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.

Doc and I re-united!

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Steve

I had begun to give up on my friend Doc as 2014 was winding down as the Christmas card I sent to him, Masami and Nicholas (I’m calling him Baby Doc due to all the Nick’s in my family) bounced … Continue reading →

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The annual health screening and exercise comeback

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Steve

The results came in and they were ugly. I think I also forgot to do a screening in 2014. Either way, I fell off the wagon. My weight is back up alongside my cholesterol. On the upside, my glucose (aka, the … Continue reading →

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Welcome Wesley!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Steve

The new son of my co-worker and great guy all around since I was in training with him 14 years ago, Troy! Oh Wesley is a sweet little kid there. I think he’s trying to bend me to his will … Continue reading →

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A rather impressive way to announce something

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Steve

From my co-worker and friend Aaron Kirk. Definitely putting his incredible film knowledge and editing prowess to use!

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This month’s header is a tribute to Leonard Nimoy

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Steve

I decided to go with a header like I’ve done for Superman, Batman, 1989 and William Shatner. Not necessarily as a tribute to his passing but March 26 would’ve been his 84th birthday. It’s nice to see all the outpouring … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nicolas

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Steve

The oldest remaining young person I know in the Chicago area celebrates turning the big 1-5 today. Here’s hoping he has a good time despite the cold weather. We’re all working on a mini-trip for him to visit us in … Continue reading →

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Plant Nanny

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steve

My doctor is often reminding me to drink more water, namely to fight my allergies and congestion. So Somara introduced me to this little game. Every time I drink a unit of water, often 500 ml, the plant receives water … Continue reading →

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RIP Gary Owens

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Steve

He will always be the voice of Space Ghost but when I was old enough to get up for Saturday-morning cartoons (never on school days!), he was also the voice of Blue Falcon, the Batman-knockoff for Scooby-Doo. My parents recognized him more … Continue reading →

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Stomach Flu 2…Electric Boogaloo

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Steve

Ai yi yi yi, what a rough week. Believe it or not, we in the Midwest use that interjection too, it’s not necessarily unique to Spanish speakers. I often recall my maternal grandfather say it. So much for the nice plans … Continue reading →

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It’s the one-year anniversary of The Lego Movie

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Steve

In honor of the Academy snubbing this movie for even a nomination in animation, I decided to go with showing my support. Truthfully, most Oscar® winning movies suck. They tend to be pretentious, boring and were only released within a … Continue reading →

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Belated happy birthday to my sensei Lester

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Steve

Thanks to his birthday being the last day of a month, I often miss/forget it, never mind the calendar software with reminders. It’s rather late because Somara got ill Sunday night and I think she gave some of it to me. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Melia!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Steve

Although Melia is about 1000 miles away, she is always present in many ways around Austin. For me, it’s bugging the kids to write me to back share their designs to help out with my nephews. The weather is pretty lousy in … Continue reading →

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A slight change on the site with Comments

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Steve

My friend Jeremy was an enormous help with the migration but the cause of the past server’s issues were probably driven by spammers and how the site was organized. Thanks to his WP Fu, the posts were organized more logically … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Cindy

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Steve

Last night I finished reading American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodward and I’m proud to say Cindy is atypical of what the author claims are the standard attitudes of the region. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the move and return, the 500 comments contest

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Steve

I don’t miss the spammers flooding my site with their worthless “comments” for Ugg boots, pyramid schemes and celebration gossip but I did miss the opportunity of  receiving a peep from a friend on a story. So to celebrate, I’m … Continue reading →

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