I decided to make an abrupt end to my work week today (it’s good to be the King) and am starting off my mini-four-day vacation where I anticipate not getting any projects done around the house (or anywhere else for that matter), opting instead to stare blankly at my computer screen while an endless array [...]
I’ve been taking the business end of an endless streak of bad beats in some heads-up qualifying matches lately, among them AA vs. J3 all-in preflop with a 6-7-8-9-T board followed promptly by KK vs KJ and a JJ4 ending to my session. I run gooooooooooooood. Somehow I managed to breeze through one of the [...]
Yesterday was again a full schedule of tournaments that actually ended well, with final tables in three different tournament formats: PLO (Pot Limit Omaha), 90-player SNG (Sit and Go) and a standard Hold’em tourney. I also had a 20th place finish in one of the Hold’em tourneys which was nice but I don’t like to [...]
Most of the time I’m working on a page, coding it or trying to figure out some CSS code or something, I’ll have the TV on in the corner to help make things less monotonous. Probably the top movie I’ve watched recently on HBO was “The Departed” which stars such heavy-hitters as Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt [...]
I’m still recovering from a rough day of play where it just seemed like I couldn’t get anything going and had a bad mood/outlook to boot. There are times when no matter how far you are in the lead they seem to catch up (which isn’t out of the ordinary…unfortunately) and yesterday was one of [...]
With a massive redesign of the ChessandPoker.com site approaching completion, I decided it was time to update the ol’ blog too. And, since I’ve been a bit lazy posting, I’m going to develop a personalized blogging schedule for myself so I’ll have plenty of ideas to write about each day. I do so well with [...]
It’s been awhile since my last blog post but I always bring big news each time….Kevin Harvick wins the Daytona 500!!! In a daring last lap move Harvick got a bump-draft from Matt Kenseth (Green Bay Packers fan) that shot him up from 7th place into a side-by-side battle for the lead with half a [...]
Sometimes you notice some neat things in your day-to-day activities that bring back memories. Like being single, poor and desperate. For example, it’s so great to have fully functional vehicles. When I get out of my Jeep it beeps if I’ve left my lights on. In my wife’s car it tells you the directions, heats [...]
Alright, I’ve been a bit behind on my blog postings but now I’ve got some news….we were featured in Forbes magazine at Forbes.com!!! Author Tom Van Riper contacted me about writing some material for the Forbes Special Report “Games” particularly for his article titled “How to Win at (Nearly) Everything“. I was very excited and [...]
With the Thanksgiving holiday soon approaching, looks like it’s time I finish up some painting around our home. My wife has taped about every piece of trim we have in our home so I’m guessing that’s some sort of hint to get things moving. Concerning the site, I’ve been working hard on our new pages. [...]
