Author Archives: Steve

Thomas the Tank Engine 2009

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Steve

A co-worker/friend has a son who is at that age when he is completely fascinated with trains and cars, thus he wanted a birthday cake designed with the Thomas theme. I’m not knocking it. I fondly remember my brother and … Continue reading →

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Belated birthday to Owen

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Steve

What a rotten trend I have with this little guy’s birthday. I guess the Fourth holiday weekend keeps throwing me off despite it staring there in my face via Now Up2Date. Well, I hope Rad’s oldest son/child had a great … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Steve

July 1 is the beginning of the Fiscal Year in the Maggi Republic. Back in 2006, that’s about the time I took over all the finances to ease the pressure on Somara; her job with HEB was stressing her out … Continue reading →

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Brian Boucher rejoins the Flyers again!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Steve

My all-time favorite goalie (since I started following hockey more carefully) has returned to the Philly fold yet again. Boucher is some kind of prodigal son the Flyers organization keeps taking back. It was rather crappy of the Sharks to … Continue reading →

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Four years of Picayune as a ‘blog

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Steve

Around this weekend four years ago, I took the overdue plunge to have my “magazine” converted from plain HTML-driven website to ‘blog driven. Hopefully it has been worth it for everyone who reads. I tried to keep it civil, open … Continue reading →

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Probably one of Kuroneko’s dreams

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Steve

This was a birthday cake for our friends the Simmons. As you can see, this kitten has bitten off more than she can chew. Somara wanted to make a realistic-looking cat but she said it wasn’t possible with the materials … Continue reading →

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Free Agency for Philly stinks this year

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Steve

First the signing of the cancerous Ray Emery… Then the trade involving Chris Pronger which could result in some ugly press… Now Mike Knuble has left to play for the Capitals, leaving a huge hole in my team’s offensive capability … Continue reading →

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A scene from the next AVP movie

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Steve

By adding the pink bow to let you know the Alien is a girl, this will reach out to the important 12-25 female demographic who are into Hannah Montana and the stuffed tiger covers the 3-11 year olds. Maybe the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Rad!

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Steve

My cool friend in Phoenix shares his birthday with the birth of a country, our northern neighbor Canada. I would recommend you sing “Happy Birthday” instead of “Blame Canada” though. Then again, I think I’ve accumulated a string of better … Continue reading →

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Picayune maintenance this weekend

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Steve

In light of the upcoming holiday weekend, I will be taking my Mac Mini offline Thursday night or Friday morning to back it up. Something I haven’t done since Memorial Day. I promise to have it back up and running … Continue reading →

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New stuff worth upgrading over

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Steve

Yeah I’m rather late to shill on about my employer’s latest line-up shifts but only recently have I had an opportunity to see the new MacBook Pro 13″ and iPhone 3G S in action. Back when the MacBook was moved … Continue reading →

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Puts my aging car into perspective

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Steve

Once again, some major credit goes to my friend Mark for notifying me on this web site called There, I Fixed It. You will see some frightening pictures of people “repairing” objects from cars to furniture and other creative means … Continue reading →

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RIP Billy Mays

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Steve

It has been a busy week for the obit pages. They usually say death comes in threes but either it starts over due to it being a new week or maybe there’s a range of days to envelope it in. … Continue reading →

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It’s time for the annual Lucky Jeans sale

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Steve

Not only is blistering hot this Summer in Austin (over 100 F/40 C today), June has been a blur for 2009. I can hardly believe next weekend will be the Fourth of July but I’m excited about our first vacation … Continue reading →

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Someone has stolen Bobby Clarke’s brain 2

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Steve

Chris Pronger? Once again, my team has decided to bring on another aging All Star whose expiration date is nearing: Hatcher, Forsberg, Hackett and Nedved quickly come to mind. My personal guess is this is what was racing through GM … Continue reading →

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