Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in gaming on Jul 1st, 2008
We have a winner of the post card contest! One of the self-proclaimed lurkers from Lothian sent in a nice postcard from Ocean City depicting a few people with their Hobie Cats and windsurfing gear.
Also notable was an “authentically Alaskan” postcard from Alaska. Props to NJR Junky for that.
So the winner will receive a $5 [...]
Posted in gaming on Jun 17th, 2008
The idea is very simple. Mail me a postcard and you’ll be in the running to win a small prize. Simple.
I do have some other ideas for the future that will require a little more creativity, but I’m a little slow formulating them beyond the chicken-scratch in my notebook.
So it’ll be a random postcard, non-judged. [...]
I’ve been inspired by some recent giveaways and have decided to do something a little different and fun this summer.
In the next few days there will be a contest on this blog. Perhaps the first of many. Words, cleverness, trivia, and photography will be involved. There will be plenty of time allowed for entries. There [...]
I saw 21 last week at Tysons Corner AMC. If you’ve never been there, this theater is nuts. If you’ve got vouchers to AMC, save ‘em for here. Student rate for a matinée was $8.50. I think regular adult admission was $12.50. The decor reminds me of a casino; there is oak trim and marble [...]
Posted in gaming, life in general, travel on Mar 10th, 2008
Sometimes you need a weekend away from the world. Away from work. Away from side work. Away from your normal locale. This weekend we headed up to Ocean City to relax. After a good bit of rain and some light hydroplaning on the Garden State Parkway, we arrived unscathed. There’s something about chips, salsa and [...]
I was in Columbia last night for a potluck dinner. There was Italian bread with two plates of seasoned oils to dip in: Parmesan and a Tuscan spice blend. There were baked meat/sausage roll type things which reminded me of pigs in a blanket, except less flaky. Very yummy. The main course was the two-pot [...]
It’s clean and SFW. It may have taken many many takes to get all of this, but you definitely would not want to play beer pong against this guy.
Then there’s this guy who recovers after two police taps at high speed. I have no idea what it has to do with Bubb Rubb, but he’s [...]
Posted in advertising, food, gaming, humor, money on Jun 26th, 2007
I don’t gamble that often, so I was a bit suprised when I got a letter from the Assistant Vice President of Marketing of the Tropicana last week. Now I’m sure there’s a dozen Assistant VPs of Marketing at every major casino in Atlantic City, but this letter made me laugh.
“I’ve enclosed your latest Tropicana [...]
Posted in gaming on Apr 26th, 2007
I worked at this facility for a brief period of time. Two points if you can figure out and comment on what it is and its purpose. Two extra points if you guess what I was doing there.
Cue Jeopardy theme.
Posted in conspiracies, gaming, idiots, money on Feb 12th, 2007
I heard a radio commercial for Maryland’s $25 Million Frenzy today and it made me a bit mad. Not only does Maryland plug the things non-stop on every type of media available, they go and offer an even more expensive ticket. Did I miss something… is $20 the new $1? $20 for a scratch-off?!?
So I [...]
I had my first positive experience at Wal-Mart this morning. I called a friend last night to inquire about the night’s social calendar, forgetting that she and her hubby were out of town. Then she asked me a favor. Knowing that I despise Wal-Mart, she wanted to know if I could go pickup a Nintendo [...]