Feds: 1, Gamblers: 0

TheBostonChannel.com has an amazing article regarding the gambling proclivities of WWII vets at a local American Legion. Now the title of this post is misleading. The action taken against the Legion veterans was purported solely by state officials. However, the Federal Government is leaving the state governments a tree-lined golden road to follow when dealing with gambling.

There is but one place in America when sports-betting is legal. Well, that one place (Vegas) and every bookie gearing up for Saturday's next big race. But one can't bet online, nor can one even play online poker for money anymore. Of course, there's no system set up yet that monitors the adventures of office pools during the NCAA basketball tournament or punishes the frequent back-room poker deals on Friday nights in the midst of chips and beer.

Yeah, it's one hell of a golden road.

Let the vets have their fun. They can't get it up, they can't drive, and they've got double the amount of skin they possessed when 20 years old. Let them gamble!

There will be Oscar!

Another PT Anderson film starring Daniel Day-Lewis?



There will be Blood opens two days after Christmas and promises to be a scintillating character piece set in the dust and oil soaked riches of early 1900s California. This film reminds me a lot of Carnivale, a startling story set in the Dust Bowl filled with characters so full of personality that with just one moment of insight leaves one wanting to see their entire story again and again.

The trailer comes and gives us a mouth-wateringly brief look:



As the world of TV crashes down around us, we have something beautiful to look forward to!