MSNBC: The wheel was spun, a crowd of supporters including his Mum and Dad from London went wild, the ball bobbled over the slots and landed on Red ‘7’ and Revell walked away with $270,600. “It all happened so quickly, it was spinning before I knew it,” Revell said, adding he did not intend to try to double it again. He gave a $600 tip to the croupier and plans to party, and buy some clothes.
Strangely enough, this took place down at the Plaza, in downtown Vegas. While some hotels down there are known to cover any bet (Binion’s Horseshoe being the most notable) the Plaza offers One-Cent slot machines and used to tote shag carpeting off the lobby… well, they did in as recently as 97. At least this daft bastard had the good sense to tip the croupier.
CNN: A 9-year-old girl accused of stealing a rabbit and $10 from a neighbor’s home was arrested, handcuffed and questioned at a police station.
Rather than pressing charges, I should send her Bing [my pet rabbit], who is nosing around my feet – and nipping at my legs – as I type this… that some how seems to be a more fitting punishment than incarceration would be.
Look, I’m all for reaming a government official if they screwed up something, and I’m still a bit off when thinking about the WTC attacks, but enough about it already. Right now, I just keep seeing the “who did this” and “why [the other party] should be blamed”. Shut the fuck up, all of you because you’re slowly giving me gout. Continue reading 9-11 Commission→
Happy 100th Birthday to… Times Square? It seems so, as I heard it on the news this morning. Seems the “local town green” of New York City was established one century ago today. I guess that this does make sense, given that NYC started at the southern tip of the island and it wasn’t until the late 1800’s that the city planners envisioned the mid-town grid as the city spread itself northwards… and Times Square, being in the near center of the “new grid system” at 42nd street, certainly wouldn’t be oldest landmark of the city: that would have to be south of Alphabet City and north of the Battery (since that’s built on man-made land).
I guess it just feels like it’s been there longer than that.
Of course, now that both teams have taken their respective championship titles, I’d love to see the men’s team play the women’s team in a “final” game. I’d put my money on the women’s team, actually, although I doubt we’ll ever see such a game: neither coach would want to be shown up by the other and I guess I can appreciate that… even so, it would be a hell of a game.
CNN: Dr. Vern Cherewatenko is one of a small but growing number of physicians across the country who are dumping complicated insurance contracts in favor of simple cash payments.
As one forced to pay for his own insurance through COBRA, I’m all for it… if perscriptions dropped to a normal price point (as well as Dr. services) life would be very, very easy and – ultimately – better.
Post Gazette: State police have charged a 15-year-old Latrobe girl with child pornography for taking photos of herself and posting them on the Internet. Police said the girl, whose identity they withheld, photographed herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She then sent the photos to people she met in chat rooms. A police report did not say how police learned about the girl. They found dozens of pictures of her on her computer. She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography. Police said they are trying to identify all the people who receive photos from the girl.
Ew. I mean, there’s a bit of talent of getting of arrested for exploiting yourself, but still… Ew.
Poor Steve got zapped twice: first by a long-shot hope of a pricing point for the Motorola MPx and then by Howard Stern not being on the airwaves, which may or may not have been a joke, give Howie’s FCC problems lately. To make matters worse, he got attacked by his Starbucks non-gripping lid and for this I have a huge amount of empathy. Whenever I get a vanilla latte, mocha latte, toffee nut latte, or a caramel macchiato, I have to nick one of those silly bag labels to cover the hole, to save me and my cars from a sticky mess. For some reason, these three drinks explode through the drinking hole in the lid, once they leave the store…
What’s worse is that Dunkin’ Donuts has taken the prise for Most Usable Coffee lid, and I don’t think anyone in Seattle is aware that they’ve been surpassed in this very important race. Continue reading April Fools Abound→
I wrote about this a little while ago, but it’s finally hitting the news and bar promotion calendars: heard that a number of bars were planning a “pre-smoking ban” even tonight, because as of April 1, smoking is banned in all public restaurants and bars in Connecticut. I’ve also been noticing a lot of comments from smokers on the original post… I can empathize with you, but your arguments aren’t helping you win the fight which only hurts you in the long run.
In related news, Ireland – home to endless pints of a Guinness – has started a similar ban on smoking in their pubs… true story. New York City night life now ends at 6pm because of the loss of business due to smoking bans… false story (and often the root of failed attempts to argue this little bit of controversy.)
More like Road Bewilderment, I think. See, I went to pick up my mail. This can be a dangerous thing because the parking lot acts as a host to a driving free for all. Just getting in and out of there with car and body intact is the mark of a good day. The fact that my replacement hard drive was waiting for me in the UPS Store is a bonus! When I tried to leave, that’s when I observed a good many things. Continue reading You Can’t Call it Road Rage→
“What the hell was that?” said the first three Yomiuri Giants hitters, as Contreras floats a sinker ball by each one of them. He got out of the first inning using only ten pitches.
“What the hell is that?” says the Yankees’ line up, as the “tacky” Giants baseball [seems every team has their own ball in Japan, instead of one standard MLB-type ball – Giants got to use their ball when on defense; the Yankees used an MLB ball when in the field] is passed around the dugout between innings. Yogi looked at it a bit befuddled, like it was some kind of rubberized and hardened super ball.
“Oh fuck,” says the Yomiuri Giants’ pitcher, as Matsui-sama launches a home run into center field for his first at bat, in the second inning, while the home crowd chanted “Hit a Home Run, Matsui”. Continue reading Baseball in Tokyo→
Holy crap. Traffic has become a disaster and a half in western Connecticut and it’s been caused by one snaggletooth accident in Bridgeport. Actually, this mess is akin to a movie script and it won’t get fixed for at least a month or two in the future… it’s just one hugely ugly mess… and then some. Continue reading Oops: Fire and Traffic Edition→
MSN Entertainment: After her “firing,” the 30-year-old [Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth] claimed former contestant Ereka Vetrini had called her the “n-word.” Vetrini has vigorously denied the allegation, as have executive producers Mark Burnett and Trump.
CNN: Tennessee County Want to Ban Gays: “The county that was the site of the Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ over the teaching of evolution is asking lawmakers to amend state law so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature. Rhea County is one of the most conservative counties in Tennessee. It holds an annual festival commemorating the 1925 trial at which John T. Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution.”
What are the odds of the same county being able to make a monumentally boneheaded ruling – and be proud of it – with over 75 years between the cases? Whoever said history repeats itself was quite correct. Either that or these boys were dipping into their Jack Daniels a bit too heavily before a meetin’.
Thought I’d post a follow up review to my 2003 Jetta GLI. As I previous posted, I was having a number of issues with my Jetta, and while those remain mostly unresolved, I still find the performance on this car to be amazing. I also believe that the difference in quality between my ’01 Passat and ’03 Jetta to be based on the percentage of each car being built in German. The Passat is 90% German-built; the Jetta is 40% German and 50% Mexican, and I think this makes all of the difference in the overall package, but that’s just my own thoughts. Continue reading Jetta: Follow Up→
