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PF Chang’s is a Horrible Restaurant!

Posted by on Aug 5, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves, Restaurant Reviews | 25 comments

 

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We dined at a PF Chang’s once before, about ten years ago.  We vaguely recalled an average experience.  But since ten long years had passed, we were willing to give the popular restaurant chain another try.  A parking lot full of mini-vans can’t be that wrong, can it?

Well…

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Making a Small Difference: A Random Act of Human Kindness

Posted by on Jul 31, 2013 in Blog, Personal | 2 comments

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Perhaps there’s something inspirational about this beautiful moment in time — hopefully memorialized here in print — which might foster more of the same.  Yes, much more of the same.  We so desperately need that.

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Saying Goodbye to Alan Fowler

Posted by on Jul 27, 2013 in Blog, Personal, World Series of Poker | 6 comments

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When it comes to poker, I receive far too much credit.

I’m lucky because I often get to stand in front of the camera, or very close to it.  I get to sign my name to things I write.  I get to enjoy an occasional bow in front of the crowd.

Truth is, gargantuan events like the World Series of Poker really run on the backs of a lot of people you never hear about, and rarely see.  But were they not to exist, then operating something as extraordinary as the world’s richest sporting event simply wouldn’t be possible.

I’d like to tell you about an exceptional man I have come to know as both a trusted colleague and a dear friend.  His name is Alan Fowler.

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Time to Break the Bonds of Royal Servitude

Posted by on Jul 22, 2013 in Blog, Essays | 3 comments

 

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I pity the (soon to be) royal baby.

That nine-pound glob of goo currently swimming around blissfully next to the intestines of a brunette goddess is doomed.  From its very moment of conception, it doesn’t stand a chance of living and breathing as a free soul.  Ever.

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