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A Personal Message to My Readers

Posted by on Feb 15, 2013 in Blog, Personal | 7 comments

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The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

Those of you who visit my website each day give the most precious of gifts, which is your time.

That’s something I take seriously.

My goal each day to is honor that sense of devotion and curiosity by providing an article or essay which might be humorous, enlightening, shocking, inquisitive, and — on my very best days — perhaps even beneficial.

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How a Simple Poker Invention Can Solve Maximum Pain at Baggage Claim

Posted by on Feb 13, 2013 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Travel | 2 comments

 

Airport Baggage Claim

 

Common sense is in short supply — especially at airports.

I realize everyone’s in a hurry.  Airlines make flying about as glamorous as boarding a filthy greyhound bus headed to Detroit.  Traveling takes nearly twice as long as it should because passengers have to go through the equivalent of a rectal exam.

Flying is stressful.  And at the end of your long flight, the thing we desire most is a lifeline, which is our baggage.

Hopefully, our bags arrive — signed, sealed, delivered — which is followed by a smooth trip either home or to the hotel.

Too bad, it’s not that easy.

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Tumbling Dominoes: What New Jersey’s Decision Means to the Future of Online Poker in America

Posted by on Feb 8, 2013 in Blog, General Poker | 2 comments

 

Falling Dominoes

 

If Nevada’s leap into the abyss during the summer of 2011 as the first state to legalize online poker was the first domino to fall, New Jersey’s apparent decision to do the same thing yesterday should set off a tumbling progression of activity in states to follow which will eventually make American online poker a reality.

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Happy 51st Birthday, Axl Rose!

Posted by on Feb 6, 2013 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 0 comments

Axl Rose in Concert

 

The great Axl Rose and I have many things in common.

Consider the following:  We both turn 51 today.

Image that.

Fifty-one years old — which means we’ve each been alive for more than half a century.

On the bright side, I’m just “8” in dog years.

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Roman Catholic Revulsion

Posted by on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog, Essays, Movie Reviews | 3 comments

 

Pope Benedict

 

I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church.

To this day, most of my family are practicing Catholics.  I attended Catholic School (Holy Trinity in the Oak Lawn section of Dallas) — the same school run by the priest who gave President Kennedy last rights.  I attended mass regularly (strong emphasis on the past tense).  I was a member of the Knights of Columbus.  I once played on the church soccer team, which was called the “Crusaders” (seriously).  My Godfather graduated from the University of Notre Dame.  That’s as Catholic as it gets.

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