Category Archives: News

You’ve probably seen the news and all the virtual hand-wrangling which obviously followed the leaked (or not) announcement of AT&T’s planned data cap on Internet access. I caught wind at work from a co-worker who just bought a house. Just … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the accidental friend I made 20 years ago! Accidental? Kind of and I can explain. Nelson was a buddy of Hoser’s and our clique only encountered him occasionally. “Our clique” being defined as Helen, Paul, Hoser, Phil and … Continue reading →

My brother celebrates the big 4-1 which is a cool prime number. It went pretty well for me: a visit to DC; meeting Viv Savage (keyboardist of Spinal Tap), Elvira and Roseanne Cash; and seeing numerous movies or concerts. May … Continue reading →

Last night I completed (roughly) my 100th lap in my new skates. Much like my treadmill, I’m breaking down the cost to feel better about such a rather steep purchase…$195 yet they’re great skates. Trust me, having your own pair … Continue reading →

Okay, if you see the widget on the side, I’ve just achieved the 26.2-mile mark. It took me about seven weeks to achieve this. I’m making progress though. My weekday goal is now 1.1 miles and weekends are 1.3. This … Continue reading →

The main barrier to taking our trip from June 7-14 was removed yesterday. Now we have our plane tickets, rental car and room set. Next up, watching for shows passing through Sin City when we’re there and collecting everyone’s bets. … Continue reading →

Matters at home have stabilized enough for us to go forward with our plans to take a vacation soon. Hell, I needed it a while ago, especially when the crappy weather hit. We were going put things to together sooner … Continue reading →

Obviously my site was offline this weekend courtesy of AT&T’s sales people not knowing crap about their own product. In the corporation’s defense, the technical people (Troy who did the upgrade and Vern, the tier two in Dallas) were fantastic … Continue reading →

Wherever she may be because I miss her and I was hoping one day I’d get to meet her children. In return, Somara would finally meet Sheila which remains important to me. Last I knew, she resides in Austin of … Continue reading →

My relatively new friend (since we met in 2009 at work) rejoins the Prime Number club with Peter Gabriel today! Lucky him. Hopefully he gets to celebrate in the company of his two sons Pearce and Neo; yes, the younger … Continue reading →

Since iTunes, iPods and everything related to them are such popular gifts near the end of the year (Christmas, Chanukah, Festivus, Solstice, New Year’s, Ephiphany, Kwanza, you name it), Somara and her department have to put in some serious overtime. … Continue reading →

Actually, it was a relapse since I had been sick near the end of January, recuperated enough to function (go to work, attend games, etc.) and then the crap weather hit. How it sucked! I hadn’t felt so ill in … Continue reading →

I totally missed the date on when this was at 1000 days (we were in Dallas and/or I was experiencing a relapse of the cold I had around mid October) but it doesn’t matter today since there’s enough time remaining. … Continue reading →

What a great title from The Onion since the local cable news channel and others always go overboard on this. When it snows here, I just feel dread due to the overreaction it receives. Plus it’s an excuse for some … Continue reading →

Picayune will probably be slow for a bit. Obviously, the snow and ice is having a negative effect on Central Texas as the numerous low-IQ residents wreck their vehicles: not bad, we only saw three cars almost wipe out as … Continue reading →