Author Archives: Steve

“History of the Internet” from the Guardian

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Steve

My favorite British newspaper site continues to the Guardian (so should it be favourite?) because they have these much better interactive pieces like this one on the a People’s History of the Internet. You conservatives can click on it safely, … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Weird Al Yankovic

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Steve

The clown prince of Pop music celebrates his birthday but sadly no new album until next year as per his site. To satisfy  his legion of fans, there’s just a five-song EP via iTunes and a compilation CD (only the … Continue reading →

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Austin Stars off to a decent start

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Steve

I’m really enjoying my season tickets to Austin’s AHL team. Currently the Stars are in second place for their division at 9 points. Not too shabby for an “expansion.” After a few years of being awful, I’m really stunned to … Continue reading →

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It’s Halloween again

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Steve

Normally Somara hands these out to our co-workers closer to the holiday but due to her hectic schedule next week (a wedding cake and a birthday set up), she put together her ghoulish treats sooner. The eyeballs were a new … Continue reading →

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Picayune upgrade coming!

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Steve

The good news from Apple kept on coming for the first half of the week. On Monday, Apple beat the Street on earnings; Tuesday was new hardware (more later) and today thanks to Tuesday’s announcements, we’re getting a new Mac … Continue reading →

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Happy Second Anniversary to Nancy & Jose!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Steve

Coinciding with the birth of Evelyn, my best friend Jose married Nancy at an impressive ceremony in Central Florida. It was the culmination of a great weekend I still enjoyed greatly even though Somara says I continue to remind her … Continue reading →

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Happy Second Birthday Evelyn!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Steve

Evelyn’s parents brought her out a couple weeks ago to celebrate while they were in Austin for ACL, now there’s some cunning parenting, balancing out the partying for all ages! Somara and I missed the specific party for the little … Continue reading →

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1989: A Great Fall thanks to Stardate

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Steve

This morning at breakfast with my friends at Einstein’s, someone mentioned an “infrequent regular” being home for a three-day weekend from Baylor (the big school in Waco and frequent recipient of football pummeling from UT). Midterms was my guess and … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons 12th Season DVD

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Steve

My last review was almost a year ago but at least the set came out sooner (10 months between 11 and 12). It just took me a while to watch the entire season twice because I always go through it … Continue reading →

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“I can be cute and adorable too!”

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Steve

Nemo probably got wind of Kuroneko’s 15 minutes on the Internet or being shown off on my iPhone, therefore he decided to climb up the shoe rack to demonstrate his charm. Nah! Of all four cats, Nemo is the biggest … Continue reading →

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This kid has been watching Ribeiro

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Steve

As the expression goes in Canada, “this kid has got hands!” I’m confident Boston and Toronto’s scouts were watching him too because the mediocre starts. I’ve watched it several times and from different angles. The kid’s stick appears to be … Continue reading →

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“You can’t wear this pair…

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Steve

…I’m busy putting my scent on them and getting high smelling the plaid set!” Kuroneko does have a talent for occupying the shoes I want to wear. I’ve also had to move the pair of Sharpie markers I keep around … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Helen

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Steve

I know it’s rather late and her birthday has less than two hours to go (she’s on EDT) but she’s cool. Helen is currently a teacher so she worked hard, went to college and still has to go to school … Continue reading →

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Miette’s (not so) close call

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Steve

While I was putting the finishing touches on my story about Teddy & Mewsette, my mischievous cat Miette made a weird coughing noise. It was more like a disconcerting wheeze. I quickly checked her out to make sure she wasn’t … Continue reading →

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1984: Mewsette & Teddy join our family

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Steve

Only two good things ever came out of our 10 months in Indianoplace, my first job and the new cats we didn’t anticipate. First I have give some back story on how it all came together that Friday evening. Growing … Continue reading →

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