Author Archives: Steve

Happy Birthday Jeremy

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Steve

When we were leaving his office (home of our weekly D&D game now), I forgot to wish him a happy birthday last night, but better on time than never right? Last year we joined him for dinner at Fuddrucker’s and … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Kris

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Steve

Can’t believe I totally overlooked her birthday last year! It’s right there in my Now Up2Date calendar with an icon of Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman! Well, I probably forgot then because I was busy helping Somara install our … Continue reading →

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What happens when Shin-chan uses his parents’ iMac

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Steve

You may be more familiar with the Shin-Chan reference if you’ve been watching Adult Swim lately or you’re an anime fan. Anyway, when Helen told me about her sons’ antics with Photo Booth, the iMac’s built-in iSight camera and her bed, … Continue reading →

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NHL Playoffs, Round Three, the Conference Championships

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Steve

I didn’t do too badly on Round Two in my opinion, I got three out of four since New Jersey was upset by Ottawa. Upset is an accurate assessment because New Jersey had scoring with their EGG line (Elias, Gomez … Continue reading →

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Jose is getting married and this time he means it!

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Steve

I recently got this cleared with Jose. Cleared? Well, I didn’t want to steal his thunder because it is his life, future, wedding, etc. Click here to see that it’s official. I’m pretty excited since I hope many of our mutual … Continue reading →

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Car-themed birthday cake

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Steve

I feel the wife really topped herself on this one. Sure you can get a cake with the road on it at the local grocery store but it wouldn’t be a separate layer and it would taste the same as … Continue reading →

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Yankee Doodle Dandy, a window into the past

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Steve

Here’s another masterpiece from TCM but I recorded it during the night some actress from The Sopranos was the guest programmer. Much like Singing in the Rain, I’ve always wanted to know what the fuss was, namely with my grandparents, they always … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Hoser 2007!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Steve

Today was the Hoser’s birthday. Was? Well, by the time I’ve posted, it’s pretty much over. Again, it’s up to him to disclose his age but since he’s one of my best friends from college, it should be relatively easy … Continue reading →

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What’s with the colors and anything else?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Steve

It goes with this month’s phrase, the 30th anniversary of Star Wars hitting the theaters. There’s no third color sadly. More about this later in the month. Trust me, it’ll be positive because back then, the first movie really did have … Continue reading →

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Grindhouse: Must See and Alamo Drafthouse worthy

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Steve

Personally, I never heard of the term grindhouse until this movie came out (it was mentioned in the my recent Joe Bob Briggs’ book review and I still didn’t remember). In the Midwest, these movies were shown at drive-ins up … Continue reading →

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Belated review of Tyrants of the Nine Hells

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Steve

Tyrants of the Nine Hells is book number two of the Fiendish Codex series covering the Lawful Evil Outsiders; Devils getting their due (pun not intended). Unlike the previous book on Demons, this one opens up with two pages of fiction … Continue reading →

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First Austin bus ride in 11 years, I think

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Steve

I pushed this story back a couple of days because I wanted to have a stream of “content” going and I didn’t want to overwhelm my readers (all two) with any more than three in a day. So as you … Continue reading →

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Fusion from sharks with laser beams attached to their heads!

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Steve

The world of Science just got a bit more exciting today when I read about an alternate way to jumpstart a fusion reaction. Oddly the article is dated April 19th but I know it didn’t pop up on the site until … Continue reading →

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A worthy rebuttal to the audiophiles’ complaining

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Steve

For the last year or so, there has been a slug of articles about how awful digital music, remastered CDs and currently manufactured CDs are. Personally, I think the authors are full of crap and are more likely whining, aging … Continue reading →

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Maybe Vulcan does orbit 40 Eridani A

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Steve

Somara mentioned this discovery while I was half awake watching a throwaway episode of Enterprise on the DVR. I went with Dr. Plait’s site because he gives the best no-nonsense explanation about the possible planet. The American Media tends to fumble or … Continue reading →

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