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Backyard kittens remain missing, mama cat appeared

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Steve

Buttercup made an appearance tonight. She’s always a sucker for a free meal and petting. Too bad I don’t have the means to read her tiny mind, get an idea of where the quarter of kittens happen to be. The … Continue reading →

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Willie Nelson statue in downtown

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

Finally got to see the statue erected to the Red-Haired Stranger. It’s located in front of the relatively new Austin City Limits (aka Moody) Theater. Willie’s is certainly easier to find than Stevie Ray Vaughn’s off Town Lake. At least … Continue reading →

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Backyard kittens update mid May…catnapped again?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

Sorry if I don’t have any cute movies of the feline foursome, I hope to get one soon because their wrestling/chasing antics in the backyard are pretty cute. They’re growing like weeds too. Personalities are forming: Panthra is the boss, … Continue reading →

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RIP: Peter Jones, drummer for Crowded House

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Steve

My evil-twin doctor brought this up during our monthly session and I had to quickly clear it up a tad. Although the SCLM is bringing up how Peter was the drummer for Crowded House, albeit after Paul Hester went AWOL … Continue reading →

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Happy 60th Birthday Mr. T!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Steve

I pity the fool who doesn’t send him a gift or card! Meanwhile, I think the stars were specially aligned this week over his birthday. Why? Because I am going to see Mr. T in the role which made him … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 II: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve

I had to delay this installment by a day because Alamo Drafthouse’s official showing was a Rolling Road Show down at a racetrack in Kyle, TX. It sounded really awesome, or in ’82-speak…awesome to the max (for the record, I … Continue reading →

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Happy 17th Anniversary to Linda & Brian

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve

My sister-in-law and brother have been married since 1995. It’s not really a surprise they’ve made it this long. I wish I had empirical evidence to back up what appears to be a hunch, something I’m not a fan of. … Continue reading →

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The Avengers: Worth Seeing

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Steve

Joss Whedon achieved what I consider a Herculean task in making this movie. There could only be two outcomes: really impressive or incredibly awful. He had to harness and integrate three characters from successful features, one with poor results (twice) … Continue reading →

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Finally tried out Car2Go

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Steve

Last December I joined the Austin branch of Car2Go which is a really cool idea, I just never go around to using it. Thursday evening after the Caddyshack quote-along at the Alamo Ritz (downtown) was the opportunity I needed. Since … Continue reading →

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Caddyshack!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Steve

Yeah, I went to yet another damned quote-along but it was for one of the most quoted movies I knew through high school and college. To me, it’s a source of great Midwestern pride too. It stars two Murray brothers … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Futurama podcast!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Steve

Sure they’re pretty late to join the Podcast Party but it’s better than never; I’m one of the show’s biggest fans (sadly, not the best due to my third place standing in Austin/GWD). The upcoming seventh season will be kicking … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 I: Conan the Barbarian

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Steve

Friday evening was the kickoff to the Alamo Drafthouse’s Summer of 1982 series…it’s going to be a damned good time thanks to the hosts and partners. Was it the best Summer of movies ever? This is a matter of opinion … Continue reading →

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Ft. Stockton achieved, on to Clovis

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Steve

My treadmill was finally repaired this weekend. It burned up most of our Saturday afternoon but the repair tech was such a nice fellow. Currently, I have to really focus when running on it too, he applied a generous amount … Continue reading →

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Backyard kitten update, trip to the Vet

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Steve

We decided to take them in mainly over Leona’s eye condition (as you can see in the photo); it also started to spread to Tigra and Lynx-o. Plus it doesn’t hurt to get a general assessment on how these little … Continue reading →

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RIP: Donald “Duck” Dunn

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Steve

It was sad to see the news on The Guardian and it’s odd how they put relatively obscure musicians/celebrities on the front page; I guess the British newspaper shares my priorities. Back to Donald since it’s really about him. You … Continue reading →

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