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Hey Gang,
So where the heck has Darth M been for the past 18 months?
Well, again - the easy answer –
REALLY Freakin' busy! We left you way back in
January of 2017 with the kids
heading into their Regional FLL Competition for the
ANIMAL ALLIES season. Under the guidance of Head Mentor Dave
"Darth M" - the young engineers didn't disappoint with a
solid showing in the Core Values, Team Project and Robot Design
categories however, the icing on the cake was the Axis Of Eagles taking
the Top spot in the robot game with just a few matches on the day
remaining to win the 1st Place Robot Game Cup!
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| Eagles Play Damsels &
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Axis Team w/ 1st Place
Robot Game Cup |
JARVIS MK-II and all it's
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Darth M and kids completed the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 with another quick
hop over the Central, FL to visit their favorite School of Witchcraft &
Wizardry! In addition to getting their money's worth at Universal
Studios (during the annual Mardi Gras festivities), the group did get to
visit Bachi & Papa John on the East Coast, FL as well as some strategy
gaming time with Uncle Mark & Aunt Maria in Orlando. The trip did
culminate with a marathon 16 HOUR "Non-Rev" (Travel Pass) adventure
home when the flights got tight and they had to fly from Orlando, FL to
Atlanta, GA and then pivot to Houston, TX. From there the trio
would get a one-way rental car and drive back to Central, TX!... Brutal
Day!...
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| Bachi, Papa-John & Co. |
Daddy's Office! |
I WIN Uncle Mark! |
Aunt Maria! |
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Universal Mardi Gras 2017! |
Universal Mardi Gras 2017! |
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So, of course, next we
rolled into "Spring" Q2-2017 and that wouldn't be complete
without the Young FUBARians busy with their sports endeavors!
Alex, coming off a break from baseball (he ran
Cross-Country), tried out and made the Eagles Middle-School
Baseball Team. Jess on the other hand was still a REC "Eagle" with
(Dad) Darth-M (and FUBAR Hall Of Famer) still holding the reigns for the team as Head Coach.
(If you recall, last Fall saw some drama as the inaugural season for the
Eagles with Darth M at the helm finished with a .500 (4-4) season and a
First Round Playoff Elimination.)
Well, solid off-season recruitment, along with
continuing the Darth-M process ("Instruct" Rather than "Coach") into the Spring 2017 season didn't disappoint.
When the dust settled,
the Eagles girls were able to repeat their Spring 2016 season and win
the Spring 2017 Post-Season Tournament for a 2nd time! Jess was
able to put in two commendable innings on the mound in the final game to help the Eagles
take the Day! Some pics...
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| Alex get's one at Second
and tries for two! |
Alex putting a little work
in behind the plate! |
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| Jess 2017 Card |
Jess puts some more work
in behind the plate! |
SPRING 2017 CHAMPS! |
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Of course we cannot talk about Q2-2017 without the goings on at the
Annual Dallas Comic-Con! Darth M and Co. of course attended the
3-Day event. The Major highlight was when the FUBAR CEO/Founder
Dave "Darth M" arranged for Alex & Jess to
meet Stan "The Man" Lee! Here's that photo along with some other
highlights...
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| Jess & The Captain |
Alex & Jess visit with
Stan "The Man" Lee! |
Mr. Stark and Alex |
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The rest of
Q2-2017 followed the usual Annual pattern. The FUBAR Heir Alex
(aka "Little Dude") turned 13! Jess played loads of
volleyball (of course the Eagles REC V-Ball was very successful again), there
was a Renaissance Faire visit, a "mini" British Invasion (Rachel &
Thomas dropped in for a week), a trip the National Video Game Museum
(World's Largest Pong!), Loads of Dungeons & Dragons, Opening Day for
MLB Baseball AND oh yea, Unicorn Frappucino's hit the street?
Take a look...
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| A Dwarf, Three Elves and a
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Let's Get Medieval! |
World's Largest Pong Game! |
Opening Day 2017! |
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| Jess Returns a Serve... |
The Fool Hearty Show |
Sir William Breaks His
Lance |
PURPLE DRINK!!! |
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Q3-2017 would
yield Jess' 10th (and 1st double-digit) Birthday!, Summer shenanigans and loads of pool-time.
School was out, so the Young FUBAR's enjoyed various activities
including a hop across the pond for a trip to jolly Ole' England while
Darth M hung back to hang with the pups and hook up with some (Geek)
buddies! The end of the summer dropped a quick trip to San ANotnio,
TX for a few days of last summer Hoo-Rah before school fired back up!
Here's a mix of stuff!...
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| Grandad & Jess! (UK) |
Yup! Figures! (UK) |
Top of the Rock! (UK) |
We're NOT scared of the
Horrible Maze!?... (UK) |
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| Mi Tierra Cafe (Est. 1941)
(San Antonio, TX) |
Share a Coke with... (Six
Flags, San Antonio, TX) |
Congress Street Bats!
(Austin, TX) |
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So, with the summer behind us, the kids rolled into the Fall (Q4) of
2017! There were loads of events, visits, and of course holidays!
