Entries from June 2007

June 26, 2007

Blackjack in Vegas

An article on where to play blackjack in Vegas from the LA Times. The gist – as anyone who has been to Vegas recently knows, it is getting harder to find a lower stakes table with decent rules:

What’s a casual player to do to avoid falling into the pit? There are some pretty simple [...]

June 26, 2007

Steve Gilliard 1966-2007

Earlier this month, the liberal blogger, Steve Gilliard, passed away. I was a more than the occasional reader and commenter on his blog. I often disagreed with him, particularly when he strayed away from politics and into social commentary, and I let him know about it in his comments. To be [...]

June 15, 2007

Friday’s Random Ten

1. Dreadlocks in Moonlight – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. Take Me Home Country Roads – Toots & the Maytals
3. A Better Future – David Bowie
4. Don’t Panic – Coldplay
5. Black Eye – Uncle Tupelo
6. Rain on the Scarecrow (YES!) – Johnny Cougar
7. Modern Way – Kaiser Chiefs
8. Attitude [...]