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Why Didn't Anyone Ever Tell Me CRAPS Was So Great?

By Paul DiSclafani on Aug 14, 2011

I don't consider myself a gambler.  I don't bet money on football games, I don't bet on the ponies and I very rarely go to a casino. My wife feels that going to a casino is the same as bringing your money into the middle of the street and setting it...

Our Summer Vacation - Without The Kids!

By Paul DiSclafani on Aug 3, 2011

My wife and I have been married for 27 years, but we haven't had a vacation WITHOUT the kids since, well, never! Can I go on record by first admitting that I truly love my children?  The boys are 22 and 19 now, so it was time.  Time to get away for ...

My First Goodblog Fight!

By Paul DiSclafani on Jul 15, 2011

I just had my first Goodblog sparring contest! Last night, I posted a blog about the criminal justice system (www.goodblogs.com/view-post/justice-is-blind) that I thought was addressing the fact that citizens accused of a crime are sometimes not...

Justice Is Blind?

By Paul DiSclafani on Jul 14, 2011

Justice is not blind – it’s just set up to protect the guilty instead of the innocent. Every rule of law is written to make sure that the person accused of the crime is given a “fair” trial to be decided by a jury of their peers. There is no thought...

My Plan To Save The All-Star Game

By Paul DiSclafani on Jul 13, 2011

Let's end this nonsense once and for all, shall we? The Baseball All-Star game has become a bore.  They tried to make it interesting by having the result "count" as the league that wins the game would claim home field advantage in the World Series this...

My Life With Louie

By Paul DiSclafani on Jul 5, 2011

Remember that scene in "The Godfather, Part 3" where Al Pachino's aging Michael Corleone laments, "Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in"?  Well, I'm back in - all in.  This time with a Yellow Lab called, "Louie". We've always been dog people...

My Struggles With Lobster

By Paul DiSclafani on Jun 30, 2011

I admit it.  I'm 53 years old and never eaten a whole lobster. Oh, I've dabbled in tiny pieces of lobster in a seafood salad and I like Lobster Bisque, but to tackle a whole lobster?  Never. I've come close.  On my first anniversary (many moons ago...

BRIDESMAIDS - It Made Me Laugh

By Paul DiSclafani on Jun 28, 2011

Have you seen the movie "Bridesmaids"? Went with my wife tonight at the $6.25 theatre (every Tuesday night, all movies, all day are only $6.25) - not that I'm cheap, mind you.  By why not?  It's the same theatre you'd pay $12.50 for on a Wednesday or...

Don't Be Nervous - Just Be YOU...

By Paul DiSclafani on Jun 27, 2011

Out of college and looking to land a "real" job?  The wise crack remark from everyone you talk to is always the same, sarcastic comment - "Good Luck!".  But in reality, luck has nothing to do with it. Employers that have job openings are looking for...

"King Of The World, Master Of The Universe"...

By Paul DiSclafani on Jun 20, 2011

I cried when John Lennon died.  I wept when George Harrison passed away.  But this was different.  I grew up with The E Street Band.  The Beatles made great music and had a global impact.  The death of these two icons touched me very deeply.  But I was...

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