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1982: MTV invades the Maggi Household in Houston
Until we moved to Houston at Summer’s End in 1982, MTV was just something I knew about through commercials. Often they were these rapid-fire, brightly colored affairs with various rock stars saying “I want my MTV!” and instructions to call … Continue reading
New household addition
Don’t let the Ozarka label fool you, inside is pre-filtered tap water. What originally happened was a friend of Jennifer’s retired a couple weeks ago and this water cooler was his personal gadget. He didn’t need it in his house, … Continue reading
The Sparks Brothers: Must See*
* – If you love music in any capacity, you better see this. Otherwise, the rest of the world can wait until streaming services carry it. Despite this documentary being a huge love letter to one of greatest duos in … Continue reading
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Shmow-zow! It’s Enchiridon Day!
If the numbers on the back of the famous Fantasy manual are a date, then yes, it would be today! However, it’s only a coincidence because eight, 13 and 21 are part of the Fibonacci Sequence if you’re going from … Continue reading
Obey your master! Master!
This should be an easy sell for Heavy Metal and UT Sports fans because it’s the same hand gesture! Plus it’s a European insult (with a little modification) and Ronnie James Dio learned it from his Italian granny as a … Continue reading
The COVID Ages? More like Dungeons & Dumbasses
It’s a good thing dragons aren’t (or weren’t) real. I could imagine this happening but over the years, I’ve learned through books and documentaries that the people from the Dark through Middle Ages weren’t as stupid or superstitious as we … Continue reading
One hundred days of learning Italian!!
Italian is what I’m primarily learning. I’m also picking up bits and pieces of Spanish while also refreshing my French. Why though? It all started with my friend Jeremy who lives in the Netherlands. Thanks to Amerika finally shedding its … Continue reading
Dusty escaped
I’m to blame. I was impatient, stupid and overconfident in his doped-up state. Yes, Dusty is a male. Time to rewind. Dusty remained hostile in his rather large cage. I continued to provide water, food, shade, litter and a little … Continue reading
Sen. Rand “Toupee” Paul is a terrorist
Today is the final straw. This shitbag from Kentucky, a state in which half of its economy is dependent upon Federal Aid, making it between the sixth-to-eighth biggest deadbeat state in the Union. The so-called “doctor,” I use quotes due to … Continue reading
Meet Dusty
After having the cute little visitor on my porch, I decided to lure the kitty into a better life. Since I was feeling too impatient to keep leaving out food to gain trust as I did with the tortie … Continue reading
Five Million Steps!!!
I started tracking my steps in 2019 when I found this pretty cool, free app for my iPhone/Watch. I would’ve achieved this much sooner if it weren’t for the pandemic since my daily walking around my work campus would’ve doubled … Continue reading
Real Estate follies, August 2021 Edition
The family across the street from Niko and me suddenly moved out. I’m talking a U-Haul and multiple stuffings of their car. Meaning, it didn’t look like it was planned very far in advance. Couldn’t have been an eviction, those … Continue reading
Now Travis County is going to Stage 5, thanks MAGAt dispshits
According to the numbers, Austin has over 64% of adults and children over 12 vaccinated while the rest of the state is 53%. Wow. Even Austin’s numbers are shit. Thanks to all the Joe Rogan/Alex Jones Bro’s, Libertarian Dumbfucks and … Continue reading
1981: US Air Traffic Controllers are fired by St. Reagan
Forty years later, US air travel has never recovered from this. Plus, air traffic controllers continue to be overworked to the point of burn out. Computers still haven’t come to the rescue for such an undertaking and if you ever … Continue reading
RIP Ron Popeil
I thought he was already dead. Shows you what little I knew. He did live long enough and then some to be on Futurama and get credited as the man who invented immortality through Head in a Jar technology. Also known as how … Continue reading