The Vig

Driving home from work last night on NE Broadway, I witnessed a near-miss between a vehicle and cyclist.  If you’ve driven that route, you know there’s a bike lane on the north side of the street which extends from roughly NE24th all the way down to the Broadway Bridge.  During rush hour, there’s always a […]

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The Tropicana hotel filed for bankruptcy protection last night.  It’s long been speculated that the Trop was the next place on the Strip to go.  It’s a natural, I would think, given its location.  This may bring that day one step closer.
I’ll never forget the night I stayed there.  Must have been late 2003?  Anyway, […]

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The Washington Post has an interesting angle on the condo market.
Now Moss, 33, wants to find a tenant for her condo while she waits out the economy. But the condominium association allows only 20 percent of the units to be leased at once, so Moss is on a waiting list. If she tries to rent […]

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The first Saturday in May, I always get up a little early and hit the OTB downtown at Rialto. It’s always a blast. The hats. The hipsters. The regulars looking at all of us with disgust.
I never pick the favorite, and this year will be no exception. I’ll be taking […]

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I stumbled across the Bob Costas special on HBO the other night. I missed the part with Deadspin’s Will Leitch and Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger, but it’s been the talk of the sports Interwebs. You can view the exchange here, but be forewarned, the language is salty. If, however, you’ve […]

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Old Yeller Dog Food. Coming soon, Charlie, The Lonesome Cougar bait traps.
Not to be outdone, Mateo and Nicole stumbled across the next great potato chip fad while shopping in Queens last night.

Ketchup chips.
All together now…
Yick.
Hat Tip:  Slog.

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I’ve been in the Couv now for what…three-and-a-half years? This may be the longest stretch I’ve ever had in one place. I’ll have to get back to you on that. Anyway, with the current housing meltdown, there seems to be an excess of rental properties out there. At least that’s what […]

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Jerome and me:
HT:  The always awesome Basic Instructions.

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The summer between 7th and 8th grade I broke my arm up at Camp Baldwin. Like an idiot, I was cruising around after dark without a flashlight and I tripped. I fell either on to a root or a downed limb Either way, my arm was punctured and I was bleeding pretty […]

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Arizona Cardinals: They seem to be getting B-pluses for their draft yesterday. I still don’t get the Dominique Rogers-Cromarte thing. The Deion Sanders seal-of-approval is just too much for me to overcome. I wonder if they’ll come to regret not drafting Mendenhall and cutting Edge. We should know around week […]

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