Tomball Man
Fine bourbon enthusiast
Social gambler
Amateur woodworker
Miata guy
Guitar picker
Tales From the Pits Podcast
People manager at Fortune 500 company
Judge Roy Bean was so infatuated with Lillie Langtry after seeing her picture that he named a town & his courtroom/saloon for her (misspelled). He also wrote many letters but never saw her before he died. She performed in Virginia City, NV & visited Langtry, TX after his death.
Had to do the old timey pic with my sweetie.
Also eyeballed the old whiskey bottles and slit machines at The Way It Was Museum in Virginia City, Nevada
Sipping on an old fashioned and listening to live music at the Bucket of Blood saloon, current building erected in 1876. About a block from where Mark Twain began his career and after watching a gunfight. Virginia City, Nevada
Two Chicks for Reno breakfast , almond poppyseed blueberry compote French toast, and a really good funky benedict: Cheddar & Jack cheese, garlic-Parmesan crusted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise and chopped bacon on top
Yesterday our plane had in flight showers. No idea what the liquid was but maybe a spilled water bottle in the overhead. No one brave enough to smell or taste it
Fun fact... Most Lake Tahoe casinos are in Nevada which means you can use sports betting apps but not Robinhood "predictive markets". Heavenly resort gondala ride takes you into California where you can use Predict Markets but not some of the sports betting apps.
Circus Circus Reno is a Caesars owned property. Will be interesting how much of Caesars brands/property gets sold off when the Fertita merger dust settles. VICI actually owns the properties of many casinos across the US but not the three Reno Row Caesars properties.
780sq ft corner suite at El Dorado Reno. Jetted spa tub, remote power curtains, and lots of room.
Feels like we're back in the late 70's or 80's but appropriate decades for the Social Distortion concert later tonight.
Worked at and later co-owned a motorcycle shop back in the day. Specialized mostly in used Japanese bikes but did have some "old school" choppers come through. Always wanted to build one pre-West Coast and American Chopper times.