I've never been kicked out of a casino before and especially not for drinking one of those drinks designed for "over the hill" people! First The State of Washington won't let me play online poker in my pajamas and now the casinos won't let me b

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I found an early American Gangster review and thought people would maybe want to check it out. I think that the movie came out today.

In this post, 'American Gangster Review', the reviewer talks about how the movie tries to be the 2007 version

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Jay-Z's "American Gangster" is not a soundtrack for the new Denzel Washington movie. Instead it's a soundtrack for the early days Jay-Z saw as he hustled in the streets of Marcy Projects area. Hise new album was inspired by the movie, and take

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Washington DC's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) apparently is no longer going to allow citizens to protest parking tickets in person, and instead want them to be protested by mail and email.

I personally am all about getting it done from the comfort of my own home, but it seems like it's going to get a lot harder to get a ticket overt

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A really clever Flickr user posted this very cool series of photos that matches up the Washington D.C. buildings depicted on U.S. currency with the real ones in the nation's capitol.

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If you are a blogger and probably even if you aren't you have heard the recent clamour about Google Pagerank. Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim covered several sites that had reductions in pagerank:

Here are just a few sites affected:

* Engadget (from 7 to 5)
* AutoBlog (from 6 to 4)
* Problogger (from 6 to 4

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Finding fantasy basketball sleepers before your opponents can give you a nice edge. Two fantasy basketball sleepers right now are Jamario Moon and Antonio Daniels. Moon has been putting in solid minutes for Toronto and can rebound with the best of them. Daniels has been big on assists and points for Washington. The best part is you can st

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Christmas Quotes and Christmas Sayings - a variety of famous quotes about Christmas.

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

- Washington Irving

Christmas Tree

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 fe

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The only privately owned copy of the Magna Carta was sold at auction today for 21.32 million dollars. Dating back to the year 1297 and bearing the wax seal of King Edward I, this is the only original copy of the Magna Carta located in the United States. Fortunately the new owner, David Rubenstein, plans to loan the document to the National A

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The Washington Times had an interesting editorial about how US history is no longer being taught in our nation's schools. This wasn't news to me and this editorial reminded me once again why the next election is so important. International standards are invading our schools, global citizenship is replacing national citizenship and common mo

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According to the National Weather Service this weekend will be the coldest for the year so far in the cities of Vancouver and Portland and all over Southern Washington. Already, around Vancouver and the outlying areas we are seeing ponds freezing over indicating how cold the weather has been. Well, now this weekend it will be colder.

Lower

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George Washington spoke more truly than he knew when he stated that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. For those who seek the ultimate liberation, constant awareness is a prime necessity. On the other hand, “Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless [heedless] lives.”

It is astounding to see how feckless most “spiritual” people

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The Michael Wilbon heart attack news took me by surprise this morning. I am a big fan of Michael Wilbon and PTI. Here is a good post on the Michael Wilbon heart attack news please visit it and comment if you are a fan and supporter of Michael Wilbon. I think what took me back so much with the Michael Wilbon heart attack story i

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As everyone knows by now, Mitt Romney has dropped out of the race. I have been a Romney supporter for a while now, and he was our best chance to send a conservative to Washington. Now we have no chance. The reason we don’t have a chance is not because McCain can’t win, although I don’t think he can, the reason

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Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective. Ludlow sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington (Crews). Whitaker plays Captain Wander, Ludlo’s supervisor, whose duties include keeping him within the confines of the law and out of the clutches of Int

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