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The crappy Summer of 2020 is over

Labor Day in the States is here which is the traditional ending to Summer (Vacation). The point when the Earth crosses a particular spot in space is about 20 days away yet we Americans like to wrap it up with … Continue reading

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Dumbkirk

If you missed the news this weekend, a flotilla of Trumpkins terrorized Lake Travis with hilarious results! Being Trumpkins, the disaster was everyone else’s fault but their own as they posted it on FaceBook, a platform only they trust as … Continue reading

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2010: Regular Show debuted

I had no idea that today was the anniversary until creator JG Quintel posted it on his Twitter feed. Regular Show was one of the funniest things Cartoon Network had made in a while; something focused on the plight of Millenials being … Continue reading

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Another part of Austin dies, September 2020 edition

I Love Video, the oldest indy store in Austin has decided to call it quits which is a damned shame given how movie friendly (or fanatical) the city is. I’m also pretty bummed because these guys managed to outlive Blockbuster … Continue reading

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Nineteen years at Chez Maggi

Another year chalked up at my house, nowadays it’s my house, for many it was our house but that’s life. The other funny factor, being in the same anywhere for more than three years is very anti-Maggi given my past propensity … Continue reading

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Morpheus

The third installment (of seven) of Jennifer’s cats. Over the last three months they’ve all warmed up to me because, hey, I’m a cat person and a Leo. Cats know good people when they meet them! This is Morpheus! He … Continue reading

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RIP Joe Ruby

Last Wednesday, legendary cartoon writer Joe Ruby passed away. Over many years he plotted gags and wrote scripts for numerous Hanna-Barbera shows. His most famous co-creation was Scooby Doo with Ken Spears and animator Iwao Takamoto. Sadly, Saturday Morning cartoons … Continue reading

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Now comes September 2020

This is always an ambivalent month. When you’re a kid it sucks because Summer Vacation is over and you need to return to prison which is how you feel with grade school and to some extent, high school. Meanwhile, you … Continue reading

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Crappy 2020 summed up, September 2020 edition

Note that the hot dogs are also raw and probably the cheapest, most generic brand you can get at the store. Filled with the finest cockroach feces and pig anuses.

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We almost lost Mark Mothersbaugh to CV-19!

Saw the frightening news via Twitter about Mark being pretty sick. Glad he made it through so he can keep making music for upcoming TV show and movies.

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Covidiots in Wisconsin strike

While driving around on my errands this weekend, I heard on NPR that a bunch of MAGA cheesedicks want to recall the current governor, a Democrat (surprise, surprise). Why? The actions he has been taking to save lives from CV-19, … Continue reading

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RIP Chadwick Boseman

Such a damned shame too. I was really looking for to the Black Panther sequel and more Avengers movies because when I was a kid, he rescued them in the Seventies from some gravity-based villain (I guess Magneto was busy). He was young, … Continue reading

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How some advice feels

I’m not ridiculing my therapist because she is an expert and is doing the best she can yet some days when I’m told the platitude as shown above, I don’t feel much better thanks to a sense of being overwhelmed. … Continue reading

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Greyhound

It has been a while since I wrote about a movie or two. That doesn’t mean I stopped watching them…I’ve slowed as I’m binge watching a slew of animated shows, plus staying on top of Lovecraft Country. Here’s the one … Continue reading

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Orion

The second installment (of seven) regarding Jennifer’s cats. As I said before, they live with her but she’s not all their moms. Plus the fiancé I mentioned is engaged to Jennifer’s daughter, not her, this would make our relationship awkward … Continue reading

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