Category Archives: History

Ten years ago today I started using Quicken. Big deal right? It used to be bundled with PCs and new Performas (Apple’s really disappointing consumer-friendly Macs). At PowerComputing it was bundled with every computer they sold amongst many other useful … Continue reading →

On this day five years ago, I closed on my house and it was relatively painless despite signing a piece of paper stating I’d be paying this off for the next 30 years. Thanks to an extra payment a year … Continue reading →

This time last year, I was home ill but on the up side Somara was coming home after her four months in Phoenix working at a resort called The Boulders. Her externship needed to complete culinary school was well over … Continue reading →

The date is an educated guess of when I met Helen Marcotte (she wasn’t “officially” married to Paul Silder for another seven years) for the first time in COPA 001. COPA? COmmunications and Performing Arts. I know, rather redundant since … Continue reading →

…and I’m still driving it. With the job at PowerComputing secured, I had to buy a car because the bus was out of the question. This event had happened sooner than I had planned, just like everything else in life. … Continue reading →

Although the end and fate of PowerComputing was lousy, I will always remember it being the easiest (and one of the best) job interviews I ever had. By the Summer of 1996, Apple’s tumultuous period was going full speed ahead. … Continue reading →

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the tragic shooting spree of Charles Whitman. I remember someone saying that one of the legacies of this horrible event was the creation of SWAT teams. Most of the research I did about SWAT teams gives the … Continue reading →

Ten years ago my friend Lee “Doc” Rhea left for his three-year adventure in Japan. I managed to get a long weekend off from Apple to rent a car, drive to Houston and see him off with Eiko at the … Continue reading →

Just a perfect day, drink Sangria in the park  And then later when it gets dark, we go home    Just a perfect day, feed animals in the zoo  Then later a movie, too, and then home    Oh, it’s … Continue reading →

Last night I went to Fry’s to score the new The Venture Brothers Season One DVD set. There an employee was looking at something in the new releases section and I showed him that I scored the last copy so if he … Continue reading →

Today would’ve been my grandfather’s 102nd birthday if he kept on going, which I feel there was a good chance if he weren’t so afraid of doctors. Anyway, much like my grandmother, Grandpa was pretty awesome to my brother and … Continue reading →

This is a quick history lesson for my friends who don’t live in areas with high Mexican populations, and numerous Taco Bells don’t count. What is Cinco de Mayo exactly? Contrary to its popularity and title looking like the Fourth … Continue reading →

Today would’ve been my grandmother’s 100th birthday. I decided to dedicate my site’s banner to her which is the least I could do, she was pretty good to my brother and me. Even if we weren’t her only two grandchildren, … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Zocalo, the Mac Mini in my living room that hosts Maggi Picayune, several other sites (pending works) and KMAG. For almost three years, Zocalo’s duties were carried out by Sealab 2021 (a refurb an Indigo iMac G3) until … Continue reading →