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September 24, 2007

Some Simpsons hommage to 2001

Click here to see a great collection of The Simpsons scenes based on 2001:A Space Odyssey.

This guy needs to get the snippets where Homer is the Earth orbiting space station (eating a chip representing the Pan Am shuttle) and the HAL 9000 reference in the automated house episode.

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Paul Claerhout animated shorts

Check out two of Paul "Doctor C" Claerhout's early cel animations:

Fe Fi Fo Fooey

Scaredy Cat

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September 17, 2007

Looking for a Job

Maskina is phasing out my job at the end of October and has given me early notice, so I'm back on the job market. I'd like to find something in McKinney/Allen/Plano, but if I have to, I'll drive back into Dallas again :-(.

My resume is at http://www.deltos.com/resume.html.

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September 10, 2007

Star Trek Bloopers

Turns out that the classic TOS blooper reels live on at YouTube:

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September 09, 2007

Synchronicity, Again!

Alanna and I went to White Rock Skate Center like we often do on Sundays. The usual 'rink-rats' were there, including the girl who wins the Limbo every week. Turns out she has a new boyfriend (we're talking about 11 yr. olds). He's a tallish redhead, and today he was wearing his school's band shirt.

Forest Meadows Jr. High Band.

The band I was in thirty years ago.

So of course I blurted out, "I was in that band!" He was really excited about this, and mentioned that his dad was in FMJH band. I asked him what his name was. He said, "Brad Walker." I then asked the $64,000 question, "Do you have an aunt named Andrea?"

"Yes!", he said.

And then I started humming The Police's Synchronicity. This young lad is the nephew of my LO, Andrea Walker.

I told him that his aunt was the reason I joined the band, and I asked him how she was doing. He mentioned that she and her family had moved back to Austin from S.C., so I guess if there's ever another LHHS Class of '81 reunion, she'll be there.

Small World Syndrome strikes again.

Epilogue

Brad, it turns out, is a major force behind the cinema DLP product line from TI. He holds twenty patents on the technology and is the designated representative of TI at the Academy Awards.

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September 04, 2007

McKinney Forest Destroyed by Suburban Virus

Check out this report by WFAA-8. A nearby parcel of land has been strip mined of trees ahead of putting in high density housing (much like my neighborhood, but we kept some of the trees). The suburban virus continues to claim land, trees and native grass.

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