Indigestion Indecision



AN UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTION — EDITION 233

Preface: My writing career is a salvage yard of wrecks and restorations, with lots of discarded junk and half-finished projects, mixed in with a few classics. One unfinished project I never hope to complete is reading and then writing about the books I love. Today is Chapter 2 of a what I’ll call “a new re-discovery,” pulling books from my shelves that were vitally important to me, along with some explanation as to why they had a strong influence upon my life.
TRAVELING: THREE MONTHS ON THE NBA ROAD
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If you live in Las Vegas and own a home or business, you’ve probably noticed your natural gas bill has skyrocketed lately. I’m talking about 100 to 200 percent rate increases.
See: As Southwest Gas seeks another rate hike, some consumers and advocacy groups cry foul
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Forget MAGA — Trump is now the “Make Russia Great Again” candidate.
The screaming headline everywhere this past week should have been this:

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I’m surprised that so many critics are questioning the San Francisco 49ers’ decision to take the ball in Super Bowl overtime. Receiving the kickoff was clearly the correct decision.
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Yesterday, I stopped cold in my Deer Stags during a walk through the casino pit. I saw an ELECTRONIC CRAPS TABLE for the first time.
What’s this? What is the world coming to? What happened to Las Vegas? Is everything now a video game?
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