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.

RIP Aunt Letty

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Steve

I recently received the sad news from my brother Brian tonight yet previous updates were provided by Cousin Leesa over the weekend. Letty had been more ill than I realized since her surgery several years ago. However, I want to talk … Continue reading →

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Rainy days, recovering temperature and malaise

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Steve

We got through our first cold snap(s) for Winter ’14 to ’15 and it still sucked compared to the regions accustomed to this crap. What I thought I had licked re-appeared Sunday night, knocked me down for a couple days. … Continue reading →

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Annoying kink in my first Tim Cook day

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Steve

Somara likes to blame me whenever she comes down with a cold so I guess this was her revenge. Last week she dodged getting seriously ill while I weathered it just fine…until the temperature around Austin plummeted and I woke up … Continue reading →

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Happy first Birthday Ben!

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Steve

The future little Austinite will be having his celebration delayed by a couple days yet I want to get something out there to alert the world. I’m pretty stoked about his upcoming party, some kind of venue in which you … Continue reading →

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Happy 9th Birthday Cannon!

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Steve

My youngest nephew celebrates today. Well, by the time this is published, he’s probably half way through the day given his residency in Qatar. I think he’s having fun thanks to his uncle visiting, not this one, one from the … Continue reading →

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Happy 12th Anniversary Kim and Rad!

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Steve

I should’ve suspected why the weather was very nice in Austin today! It was their day and I’m hoping Phoenix followed suit. Their wedding is always pretty special to me. It was a reunion with some friends we had in … Continue reading →

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RIP: Tom Magliozzi

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Steve

Car Talk was one of the weirdest shows on NPR. Personally, I thought it was incredibly stupid when I first caught wind of it as I was gradually becoming a stronger fan of public radio in the Nineties. The program … Continue reading →

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Welcome to a belated November

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Steve

We’re off to the home stretch of 2014 because in America, the Holiday Season gets kicked off with Halloween followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Interspersed in between are the other so-called good movies. The Summer sucked, I’m hoping the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Doc, aka Lee

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Steve

This friend I haven’t really talked much about since I barely hear from him. I do miss him and it’s not due to the debt of gratitude I owe him over many things. It’s also not us meeting over 25 … Continue reading →

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We now own 21%!

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Steve

To celebrate this milestone, we’re going sit where the couch in the newly owned section!

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Happy Seventh Anniversary Nancy & Hoser!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steve

Congrats to my favorite Dallas-based couple. OK, they’re the only Dallas-based couple I really know. The rock nonetheless! Their card will be late (obviously) but while I was up there, I did give them little trinkets as a thank you … Continue reading →

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Fun weekend in Big D

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Steve

Hockey season kicked off last week! My returning champ Stars are off to a good start but this year my Flyers came to Dallas early. Better yet, they played on a Saturday so I could see them. The downside, other than traveling … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Helen

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Steve

Like clockwork, Helen’s birthday follows Columbus Day! Yet I’m often caught unprepared to write much and I’m late with the card. Argh! Well, I do hope Helen has a nice day at her job teaching little kids and then her … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Chance!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Steve

He’s officially a teenager today! In my tiny mind, kids aren’t teens until they turn 14. Despite the -teen ending in 13, that year is the shakedown cruise period. We’ve sent him a card (late) and I’ll follow up with … Continue reading →

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Why things have been “quiet” for a few days.

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Steve

I have a new team manager to report to. Her name is Crystal and she’s pretty cool. My former boss Eddie had me assigned to her because he said I was very vital to his recent success in Enterprise when … Continue reading →

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