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A special screening of Slapshot courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse
The turnout was pretty good for Central Texas. I was more thrilled over my friend Brian coming with a pair of friends. As you recall, Brian is a huge Red Wings fan and also played in the minor leagues when … Continue reading
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1998: Apple II starts today, in a training class
“Two” is a great title and fitting. No one really recalls the Apple I but a few still exist. Now the Apple II went on to be foundation of the “little” computer company that could and continues to irritate the … Continue reading
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1983: Hurricane Alicia brings Summer to an end
Our return to Houston to finish out the Summer was short lived. After the stressful yet eye-opening month in Springfield, the tropical depression in the Gulf had become Hurricane Alicia and it was headed for the area. Being a Midwesterner, … Continue reading
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A birthday surprise from the Giraudets!
This lovely collection was left at the doorstep of my house. How awesome after a rather trying yet boring day at work. It was also soothing to receive because I was a tad stressed to get somewhere else on time … Continue reading
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Ten consecutive years in Austin!
Escape from North Carolina concluded today and so began Austin Two which celebrates its 10th year. I may have been several thousand bucks in the hole to return ($1300 to break the lease, $400 on new tires) but my quality … Continue reading
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1998: Elvis must’ve been my co-pilot
The final phase of Escape from North Carolina was now underway. With the other two legs completed: the drive from NC to Illinois and GenCon 31; I left Steve & Patty’s house in great spirits and easily made Memphis by … Continue reading
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The latest productivity killer in my life…ringtones
Still digging out on your e-mails, corporate e-mails (ahh, Sallie Mae and the joys of their Bangalore call center) and I will get to you all. I totally forgot what a heck of a month August would be regarding 1998 … Continue reading
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Wedding cakes for a pair of friends
Another confectionary success for Somara! Definitely a comeback too. Matters didn’t go very smoothly last week for a different wedding cake but I don’t want to go into that. I will leave it up to Somara to explain if she … Continue reading
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Gen Con 41 or Indy 2008 is soon, may it not be the last
This year Gen Con turns 40 (just like me). But 10 and 20 years ago I attended it for the first and last time respectively. August 6th (Wednesday) was the tenth anniversary of my last trip but my iPhone prevented … Continue reading
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This is more like it!
It has been a long, long couple of days but my patience paid off. I haven’t been obsessing over it though, I just haven’t posted because other crises had to be tackled, namely Somara’s big two wedding cakes due today…they … Continue reading
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Good thing I gave Somara mine and I took hers
Oh well, it could’ve been worse such as the iPhone being shattered into a dozen pieces right after the box was opened. The guy at the AT&T Store did the best he could with what he had so I wasn’t … Continue reading
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WALL•E
Quick disclosure for this review. Pixar’s head guy is Steve Jobs. He is also the CEO of Apple…my employer but these facts don’t influence my review. Pixar also took a huge gamble with WALL•E and I’m not talking about the “environmental” … Continue reading
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KMAG hits 800,000 songs
Woo hoo! I actually got to hear my stream play this milestone song because I accidently “cheated” on making it happen. Yesterday, I took the Mini (which would also take Picayune and KMAG offline) offsite to be backed up before … Continue reading
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Upgrades ahead, prepare for outages
This month’s ugly colors are sponsored by the current scheme for GenCon. Why? Because 20 years ago was when I attended it for the first time with a five-dollar, one-day, guest badge and then it became one of the highlights … Continue reading
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1998: Escape from North Carolina is executed
How could I have forgotten this! Ten years ago, over this particular weekend, I began my return to Austin by a circuitous route through the Midwest for a well-deserved pseudo-vacation; I hadn’t really taken any serious time off since my … Continue reading
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