Author Archives: Steve

Light rail begins in two weeks…finally!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Steve

How I totally forgot about this development is a testament of how pre-occupied I was with a couple other things because last year CAMPO (Austin’s mass transit organization) finished constructing the Howard Lane stop around this time. I’ve been pretty … Continue reading →

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Brandi Carlile

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Steve

Last night was my co-worker/friend’s turn to pick a concert and a while back she chose Brandi Carlile who always gives me a Johnny and Rosanne Cash vibe; this is a good thing. I’m not even sure how well known … Continue reading →

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What a game last night!

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Steve

The playoff picture is heating up in the AHL as well as the NHL for us in Austin. Our Stars remain in fourth place but they won a critical game agains the Rockford Icehogs (farm team for the Blackhawks) to … Continue reading →

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Happy Ninth Birthday Jack

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Steve

The younger son of my friends Paul & Helen turns nine today. Unlike his older brother, it appears the weather has panned out in his favor; last month’s weather made DC resemble the South Pole for a while. I spoke … Continue reading →

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Trade deadline passes uneventfully for Philly

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Steve

If you want to know and didn’t see me gripe in person or via FaceBook, the US loss to Canada in overtime sucked. Firstly, the US beat the Canuckleheads a week earlier so the game for all the marbles was … Continue reading →

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Somara’s Third Place victory

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Steve

Last weekend was Austin’s cake decorating competition thing. If you recall the year before, Somara took second place for taste on her tiramisu-based confection. This year she got more into the spirit of the Sci-Fi theme. Originally she had two … Continue reading →

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174th Texas Independence Day

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Steve

It’s only a coincidence that it happened to be on the same day as the Texas Primaries for both of the major parties; the Teabaggers already had two gatherings elsewhere (Nashville and the CPAC thing). Much like American Independence Day, … Continue reading →

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The ultimate D&D room

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Steve

My ex-girlfriends and parents thought I had too much D&D crap but they would’ve had a collective stroke if they saw this (courtesy of Jeremy). It is rather impressive despite all the multiple copies of the same books and boxes … Continue reading →

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Happy belated birthday Nicolas

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Steve

It’s always easy to forget Nic’s birthday, he was born on February 29, 2000 which isn’t just any Leap Day, it’s the one that happens once every 400 years. His unusual birthday helped me discover a shortcoming I need to … Continue reading →

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Drag Me To Hell

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Steve

Sam Raimi proves he still can do a humorous Horror-Action movie after spending about a decade on Spider-Man which was like all contemporary superhero franchises, it had diminishing returns with every sequel; in his defense, he did a  better job … Continue reading →

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New look for new month

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

I grew tired of the previous theme choking on the font style every time I wanted to through the Archives by category. As cool as it was with the color and the modified banner with the Austin skyline, the font … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Peter

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

In all the hustle n’ bustle of today, I’m wishing my co-worker/friend some best wishes. I did find him a card that I will give him tomorrow. He’s off to a good year. His team, the New Orleans Saints, won … Continue reading →

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One more story about the iTunes winner

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

According to K-Geezer’s “music news update,” Andy Langer mentioned Rosanne Cash calling the iTunes winner to thank him for making the 10 billionth download a Johnny Cash song last Wednesday because last Friday would’ve been his 78th birthday. Pretty cool … Continue reading →

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The Bad News & the Good News for today

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Steve

Of course they happened to me in the other order. As I was leaving Costco this afternoon, Somara called me to tell me she won Third Place on the cookie decorating division of the annual Austin Cake Competition. More about … Continue reading →

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Alpha Centauri will have to wait…

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Steve

…another four years to see the Saints finally win their first Super Bowl. If there were only a Las Vegas there to place a futures bet on 2010 to win a small fortune! Jeremy sent me this cool link showing … Continue reading →

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