- I applied to play in PokerStars’ World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP). I doubt they’ll accept my application, given how often I update this here blog.
- Speaking of PokerStars, I’m intrigued by the North American Poker Tour they recently announced. There is going to be a stop at Mohegan Sun as part of [...]
Whoa. It’s been a while. Holidays and stuff. I’ve still been Twittering my brief thoughts, but haven’t put a bunch of those thoughts together in a post for too long. Here are some new(ish) thoughts.
- Count me among the people who anxiously await the day when there is a college football playoff. There needs to [...]
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December 11, 2008
- I am not a cat person, I’m a dog person.
- However, I LOVE Cuttino “Cat” Mobley. He was the best player on the 1997-1998 Rhode Island Rams men’s basketball team, winning Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year. That team finished #11 in the country, after making the Elite Eight, and being seconds away [...]
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September 23, 2008
Acid Tongue – Jenny Lewis: Better than Rabbit Fur Coat. Way better. Still all the great stories and lyrics, but without as much overt country sound. Much more folk-pop. Very enjoyable. 7.5 out of 10. Favorite tracks: “Pretty Bird” and “Trying My Best to Love You”
Rockferry – Duffy: I liked [...]
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September 3, 2008
Long time, no blog. Let’s jump right in with the thoughts, shall we?
- Flashback albums of the last two weeks have been Yourself or Someone Like You – Matchbox 20, and Pocket Full of Kryptonite – Spin Doctors. And the memories of various parts of high school came flooding back while listening to these.
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- I really want to slap sense into people who think that drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve or in new offshore locations are going to give us oil price relief. None of that oil would be seen for 15 years. All that would do is line the pockets of [...]
- While I didn’t see the home run derby last night, I did see highlights on the news and hear the recap on sports radio this morning. I really wish Josh Hamilton had won it, though. Is there a better story in baseball right now than Josh Hamilton? A number one overall [...]