To start, the Yanks came to town and Darth M was able to meet Ruben
Sierra! The DCC Fan Days Event was again upon us for a few days of
Comic-Palooza action. The Eagles REC Softball Team, dominant all
season, ended up in a 3-way tie for 2nd place and a poor coin-toss
yielded a seeding that pitted the two best hurlers at each other in the
semi-finals - The Eagles wound up in 3rd place. The Eagles REC
volleyball team on the other hand took a Winter League Championship!
Aside from that, the Yanks came to town, there was NASCAR racing,
awesome concerts, we said good-bye to one of our dear friends and Darth
M and Little Dude took a trip to Pittsburgh to visit "Mecca" and watch
the Steelers beat up on the Browns... Here's all the pics!...
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| Ruben Sierra! |
Yankees Rule, Rangers
Drool! |
New Dungeons & Dragons
Set-Up! |
DCC Fan Days! |
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| Jessica #11 - Catcher |
Eagles REC Softball Fall
2017 - 3rd Place |
Eagles REC Volleyball -
Winter League Champs |
Fall Out Boy! |
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| Alex goes for the NASCAR
Experience! |
Grandad & Grand-Mum
Visit!! |
Imagine Dragons! |
Bye Bye Pignite! :o( |
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| Axis of Eagles compete at
Local Qualifiers! |
Grand Champions - 2nd
Place! |
Are You Not Entertained? |
Brrr! Pittsburgh's
Cold! |
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So, that brings us into Q1- 2018 and obviously - SPRING! The
Quarter started off with another impromptu trip to Central, FL (in MArch)
to visit Bachi & Papa-John as well as spend some time with Uncle Mark &
Aunt Maria. The FL trip also yielded a trip to BUSCH GARDENS
amusement park (for a change of pace.) The quarter would wrap up
with Alex "Little Dude", again playing for the Middle School Baseball
Team, and Jess playing for the Eagles REC volleyball squad yet again!
Here's some pics...
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| Eagles REC
Volleyball! |
Hoots Clearwater, FL! |
Visits with Bachi & Papa
John... |
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| Mark & Alex
take a stroll... |
Maria & Jess tend to the
puppies... |
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| Alex & Mark
talk land plans... |
The kids hit
Daytona Bike Week! |
Strategy Gaming Time! |
Busch Gardens - Front Row! |
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| Alex tries to
put the metal on one... |
Alex with a
rare "Mound" appearance |
Little Dude just beats the
throw back to 1st! |
Family Game
Day! |
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Q2 2018 would see Jess revisit her role as a primary catcher for the
Eagles REC softball squad for the Spring Season however, this year had
yet another twist? Darth M always has a trick up his coaching sleeve, and
this season was no exception, as the Eagles REC 6th grade squad played UP
a full level into the REC 7th grade league! The thought process
behind this decision was -
A. Give the girls more experience with the
"Full-Size 12" softball.
B. Face tougher competition which always
challenges you to become better
C. Play closer to real "Full
Rules" softball sooner as the Eagles have always been a step above when
it comes to their mental game!
In addition to softball greatness, the Young FUBARians were busy with
many other endeavors. Grand-Dad and Grand-Mum made an unscheduled
stop (from Oklahoma, OK) to Central, TX on their Route 66 tour.
The Dallas Comic-Con hit the Major Convention Center for another 3-days
of Geek-Dom and Fun as well as the "Mini-British" invasion once again
hit Central, TX for some fun in the sun (including some wake-boarding
and BEvERageS)! .Here's the 2018 Quarter 2 pics in all their glory...
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Eagles 2018-1! |
Eagles 2018-1! |
Eagles 2018-1! |
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| Dallas Comic-Con 2018! |
Have You Seen CAH-RULL?! |
Dan "The Man" Panosian |
Red Sonja
Original by Panosian |
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| Jaime & Emily
& Cheeky! |
My Zombie
Family Can Eat Your Family! |
The Infamous
Ireland! |
KISS/VAMPIRELLA
Cover - E |
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| Jess' AR
Redord! AWESOME! |
#1 Volleyball Girls Again! |
The Adventurer's... Still
Adventurering! |
Ms. Leah Visit
Central, TX! |
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| Jess'
Gymnastics Award! |
Jess' Fairy Shoot! |
Kids Wake-Boarding (Jess,
Frances, Thomas & Alex) |
Jess! (Bunny!) |
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Frances! |
Thomas! |
Jessica w/ BEvERageS! |
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And so,
finally - we get to Q3-2018! July began the Quarter with
SMART 2018! The Super-Mega-Awesome-Road-Trip
(SMART) 2018! While there are some pics from that
trip below, the rest Will be available in the KIDS photo albums at a
later date! In addition to SMART 2018! The FUBARians enjoyed
a trip overseas to the UK, which also netted a sweet ride home in DELTA
Air Lines "DELTA ONE" Business Class Suites! We celebrated Jess'
2nd two-digit birthday (her 11th!) AND she acquired a
brain-appendage-device (an updated iPhone!) BUT more importantly a NEW
Doggie! "Zoey" became the newest e=member of the FUBAR clan and
the 3rd Aussie to the pack! Little Dude also rang in the NFL
season with much Steeler-Nation fanfare. Additionally Alex and
Darth M made it to a quaint little comic-show where Darth-M acquired an
original piece of Bernie Wrightson art and finally Darth-M went to see
STP, The Cult, and Bush - Once again, reliving his 20's by watching
bands from the '90's!? Here's some pics of all that coolness!
