August 14, 2024: All In Time
I was hoping to get back on the poker tables on our last night in Vegas, but who knows; we’ll see how it goes. Another day of eating, walking, and going in the pool. We always had one of those … Continued
August 13, 2024: Tourney Time
A couple trips ago I couldn’t believe what I saw: the Flamingo had closed its poker room. You know how many hours I played poker in that room?!?! I had to walk by where it used to be a couple … Continued
August 12, 2024: First Night
You know I’m getting old when I’m knocking out early on the first night in Vegas. Sure, we were up early to get to the airport, and we didn’t get back to the room on Sunday night until about 1030pm … Continued
August 11, 2024: Coming To Vegas
Everybody always talks about Leaving Las Vegas… what about Coming to Vegas?!?! Well, that’s exactly what happened on Sunday morning. Back to the oasis in the desert… viva! I was talking to my 12 year old about how many times … Continued
August 10, 2024: First Impressions
Although the Bears had already taken the field this year in the preseason, in the Hall of Fame game, we hadn’t seen the starters play yet. Although we’ve seen clips online, although we all watched the first episode of Hard … Continued
August 9, 2024: Meaningful Football
Depending on how long you’ve been reading here, you may know how I feel about preseason football. For the most part, it’s meaningless. Well, enter BETTING on preseason football; all of a sudden, it has become meaningful football. Amazing how … Continued
August 8, 2024: Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Yeah, you got Matt Eberflus…. yeah, you got Caleb too… y’all got Olympic eyes… yeah, you got a big surprise… Welcome to Hard Knocks with the Bears. I was at the Cubs game, so didn’t catch it live, but as … Continued
August 7, 2024: Shota Live
We lucked out with the advanced purchase of tickets for Tuesday night’s Cubs vs Twins game at Wrigley… we got to see Shota live and in person!!! He didn’t disappoint. 7 innings & 10 strikeouts later Shota had held the … Continued
August 6, 2024: The View from the Bottom
For all the talk about how bad the Sox are, and yes, they are very, very, potentially historically bad, let’s not forget that the Cubs are in last place also. Sure, they’re about 28 games better than the Sox, but … Continued
August 5, 2024: Blackjack
One of the most popular games at the casinos is blackjack; the game is over 300 years old. They say it originated in France; it was called Vingt-et-un. I do remember some French from all those years ago in high … Continued