Casinos, crack and the Quebecois Tom Waits

Random stuff for a Thursday afternoon:

  • At least the city council gets it, even if Rob never will (as usual): I’d argue that very few–if any–urban areas have ever been substantially improved through the addition of a massive casino.
  • Amazing what crack will do to a body, isn’t it?
  • California moves boldly into 2002.
  • Looks like Greensboro is getting a Smithfield’s just as I’m (sort of) relocating here. That’s happy news.
  • The Quebecois Tom Waits lives, in case you were wondering.