A Brief History In September 1956, the first scientific and mathematically sound attempt to devise an optimal blackjack playing strategy was revealed. Today, many gamblers treat Blackjack as the simplistic and rather rudimentary little brother of some more complex games such as Poker, seeing it as either an easy win or even a complete waste of time. These people, however, could not be further from the truth. Because although Blackjack can appear rather simple, it is in fact quite a complex game, one that requires a set of essential tips. The objective in Blackjack is to reach a hand value…
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A Brief History On October 18, 1851, the Herman Melville classic, Moby Dick, was first published under its original or alternate title, The Whale. Not surprisingly, a particular enormous Sperm Whale, that happens to be white in color, is the star of the story, never mind the human drama that interferes with the exciting whale parts! People have often written books and stories about animals, whether those critters are loved pets, feared predators of humans, or just focusing on the animal as an individual persona. Some of the stories are scary, some sad, some fictional and some really happened. These…
A Brief History On October 18, 2019, movie audiences across the United States get what they have been waiting 10 YEARS for, the sequel to Zombieland! Before we get into reviewing this film, let us preface our comments by saying that this reviewer originally believed Shaun of the Dead (2004) was the greatest zombie movie of all time, that is, at least until Zombieland came out in 2009. Since both films are comedy oriented zombie movies, you can see where we are going with this. We like funny zombie films, and it seems many of you do as well because…
A Brief History On October 16, 2019, we take a critical look back at last night’s Democratic Presidential Debate among the 12 major candidates still remaining in the race for the Democratic nomination for President. (Click link for full transcript.) No earthshaking news this time, and no candidate was either blown out of contention or latched onto a rocket of success in the next poll, but we believe there were some definite winners and losers. Digging Deeper Loser, Senator Elizabeth Warren. As the co-front runner this time around, she was not immune to attacks from the other candidates, though the…
A Brief History In the late 1950s, the hula hoop gained international popularity when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company. In 1957, Joan Anderson brought back a bamboo “exercise hoop” from Australia, and came up with the name Hula Hoop at a dinner party. Today, spending time with our family, especially at parties, is something we should do as often as possible. Sitting down with them for a chat and watching the tube are some ways to do it; however, for quality time with them to rock, playing some family games with them is the…