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Day Four of the floors, not much to report that’s interesting
Spot the difference? Yes, Isis is lying on the Star Wars blanket which is now resting on the new ceramic tiles in the room which will be designated Jennifer’s office. We moved there today because they’re now working on the master bedroom, … Continue reading
Futurama is back baby! Again, no wait, maybe, take your pick
Yesterday’s announcement stating that Hulu ordered 20 new episodes of Futurama on the day Netflix released Disenchantment‘s latest 10 (making it the fourth season), sounded rather auspicious to me. Does this mean Disenchantment is over given how impatient Netflix is? They have cancelled … Continue reading
Orwellian version of Spot the Difference as per the GOP
I have hated the cops in general ever since I lived in Milwaukee. They were the police department I saw up close that demonstrated how they don’t serve the public but instead they are a little mafia. More correctly, a … Continue reading
Day Three of the floors, Isis isn’t impressed
A rare moment of Isis being near me, overlooking my portable to see what I’m doing. Despite her resting jerk face, she’s actually relaxed and happy if she’s this close to me and her eyes aren’t bugged out, waiting for … Continue reading
Day Two of the floors, hotel living is getting old
As you can see from the photo above of the room traditionally called my office (I need to come up with a better name), the crew knocked it out pretty quickly and well. What remains to be done: the baseboard, … Continue reading
RIP Douglas Trumbull
Douglas was a huge pioneer in special effects, namely with Science Fiction. He cut his teeth with Kubrick via 2001 because the prickly director liked his work on a documentary for the World’s Fair about going to the Moon. This led … Continue reading
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Better late than never? We’ll know in a few days
The cold snap is officially over and after some veiled threats with the contractor, the new floor is under way. You’re seeing what little they’ve achieved with 2:30 PM start. Remember, we’re talking about Austin Time. To be fair to this … Continue reading
KMAG reaches 16,000 songs to work from
Given all the hullabaloo about Neil Young withdrawing his tired, boring-ass music over Joe Rogan spreading his dipshittery via Spotify, I’m glad to announce my better, more intelligent stream hit a new milestone. KMAG now exceeds 16,000 songs to listen … Continue reading
I was right about FaceBook, the Media was late…again
I try avoiding schadenfreude or saying “I told you so,” but last Friday I was vindicated by what I’ve said about FeceBook for years, it’s a corporation worth nothing and built on sand, rainbows and bullshit. The svengoolies of Wall … Continue reading
Some levity to counter yesterday and Snowmageddon ’22
At least the free square this year isn’t our two bigger assholes, Alex Jones and Joe Rogan.
Rest in Peace Cristina
Holy Shit! What a morning I’ve had. As if the super cold, shitty weather weren’t enough and a front-row seat to how severe Jennifer’s migraines are, I found out my next-door neighbor died suddenly. Initially there was a call from … Continue reading
How to save your parking space, Chicago Style
We did have some freezing rain and sleet this Snowmageddon but nothing serious as last year. The roads did ice over which required some caution. I knew I needed to drive carefully, slowly and with greater effort. I wish the … Continue reading
Twenty-eight years in Austin today!!!
The weather was much nicer in 1994 but I’ll take this dreck over what I left behind any day! The biggest difference is that this bitter, dry cold crap will be done and gone within a couple days, unlikely to … Continue reading
Aggie and Isis are preparing for the upcoming cold snap
There’s a really comfy blanket in the box which is why Agamemnon prefers to sleep in it. Isis uses him as her electric blanket but only when she thinks nobody is around to go, “Ohhhh! How cute! I want to … Continue reading
1997: The Simpsons introduce Poochie as a poke at toxic fans
A favorite episodes of the show which I still quote to this day, especially with burning hatred of the executive caste in all professions; they’re slowly killing civilization and I’m sure their ancestors destroyed every ancient empire with their idiocy. … Continue reading →