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The hand I hate most in no-limit hold’em

John — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:55:20 +0000

The hand I hate most? A9o. For the uninitiated–who don’t know the notation–that’s Ace-Nine of different suits, such as Ace of spades and Nine of hearts. Now, I don’t hate A9o all the time. Short-handed, or heads-up, i.e., mano a mano, or even from late position–when I’m trying to steal the blinds–it can be a [...]

Zombies in our midst

John — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:57:35 +0000

It seems that the latest and greatest on the Internet is that by punching the wrong key on their computers, government bureaucrats wind up "killing" people. Not literally, of course, but figuratively is just as good when it comes to dealing with the government. I’ve seen several of these stories in just the last [...]

Bush isn’t stupid

John — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:14:18 +0000

Let me start this out by saying, I don’t care for the current President, George W. Bush. I believe he’s on track to be the second worst President this country has ever had, right after Franklin Roosevelt. Having said that, let me, in his “defense,” try to put something to rest. I’m going to try [...]

Saving money buying gasoline: mpg vs mpd

John — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:35:20 +0000

I saw a thing on the Internet the other day about mpg (miles per gallon) vs mpd (miles per dollar). What the guy did was a gasoline-consumption comparison between different models of vehicles. But the real cost per mile to drive a car should include the cost of the car, the cost of maintenance, insurance, [...]

The “speeches and debates” of the candidates

John — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:15:55 +0000

Yesterday, on the CNN website, there was a poll asking: Have you listened to or watched any speeches or debates by the presidential candidates? The choices were: Speeches Debates Both Neither I voted. I checked “neither.” Then I viewed the results. Here they were as of the moment I voted: Percent # votes Speeches 3% [...]

It’ll be a long time before Africa sees peace

John — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:32:16 +0000

This morning I woke up to a headline on CNN that read: Renewed ethnic clashes hit Kenya. Why am I not surprised? Many of the “nations” of Africa are going to be basket cases for generations to come. This has nothing to do with poverty, democracy, global warming, Jesus Christ, Allah, the surfeit or the [...]

…but is it a word?

John — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:37:10 +0000

w00t—pronounced as if it rhymes with boot. But what does it mean? It’s the Merriam-Webster 2007 “word of the year.” It’s spelled with the letter “w”, the number “0″, another “0″, and finally a “t”. It more of less means “Yay!” and apparently it originated as an acronym for “we own the other team,” but [...]

I don’t NEED a gun…but I carry one

John — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:04:02 +0000

I carry concealed. About once a year, maybe less, someone who doesn’t likes guns asks me, “Why do you need a gun?” No two of the ensuing conversations are exactly alike, but they all run something like this: I tell them, “I don’t.” There’s usually a little pause. Then I’m asked, “Then why do you [...]

Still sucking at poker

John — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:39:59 +0000

I’m still going to finish my post about sleep and poker, but I wanted to talk about something else, first. Here’s what it is: My poker playing sucks. Yeah, it out-and-out sucks like a tornado going through a trailer park. Here’s why I say so. I played several heads-up matches over the last few days [...]