Author Archives: Steve

A cool James Ellroy interview

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Steve

One of my favorite contemporary authors gets a nice treatment from the Guardian in this interview with another author named David Peace. Seems Peace writes similar stuff, historical fiction and I will need to check him out. I did get … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mary

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Steve

One of the earliest friends I made during my return to Austin was Mary. Hey, when you run into the same mother and daughter team at two Neil Finn concerts, three months apart, you tend to remember those people! I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Elvis & David Bowie

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Steve

Hail to the King of Rock n’ Roll and the Thin White Duke. Man, if Elvis didn’t die on the can, he would’ve be 75? I always thought he was older but I did the math again based upon knowing … Continue reading →

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(Austin) Stars win a nail biter last night

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Steve

My friend and hockey bud Jeremy traded in our pair of seats to get a small section to the game against Houston. Whenever the Stars play another Texas team, it’s going to be exciting, especially with the Houston Aeros still … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Lester!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Steve

My gaming sensei is something age wise. I have no idea and it doesn’t matter. It’s his day to celebrate, be the king of the world or maybe keep it modest to his house. In the recent past, I tended … Continue reading →

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Cheap alternative to Cable & Blockbuster

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Steve

Somara and I joined the last decade by getting into Netflix after resisting the continuous pestering to join practically every time we bought something at Best Buy. To me, the main point I wanted to avoid was the subscription element. … Continue reading →

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Pesky font color on my site resolved!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Steve

In case you haven’t noticed, and that was good, I got the body text of my site to use Black instead of Gray which I find to be easier on my eyes, especially with the white background. Thanks to a … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Anniversary to the Giraudets!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Steve

Their sixth anniversary was this Sunday. If only it were on the sixth of January, it would be easier to remember or forget thanks to Epiphany (Three Kings Day). Sonia and Philippe have been married as long as Somara and … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 2, 2010 by Steve

James Cameron has rightfully taken the Sci-Fi/Fantasy mantle away from George Lucas with his latest film. Maybe it can be a shared title with Peter Jackson for the Rings trilogy. I was more excited to see him working with Sigourney … Continue reading →

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2004: The Last Day of Christmas III, Disability Blues

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Steve

Coming down with strep (throat) and being put on disability for two weeks was a fitting end to a really awful, stressful, emotional and disappointing year. Getting ill hit me suddenly too. I was having a decent weekend right up … Continue reading →

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Flyers lose on national TV in their first Winter Classic

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Steve

Shortly after I bought our tickets online for Avatar last week, I realized that I’d miss watching the big (deal) game on NBC at Dave & Buster’s. Now I’m glad I didn’t bother, they lost as I anticipated…in overtime. They … Continue reading →

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A New Look for a New Decade

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Steve

What do you think? It’s based upon a Theme (the WordPress term for a layout and/or design) called DarkMystery 2.0. I changed the banner artwork to something more suited to what my site is about. I mean the original pirate … Continue reading →

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It’s a stretch yet I agree!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steve

This was from today’s Toronto Star column on technology. Comical? Yes. Odd? That too. Apocryphal? No. Only the music purists could say such a thing, never mind the games’ positive effect on people wanting to learn how to play the … Continue reading →

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1999: The Fifth Day of Christmas III, Y2K is a joke

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steve

A year certainly made a major difference by this Christmas Break! The previous one was lonely but filled with a quiet optimism. My patience did pay off throughout 1999 and it was more of a Thanksgiving or point of Remembrance … Continue reading →

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1994: The Fourth Day of Christmas III, Austin One

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Steve

Despite being in a new city, the same general malaise I felt during previous Christmases (1992 and 1993) continued. The part which really sucked was the lack of getting to attend the Sidler’s New Year’s bash in Chicago (this became … Continue reading →

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