Remembering “Uncle Krunk” — Poker Loses Another Colorful Character (Robert Panitch 1952-2015)

Read MoreI just learned Robert Panitch passed away. He was 63.
That name probably won’t resonate with many people. So, let’s correct that anonymity now.

Read MoreI just learned Robert Panitch passed away. He was 63.
That name probably won’t resonate with many people. So, let’s correct that anonymity now.

Nolan Dalla running in The Lakes section of Las Vegas on a perfect day
Read MoreI have a love-hate relationship with running.

Read MoreThe NBA’s San Antonio Spurs have won five, count ’em F-I-V-E, world championships since Gregg Popovich took over control of the team nearly 20 years ago. That’s right up there with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, two of the most celebrated, and far more revered, franchises in pro basketball.

Read MoreTonight’s absurdly overhyped championship fight doesn’t interest me in the last, except as an opportunity to make money, and I expect to make a few easy dollars sitting around and doing nothing, a skill I’ve pretty much mastered at this stage of my life.

Read MoreI don’t pretend to have much if any, a special insight into the civil unrest happening right now in Baltimore, and frankly, I’m a little perturbed that so many like me with vastly limited subject knowledge, no exposure whatsoever to the problems, and preconceived dare I say prejudicial attitudes of urban blight in America now posture themselves on authorities on events they know little or nothing about. So quit pretending.