Enjoyable Rehab
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 […]
Orange Juice Danger
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 […]
La Guerra Fria, Part Dos
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 […]
Stayin’ Alive … For Real
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 […]
Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
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 […]
A New Civil War
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 […]
Politics Gets Saucy
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 […]
Olympic Dreams
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 […]
Don’t Try This at Home
I don’t endorse that kids try this, but beating Joey Chestnut is a marvelous accomplishment regardless of the arena. HT: Deadspin