A few weeks ago I took a trip to Boston for the marathon and wrote gobs of entries before and after the trip about the marathon. My site visits promptly dropped. I'm forced to conclude that marathoning is as exciting to read about as it is to perform.

So, in an effort to garner more material for this blog, I'm going to Vegas for the next two nights. I do this for YOU! YOU ARE WELCOME, INGRATES!

Although I'm jonesing to spend my 36 hours there doing nothing but poker, blackjack, and baseball bets, I'll try to do something blogworthy, like maybe vomit in a funny place or accidentally have sex with a transvestite. Whoops!

Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a compulsive gambler.

My two traveling companions on this trip are both doctors, one practicing and one academic. A computer programmer, a doctor, and a professor walk into a casino... Unfortunately, neither one of these bastards is much of a gambler. They'll play a little video poker, but nothing manly. It's going to be hard to feed my addiction while dragging around these MDs, but I'm a persistent man.

Anyways, Internet, please take good care of my wife and child while I'm gone. Thanks.