Author Archives: Steve

Beulah, ND: Small World IV

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Steve

Preface: I’ve been sick for a few days but I’ve regained enough strength to bang out this cool happenstance. It will definitely counter the rougher news coming my way for the next quarter. All those Web 2.0 applications are pretty … Continue reading →

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14 years in Austin!

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Steve

Today is the 14th anniversary of my arrival in Austin and the weather is and will be fantastic! The forecast has the area peaking at 27 C (low 80s F). Certainly blows away the day I drove in: raining and … Continue reading →

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This month’s musings and explantion to the banner

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Steve

I think I did a pretty good job with PhotoShop on the SpongeBob Valentine for my banner. Decided to go with the easy motif since I was stumped on anything else eventful in my life for this month plus I … Continue reading →

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The Austin Ice Bats will probably leave or fold now

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Steve

Cedar Park has finally given the Austin Ice Bats the kiss of death in the nearly finalized deal to bring the AHL via Dallas to the area. It could still be stopped through lawsuits or other legal maneuvers since government … Continue reading →

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1958: Explorer 1 launched into orbit, take that Sputnik!

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Steve

From what I remember reading in other books, various agencies of the US government were planning satellite launches before Sputnik scared everyone. More of the details on Explorer 1 are on the link. I’m very impressed that the gang at … Continue reading →

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Who’s your favorite from the Bond movies?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Steve

Entertainment Weekly or as I prefer to call it, Entertain Me Weakly posted their list of the Best & Worst Bond Girls in preparation of the upcoming movie, which may have the worst title yet. Sure, Webster’s can defend the use of the … Continue reading →

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Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Steve

If you read Heir to the Empire right away in 1991 like I did, you may recall Zahn’s earlier novel mentioning the Outbound Flight project: an expedition to the closest galaxy that disappeared without any survivors. It was only important … Continue reading →

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Kids, don’t let your parents try this at home

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Steve

Today was the first decent day we’ve had weather-wise in about two weeks and my father-in-law has been needing his ladder back so I got to climb on to my roof. I have done this before last year to assess … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday Sarah McLachlan

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Steve

I’m not a big fan of hers anymore, she lost me with Surfacing which I found rather boring so I stopped buying her albums; maybe I should give her another chance through the 30-second samples in iTunes. One close friend … Continue reading →

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The All-Star Game remains dull, but the deadline looms

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Steve

Not bad this year. We’re at the “official” half-way point in the season with the All-Star break. My Flyers now have five more victories than they had the entire season last year! They’re also tied for first in the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Birthday cake for an MC Chris fan

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Steve

I doubt the birthday boy reads my site but this is Somara’s contribution to a party we are/were attending. She wanted to go with a theme or idea for the recipient yet all I could think about was his motorcycle, … Continue reading →

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Season Two

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Steve

By the second season, Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a hit and the network bumped it up to the 8/7 PM slot to kick off their Friday evenings while Clueless slunk off to UPN. I had only seen roughly a … Continue reading →

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Superbad

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Steve

Judd Apatow, Hollywood’s current golden child of comedy, loans his production company and credibility to Seth Rogen (an Apatow regular) for this coming-of-age picture. It’s a fouler-mouthed version of Weird Science with Dazed and Confused‘s flow (or snapshot) of one … Continue reading →

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At least the Icebats won yesterday

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Steve

The Bats are having a lousy season and are pretty close to last place but they’re currently on a winning streak. Thankfully, they didn’t disappoint me while I used our new digital camera to catch the scoring action (click on … Continue reading →

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Bloody Caturday

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Steve

Nemo and Molly decided to ratchet up their hatred this morning instead of letting us sleep. Normally they get uppity around 5-6 AM because they want to eat. On workdays, not a problem, feeding them is part of the daily … Continue reading →

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