Archive for March, 2008
Drove thru downtown Baghdad
Posted on 22. Mar, 2008 by HollyBethMann.
Below is my true story (actual journal entry) of the stupidest and most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in my life. I was working as a civil contractor in Iraq (at Baghdad Airport) 6 months after the war started.
I was 21 years old (and looked like I was 16). My best friend (co-worker, who was [...]
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Homeless Man Deceived Me
Posted on 22. Mar, 2008 by HollyBethMann.
I live in Thailand (although I am an American) and my home is not in a touristy area. A couple months ago I drove by a gas station to see a homeless foreigner sitting hunched over, clearly starving and alone. Well, I’ve seen this foreigner sitting in the exact same spot for well over a [...]
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The future is the past
Posted on 14. Mar, 2008 by Kerry.
When you see a sunset there is a lag from the time the light passes into your eye to the time your brain decides what it is seeing. This time is thought to be nearly instant, but it is not instant. Your senses, sense before your brain computes. Everything your brain computes has already happened. [...]
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Blackjack my biggest bet
Posted on 14. Mar, 2008 by Kerry.
I come from a family of hardcore gamblers. My grandma once came back from Las Vegas with a sling on her arm. Apparently she pulled the one armed bandit too many times.
I started sneaking into casinos at age 16. Blackjack is my game. I use a special betting strategy- I call it the [...]
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What happens in Vegas
Posted on 13. Mar, 2008 by Kerry.
We just arrived in Vegas…After leaving our room we got in the 300 and headed to theĀ fricken lodge. (Bellagio) A tradition of ours. We go to the fricken lodge to bet on the fricken horses. They have the best sports book in the world at the lodge. We valet the car and walk in [...]
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