Category Archives: News

Just the news, big deals, not-so-big deals, birthday, anniversaries, announcements, mostly timely stuff. The news that applies to the personal world around me, not what you watch on cable or listen to on the radio.

Four years and counting

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Steve

On this day (more like evening), Somara and I were married at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Who said it wouldn’t last? Probably my parents, then again, they’ve never been right about human nature, especially about my friends. Nothing too special … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Christina!

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Steve

The first special event of July 27th! Christina is doing pretty well, having a marvelous Summer in Hawaii. Her husband is performing in a play about Wyatt Earp but I don’t think he’s the infamous lawman. Her daughter is visiting … Continue reading →

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D&B Expedition 2007, Madison is master of the claw

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Steve

For the last week, my sister-in-law from Dayton Beach is in town with the kids which means, a trip to Dave & Busters—a vacation highlight to them. I think there are a couple in Florida, they’re just not nearby and … Continue reading →

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Happy 2nd Birthday to Owen, belated one to Rad

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Steve

I remember this today but impolitely forgot his dad’s birthday. I don’t have a current picture of him on hand right now, these posts tend to be spontaneous. Owen should be having a great time now that he has his … Continue reading →

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Picayune, Weblog format, two years later (belatedly)

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Steve

Whoops! I forgot that the shift in Picayune‘s style was on July 3rd, not the 5th. So what do you all think now after 677 entries in two years, a new set of colors every month and according to the Server, … Continue reading →

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What’s with these colors this month?

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Steve

You may be asking yourself or me, “Ugh! What’s with these colors? Don’t they have Garanimal Tags for web pages?” No, there’s a method to my madness. On July 24, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will hit the shelves … Continue reading →

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Happy 13th Anniversay Nelson & Tammy!

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Steve

This anniversary is a little crazy for Tammy, Nelson, Nicolas, Arianna and Lucas. They recently moved from Cleveland to Chicago, really suburb to suburb of the respective cities. It’s great to have Nelson and his family back in the Real … Continue reading →

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The Good Samaritans of MOPAC

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Steve

So Thursday night was ugly and it put me in an awful mood as you may know from the big story in Headlines. To top it off, my phone was low on power. I decided to use the car-based-cigarette-lighter recharger … Continue reading →

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We and Kenny have parted ways

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Steve

Well, I think enough of the dust has settled in this whole debacle that began Thursday and came to an ugly, though not unexpected, outcome. Short version: Somara and I no longer work for Kenny at Kenny’s Coffee Co. We … Continue reading →

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Picayune won’t be updated for a bit

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Steve

Sorry, but some ugly, personal matters kicked in the door last night (metaphorically) and they need to be brought to a conclusion. What the outcome may be…who knows? It may even carry over into the next month so the colors … Continue reading →

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Happy First Anniversary Kelly & Ethan

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Steve

Right now they’re off to a wedding in Boston for one of Ethan’s friends and Kelly will be having their daughter sometime in the near future. The daughter matter is 90 percent likely according to what he told me. What … Continue reading →

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Chinatown, 33 years later, 23 before LA Confidential

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Steve

The last spoken line of Chinatown is frequently quoted in many other movies or television shows. Most recently I heard it on a rerun of Home Movies. So I recorded it on the DVR with Yankee Doodle Dandy that same evening TCM had … Continue reading →

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Progress with Spammers & the Vacation Fund

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Steve

Some minor, trivial news that I felt compelled to share. Firstly, I think I have finally eliminated those damned comment spammers. You may have noticed occasionally some of the stories I posted (namely ones involving famous people or possible double … Continue reading →

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Happy Fifth Birthday to Anna!

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Steve

Hopefully her birthday will be a fun, eventful day. I’ll have to ask her dad (my brother Brian) if Dora is still cool with her. Kids are outgrowing toys so quickly. They rush right into makeup and video games too … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Steve!

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Steve

My friend Steve Bryant, the comic book artist, illustrator and creator of Athena Voltaire has been nominated for a Russ Manning award! That’s a great name for an award since he was as cool as Will Eisner. Other than doing the … Continue reading →

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