Game

In This Issue
The Name of the Game… Is Name the Game!
Human interaction is often reduced to a series of games, and the overarching game which lays like a cheap suit over all other games is the game of pretending that we're playing a completely different game than the game that's actually being played.
He put the putter back in his bag on the golf cart, then pulled out one of his irons. A serious seven-iron. He took a few steps toward the armadillo.
Leaving work is distinct from leaving for work, or indeed being asked to leave work, both of which are fraught with unease, danger, and potential disaster and are of no concern.
The Most Dangerous Game of All
In a society where more and more pensions, 401K plans, and livelihoods are dependent on the stock market, how much do we, the general public, really know about it?
How I Ruined a Perfectly Good Lizard
Part Two of Two (I hope)
First he turned green, and then his throat turned red, and then he started doing little pushups in my hand.
A Small Victory in the War on Las Vegas
Or How I Managed to Not Lose Money
The machine started going berserk, this time without the annoying music; instead the counter was spinning out of control with a noise made much less annoying by the fact that each beep corresponded to another dollar.
Departments
Selected Televised Ass Kickings
From the Publisher
I will fight and best their epitome of what it means to be an American man. This my challenge to you, Toby Keith, 2004 Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year.






