Drivin’ Like A Maniac Down The Street
I don’t want to say that I never speed, but I very seldom speed–not even within that mythical 5 mph buffer police supposedly give you. It’s not that I’m worried about getting a ticket, I just don’t...
View ArticleLive Poker in Chicago (Really Indiana)
Last weekend I was up in Chicago for the finals of the Barclay’s Churchill Cup. Billymac covered most of the trip at his place, so you can get the full run down there–I’ll just concentrate on poker. On...
View ArticleChemical Spill Shows Us the Sequatchie Valley
We didn’t pay much any attention to the news while visiting the midstate over the weekend, and were really surprised to find I-40 east closed from Cookville to Knoxville because of a chemical spill.Â...
View ArticleOne of the Coolest Things I’ve Seen
Not bragging (well maybe a little bit) but I’ve been very lucky to get to do a lot of really cool stuff in my time. One of the coolest was a couple of years ago when I got to go to a shuttle launch....
View ArticleWithout Being Told (or Forced)
I drove up to the boonies to help a friend move today. Actually, I drove up through hell Gatlinburg to get to his new place on top of the mountain. On the way back I took the backroads in order to...
View ArticleAdMobile No Longer Mobile
But it still exists. Now, however, it’s called The Billboard Truck. About four years ago, the Admobile took Knoxville by storm. Everybody was talking about it. This was long before diesel prices...
View ArticleThe Return of Half
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a Toonlet. Â It’s not that I don’t have any material. Â There are volumes of one liners perfectly suited for cartoons. Â And boy do I know some characters. Â It...
View ArticleAnd Now I’d Like to Pass the Mic
As you can probably tell, I haven’t had much time for posts lately, which sucks because there is a lot going on right now in Chicago. I’m doing my best to keep up, but my Chicago corruption kung fu is...
View ArticleSchool Kids Make Me Jealous
So I’ve had a fun couple of days down here in Florida playing with my sister-in-law’s kids. We’ve been staying up until like 2 am drinking coffee (don’t tell their mom), eating pizza, playing Wii, and...
View ArticleRetail Wasteland
Driving back from Nashville yesterday we stopped in Cookville to get gas and let Pea run wild through their mall. What we found was Zombie Mall. It was like something out of a Cormac McCarthy book. All...
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