Happy Fourth of July

We’re still a free country so celebrate it while you can. The depression following Spike‘s death affected my ability to compose S&G unduly and was compounded by a trip to Philadelphia to help edit a book (plus do odd jobs for Casino Life and “Question of the Day”). I have not been able to convince family members to visit any of the four — soon to be five — Philadelphia casinos with me and Atlantic City appears totally out of the question, although I’m told there’s a cheap train to the city by the sea. If luck permits, I’ll file in-person reports on Hard Rock Atlantic City and Ocean Resort but I can make no promises.