Monthly Archive: July 2007

Life Lessons from Curious George

I guess it first hit me when Curious George wandered into the park, climbed into a dump truck, and unloaded a couple tons of fill dirt into a duck pond. I was sitting next...

Martinis and Moon Landings

Updated with monkey goodness below I am acquainted with the bottle. I’ll let the shock you’re feeling subside before I move on. Better now? Good. I am familiar with just about every kind of...

Why I don’t do things

A few months back, I was in St. Louis visiting my brother and some old college buddies. I stayed at Dr. Jeff’s swank suburban home during my visit and did my best to ignore...

The Devil and Mr. Otis

The first time I saw him, we were outside the the elevators on the 26th floor of the Masquerade Tower of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. He wore a long, black, leather coat–the...

Going Home

(Las Vegas) 56 Hope Road is in my ears as my plane starts to board. Appropriate, for sure, as I leave this city with a shred of sanity, three days without a meal, and...

Foul play with hirsute acrobats

With limited time and limited mental acuity, I don’t have time to properly explain why I’m doing this. To be honest, I don’t even want to explain it. It’s been a few days since...