On a day where we give thanks, I will give thanks to a very special part of America – Las Vegas. Thanks to the fine folks at Five Hundy by Midnight, I decided to take a gander at a new show on truTV (formerly Court TV) called “Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel.” I’ll […]
Maria left for work the other morning, and I had the house all to myself. As I prepare to start a new job and end my short sabbatical, I wanted to do something special. So I cooked up some turkey bacon. Actually, I just heated up bacon I had cooked and frozen several weeks ago. […]
For the U.S. national soccer team, qualifying for the World Cup doesn’t really heat up until the final round. In the Hex (short for hexagonal because the round features six teams), we actually have to face teams like Mexico and Costa Rica who can put real dents in our plans to make the final 32 […]
Luckily, I managed to miss most of the disco era. Sure, I was alive, but I hadn’t reached my teens so I watched the whole mess from afar. The closest I got to disco fever was a copy of the strange “Disco Duck” album released by DJ Rick Dees, who was making fun of the […]
So, Atlantic City was all prepared to become the largest casino market in the country to ban smoking in gaming areas. Plans called for a full ban to go into effect next week, relegating smokers to lounges which would have no games in them. The City Council, however, has reversed course. They voted 5-4 the […]
I live close to Gettysburg, where many people come to learn about the Civil War. They tour the battlefield and visit monuments. Some even go so far as to dress up and take part in re-enactments. Apparently, one guy had a little too much of those wool uniforms and wanted to start a different kind […]
Even though I will most likely vote Democrat in the presidential election this fall, I didn’t watch a second of the convention this past week. I don’t really care about all that posturing. I know where the candidates stand. I had a better time watching bad CONCACAF soccer and Big Brother. But now I might […]
Over the past few weeks, some of my siblings have done a great deal of genealogy research. We have found out many details about relatives on both my mother and father’s sides of the family. While I really enjoy learning where I come from, none of the research has turned up the most important thing […]
I don’t endorse that kids try this, but beating Joey Chestnut is a marvelous accomplishment regardless of the arena. HT: Deadspin
If you’re hiding from Olympic results, shame on you. You’re gonna get spoiled here, and I don’t really care. If I “ruined’ the result of the soccer game today, take that as your warning to stay away from my site for the next few weeks. When I hear news, I don’t like to keep it […]