Monthly Archives: May 2012

Cool Vintage Fortune Telling Cards

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

The following vintage and antique fortune telling cards are all from Swirling Orange.

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Donald Driver Wins DWTS!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

It was a big win — emotionally, and in my wallet! *wink* I love Donald’s reaction to winning!

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Truths (And Questions) About Gambling & Other Behavioral Addictions

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

You may have read the recent news about “Facebook Addiction” — a subdivision of Internet addiction that pertains to social media use, which, research says, women are more at risk of developing than men because we dames are more social … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have Another Gambling Link Round Up

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

How exciting that I’ll Have Another and Mario Gutierrez won the Preakness! Can they win the Triple Crown? We’ll find out on June 9th, at the Belmont Stakes, when I’ll Have Another attempts to become the 12th Triple Crown winner … Continue reading →

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“An Unpredictable Game Of Risk & Chance”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

An extremely rare early print by Irving Penn is currently available on artnet Auctions. The piece, After Dinner Games, New York (1947), is a color photograph from a limited edition of 13 dye transfer prints of the image made between … Continue reading →

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Preparing For The Preakness

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

Derby winner I’ll Have Another continues his Triple Crown quest on Saturday going for the $1 million Preakness Stakes. I must say, I do have a soft-spot for this horse and his jockey, Mario Gutierrez… It’s hard not to hope … Continue reading →

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Dancing With The Stars Finals

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Shawnee Rivers

I’ll admit it; I was sweating out Tuesday’s results on DWTS. But Donald Driver prevailed — whew! This was probably the most shocking results show of this year’s season. Not only had I expected William Levy to go (he has … Continue reading →

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When Solitaire Isn’t Solitary

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Shawnee

In this antique photograph, it looks like the two women are playing Solitaire, but it could be some other game. They also look quite happy to be playing cards together — which is not at all how I look when … Continue reading →

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Go, Donald Driver, Go!

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Shawnee

Things have been progressing on this season’s Dancing With The Stars pretty much as I predicted. Yes, Jaleel White left a bit earlier than I thought; and Melissa Gilbert wasn’t as great as I’d expected prior to the show starting. … Continue reading →

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Horse Racing Art Auction

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Shawnee

Auction action is a lot like gambling; you pick a winner and go up against others who want to win. Only this time, you’re the one who pays instead of getting paid. Unless you decide to resell the object. Art … Continue reading →

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