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Draft may have been “dull” but USA’s star is rising
The common gripe about this year’s NHL Draft, before and after, was how unexciting the top picks were. I agree. Canada has run out of Staal brothers and Russia will probably poison the next Malkin with Polonium before they let … Continue reading
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Happy 13th Anniversay Nelson & Tammy!
This anniversary is a little crazy for Tammy, Nelson, Nicolas, Arianna and Lucas. They recently moved from Cleveland to Chicago, really suburb to suburb of the respective cities. It’s great to have Nelson and his family back in the Real … Continue reading
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Happy 55th Birthday Tim Finn
I’m going to let Tim tell his story through his own biographical song “Haul Away.” This was the synopsis of his life before he turned 30 while recording Split Enz’s pinnacle album Time and Tide. The song flows the same way … Continue reading
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Another slight, useless victory for the oldest child
I stumbled upon this story Friday. When comparing my career choices against my brother’s, I’d say this theoretical IQ advantage means bupkes. Same for my wife, who is also the oldest. It’s going to be a tough sell to my three … Continue reading
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1997: Doc Called me from Japan
I was awakened by the phone ringing well before my usual alarm time but I was glad I answered. It was first and only phone call from Lee while he was in Japan! I guess he forgot what the time … Continue reading
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The Good Samaritans of MOPAC
So Thursday night was ugly and it put me in an awful mood as you may know from the big story in Headlines. To top it off, my phone was low on power. I decided to use the car-based-cigarette-lighter recharger … Continue reading
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D&D birthday cake
Now that I have explained [maybe unloaded] all the unpleasantness of the last 48 hours, here is the highlight of the week. Amazing! Personally, I think it’s her greatest cake ever and I’m saying that from a non-gamer, non-husband … Continue reading
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We and Kenny have parted ways
Well, I think enough of the dust has settled in this whole debacle that began Thursday and came to an ugly, though not unexpected, outcome. Short version: Somara and I no longer work for Kenny at Kenny’s Coffee Co. We … Continue reading
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Picayune won’t be updated for a bit
Sorry, but some ugly, personal matters kicked in the door last night (metaphorically) and they need to be brought to a conclusion. What the outcome may be…who knows? It may even carry over into the next month so the colors … Continue reading
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Happy 50th Birthday Berkeley Breathed
There’s a special place in Austin’s heart for Berkeley Breathed. The comic that became Bloom County originated here as Academia Waltz in UT’s newspaper in the late Seventies. Old strips he did for The Daily Texan are reprinted from time to time and … Continue reading
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Bugsy Siegel whacked by The Outfit 60 years ago today
Okay, this is a morbid piece of trivia but I’m still catching up on the missed posts to hit my goal of two-per-day as an average. I think it’s also cool because Bugsy Siegel is responsible for the modern-day Las … Continue reading
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Vote for your favorites to be the next Seven Wonders
Caught this on NPR, just don’t remember when. Finding the site to vote wasn’t difficult courtesy of Google. I can’t name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World but I do know the Pyramids at Giza are the only ones remaining … Continue reading
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Season 1
The Picayune‘s first DVD review of a non-animated show would be a sitcom based upon a comic book. At least Sabrina the Teenage Witch worked out better than the horrendous version of The Tick on Fox. I also bought the set to keep … Continue reading
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Help actually Rock the Vote on the upcoming Rock Band game
In less than a month, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will be coming out and this will be Harmonix’s last version of their franchise since they’ve handed over GH3 to Neversoft. What’s coming out in July probably didn’t take much work … Continue reading
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Flyers score a good defenseman before the July 1 deadline
GM Paul Holmgren’s wise move to ditch Philly’s first round, 23rd pick to Nashville for Kimmo Timonen looks great but I’m not sure he had that in mind all along or it became plan B when Chicago picked up Samsonov. … Continue reading
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