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Italian designers need a little help with English slang
With Jennifer moving in, I’ve been changing out some appliances and one thing she got me hooked on was an electric, “direct” kettle. A couple decades ago, my parents gave me a traditional kettle as a gift which is nice … Continue reading
March ’22 edition of The Stupid! How it burns!
This masterpiece of Amerikan Exceptionalism (aka Ignorance) was spotted by the great and lovely Holly Frey of Stuff You Missed in History Class. Holly threw in the comment on how she must resist the urge to engage this MAGAt at the … Continue reading
Caturday on the Couch!
What’s becoming a typical, relaxing afternoon at Castello di Maggi with the cats enjoying the relatively new couch. I hope to get a photo with Agamemnon in the mix but I had to get this one since Vegas is relearning to … Continue reading
The Russian Invasion is putting the squeeze on the EU
From my friend Jeremy earlier today when he went to fill up for a trip to referee a match at a place I figure the trains don’t get to easily or at all. To give you a more American understanding … Continue reading
1991: Simpsons Videogame debuts
Konami caught up to all The Simpsons madness with a side-scrolling cabinet for the arcades. By the time this came out, the show was still going pretty strong for Fox but I think the wave of knock-off T shirts had ended. … Continue reading
Chupacabracon VIII is on and I’m going
While I was listening to Brian Posehn’s Nerd Poker, I got to hear my always enjoyable shoutout from Brian! Every time he comes to Austin, I give him $100 to cover the show’s expenses with a little letter. The best part … Continue reading
Texas Independence Day, what irony
While Ukraine is up against a pretty brutal invasion from a Russian dictator, the “great” state of Texas has some parallel elements with the ongoing struggle between the two Slavic nation states. Firstly, the Texas War for Independence was similar to … Continue reading
Posted in Austintatious, History
Tagged Current Events, Opinion, Pre-Civil War US, Texas
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Welcome March and Mardi Gras
Since the two events aligned all at once, I thought, why not do the same with this month’s theme and design! Besides, Jennifer is a big fan of the holiday and the American city which is the most famous for … Continue reading
Check out my new display!
One fun step I took with the home remodel was retake and the room which used to be my office. With Jennifer being around, I had to go with a room that’s more private, blah blah blah. So I decided … Continue reading
Marquette Day 2022 was pretty cool
This year’s Marquette Day was celebrated at a place called Cover 2 along 183 up in North Austin. I had been there over a decade ago for a Stars event and the place was still a Hooters (ugh). Our opponent … Continue reading
Moscow Achieved…just great
Had I known Putin was going to invade Ukraine with so much certainty, I would have skipped Moscow as the next destination but it happened. It’s not the Russian people’s fault and they don’t deserve to be punished over something … Continue reading
RIP Sally Kellerman
It’s sad to see yet another person who contributed to Star Trek pass away. Sure, most of you cool kids know her as the original Major “Hot Lips” Houlihan in MASH the film but Sally played Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in the second Star Trek … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Seventies, Sixties, Star Trek
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Well…I guess Putin is…not sure, but the invasion is a pisser
I readily admit I was wrong about Putin and Russia. I didn’t think he’d go for a full-scale invasion. I figured he was going to continue his Crimean strategy of having Russian regulars hide their uniforms and pose as local … Continue reading
RIP: The Amazing Jonathan & Mark Lanegan
A sad day for entertainment in general. A big loss for Comedy and another for Music. These two people weren’t super famous but they contributed to those who capitalized on the work they laid down. First up would be The … Continue reading
A little jab at Social Media and American “expertise”
Cute little dig at really the world to some extent but I wouldn’t say the argument about vaccinations versus the tensions involving Ukraine are apples to apples. With the former, there’s a problem of Idiocracy causing too many to not … Continue reading