Author Archives: Steve

1988: My first Metallica concert

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Steve

About 20 years ago , Paul, Doug and I saw Metallica in Milwaukee during their big breakout tour, explaining why the old site had those colors. They may look wimpy for Metallica but they’re the primary colors from …And Justice … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons 11th Season DVD

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Steve

Has it been 14 months since the last DVD set for the Simpsons? According to my site and calendars, yes. I guess the recent WGA strike also covered commentaries (unless a union member can clarify). It was a rough Summer … Continue reading →

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Eww! Cat tartar!

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Steve

No that’s not a tooth. It’s a piece of tartar my vet (Dr. Todd) chipped out of Molly’s mouth. It’s about 3 mm thick and the penny is next to it to provide scale. I should show this to my … Continue reading →

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Perfect “Score” on Wii Fit

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Steve

Somara and I have a new weight-loss competition for the remainder of the year. Not exactly the right time to start with all the holiday parties in America. Still, I’m up to the challenge due to my competitive nature. Here … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Picayune revamped

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Steve

Finally! Picayune has made the move to a more efficient solution for posting 1200, WordPress. It’s rather obvious since it’s advertised at the bottom and many of you may recognize its rather “blah” default Theme. For a couple years I’ve … Continue reading →

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And Detroit’s Big Three think they have a problem?

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Steve

Think I should have this minor Adam Ant hit memorized? Go ahead, at least click it for the title. Today my VW decided to leak oil profusely. According to Somara, it had started trickling a little yesterday when she saw … Continue reading →

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I think I’ll pass on this jersey unless I see more winning

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Steve

Everything old is new again thanks to Reebok being the company to make the “new” NHL jerseys. Personally, I have yet to see this overpriced shoe company do anything to actually promote hockey in America. Ya’ know, commercials, product lines … Continue reading →

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Outages of Picayune ahead

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Steve

…or more likely, you may see prototypes, experiments and anything else of what may be its future. My friend Jeremy has had little to no success getting the successor site to work due to problems with 10.4’s implementation of SQL … Continue reading →

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Miette the Cat Burglar of Food

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Steve

Sunday night Miette decided to give us a nice scare but first let’s set the Wayback Machine to Halloween to explain why the Tension-o-Meter jumped to 11. I came home from the Blue Marble to see Somara in the neighbors’ … Continue reading →

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Good News coming

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Steve

Details are still in transition plus it cannot all be disclosed due to confidentiality matters. What I can tell you is that it involves Somara. She was allowed to tell me and I was thrilled. When we receive clearance, I … Continue reading →

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Humor Test #3

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Steve

I picked this one up from BustedTees.com to go with my Obama victory shirt. The main joke of this is ridiculing Amy Winehouse and/or the stereotype of British people’s teeth. Anyone who has been to London will recognize the red-blue … Continue reading →

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Let the “Melrose Place Cancelled” jokes begin

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Steve

How amusing it was to see the headline of Barry Melrose’s firing from the Lightning this morning on my “alarm clock’s” ESPN widget. It’s a bummer Cap’n Mullet has gone down in flames after a mere 16 games at the … Continue reading →

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1993: Picayune 2.0 gets rolling around now

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Steve

Picayune underwent its first major makeover around this time. While I was un-/underemployed, I ratcheted up making more of them but they still had the amateurish appearance of a newsletter or mock newspaper. By mid 1993 they were shrouded in … Continue reading →

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Another milestone achieved on the War Against Debt

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Steve

Another big [financial] pat on the back for us because today is the final payment of Somara’s second-smallest student loan! Not bad work. This one took only a year to kill off despite the set-back of her surgery, a smaller … Continue reading →

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A huge reason why I’m glad I rejoined Apple in 1998

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Steve

The recent news on Nortel makes me want to quote the overused expression from Yogi Berra, “This is like deja vu all over again.” Ten years ago, something similar happened with those clods after I left and back then the … Continue reading →

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