Archive for June, 2006
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Last Friday, June 23rd, was our 10th Wedding Anniversary. That seems like a pretty momentous milestone. Yes, 10 years is an awfully long time, but I don't really think about the amount of time we've been together. I feel like she's just an extension of me. My 34th birthday is ...
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Maybe the poker craze is fading a bit. Or, at least, it's not getting any bigger. I bought two poker tables at Dick's Sporting Goods yesterday. Are you ready to know how much I paid? You probably should be sitting down.
$60 EACH!!!!!
They were originally $250. They were on clearance. I ...
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Last night, I was playing in a No Limit Holdem Tournament on PokerStars. I hadn't been doing so well and was running well below average. I don't remember the details of the hand, but I pushed all-in after the flop came [4d Tc Qc]. My opponent called with JJ and ...
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
My wife and I are huge Big Brother fans. We've actually been watching since Big Brother 1, which I thought sucked and was very boring. The Survivor-like rule changes for Big Brother 2 was such an improvement and really made the show worth watching. We look forward to it every ...
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
On Saturday night, my son made the transition from a crib to a bed. When to make the transition is always an interesting question to try and answer. I've always used the rule:Â when they try to climb out of the crib, it's time for a bed. I say "always", ...
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
The PokerStars World Blogger Championship was yesterday. First prize was a buy-in to the WSOP Main Event along with $2000 spending money and free hotel. There were over 2200 entrants. I was really looking forward to this tournament. I had high hopes for some reason or ...
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Saturday, June 17th, 2006
About an hour and fifteen minutes into a $1 + $0.10 No Limit Hold Em tournament on PokerStars, I find myself in the following situation, I'm in Seat 9 and the BB. I changed all of the other screen names as a courtesy:
PokerStars Game #5256230475: Tournament #26171792, $1.00+$0.10 Hold'em ...
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Monday, June 12th, 2006
My son is 28 months old. For the past 6 months or so, we've been experimenting with putting him on the potty. I don't even think it was our idea. My son and my daughter take a bath together and my daughter always goes to the bathroom prior to getting ...
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