Remarkable Photos of Marieta Dalla — Then and Now
Marieta during the winter of 1989, in Bucharest, Romania
Read MoreMarieta and I have been married for 23 incredible years. Here are some photos I’d like to share.
Ten New Year’s Resolutions I Intend to Break Immediately
Read MoreLet’s say you make a New Year’s resolution. But you know you’ll end up breaking it. Is it still a resolution?
I’ll let others figure that out.
In the meantime, here are ten popular New Year’s resolutions that I intend to shatter from the moment I wake up on January 1st:
Taking the Night Off
Read MoreIs anyone else taking tonight off?
I am.
I’ll do my drinking and partying during the other 364 days and nights of the year, thank you very much.
Movie Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Read MoreEach time Ben Stiller is confronted with the opportunity to share a more personal side of himself or delve deeper into life, he refuses to let us in and then trivializes human drama and conflict with a brush-off. Scenes with the potential to make you think much more deeply get interrupted by cheap laughs, which always seems to be Stiller’s comfort zone. In the end, we feel cheated.
What Happens When the Giant Asteroid Hits?
Read MoreI don’t know shit about science.
I took astronomy in college. Three times. You might think that would make me three times as smart. But dropped the course twice before taking a third swing. I finally passed the course with a grade of C. That professor sucked.
Zarkana is Like Eating Last Night’s Leftovers
Read MoreZarkana is the latest production in Cirque du Soleil’s wildly-popular global franchise which combines extraordinary acrobatic feats with live original music and the art of dance.
My 500th Blog Post
A small town in Belgium, October 2013
Read More“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
― E.L. Doctorow
Why Britney Spears Matters
Read More”While the show’s producers claim Spears is singing along with backing tracks of her own voice, there was little evidence Britney sang a note live.”
— Rolling Stone (Online) on Britney Spears’ debut show at Planet Hollywood on December 27, 2013
NFL Wild Card Games (Early Picks)
Read MoreSunday was a nice way to end the regular season, going 6 wins and 3 losses — for a profit of $2,010. The three losses came by a combined 5 points, so it could have been a monster day. I’ll still take it.
Futures bets also performed well, going 6 wins and 3 losses, for a nice win totaling $2,985 for the season. Two of the losers lost by a half-game. Like I said, I’ll take it.
Best Bets went a combined 3-1 last week (for all wagers), which now puts that category into the black for the first time this season.
Happy NFL New Year!
Read MoreIt’s the final weekend of the NFL regular season and the last slate of games for the year. So, let’s go out with a bang.
Note: So far, my futures bets are 5-1, with three wagers still to be graded (see below). I expect to go 1-2 on these plays today, for a final tally of 6 wins and 3 losses on futures. Those plays and results will be tabulated into this week’s results.
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