People watching is one of the most entertaining activities in a casino. Some slot machine players go to extrodinary lengths to attempt to control the outcome of their play. Slot players in particular display behavior that is hard to believe. I enjoy some slot play at Snoqualmie Casino, a beautiful indian casino located a few [...]
I admit it. Even though I work and think at the edges of computer science, the value of social media has not reached me. A few days ago I joined Facebook. I did this more out of curiosity than anything else. I invited my daughter as a friend. She turned me down saying that she [...]
I have never been a gambler. On a few occassions when in Las Vegas or Reno, I played the slots for a while. Here in Washington, casinos are everywhere. A few weeks ago I went to a local casino and tried the slots. As luck would have it, on my fourth or fifth try on [...]
When I started to write this blog, I had no clear idea of what I wanted to write. Just a strong desire to create a venue for myself. When I chose the name for this site, I had no real idea why Moving As Fast As I Can was appropriate. Clearly my subconscious was speaking. I have learned [...]
I have been driving my new 2010 Prius for a week now. It is a very different experience from my 2006. The Toyota Prius is the darling of the environmental set, the toy of preference (after the iPhone) of the technophiles, and the most unique automobile in the world. The 2010 Prius represents the third [...]
Have you ever noticed the very quick (1 1/2 seconds) at the end of a tv show there is a logo shown. In showbiz speak, that’s a vanity card. It’s called that because thats where the shows creator and executive producer gets to put his corporate logo. Chuck Lorre is a sitcom producer. A producer [...]
(Updated 5/24/2009) I love my Prius. I have owned it nearly three years and over 30,000 miles. It was a sunny Friday afternoon. I was on my way home from work. It’s a seven mile drive I do twice every day. I was stopped at a light. When the light turned green, I gently eased [...]
Bush Administration forces companies to surrender stock in exchange for bailout loans
Hasn’t anyone noticed that the federal government is taking over industries? Once more the Bush administration is taking advantage of pubic panic to do the unthinkable.
Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler
This isn’t the first time the administration used public panic to cover questionable decisions. In the [...]
It’s rare that a truly major breakthrough becomes publically available and absolutely free of charge. Microsoft has done just that with Live Mesh. Most of us use the Internet via a browser. You are reading this article in your browser now. However, the Internet is far more than the world-wide-web. It’s a network that connects [...]
Publishing, particularly newspaper publishing, is a funny business. To get a job as a newspaper writer requires good writing and reporting skills, and sometimes expertise in a subject area. Reporters gain fame and salary dollars by digging up news and reporting it well. These writers, as they age, find themselves doing things they were never [...]