Category Archives: News

I already got it covered through FaceBook since only the diehards seem to bother with my site, all two of them. Usually I have something scheduled through WordPress to post at the appropriate moment but other matters came up. Then … Continue reading →

Ahoy mateys! Greet your friends and enemies alike with your best accent as per those great movies, inaccurate they may be, they’re still fun. Some places might even give you a discount if you’re dressed in your best pirate garb.

This week I got to meet the addition to the Laser-Thompson family…Lily who is now the baby sister to Leila. Tracy and Dave (the parents obviously) were generous enough to come by work to show the girls off! I think … Continue reading →

Friend, co-worker and fellow Stars fan Ben is the new proud father of the guy you see above! After a couple weeks, Alex finally decided to make his debut. I warned Ben that he shouldn’t be surprised if this continues … Continue reading →

The current record-holders in my circle of friends from university on. I think the odds continue to stay in their favor. Gift department? Probably no-hastle to low-cost/free babysitting so they can enjoy the meal and evening on the town.

Not all hope was lost on my $800 exercise device. While I was home sick for the last three days, I finally remembered to go online to explain what’s (not) happening, its repair. The support people are cool, they just … Continue reading →

It’s a good thing time travel doesn’t exist yet. I think my past selves’ heads would’ve exploded if my current self (what I call version 7.0 due to a factoid) went back to the Eighties and told them, “One day … Continue reading →

It’s my constant, every 50-day reminder about Las Vegas 2013 to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary…mainly to those of you who couldn’t make it the last time. Helen, I’m staring in your direction because you owe me a wedding and … Continue reading →

This is a great celebration for my friend since we met 20 years ago at GenCon in Milwaukee. I’ve gone on about our humorous first encounter a while back, typos and all right now. I wish I could piece together … Continue reading →

…and before you ask, no I’m not hocking it despite scoring my other one last week. It’s an early birthday present to Somara since she chose to sell the 1.0 model she got in a raffle. What was the occasion, … Continue reading →

Four participants from our weekly breakfast club at Einstein’s (the bagel place, the arcade closed years ago) said their official goodbye today. Tarl accepted a position this month with Global Foundries which will take them to New York state. It’s … Continue reading →

This piece from NPR is welcome news in a period surrounded by crappy news as we slide into Idiocracy. I think it’s pretty awesome because down here in Austin, bananas are 48 cents/pound at HEB (46 at SuperTarget) and you … Continue reading →

The outcome will certainly determine whether or not I will be singing Proform’s praises but after two weeks, the treadmill has been officially designated as broken. My initial communication to the company via Chat was great, the hang-up has been … Continue reading →