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.

Happy Birthday Brian!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Steve

My kid brother lives on the West Coast now so at least this is valid for more than a couple hours unlike the Central Zone. His birthday was often a form of Spring Break when we were growing up. Our … Continue reading →

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I’ll give the D&D theme another month…

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Steve

…I’m feeling a tad lazy plus I think I can tie it all up into other things I’m behind in. Besides, I can’t come up with a solid concept to implement until April which would be my 15th anniversary with … Continue reading →

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Happy belated Birthday to Nicolas!

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Steve

I need to have a Kurt Vonnegut-like device installed into my head to keep me from forgetting all the birthdays that happen during the first few days of every month! Well, Nicolas now hits the real teenager status because 13 is … Continue reading →

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Welcome March 2014, which was ushered in by a sad week

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Steve

Hey hey everyone, probably all like three of you readers. I don’t mean to be down though but the Picayune got neglected a tad due to a couple sad events. Firstly, a good friend and co-worker was unfairly terminated at Apple. I … Continue reading →

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New running record set this week

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Steve

Overall the posts have been slow and/or sporadic due to fatigue from the late nights, not the Olympics. It’s a blur even why I didn’t achieve much beyond the Gordon visit and a really killer Stars v. Checkers game. Running … Continue reading →

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A quick Gordon-based reunion!

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Steve

The old Sunday Breakfast Crew reunited to welcome back the Gordons! They moved away to New York state (Albany area) a couple years ago. How I missed the wit and wisdom of the two kids but now there’s three. Nevin … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday to Jeff

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Steve

It was last Thursday but matters were really crazy recently, especially as we’re finally getting over the cold snap. Our little celebration for Jeff will be delayed as I get through my ongoing schedule of other obligations but he let … Continue reading →

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Now it’s the Freezapocalypse!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Steve

Central Texan schools, governments and businesses (included my employer) decided to err on the side of overreaction today since last week they didn’t heed the wiser heads. Sure Atlanta got ridiculed on The Daily Show but we made the front page … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to the Bridges!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Steve

Yesterday was my brother-in-law Aaron’s and today (which may be tomorrow already in Doha) is Wyatt’s. Lucky ducks. According to my weather widget, it’s pretty mild over there but more importantly, it’s isn’t freezing cold like Central Texas…another weather advisory … Continue reading →

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Cool stuff in the new Apple parking garage

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Steve

Now that I think about it, this is Apple’s first garage in the 15 years I’ve worked here. Well to demonstrate its commitment to being a greener corporation, the garage has recharging stations capable of servicing four electric cars; two per … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated birthday to Lester

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Steve

I didn’t forget this year, I was swamped by other crap in my life which prevented me from posting in advance or on time. We have had a nice exchange by e-mail, getting his address right (again, I screwed upon … Continue reading →

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Running pretty late

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Steve

Sleetapocalypse hasn’t helped much but I’ve been bogged down by a handful of other matters plus I have a horrendous headache today thanks t0 staying up too late. However, I think there will be a slew of stories between all … Continue reading →

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Snowpocalypse becomes Sleetapocalypse

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Steve

The charmed-life theory proved itself again today for me. At first it didn’t because the bad-weather line for work said, “all is normal, come to work.” I thought, they’ve got to be kidding!? I wasted probably a couple liters of gas … Continue reading →

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Happy belated birthdays to Deb and Melia!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Steve

More digging out with  back-to-back birthday of two female friends whose company I enjoy or enjoyed over the years. The first is Deb, aka Dr. Deb. I hope to catch up with her soon as one of the female perspectives … Continue reading →

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First 2014 running goal achieved!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Steve

The rotten weather or Snowpocalypse ’14 delayed matters for me, the Apple move was rather exhausting too, so I’m plowing through numerous posts to catch up, namely a big landmark for me. Saturday I finally got my average up to … Continue reading →

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