#pointlessblathering

I am genuinely surprised and a little bewildered. I filed for renewal for my passport and passport card one week ago today. Today I was informed that everything was approved and the passport and the passport card are being printed and should be here by Tuesday. I am bewildered because I can't imagine any part of the US Government actually working properly and efficiently in these times.

I am genuinely surprised and a little bewildered. I filed for renewal for my passport and passport card one week ago today. Today I was informed that everything was approved and the passport and the passport card are being printed and should be here by Tuesday. I am bewildered because I can't imagine any part of the US Government actually working properly and efficiently in these times.

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work, but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work, but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work, but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work, but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work., but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction

I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I've bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for work., but never dropped a coin in a slot machine, played slots, bet on the hamster races, never played blackjack. It just doesn't do anything for me. I grant you that there are people who can gamble without it getting out of control, but it's the people who can't that make me loathe the modern sports betting craze as much as I do. In that spirit, I thought I'd share this article from the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction