My NFL Wagers (Week 5)
Video on Demand — NFL Week 5 Picks
Here’s my analysis of this week’s NFL games. The video runs for about 36 minutes.
My win-loss record with these plays thus far is — 18 wins and 10 losses.
Read MoreMy Advice for Stand-Up Comedians
Most people aren’t funny.
By this, I mean people who are not professional stand-up comedians. In other words, unless you are paid frequently to tell jokes and entertain total strangers while standing beneath a bright spotlight, then zip it, okay? While there’s a real comedian onstage talking, please keep your thoughts to yourself. Don’t interrupt the performer. Got that?
Here, let me try and make myself a little more clear:
SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Read MoreLies, Lies, and Videotape — Sheldon Adelson Skewers Poker Players Again
Read MoreYesterday, Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns and operates The Venetian Luxury Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas, appeared as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo, which is the world’s largest casino industry annual convention.
I attended.
Inside the Casino Industry (My Day at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo)
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Day One at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo — otherwise known by the trifecta of letters “G2E” — included the following activities: 145 handshakes, 12 hugs, two kisses, 35 conversations, two meetings, one lunch, one dinner, 4 glasses of draft beer, 1.5 bottles of wine, 3 seminars, one question to a panel, and a brief argument with someone who works for the American Gaming Association. Plus I got to hang out with Lisa Tenner and learn about a new gambling television network. Other than that, nothing happened.
Sex Education in Las Vegas
Read MoreThe fact is — backward-looking school districts and hillbilly states where sex education isn’t being taught in public schools always have the highest teen pregnancy rates.
Sheldon Adelson Scheduled to Speak at Gambling Conference — What Should I Do?
Read MoreThis year’s convention includes a keynote address by one of the most distasteful people in America. Online poker nemesis, robber baron, political oligarch, warmonger, and all-around despicable human being Sheldon Adelson will pollute the merry gathering with his pompous views.
My NFL Wagers (Week 4)
NFL Handicapping Video (Week 4 Games)
Read MoreSince last week went so well (11 wins and 5 losses), I’ll stick with the same formula as long as it works. That means a video early on Saturday, followed by a shorter write-up of this week’s wagers which is to be posted later.
Here’s a 30-minute video with my thoughts on this week’s NFL games.
Our Real Heroes
Read MoreThese are our true heroes. Many dedicated people whose names we shall never know. Faces are hidden behind surgical masks and protective shields. Reaching out with compassion and touching those most in need. Saving us on this side of a vast ocean from a deadly threat beyond our comprehension. These are the people who keep death at bay, while we cheer ballplayers and worship celebrities.
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
