Another Show of Original Molds for Botcon Blurr

Apr 09, 08 Another Show of Original Molds for Botcon Blurr

Posted by in Transformers

I can’t wait for Botcon 2008 to happen. I look forward to Botcon every year, even though my Transformer collecting days seem to be winding down. I’m looking forward to seeing the exclusive figures as well, since there seems to be a lot of good ones this year.  One of the extra figures available to attendees this year...

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Nowhere To Park In Hyde Park

Apr 08, 08 Nowhere To Park In Hyde Park

Posted by in Hardly Working

I work on Chicago’s South side in a neighborhood called “Hyde Park“.  I miss working downtown, but this is a nice place, with Lake Michigan to the East and the University of Chicago Hospitals to the West.  The Museum of Science and Industry is here too.  Unfortunately, what it doesn’t have is adequate...

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Quick Show Of Original Molds For Botcon Jazz and Ricochet

Apr 07, 08 Quick Show Of Original Molds For Botcon Jazz and Ricochet

Posted by in Transformers

The exclusive figures for Botcon 2008 have almost all been leaked and we now know which molds will be used this year. “Shattered Glass Jazz” and “Shattered Glass Ricochet” will both use the mold for “Cybertron Crosswise” (2005). Crosswise has a good vehicle mode and a decent robot mode (with a...

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Finally Completed The XM Radio Installation

Apr 03, 08 Finally Completed The XM Radio Installation

Posted by in Other Things

Chrissy gave me an XM Radio kit for Valentine’s Day. Not the last one, the one before that.  She already had XM in the CR-V, so she got me a set to put in my car.  I just never got around to having it installed by the Honda dealer.  The box had been sitting in my office for over a year when my neighbor, who works on cars,...

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April Fool’s Day Hoax Revealed

Apr 02, 08 April Fool’s Day Hoax Revealed

Posted by in Being A Dad, Other Things

Claims that our new baby will be named “James Tiberius Wilson” were completely false.  It was an April Fool’s Day joke.  I know that I’m a huge geek and everyone expected Baby 2.0 to be named after a Sci-Fi character of some sort, but come on. I mean, come on.  Besides, Chrissy would never allow it. ...

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New Name Chosen for Baby 2.0

Apr 01, 08 New Name Chosen for Baby 2.0

Posted by in Being A Dad

Chrissy and I tossed around baby names for a long time before finally making our decision today.  Our new baby boy will be named “James Tiberius Wilson”.  I plan on calling him “Kirk” for short.  Chrissy thinks that this is in homage to Kirk Cameron, of “Growing Pains” fame, so please do you...

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