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.

Next step into modifying the house, shoring up the foundation

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Steve

The original impetus for crap going south in my recent relationship was getting the news from the credit union on refinancing my house; this is something I have to do to take Somara off the mortgage as per the decree. … Continue reading →

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Shea and I are done

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Steve

Yeah yeah yeah. I know what you’re all saying, “That was kind of fast!” and maybe you’re right. It wasn’t like we were getting married, moving in or whatever. We had agreed on exclusivity or as I call it “dibs.” … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Achieved!

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Steve

Today was the sixth milestone via in-door bike! It went much, much faster given this leg being incredibly short. A mere 504 miles to Amsterdam. Arrival was delayed thanks to me taking the bulk of December off. What you’re seeing above … Continue reading →

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5000 miles!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Steve

Today I made it to the 5000-mile mark for my cumulative mileage on an exercycle. Great way to kick off the new year too. Here’s another fun piece of trivia, this is about 20% of the Earth’s diameter. I pulled … Continue reading →

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First 100 miles of 2020 achieved!

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Steve

Woo hoo! I feel that 2020 is off to a fantastic start, not only have I cemented things with Shea to have her be my girlfriend, I have completed my first 100 miles of biking in nine days, seven were … Continue reading →

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Changes coming to Maggi Picayune, nothing dramatic

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Steve

I thought I would be digging out, getting everything all caught up once the dust settled with the divorce, a new year, so on. Ha! The problem has been how much I’ve let things slide since Summer. I won’t complain … Continue reading →

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Meet Shea

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Steve

The new year and decade are off to a great start as I announce the official introduction of Shea as my girlfriend. Shea’s name is pronounced “SHAY,” like the stadium that hosted the NY Mets for 24 years or where … Continue reading →

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Farewell 2019, don’t let the door hit you on the ass

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Steve

Hell, I feel the same way about this decade. Sure, Orange Foolius only ruined it for three out of ten years but the Great Equivocator or Black Nixon did a shitty job during the previous seven too. In many ways, … Continue reading →

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Happy Boxing Day!

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Steve

Also known as the second day of Christmas with that song Bob & Doug McKenzie sang. The always hilarious comedian George Wallace made a great joke/shoutout on Twitter too: Shout out to the six geese a layin’, makin’ sweet bird … Continue reading →

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My new cat “Sean Connery” making biscuits

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Steve

 Today I took my new kitty, “Sean Connery” (it’s his working name until I post a poll which is another story on why not yet), to my vet to get his file started, make sure he’s still OK and … Continue reading →

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Life is pretty good so far

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Steve

Last night was my employer’s end of the year party. I had a pretty good time and took a plus-one guest since I didn’t want it to go to waste. This person was pretty cool, hope we get to hang … Continue reading →

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This is my equivalent of putting up a tree

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Steve

I don’t have to worry about any cats trying to climb the tree. It’s portable. It’s easy to put away when the season is over (January 6). I’m also amazed at how the LEGO employee(s) forged the design from dozens … Continue reading →

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What’s with the December 2019 Header?

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Steve

It’s December now. Shouldn’t I have a Christmas, Solstice, Festivus, whatever, theme in the Header space and not what appears to be the Eagles’ Hotel California album cover? Well, I did piece together a GIF-based header because my host and great … Continue reading →

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Maggi Picayune back on track now

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Steve

For starters, if anyone has been following the site and ended up feeling disappointed, I apologize. Same goes for those wondering why their RSS readers continued to show nothing new. I’m going to use the new month of December and … Continue reading →

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Holiday shopping and cards off to a good start for 2019!

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Steve

My annual tradition of a three-day weekend to get out the blasphemous cards started off well and I hit the key merchants I use to give gift certificates to local friends with children: Rogues Gallery and Pinballz! As always, there are three … Continue reading →

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