Don’t Fuck With Butter
Read MoreI have a rule. It is this.
DON’T FUCK WITH BUTTER.
Pretty clear. Simple to understand. Easy to follow.
Another Washington Poker Story — Finding the “Sucker”
Read MoreEarlier this week, I returned to Washington. D.C. for the first time in a long while. I lived in the District of Columbia and Arlington, Virginia (right across the Potomac River) for 12 years. So, my recent visit here rekindled some old memories. This is a continuation of the series which began yesterday.
The Infamous Watergate Poker Game
Read MoreThe phone rang. This wasn’t a call I expected.
“Nolan, there’s an open seat tomorrow night in the game,” the voice said. “You want to come?”
“The game,” I asked? “You mean — THE GAME?”
“Yeah.”
“Deal me in!”
Movie Review: “The Gatekeepers”
Read MoreBring up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reactions typically vary from indifference to fanaticism — with little territory in between.
Indeed, the chasm of constructive dialogue is currently so narrow, that merely reducing tension in this long-troubled region would be considered a historic success. That’s how low the bar has been set. Stopping all violence is probably next to impossible. Achieving everlasting peace between Jews and Arabs seems like a starry-eyed fantasy.
Visiting the Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas)
Read MoreLas Vegas is not known for the arts.
The closest one comes here to a world-class symphony orchestra or a Tony Award-winning musical is a time clock-punching seventy-five-minute show at one of the major casinos on the Vegas Strip. Even though the greater Las Vegas valley is home to more than a million residents, a bona fide home for cultural events and the arts did not exist — until now.
My Muse
Marieta Dalla
Supporters Emeritus
Don Rieck
E.Dieter Martin
Dutch Boyd
Rich Korbin
Tiger123
Anonymous Eccentric
Kevin Un
Melissa Hayden
Todd Anderson
Stevan Goldman
Charlie Ciresi
Eric Schneller
Tanya Devenport
Peter Secor
Roger Rodd
Scott Wilson
Gareth Edwards
Shawn Rice
Billy the Greek
Linda Keenan
Sue Schneider
Tom Oldcroft
