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.

Notice anything? No? Good!

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Steve

Maggi Picayune has moved! From the Mac Mini in my living room to a real hosting solution which should have a much, much, more reliable uptime level than what the Mini had been doing for the last couple years. I wish … Continue reading →

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Sixteen years later…

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Steve

On this evening, I had a dinner meeting with some lady I met via Match.com but it was the trial version. We had conversed over the phone at least once. Now I was going to the Chili’s near Apple’s old … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Mark B

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Steve

I rarely see the guy anymore because he’s busy working for the Dark Side (the DA of Williamson County, aka North Reaganstan to us in Austin) and probably still cleaning up the mess left behind by the scummy predecessor who I … Continue reading →

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Updates for Maggi Picayune

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Steve

The big change coming up which you probably won’t notice much its hosting being moved. After nearly a decade, I’m just moving the site to be hosted somewhere more reliable. I just don’t have the time to find out why … Continue reading →

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Two thousand miles! No, not the Pretenders song

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Steve

It’s a new year which means a new start on resolutions! My renewal on fitness and weight loss gets a renewed boost this month as expected. I don’t consider it a quitting/starting over thing. More along the lines of regaining … Continue reading →

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Feeling somewhat better, let’s see what Monday holds

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Steve

Other than a sore throat and a developing cavity in a back molar (these things are inevitable in life), I’m mostly over the flu. All the lost time to be productive and enjoy things down the toilet. I did manage … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Steve

And so the calendar turns over to another year and I got to be ill physically and mentally again for it. Rather annoying too. I plan to move up my appointment with the doc since there have been some rather … Continue reading →

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The front end of the 2014 holidays were OK

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Steve

I don’t really consider the whole period over until New Year’s Day’s evening because New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday. Sure it’s an arbitrary matter given the significance of things in our enormous, uncaring universe. However, we humans have a … Continue reading →

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Another reason why banks suck, real dividends

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Steve

I don’t know if other credit unions like mine (CEFCU, I’ve been member for 21 years now) pay dividends at the end of the year. This is something I’ve come to modestly expect, usually it’s a few bucks because I only … Continue reading →

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A belated birthday wish to my little sister Sonia

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Steve

Thirty years ago, when I was hanging out with my cousin Leesa during the sad events leading to our grandmother’s passing, I came to the realization that I wish I had an older sister. Leesa had just completed her first … Continue reading →

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Finally returned and here comes the blitz

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Steve

Miss me? Probably not because you’re most likely swamped with the “joy” of the season. Christmas in 11 days, Hanukkah in two and Festivus in nine, don’t even get me started about Kwanza. I really, really wanted to write but even … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Bulge ’14, kind of lost

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Steve

Thanks illness, delicious food, cold weather and some distractions I climbed back up to the weight that made me freak out seven years ago. Well, I had been sliding/climbing for some months. Not exactly sure what the core reasons were … Continue reading →

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Band Aid 1984 is the header since it’s the anniversary

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Steve

Bob Geldof has reunited with the other egomaniac Bono to do yet another update to Band Aid. The song remains touching, it does have a touch of sadness but then again, anyone with half a brain knows the reality of … Continue reading →

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All is OK down in Austin

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Steve

The recent shooting is on CNN.com (I imagine the same for TV), a minor front-page story on The Guardian and nowhere to be found with the New York Times (we’re not on a coast with a Spago’s). Anyway, things are fine. The … Continue reading →

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Happy 16th Birthday to Nick!

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Steve

A joyous occasion! My first nephew and/or niece was born on this day. Now he’s in the prime spot of being a teenager. Recently his dad told me what he’s into…mountain bikes (alright) and skateboarding (hmm). The latter gets the semi-disapproving noise because … Continue reading →

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