Author Archives: Steve

The Tick vs. Season One

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Steve

Before The Venture Brothers and Freakazoid, there was The Tick. Based upon the comic books of Ben Edlund, the Tick is an invulnerable being with superhuman strength and no clue. Thankfully his invulnerability keeps him from being killed by his foolish actions because … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth Anniversary Rad & Kim!

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Steve

On an overcast Saturday afternoon, my friend Rad married his wife Kim at this really cool club house out near the desert in Phoenix. There was a sprinkle of rain before the ceremony which I think is par for the … Continue reading →

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Week Five of NHL 2006-07

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Steve

The Flyers’ losing skid continues and trade rumors abound as the big GM meeting in Toronto takes place. With the salary cap and the season still being young (under 25 games), no one wants anything Philly has over 26 years … Continue reading →

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Futuristic Airline design is silent and more fuel efficient

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Steve

This is a pretty cool development for aviation. The story spends more words going on about all the drawbacks of current designs though. There is a link off the story about how the new design will work. I think these new SAX-40s … Continue reading →

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The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Steve

Chris Mooney’s book is a frightening wake-up call about the attacks on Science from the Republicans and their allies of Industry and Religious Fundamentalism. Only recently have their efforts been rewarded but it’s a campaign that is 40 years in … Continue reading →

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Week Four of NHL 2006-07

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Steve

For Philly, the new coach is 2-1-0 and he’s off to a shaky start. Stevens won in his debut against the Atlanta Thrashers but it required a shootout. Then there was another humiliating defeat from the Penguins starring their new … Continue reading →

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Happy 49th Birthday Lyle Lovett

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Steve

I thought he was somewhat older. Must be how he looks and definitely the hair. Lyle is a treasure from the Austin area although I think he’s more culturally tied to Killeen (a small city northwest of Austin) and he … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday to Lee, aka Doc

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Steve

His birthday was on the front of my mind after I had recovered enough from my latest head cold. I also called the number I had on file in my cell phone, no luck. Some other gentleman in TN answered … Continue reading →

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Happy 67th Birthday John Cleese

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Steve

He’s still doing pretty well too. The imdb.com site has several projects in the works for him. I mainly decided to do a quick plug because I’ve been out sick for most of the week and my friend Helen feels … Continue reading →

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Week Three of NHL 2006-07

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Steve

A pretty quiet week since the Flyers Organization had the hammer come down on Hitchcock and Clarke last Sunday. We’ll see what kind of production Stevens and Holgren get out of these candy-asses against the Thrashers tomorrow night. The Philly … Continue reading →

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Under the Weather, still; same goes for my car

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Steve

I did everything I could to avoid catching Somara’s head cold, ha! Vitamins, rest, soup and over-the-counter medication. No luck. I felt like I was on the mend Sunday then it hit me like a freight train Monday afternoon through … Continue reading →

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Somara has a new job as head baker for Kenny’s Coffee Co!

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Steve

This was only tentative yesterday and I didn’t want to jinx it for her but it became official today. Somara will be the head baker, I think, for Kenny’s Coffee Company. Kenny’s business is still expanding through the catering side … Continue reading →

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Happy 47th Birthday Weird Al Yankovic

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Steve

For almost 30 years he has been an intermittent musical presence on the radio, a fixture of Dr. Demento’s gradually vanishing show and always a constant in any nerd’s music collection (I have all the standard, commercial releases). What a … Continue reading →

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Ladytron comes to Austin

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Steve

Sadly, I don’t have any pictures due to the shortcomings of my digital camera. I can’t emphasize the importance of an optical zoom if you buy one or you’re looking into your next one. Despite the lack of good photos, … Continue reading →

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Flyers make at least one right decision today

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Steve

The hammer finally fell unfairly on Hitchcock and deservedly on Clarke. I figured they’d wait until a weekday but better now so the new coach, John Stevens, has a chance to get this batch of schmucks together to salvage what’s … Continue reading →

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