Math. That’s the problem that I have with casinos. Once I realize how badly the odds are stacked against me, it’s hard to have much fun. To me, a slot machine is really just a broken Coke machine. You stick your money in, and nothing else happens. In a modern casino, there are zillions of …
I love the old postcards where the letters are filled with local landmarks. A few months ago, I created one for Springfield, Illinois. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to create one for my adopted home, Dallas, Texas. Here now is my new Dallas postcard. Here are the landmarks featured: D: Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Completed …
While writing a recent article about a childhood trip to Springfield, Illinois, I had an idea for a postcard. I was originally going to include it in the article itself, but as sometimes happens, the Springfield postcard project took on a life of its own. After spending a couple of hours playing around in Photoshop, …
It was a charming little shithole: a small town whose rustic beauty belied its backwardness. Anywhere else in the country, it would be filled with mobile homes and mini malls. But in the verdant mountains of Northern New England, it was more like Disneyland combined with a Currier & Ives print: hillbillies living in once …
Last year I went to Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie, Texas. It was my first time at a Renaissance Faire, and I loved it. It was a perfect day for taking photos: sunny, but not too hot. There were lots of things to take photos from, from kitchy signs to full-on jousting. Then there was an …
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