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| Stillers! |
Jess Pets UK ponies! |
More Off-Road Action for
Little Dude! |
DELTA-ONE Home!
(Spared No Expense!?...) |
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| The SMART 2018 Route
(Clockwise from SLC) |
San Diego, CO |
Hollywood, CA (Hogwarts!) |
San Francisco, CA |
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| New Pup - Zoey! |
"Hey! Whjat are we
doin'? Can I go? Can I?!" |
Mummy, Jess & Critters! |
New Phonage! |
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| Wrightson Original Art! |
Jess enchants a Free LEGO
HP train! |
Alex enchants a free LEGO
HP train! |
Ravenclaw VS. Gryffindor! |
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The Cult! |
Bush! |
Bush! |
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Sp, that will
bring us up to date for this edition of the Darth-M news. Once
again, if you want a "MORE"
detailed idea of what the FUBAR I've been up too, be sure to visit the
Kids Photo Albums and my Aviation Adventures albums for loads more pics!
(Most of which are still forthcoming but 2017 is all up to date!)
Pics in
Aviation Adventures,
and
Alex,
Jessica!with
COMPLETELY NEW albums titled KIDS - a combination albums for both
kids! (Click either button below to head over
there!)
Also, don't
forget - all FUBARHQ video content
is over on
www.VIMEO.Com/FUBARHQ where
frankly, they're just a lot more laid back!?
So, any and all new FUBARHQ video content will find itself on VIMEO
servers. Anyway,
read the updates below and the send off.. Talk later
CHEEKY'S "continuing" adventures
now contain 10 albums
and 2100+ captioned photos, be sure to check out
his website -
www.SWINGERMONKEY.net
or
www.SWINGERMONKEY.com
A gift from the FUBARHQ, FNC and Dave to you - don't forget to check
out the FUBARchives over at the FUBAR News. It's for all of our dedicated
comrades and fans as a small token of thanks for 26 years! - There's so much content
to download!
Oh and
before I forget -
Still
on FACEBOOK -
www.FACEBOOK.com
ATOMIC PUPPY
is on MySpace Music along with free music downloads at
Last.fm (total listens had topped 62,000 before the site's
re-boot!) -
www.MySpace.com/AtomicPuppyMusic
VIDEO CONTENT UPDATE!!!
ALL FUBARHQ video content
is NOW rockin' on
www.vimeo.com
As always, you
can still (as if you haven't?) READ/DOWNLOAD
(FOR FREE MIND YOU!?) an early draft of the Prologue/Chapter 1 to Rule
of Thirds and the opening scene of Sky
Hunters by <clicking> one of the links below...
Until next time;
"We know you have a choice when it comes to web surfing, thank you for
choosing ME today!" After all I do put the "ME" in AWESOME!?...
;oP
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Dave, The Cyber Kid (BTST) CEO/Founder
FUBARS (est. 1989)
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FUBARS,
FUBAR
News Corporation,
FUBAR
Entertainment,
Atomic
Puppy
SwingerMonkey & Outside the Cube ©
2000-2013
PS - Did you know, 5 years of MAXIM Magazines, over 10 years
ago, would've
looked like this on your bookshelf?...
BTST - Been There, Surfed That
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OH, and just in case you still don't have this
memorized (YET)!?...
Since I left you last I was entertaining a
major coffee habit but two years ago I was able
(in about 4 days actually) to go from 5-6 cups a day to one!
While I do still drink 5-6 cups of "coffee" a day only one
of them now actually is caffeinated! So, with this I
felt I needed to update my four cups list! -
There are four cups of coffee consumed in
the morning. Each cup is named/labeled by the
emotional state that it facilitates in the drinker.
The four cups are labeled as follows -
1. :oI - The "Up" Cup (Decaf/Optional
1/2 Caff.); to wake
you... as the smooth aroma entices you and the silky taste
prepares you for -
2. :o) - The "Happy" Cup (The
FULL One w/ Caffeine!); as the neurons
start to fire and the body kicks to life, shifting into
"high" gear, a sense of well-being overcomes...
3. :o[ - The "Angry" Cup;
(Decaf) "well-being" is
cast aside as the desire to choke the living daylights out
of a random stranger for all the problems in the world
ensues... plus you no longer get the rush from the caffeine
so that pretty much bums you out...
4. :o\ - The "Motivation" Cup
(Decaf/Optional 1/2 Caff. cup);
after realizing that violence isn't (necessarily) the answer
and the fact that you've been sitting at the coffee shop for
a few hours, this cup "snaps" you back to the reality that
you actually have "stuff" to do and so, with this refill...
you leave... and either get some stuff done (if you went
with the Caf) or crash on the couch (with the Decaf option!)
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