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.

A Sunday project mostly completed

Today I put together an interim desk to get through this crap. I dislike working from home but if I have to, well at least I have decent gear. Doing my job with this will be much easier than from … Continue reading

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First physical 100 miles by bike achieved!

On the weekends, I push the distance envelope with my (relatively) new bicycle. The long-term goal is to ride from my house to my job, approximately 7.5 miles one way or 15 total. When this shit show ends, the plan … Continue reading

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Finally got a mask

My cousin Dana made these bitchin’ masks which come in handy because they’re now mandatory until further notice in Travis County and Austin proper. It gets the job done. How? Not just cutting back the spread of CV-19 but it … Continue reading

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San Antonio (by bike) achieved!

Today, I got across the first threshold of distance on my hybrid bike, San Antonio which is around 80 miles from Austin. I also closed the rings for the ninth time in a row even though I’ve been on my … Continue reading

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Trumpkins don’t believe in spelling neither

The GOP war on Education has been paying off as this sign in North Carolina proves.

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My new bike rack!

The missing piece(s) I needed to have the rack installed from last week arrived yesterday. Mike, the guy who sold everything I bought, put it all together and now I can transport two bikes via my car. Two? Why two? … Continue reading

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The Trump ‘Hail Mary’ arrives

I saw it late last night in my checking account after friends told me they received theirs too. Yes, I’m talking about America’s woefully inadequate $1200 to keep its fragile Kapitalism Uber Alles religion alive. Given how much it costs … Continue reading

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No Taxman to pay today!

America’s traditional deadline to make sure the IRS is paid or else they go after your paycheck…if you’re not stinking rich or a corporation hiding its profits in Delaware, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. Thanks to the Pandemic, the due … Continue reading

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Wisconsin dodges the Fascist bullet

The Wisconsin GOP with its gang of thugs (known as their majority in the legislature and supreme court) were suprisinging defeated despite doing all they could to suppress the votes of any brown people in Milwaukee and Madison. Although the … Continue reading

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My first new bike in 25 years

I was just getting too stir crazy and missing the gym so I went to Austin’s very nice Sun & Ski franchise to get a new bike. Years ago, I bought one for Somara but never followed up for me. … Continue reading

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Twenty-one years with Apple today

Rather neat that these two things (work and Easter) coincide today. I think we’re all in agreement…better circumstances are desired. Plans? None since it’s Sunday and I’m four-to-nine years off of anything Apple might do to acknowledge my tenure. Let’s … Continue reading

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Bernie leaves, DLC circles wagons around a loser

Being only in the Sanders camp to push the Democrats to the Left because we already have a Right-Wing party successfully turning America into a Third World Nation, I am no prepared for the blame throwing in Biden loses. Much … Continue reading

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Welcome April…I guess

I often look forward to April 1st but given the Pandemic of 2020 along with all the economic fallout; holy crap! Three-plus million unemployment filings recently. It this Recession doesn’t defeat Orange Foolius, America is definitely a nation of stupid, … Continue reading

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The remaining money arrived!

The lion’s share of the remaining re-fi money came through! The credit union already decided where it would go, mainly toward the joint credit card from my marriage and with the transition to one income…it was hard to nail down. … Continue reading

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On the upside, stuff is getting refunded or rescheduled!

Anything slated for the end of the month are in the crapper obviously. The only thing I was seriously looking forward to was seeing Brian Posehn at Cap City again with my new friend Debbie; she likes stand-up too. I … Continue reading

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