This past weekend, some Canadian friends talked me into going to a Curling tournament here in Las Vegas.You know... Curling. That uniquely eclectic sport played by people in countries, well...closer to the Artic circle. Watch this clip, and you'll probably remember having seen a Curling event...
Las Vegas does not dwell on history. When something gets to be 25 years old, they implode it, refurbish it, or rename it. Yes, there is a "boneyard" of some of it's iconic neon signs, a couple of museums (The MOB Museum for one), and there's even a historical society; but even its members know...
Doncha love the euphemisms peppered throughout our speech?That one: "the bottom line..." pops up all the time. It has several other twin cousins:"the buck stops here""at the end of the day""when all is said and done""ya gotta draw the line somewhere""not until the fat lady sings"There's a reason...
In the 8 years and 2500+ blogs I've written on these pages, I can count on one hand the number of guest bloggers I've invited. After all, this is MY blog, and I'm not usually at a loss for material.Today's blog, though, IS a guest blog, and from someone who barely needs an introduction: Bob...
When weeks get together in Las Vegas for the '52' Convention, they always take up a collection for the last week of the year. It's the only true LOST week on the calendar. It's like a day without a name, a cause without a purpose, or a car without a driver.Sandwiched in between Christmas and New...
We all get the emails and phone calls asking how to break into voice acting. Usually people are cordial and professional about it, and if they're not, you kinda gauge the person behind the approach accordingly.Occasionally, someone will mistake your business as one that casts jobs or books work. ...
The current climate of polarization, politics, and platitudes have me THIS CLOSE to removing myself from FaceBook, just to get a break from the shrill malevolence that exists there today.I don't ever remember this level of incivility to others - most, perfect strangers - before the onset of Social...
Please tell me I'm not the only one who dreads January.I often joke that January is to my year, like Monday is to my week. And I hate Mondays!It's easy to understand why. Every year ends with such celebration and holiday, that it's pretty hard to top. In one moment, we're all warm 'n' fuzzy at...
Back in 1993 I got creative. I decided to put together a little newsletter about my growing family to place inside the Christmas cards we mailed to our friends. Then and now, we call it the "Courvoisier Christmas Chronicle".22 years later, I'm still at it. 'Haven't missed a year.Call me kooky,...
No one knows what to get me for Christmas.They ask, and I shrug.Oddly enough, I have no trouble finding stuff to buy for myself. Here's why:I'm a geek and frequent geeky online & brick 'n' mortar placesIt's complicated -- literally -- the stuff I want is hard to understandI'm impatient, and...
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