things I would have blogged about this past weekend if life hadn't gotten in the way

I visited a casino for the first time. Unglamorous, cacophonous, oppressively smoky, and depressing, especially if you're sober and not gambling.

Going along with that, never try to reason with an inebriated penny-slot champion.

The Mariners just might be fun to watch again, now that the big guns have whipped out the pink power bats, and Lopez and Betancourt continue to surprise. Watch out, Texas!

I got sunburned in May. This bodes well for the summer.

Just when we've solved global warming, along comes an asteroid.

"Tethered" lunchtime? A little too "I'm a hyper-hypo" for my taste.