Author Archives: Steve

RIP Anne Beatts

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Steve

Anne is a name well-known to comedy nerds and maybe she rings a bell if you watched the Netflix movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture; she was portrayed by Natasha Lyonne. As per the movie, Anne got started as a writer … Continue reading →

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Yes (Again)! Now to wait two weeks!

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Steve

At last! I received my second dose of Moderna to get me out of the woods. Austin’s rollout for the second round was pretty different. Not only did I have to drive further south, I had to stay in my … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Post-It Notes®

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Steve

What makes Romy & Michele’s lie about inventing this product even funnier is that it made its debut in 1980 so Post-It Notes were already conspicuous when the duo graduated from high school in 1987. A big thank you to … Continue reading →

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Save Yourselves!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Steve

This indie comedy was one of the Pandemic’s many victims which is a bummer. Alamo Drafthouse would’ve treated Save Yourselves! really well, especially with the pre-show snipe, alien-invasion stories go back to HG Wells. I’m grateful Hulu got the streaming rights … Continue reading →

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1841: President Harrison dies

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Steve

William Harrison started off as the oldest person to be elected president in American history, 68 (a spring chicken compared to St. Reagan, Orange Foolius & Grampa’ Brunch) and the first Whig. Within a month, being the first to die … Continue reading →

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A Caturday of recovery

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Steve

It’s good to see Isis being relaxed and hanging out in the open again. Last weekend she was introduced to Jennifer’s cats and it wasn’t as smooth as Aggie’s time. She wandered about, then just spent the majority of her … Continue reading →

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1991: Life was pretty rough after graduation

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Steve

Do I ever regret going to university and the debt it accrued? Despite having a profession in which a degree is nice but not mandatory…only a little. A good chunk of the Mills and younger Gen Xrs I work alongside … Continue reading →

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Apple is now 45

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve

I went through my archives and whoops! Forgot to mention it when Apple turned 40. Doesn’t matter. The “little fruit company” has gone from the crazy indy up against IBM to the struggling David against the Microsoft Goliath to now … Continue reading →

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How I miss Paul Lynde’s wit

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve

April Fools’ Day is one of my favorite holidays! It provided musical inspiration too. Last year I whipped together some pretty bitchin’ Halloween and Xmas mixes which I hadn’t done in years. Now I pieced together my inaugural April Fools’ … Continue reading →

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1991: Comedy Central “begins”

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve

The name came several months later because there was already a channel called the Comedy Network in Canada. Leave it to the Executive Caste to overlook a simple detail before rebranding. However, the date is semi-historic as the two floundering … Continue reading →

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I’m set for vaccine shot #2 next Wednesday!

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Steve

Finally! Austin Public Health followed through yesterday to inform me that I’m scheduled for my second Moderna shot. With it, I will soon be invincible! Mwah ha ha! There was some fatigue on the first evening so I’m hoping my … Continue reading →

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1971: Starbucks begins

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Steve

Hard to believe that a little coffee shop started by some college buddies would go on to dominate America. These days though, Howard Schultz has tried to revise the narrative into it being him who made it all happen. Not … Continue reading →

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A cat getting in shape for swimsuit season

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Steve

If you have a cat or have known them for as long as I have, I wish they were doing sit-ups but I’m figuring it’s just an awkward attempt at grooming. We humans can dream.

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Republicans send experts to the Border

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Steve

A gaggle of Republicans chose to visit the Border (aka US-Mexico) for some “fact-finding” missions. They’re about several decades behind on giving a crap but hey, there’s a Dem in the White House so it has always been Grampa’ Brunch’s … Continue reading →

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Hey…Eyes and cuddle down here!

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Steve

So much for watching some TV by myself, uninterrupted with a sandwich. These two have some sixth sense of knowing when I will be on the couch. They’re still adorable little monsters, even when Agamemnon uses his 16 pounds to … Continue reading →

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