Illegal immigration has always been a problem and it's only going to get worse.  I was happy to hear of the MinuteMen who took it upon themselves to police the border and alert authorities when they saw a breach happening.  I was alos happy that cops in a town in Southern California was empowered to enforce immigration laws, rather than calling ( Read more... )

As if I didn't already know that I'm getting older and falling apart - my body decided to drive that point home this past weekend.

It all started saturday morning. I went to bed around 1:30 or so and was looking forward to sleeping in. Well, I woke up at 6:45 and I felt a dull ache in my chest. My dog wanted to go out but I wanted to sleep. My dog ( Read more... )

I haven't played this much poker in one week in a very, very, very long time ( Read more... )

I played poker Monday night. Yep, back to back poker evenings. It went ok at frist, then downhill, then ended on a highnote. I wasn't really getting cards and when I played mediocre hands it didn't pan out well. I eventually busted out but then re-bought in. I then caught a nice wave of cards that put me in a commanding position ( Read more... )

Last week was a pretty decent week. Nothing too pressing going on. Just get up, go to work, come home and relax. Truthfully, I think I needed that. Sometimes I just need to be at home and relax, enjoying what I own and not going out and spending money foolishly ( Read more... )

Yup, this one's going to be a bit long - here's a cut to get things going....

Saturday was a mix of fun and exhaustion. I woke up with my alarm at 9:30. Why? Because I had to get my adorable and bratty dog to the vet by 11. However, I know me and my propensity to hit the snooze button so I set the alarm accordingly. So at the right time I threw on ( Read more... )

You ever had that week where you wake up every morning and the first thought to cross your mind is "Can I call in sick today?". That's been me all week ( Read more... )

You'd think a person couldn't get enough of seeing their name.

That is, until you get 1070 e-mails from you to you.

Guh, time to clean up the system.

Wow, this morning has sucked ( Read more... )

There was one episode of "The Simpson's" where they go to Epcot and partly make fun of it because it's a very boring amusement park.  Aparently, the writers of the show never went drinking around the world.  Let me digress.

For those that don't know, Epcot has something called the "World Showcase".  11 countries have sections of the park set aside  ( Read more... )