Author Archives: Steve

1984: We and the Colts move to Indianoplace

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Steve

It’s still Spring Break at numerous campuses around the US, Canada and the Cartoon Network. Most were last month to either coincide with March Madness (yawn! Marquette got knocked out in the second round, again), midterms or Easter. I thought … Continue reading →

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Finally, a little respect for Philly

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Steve

I dislike whiners who go on about how the (sports) media or league has it in for their team aka Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cub fans, but it didn’t look like a coincidence for my Flyers last weekend. Riddle … Continue reading →

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Operation: Alexandria updates, Weeks 2 & 3

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Steve

Too many other things got in the way of me posting last week’s updates which consisted mainly of going to the Ikea store in Round Rock to survey the bookshelf options. It seemed like we were getting ahead ourselves but … Continue reading →

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Brian Posehn

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Steve

One of today’s funniest stand-up comedians came to Austin this weekend and I caught him for his late Friday performance. Brian opened up with a clarification on why he’s a nerd, not a geek and then jumped on why his … Continue reading →

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Maybe we’ll get a refund on our Austin Stars tickets

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Steve

While surfing the news via the Wii, I stumbled on this story about the future team’s (primary) owner defaulting on a payment. Great. I guess us season-ticket holders will have to petition our Congressmen for a stimulus package to keep … Continue reading →

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Somara’s homework this week

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Steve

While I was having a good time at Neko Case’s concert, Somara took a one-night class at All-in-One Bake Shop to hone her fondant skills. What is fondant? Think of it as Play-Doh frosting but not as nasty tasting. You … Continue reading →

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Ewww! It may not be a joke

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Steve

Definitely a sleeping bag for the dedicated Star Wars fan. This seemed plausible enough to not be a prank but it seems these people are going to press for permission from Lucas because it fooled plenty to create the demand.

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Apple is 33, for the record

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

Hey, why not! It’s April Fool’s Day and in the spirit of the company’s anniversary, why not make a little joke in the title. I’m sure the skeptics still think Apple will be out of business any day now. Never … Continue reading →

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Neko Case kicks off tour in Austin

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

First, I must apologize for the lack of pictures. Miss Case had a policy of no cameras at the show which was probably not strictly enforced. The Stubb’s employees implied it was mainly pointed at phones and people recording the … Continue reading →

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The son of a Hanson Brother joins the Leafs

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

The only details I got were through ESPN here. Maybe there’s more in the Toronto paper I have bookmarked (I can’t remember if it’s the Star or the Sun) but he should still make the news there because Canadians are … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th Birthday Molly & Miette

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Steve

As always, their birthdays and ages are best guesses with the assistance of our vet. Molly was adopted from the Austin Humane Society so they could only tell us what was on paper; little was known about her original owner(s) … Continue reading →

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Picayune & KMAG are back online

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Steve

From now on, I will just have to schedule the downtime and back it up more often since it would be easier than installing a new hard drive on the Mini. I knew Minis were formidable because they’re equal to … Continue reading →

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No more CRTs for me…except for TV

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Steve

I didn’t realize this until last night but with the iMac G5 replacing my eMac at work, I now completely work with LCD-based displays. How I wish I were at least 10 years younger since LCDs cause less eye strain … Continue reading →

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Maintenance on Picayune‘s Mini again

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Steve

I think my Mac Mini got jealous of all the attention my car received recently. While I was relaxing Thursday night, I heard a distinct “ka-ching” sound coming from it. The discomforting noise was audible all the way from 10 … Continue reading →

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Hail hath no fury on my car and house

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Steve

Somara and I didn’t even know about the brief hail storm that swept through North Austin yesterday, until we saw some of the cars in the parking lot at work. Yeesh! What a relief too. I just spent over a … Continue reading →

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