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Belated welcome to Henry!
A new addition to the planet! Henry was born between Canada Day (July 1) and the Fourth of July which is a perfect compromise given his mom being an American and his dad a Canadian. Both halves do enjoy hockey, … Continue reading
Harvey comes to Austin and it’s no big deal
It was a slow news day until the big Orange Idiot decided to pardon a racist felon, so the news detailing Harvey working its way through Texas was overblown. I think Houston and/or Corpus Christi got hammered but again, nothing … Continue reading
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Back to School II: Electric Boogaloo
I received the official e-mail just as I was nearing quitting time yesterday…I have been accepted to attend Southern New Hampshire University online. Now before you start giving me the Marge Simpson disapproval look with her trademarked “hrmm” noise. This … Continue reading
Zoltar’s predictions for until 50
Maybe I will be able to afford a place in Vancouver to get away from the idiocy plaguing the US and certain family members.
Version 8.0 starts today
Based upon the supposition we change out all of our cells every seven years, today I should be on my eighth round. We took it pretty easy by accident, I overslept. Then we took in the BrickFest (Lego convention) downtown. … Continue reading
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Fourteen years of marriage
To celebrate this year, we’re keeping it low key due to it being a “school day/night.” We both have to go to work and then we’ll be heading downtown to attend the Labyrinth Quote-Along at Alamo Ritz. Somara is a huge … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia achieved!
Adding this to my Running Badges’ page, you can see the link above along with all the other achievements. Next destination, Toad River which is in British Columbia.
Boring, responsible victory for the Maggi Republic!
In a rare demonstration of me being an adult I successfully signed up to save us $120/year on our trash bill. While I was home to pick up a change of clothes for my house/catsitting weekend, there was a knock … Continue reading
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OK, I’m working my way back in
And not too late since I think I just missed the 12th anniversary of my site. I had to get through some fatigue, ennui, annoyance and pre-occupation with the world around me. Besides, I’m researching stuff to get my life … Continue reading
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Still taking time off
Just haven’t been feelin’ in much in many branches but I hope to turn the corner with July, a month with some decent plans and anniversaries.
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Took a couple weeks off, sorry
Got caught up in some housesitting and oversleeping. Small deluge of stories will be on their way this week and then some.
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Let’s hear it for Wonder Woman
Technically, Diana’s 75th birthday was last year because her comic book debut was 1941 but let’s just say it took a while for comics to get distributed plus DC is doing all the cool stuff this June. She’s also a … Continue reading
Las Vegas Finale 2017A
Last entry about our most recent trip to Las Vegas, promise. Above is a photo of the latest success with 27, the day we got married (and it’s Bugs Bunny’s birthday). As per tradition, we make one last bet at … Continue reading
We are home and recuperating
We landed and made it to the house last night at a decent hour. Still tired when we woke up. I almost missed an 8:45 AM appointment too. As for all those clean-up chores, ha! Beyond the two scheduled things … Continue reading
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Five hundred (genuine) comments!
Picayune moving to the blog format has been a mixed bag. The upside is the immediacy for posting new stories/reviews/whatever. The downside has been not much conversation has happened. Well, if I had the old-fashioned message boards, maybe it would take … Continue reading →