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Posted by on Nov 15, 2013 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 1 comment

Movie Review: About Time

 

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What if you could go back in time.  Would you?

If given the opportunity, I suppose most of us would choose to rewind and relive certain events in our lives over again.  We’d try to fix what we messed up.  Correct mistakes we made.  Take back something we said.

Then again — would our lives actually turn out any better if we could do them over and over until we finally got it right?  What about the lives of those around us?  Wouldn’t their lives be disrupted too and turn out differently?  What if everyone else is perfectly happy with how things turned out the first time around?  Do they get to voice an opinion?  These are a few of the serious questions worth pondering in the new film “About Time.”

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Posted by on Nov 14, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves, Restaurant Reviews | 15 comments

My Rant Against “The Crepe” at Tivolli Village (Las Vegas)

 

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How difficult is it to make a crepe?

Well, it might as well be rocket science if you’re dining at the newest cafe-restaurant which just opened up at Tivoli Village, in Summerlin.  Wanna’ guess what the name of this new place is?  Try this:  The Crepe.

The most outrageous thing about our lunchtime visit today was — WE NEVER GOT ANY CREPES!

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Posted by on Nov 13, 2013 in Blog, General Poker | 5 comments

Mike “Little Man” Sica Passes Away

 

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I’ve just learned Michael “Little Man” Sica has passed away.

Sica may have been known as “Little Man” a nickname given for his smallish stature.  But he was a giant of joy and one of the funniest and most decent people I’ve ever met in poker.

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Posted by on Nov 12, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Sports Betting | 2 comments

A Gambling Story: Past Posting the Ponies

 

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My first experience with past posting occurred when I was still in high school.  I worked at a fancy country club in Dallas.  On weekends, the country club held what they called “casino nights.” 

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