Bob Newhart

When given the opportunity to drive 7.5 hours round trip to see an hour show of a man 80 years old I would say most people would sign up and get right in the car. Luckily the tickets were free and off we went to tahoe. My trip started well when we got there just in time to bet the Belmont and I picked the winner on a big 2 dollar bet. 25 bucks, we going sizzla. My budd who did not want to gamble but enjoyed watching me lose saw me play my least favorite game, blackjack and give back that 25 and a bit more. Then we went to dinner, me down 45 bucks, so, just enough to brood but not enough to be angry unless you have a problem.

We go back, I play craps, because, hey, what else will we do for the hour before the show. My buddy watches me with the shooter to my right. The guy gets the point, I put out my bets, one number hits, my buddy asks, so, hey, you want those numbers to come up before the 7 right? Well, crap, craps, shooter out, my turn to shoot. I kindly tell him to go away and commence my rolling. For the next 45 minutes I hit point after point and get number after number. My buddy shows up with about 15 minutes more before the show. This is when I get gas. My buddy standing behind me is not happy with this but recognizes the gravity of the situation and only grimaces. I turn ot the wife of the man to my left who has made a few hundred dollars and apologize, she replies, it's okay, with how you are rollin you can do whatever you want. The raw eggs smell permeated the air for the next 15 minutes as I continued to roll. At 730 exactly, I get a 7, grab my chips to a loud cheer from the table and go watch Newhart. What a rush, until we get the showroom and see an opening act of a 75 year old woman singing and dancing and telling us about her hips and sexlife. All good runs must come to an end.

Battle of the Bay

I played in a largeish poker tourney this week. One of my lasting memories from it was commenting how many Phillipinos were at the casino and have a phillipino at my table take offense. I further explained to him, that no, it is not racist or offensive, it is merely true. There are way too many Manilans in Daly City/Colma and Lucky Chances for any of those mexican asians to mind the fear they instill into white people.

I unfortunately did not get to knock manny pacquiau's cousin out. But I did get to knock out a few of the other cousins who were in the tourney.

New Justice

By all accounts Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an intelligent fascinating woman who is qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice. What I do not understand is why she insists on doing McDonald's commercials --- mccafe

spelling bee

I think they should disband the national spelling bee. Not just because Indians win it, but because it is worse then 5yr old beauty pageants. You f with the kid as much as you f with the cute kids and ruin their lives for what, to have a future hotel owner spell ramada and win a portion of their text books in college?

SF Blues Festival

Wife and I went to the SF Blues and R&B festival on complete accident. We were going to the Cal. Academy of Science because we are dorks.

The half hour I spent at the festival made me realize that segregation was good for some things. White people in general should not go to Blues and R&B festivals. I did not even know there were black people in SF outside of Hunters Point and the Tenderloin. Well, anyhow. Overweight black chick singing about men and how she did not need them. A few black men playing some instruments with some older white dudes playing guitar. Without segregation none of these embarrassing people would ever interact with each other.

bar

Just ran into a young lady studYing for the bar. The test is 2 and a half months from now and she is already hunkered down at panera getting ready. Unless she already failed a few times she needs to relax (if she has already failed a few times I shouldnt have told her it is an easy test and that only morons fail). I mean you have to study, but killing tourself for 10 weeks is not the answer. The hardest part of the thing is not beating yourself up on test day. I mean, if I can pass anyone can pass. The best reassurance is when you drive into the parking lot and there are a few caravan of older mexican men waiting inline to take the test. You point to the Home Depot and say, hey guys, wrong parking lot, but nope, they are there to take the test. Just learn the law, practice your multiple choices and get used to arguing facts against themself and you will be fine. Also, if some strange man talks to you in a panera because his laptop is takin too long to boot up, ignore him, he has nothing but bad intentions for you.

stupid sayings

I was talking to someone about the Kentucy Derby before the race on Saturday. He said, a 50-1 shot would never win, he said he would "bet his life on it"

Now, what the hell does that mean? Do I get his life now that the 3yr old long shot came in? Does it mean I get to live twice as long? Do I get to kill him for entertainment? Do I get all the money he ever makes? Do I get his wife? his girlfriends? his boyfriends? his kids? Do I have to pay his taxes? What a dumb saying. I mean, if the horse lost and became glue like we all thought would happen what would he have won? I didn't agree to give my life or even the life of any future children in the bet? So, he was basically risking his everything for no return? Just a dumb saying, I think saying it makes him dumb, I should get to ride him down the homestretch.