Tag: gambling

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

[rating=5] Minerva Dobbs might be my favorite romance heroine, and I do not type those words lightly. Sure, she has flaws, but her dialogue is to die for and she contains facets of all of my best friends in their best moments. At regular intervals, ‘Bet Me’ delivers scenes that –in real life– would end […]

Gambling Man

I just went to the Carleton to see the true-life story of a compulsive gambler turned bank thief in the movie “Owning Mahowny”. It was like watching a train wreck on ultra-slow-motion replay. I spent the first few minutes feeling awful that I had dragged Ed along with me on the grounds that at least […]