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
No More Dealers?
On my three trips to Las Vegas, I have spent a fair amount of time in poker rooms.I have discovered I enjoy playing poker much more tan blackjack and roulette, which I played a bunch my first two trips. Part […]
Don’t Lose Your Dinosaur
When I started The Brians, my yearly version of the Academy Awards, I didn’t intend for one person to dominate them so thoroughly. I don’t want them to turn into a personal tribute. Will Ferrell just had made it that […]
Joining the Cell Phone Crowd
Last weekend, as we drove home after a little shopping, the skies opened up. Rain poured down in buckets. You could almost call the precipitation Biblical. That didn’t surprise me at all. I saw the storm as God’s way of […]
Wall-E Not Very Subtle
I took my daughter to see Wall-E the other day. I really didn’t go in with a lot of expectations since I had barely read many reviews. I kind of knew the premise, but didn’t know a lot of details. […]
Vegas Trip: The Rest of the Story
Things that really didn’t fit anywhere else: On my last night, I noticed a distinct change in the clientèle at Imperial Palace. After some research, I discovered that a roller derby convention started on Wednesday. Let’s just say that the […]
Vegas Trip: Living the High Life
When I travel alone, I generally need pretty simple accommodations. A regular hotel room meets all of my needs. That’s why I booked the most affordable place I could when I went to Las Vegas earlier this week. Maria and […]