Vegas has zero tolerance for cheats and I suppose it has to be that way. This seems excessive to me, too.

If you define the issue, someone will win. That's fine and well but no one wants to lose. Most issues in our divided citizenry are no longer about what's best or a reasonable compromise, they're about winning and losing. We have to defend every piece of grass on our turf, even the ones we don't really care about. It's a bit insane.

I think I prefer the elimination style. Enhances the luck factor. When we start including knowledge and skill, I don't have a chance. :)

I like Andy, too, but if there was ever a coach who needed to take a year off, it's him. I don't understand his insistence on jumping into another frying pan so fast. The cupboard is not entirely bare in KC if they can find a QB and there may be a Luck/Griffin/Wilson out there that they can use that top pick on. Maybe that made KC attractive to Reid. On the flip side, though, what on Earth made Reid attractive to KC? Romeo is not head coach material. I think that's pretty obvious now although I thought bumping him up last year was the right move. Lastly, Kate is the only Eagles fan I care about, too. :)

Happy Belated New Year, Dave. :)

I finally saw it over the weekend. Lost in all of the well-deserved accolades for the director, the actors, and the location filming is a phenomenal, well-told story. This is great stuff.

Very sorry for your loss, Dan. AllTheBest, Rob

Merry Christmas, Dan.

Looks like she followed the coast. Smart bird. GEAUX Island Girl.

I just cannot imagine burying 6000 bodies, mostly by hand.

There's a place in New Orleans I could stand and get almost the exact same shot but with a different kind of bridge in the background. The street angles are exactly the same. I miss urban landscapes. Don't live or work in one any more. Sounds like a fun trip. I'd like to visit NY some day and have great hosts like you have.

Courtesy is hard to come by these days. Consideration might be even harder to come by. A lot of neighborhoods don't have sidewalks because they don't want bicycle OR foot traffic. I think they all drive to the gym. :)

A guerrilla gorilla?

Why does "Guerrilla Grub" use a picture of a "gorilla"? :)

I think Edwards is the only elected Governor to serve time. Our real specialty is corrupt insurance commissioners. I think we had a run of 3 or 4 in a row that hit the big house.

We here in Louisiana had two gubernatorial candidates from the same election in prison at the same time. Edwin Edwards defeated David Duke in the 1991 runoff for Governor. They were both in prison in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Duke served 15 months. Edwards served almost 10 years. Not a particularly proud moment for Louisiana politics.

Ditto what Pete said.

Maybe they're afraid ... well, I can think of a few gravesites I may be tempted to relieve myself on. :)

I worked with an Adolph Fischer for almost 20 years. Also, the area of Bush I live in was formerly called Waldheim. Still Waldheim to the older locals. Pretty cool, Dan. Fischer with a C, according to him, made him of German descent. Fisher, according to him, was Jewish. The lengths people will go are amazing, aren't they?

Love the sculpture ad I don't think I've ever seen headstones that clean and unweathered.