

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Awesome (to the max)! Early Eighties versions of Star Wars

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Steve

This cool artist did a mash-up or interpretation of the key Star Wars characters as the Eighties high-school archetypes, maybe a touch of college. I say the early Eighties since half the fashions shown fell out of favor by the … Continue reading →

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Cool 44th birthday present #2

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Steve

My Aggie nephews (because they live in College Station now and their parents are both graduates of Texas A&M) gave me this bitchin’ Justice League lunchbox. Inside were some cool Toy Joy-like trinkets but the lunchbox is the star. The … Continue reading →

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Nintendo-Star Trek joke requiring a color printer

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Steve

Maybe I’m oblivious but there seems to be numerous versions of this Legend of Zelda joke going around. I knew something would eventually push out the Contra button combo to make your character invincible. The original poster at work was … Continue reading →

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Happy 100th Birthday Julia Childs

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Steve

Julia was instrumental to the birth of American public television and expanding our interests in “foreign” cuisine. Somara is the bigger expert on the famous lady. She’s read at least two books about Julia but the greater connection is them … Continue reading →

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Fridge/Pizza Shop humor

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Steve

Stumbled upon this amongst the kid-art gallery at the Braker Lane branch of Austin’s Pizza last weekend. I knew there was a reason besides taste for avoid Papa John’s bread-tangle crap posed as food.

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Cool 44th birthday present #1

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Steve

My friend/co-worker Ben gave me the stretchy-powere Jake with BMO (“Beemo”). Now my talking Bender won’t have to feign interest in what Henchman #21 is blathering on about. These action figures decorate my cubicle although I prefer Douglas Coupland’s term … Continue reading →

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Immortals

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Steve

This horrendously awful interpretation or (in Hollywoodspeak) re-imagining of Greek mythology, makes the rebooted Clash of the Titans seem intellectual. The story focuses on the Titans being incarcerated in Mount Tartarus by the Gods and there’s only one thing that can … Continue reading →

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