July 2010
1 post
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/07/01/how... →
Jul 6th
December 2009
5 posts
Dec 16th
Jaime Herrera considers Congress →
Herrera is a Beltway Republican apparatchik who is steeped in the ways of DeLay’s bareknuckle Washington. The national party would love to see her win this seat. The question is can she navigate a 3rd district primary which promises to be chock full of Tea Party voters? Will she be able to convince them she’s one of them when, in fact, she’s the polar opposite? More...
Dec 10th
You're already a cyborg, deal with it. →
Dec 10th
Dec 7th
Binion's is closing its hotel →
I believe Binion’s has closed its hotel a time or two in the past. This was before they were completely shut down prior to being taken over by Harrah’s.  Some of my fondest Vegas memories took place in and around the Horseshoe.  It’s sad to see it once again on hard times.  This doesn’t bode well at all for the future of downtown.
Dec 1st
November 2009
12 posts
Nov 30th
Nov 29th
Sully goes silent →
What an interesting development. The guy is doing the one thing the rest if the media for some reason cannot. Government and its associated politics are both incredibly important to this republic. Unfortunately one if our two major parties has abdicated their responsibility to both, preferring to turn both into entertainment and marketing vehicles designed to separate their followers from their...
Nov 18th
Time to start going through the couch cushions →
“Last month, India purchased 200 tons of gold at $1,045 an ounce, before the price topped $1,108 on Monday.” 200 tons?  Wow.  And apparently the Chinese aren’t far behind.  Yipes!
Nov 12th
Nov 11th
Integrating with Twitter
We’ll see how it goes integrating Tumblr with Twitter. My apologies to my Twitter friends if this creates havoc.
Nov 10th
Is she funnier than me? →
My problem is I try to keep my humor dry and deadpan which is exactly the type of humor I can never read, particularly from the opposite sex. So when I fond someone funnier than me (Betty with Sunglasses) it takes me a while to catch on. It’s the ones who try too hard that always annoy me. Or laugh at everything I say. Shoot back your best line and you’ll likely have me forever. This...
Nov 9th
Nov 8th
Papa Murphy's is for sale? →
Well, the mothership is. I wonder why.
Nov 8th
Baird's voting no →
Is his seat that unsafe? It’s true that the district leans to the right, but it’s also leery of sending another tea bagger to Congress, which is exactly what the Clark County GOP will do. That said, I’m guessing Pelosi knows she has the votes and released some members to “vote their conscience”. Idaho’s Minnick made a similar announcement yesterday. If...
Nov 7th
The Big Dither →
Ricks is right. I understand whatever Obama decides will have consequences ling after he leaves office, but at this point I don’t believe there’s anything additional to be discovered or analyzed that hasn’t already been analyzed or discussed for the last 8 years. Another three weeks won’t change anything. What is your decision, Mr. President?
Nov 6th
I'm telling you...the Israelis know what they're... →
Nov 2nd
October 2009
15 posts
Man, I do love broccoli →
Oct 31st
Vancouver's version of 82nd Ave to get a facelift →
This should end well.
Oct 31st
Would you believe 650,000? →
This number has jumped all over the place in the last 12-hours. All the administration knows is it’s between zero and 300-million. As my high school chemistry teacher used to say…it’s close enough for government work.
Oct 30th
Safeway cuts prices →
Interesting their example is ice cream, a luxury item. I wonder if the 25% thing extends to meat and dairy too. I’m guessing no.
Oct 28th
The senator from Aetna →
Reid is far too spineless to ever do something like this. It would be fun to watch Joe squirm though.
Oct 27th
Properly invoking Hitler →
Truly a lost art.
Oct 27th
I'm now ordained →
Getting married? Buried? I can help!
Oct 26th
A blog on chewing gum! →
And it’s much better than I could have ever done.
Oct 26th
See and tell →
I’m all about exploring my inner Buddhist these days. I know nothing about it. We’ll see where it leads.
Oct 19th
Grab a mop →
Were this uttered by Geirge Bysh in 2005, it would be shouted from the mountaintops by the conservative and mainstream media. Instead, he mocks the do-nothings on the present-day right, and we get crickets. You know who DOES need to grab a mop…Harry freaking Reid.
Oct 16th
This explains why I'm broke →
Oct 16th
It's not a lie if you believe it →
Merritt Paulson is quickly becoming George Costanza. What a guy!
Oct 15th
He had me and then he lost me →
I think Checketts approached Limbaugh because a) Limbaugh loves the NFL, b) Limbaugh has a soft spot for his home state of Missouri, and c) he has a vault-full of cash. Smart move by Checketts. Unfortunately in his rant, Rush revealed why it would have never worked. It could have, I suppose, but I don’t think Rush was all that serious.
Oct 15th
Oct 15th
New Coen Brothers movie →
It’s on my to-do list this weekend. Perhaps the late show on Saturday.
Oct 15th