Blackhawks

I love playing games; I’ve always liked that. Ever since I was a kid, bugging my parents to play a board game, or cards, or jumping on my Atari, or playing a wiffle ball game outside with my brother, I’m … Continued

The party got started right away on the night of the 3rd. My wife has family in NY; this is where we would be staying. Before that though, we’d travel to 102nd St in Spanish Harlem to visit a building … Continued

New York was about 10 hours from Cincy; we hit the road about 8am. A stop at Waffle House, a couple stops for gas, and an extreme 10 minute rainfall later, we crossed the GW into NYC. I love New … Continued

OK, let’s put a bow on this Vegas trip, and get back to normal, whatever that is. I really showed my age that last night in Vegas, passing out at 11pm… pathetic. At least I didn’t lose any more money, … Continued

Ok, ok, besides my boring gambling stories, what else has been going on? After all, these Vegas family trips are focused on pretty much everything else but gambling. Plenty of hours by the pool takes up the biggest bucket of … Continued

So if the first night in Vegas is always bad, then how does the second night go? Not much better usually. Hey, I guess that’s not totally true. There is no other night outside the first night that sticks out … Continued

So one suggestion that my son’s 3rd grade teacher had was for him to keep a journal over the summer as a way to practice their writing; I love the idea. Why wouldn’t I? You see what I’m doing here … Continued

The ride to the airport was a breeze. I thought there might have been a little traffic. Got to Midway in like 30 minutes. The airport wasn’t crowded either. We had to check a bag; skycap was open. Security was … Continued

It’s like a Friday, the day before you leave on vacation. You still have work to do, not completely home free yet, but you’re close…so close you can taste it. And although the place we were going was the same, … Continued