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What Happens in Las Vegas ... Gets Re-Told in Dallas: My Top 10 Observer-ations

By Richie Whitt

Jul 11, 2011

Two of the sweetest words to any man's ears: Free. Upgrade. Thank you, US Airways. 9. For the life of me I can't figure out why casinos offer the game of War. It's the the most balanced, fair game in Vegas. It's high-card wins, with ties merely forcing the player to double the bet for...

2011 NBA FINALS -- South Beach: My Top 10 Observations

By Richie Whitt

Jun 2, 2011

10. Ate dinner last night at Prime Italian on South Beach. In the midst of ridiculous opulence in the form of $20 valet parking and $100,000 cars, it was relatively affordable. $125 for a steak and a couple drinks. Thumbs up. 9. They also offered prime Kobe steak for $30 an...

Happy Memorial Day -- 2011

By Richie Whitt

May 30, 2011

Osama Bin Laden is dead. But the fight -- and the hefty price -- to fend off terrorists around the globe lives on. Just yesterday, for example, eight more American soldiers were confirmed dead in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Sad, but let's face it, we've become numb to the numbers...

Charlie Sheen at AAC: My Top 10 Observer-ations

By Richie Whitt

Apr 28, 2011

[jump] 5. Dumbest moment of the night: Sheen, wearing a CBS -- "Can't Beat Sheen" -- T-shirt, bragged that "I got fired because I told my boss to fuck off." Inexplicably, the crowd cheered. Some stood and cheered. Yeah, 'cuz nobody's gonna pay me $2 million an episode for a TV...

White Flight: The Most Dangerous Drivers on the Road

By Richie Whitt

May 4, 2010

I got a theory. Been working on it for a while, nurturing it from a fleeting thought to a flimsy premise all the way up to a working, rational theory. Here it is: There are no more aggressive, dangerous drivers on Metroplex highways than those in white pickups. I know,...

The Worst Date in the History of My Ever

By Richie Whitt

Feb 3, 2010

Third date time hanging out together. High hopes. True story. So we go to dinner and a couple drinks. Bueno. Go back to her place not far from my house in McKinney. Perfect. She takes the initiative. Sets the mood. Color me desperate horny intrigued. Not big on baths, but...

Dallas is in the Super Bowl! Okay, How About AT the Super Bowl?

By Richie Whitt

Jan 21, 2010

The Cowboys won't be in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV February 7, but Dallas will be represented all over South Beach in the form of the latest and greatest in safe, sassy transportation - VAULT. I saw this thing - it's like a giant combo limousine/Hummer/armored truck - pull up to a...

Cutting Corners. But Why?

By Richie Whitt

Jan 13, 2010

Last night I'm in my car, sitting at a light in McKinney. I'm third back in the right lane. Minding my own business, pondering Cowboys-Vikings, wondering where is the best place to buy bulk 5-hour Energy drinks, convincing myself that the "thud" back up the road was a box and not...

The Waaaaayaaaaaiting is the Hardest Part

By Richie Whitt

Jan 5, 2010

Okay, so I did a little experiment. I was waiting for my computer to start up yesterday morning and I thought "Damn, I hate waiting." You're familiar with that feeling I assume. I'm not necessarily an impatient person. Traffic doesn't ruin my day. I'll let folks with just a few...

I Rang in 2010 Positively Positive. You?

By Richie Whitt

Jan 4, 2010

My New Year's resolution? To be more positive. More optimistic. More don't-look-now-but-holy-hell-my-glass-is-half-full. Bear with me, this is gonna be tougher than going without a crumb of food for 10 days. Ready? Here goes. I'm open to the idea of Wade Phillips returning as Dallas Cowboys' head coach, assuming they beat...

What Happens in Vegas ...

By Richie Whitt

Sep 29, 2009

Stays in Comes all the way back to Dallas. I didn't wake up with a tooth missing or a tiger in my hotel bathroom. But only one - that's right, one - of the following did not happen during my 4-day excursion to Las Vegas. Venture a guess?...

Cheaters Never Win?

By Richie Whitt

Aug 12, 2009

I realize we are a society of cheaters: Steroids and corked bats in baseball. Spying in the NFL. Fudging our taxes. Speeding. Rosie Ruiz in the Boston Marathon. Foot wedges in golf. NASCAR crew chiefs altering specifications. Ponzi schemes. Our spouses. I get it. Cut a corner here or tell...

Corporal Punishment at Dallas Lickin' High School

By Richie Whitt

Apr 2, 2009

I'm 44. But I'm about to sound 84. It was a better world when paddling was a part of school. A safer world when "licks" between a teacher and student were punishment rather than perverted pleasure. Hear me out: I'm not condoning the 21 "licks" allegedly applied to the backside...

Re: FYI, Read This ASAP. OMG!

By Richie Whitt

Mar 31, 2009

The following is a prime example of my curse here on Earth. A fleeting thought sprouts into a mild observation, only to bloom into a thesis that eventually flourishes into a blog item with sports branches. My apologies ... Got a text the other day, the salutation of which was LOL. It struck...

Okay, What the Hell Was That?!

By Richie Whitt

Mar 2, 2009

If we lived in California there'd be an easy explanation: Earthquake. But we live in McKinney, so there's no logical reason why our house mysteriously shook this morning at 6 a.m. I was yanked from my sleep by what sounded like the loud, violent slamming of a door, followed by the rattling of...

Local Athlete Missing. Please Help.

By Richie Whitt

Feb 18, 2009

I interrupt my usual smart-ass sports snarkiness for a serious item: Just a little over a week ago Megan Cherry was a talented teenager with a world of promise. She was a star soccer player for her Dallas Texans club team and Allen High School, with a scholarship awaiting at Iowa...

75's HOV Lane Still, Still Drives Me Crazy!

By Richie Whitt

Feb 6, 2009

My corner of the blogosphere was in its infancy - 14 days old, in fact - when I first lampooned the ridiculous, dangerous, 14-mile stretch of Central Expressway from Dallas to Allen known as the HOV lane. My road-ragey rant went something like this: The HOV lane dividers are made of what, light...

Last Night's American Music Awards: A Synopsis

By Richie Whitt

Nov 24, 2008

What I gleaned amidst the crooners and cleavage:*Former Stone Temple Pilots' front man Scott Wieland is (still) on something. *Paris Hilton is (still) annoying. *Mariah Carey is (still) hot. *Jamie Foxx is cocky with a capital 'K'. *Kanye West wants to be Elvis. Making the feat even more unlikely, he's...

Election Day ... Serenity?

By Richie Whitt

Nov 4, 2008

Plenty of good seats available. Been watching some CNN today and was a tad alarmed by the headlines: “Problems at polling stations!” “Record voter turnout!” “New York’s 'Naked Cowboy' endorses McCain!” Frightening stuff. So I scurried down to my local polling place at McKinney’s Valley Creek Elementary School and found...

Mavericks Dancers Hold Hands, Show Skin and Throw Party

By Patrick Michels

Oct 20, 2008

Photos by Patrick Michels In my Mavs' fantasy, this is followed by a loving embrace and an 82-0 regular season. Hmm, what oh what could distract us from our Cowboys' misery today? Two words: Mavericks! Dancers! The squad hyped its shiny, skinderful new calendar with a shindig at Ghostbar after...

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