Right now, out in Vegas, there are lots of people staying up late playing cards. Well, I guess that's pretty much always the case. But this fortnight it's for the World Series of Poker. And Wil Wheaton's blogging it. His latest post is a beautiful slab o' writing. I've driven the same streets and been to the same WFM he mentions. Altho somehow I haven't generated quite that quality level of writing about the experience. (gotta be the shoes...)

Also right now, the next book by Daniel Pinkwater is being serialized online. I'm almost as excited by this news as Cory over at boing², altho if I hadda pick a Pinkwater fave it'd be one of the Snarkout Boys books, which I note are out of print on their own and only available as part of the 2 big omnibus editions. I have kinda mixed feelings. It's a shame one can't just buy the individual novels. On the other hand, they are still in print. And everyone needs to read more Pinkwater so more is pretty much automatically a good thing. Anyway, no mixed feelings about the new serialization. New chapters every Tuesday. w00t!!