>> I'm back to playing a good amount of poker after taking a brief respite to let my mind rest. I've been grinding a lot of hands online in low/micro tourneys and having been showing up with good results over the last two weeks. Also, I've been studying PXF and watching videos which have been really helpful, and provides a nice balance between play and study (thank you, Mr. Sack). My short-term plan is to play as many hands as possible online over the next few months, and then get back into live action during the Gulf Coast Poker Championships at the Beau at the beginning of September. I'm sure I'll be playing a few of the weekend guarantees at the Beau in the interim as well.
>> So, I finally got an iPhone and I have to say that it lives up to the hype! I grinded it out with a brutally old Motorola Razr for like 4 years and, as many of you know, it was essentially non-functional though I continued using it. Now, I can't quit diddling with this gadget (whoa, that sounded kinda dirty).
>> My buddy Tom sent me a link to a great article by New Orleans native Michael Lewis (the author of such recent bestsellers as MoneyBall and Liar's Poker) on AIG and the collapse of the American and international financial system. It was an excellent, though complex, read; if this type of content interests you, I highly suggest reading it. You can find the article here. I would also suggest this article that Lewis penned a few months back on the collapse of Wall Street.
>> Sigh. I don't really feel like ranting about this, but come on. Orrin Hatch. Please just f*ck off you dumb, incompetent, embarrassingly-misguided sh*tface. Does that make my feelings clear? In the face of innumerable mounting challenges to our country, Senator Hatch has decided that the BCS--yes, the Bowl Championship Series that determines the NCAA's annual football champion--needs to be investigated by the justice department for anti-trust violations. Senate hearings on the BCS? Is this for real? It's no f*cking wonder our country is falling apart at the seams. This dipshit is just interested in assuaging his constituents and reassuring his re-election--he hails from the state of Utah, home of the 2008 undefeated Utah Utes' football team that was passed over for the BSC title game this past season. Do something of substance, dude. We have plenty of things for you to focus your attention on, and I'm pretty sure the BCS is at the very bottom of the f*cking list!
I realize (at least I hope) that there is very little chance that the federal government will involve itself with this triviality, but the perception of what Hatch is doing is just embarrassingly bad. It's reminiscent of the CEOs of GM all flying to Washington DC individually on their luxurious, private jets and then having the balls to ask Congress for American taxpayers' money so that they can continue with their white-collar incomptence and abominations. "Please, we need money from hard-working, middle-class Americans so that we can perpetuate our super-rich, super-extravagant lifestyles while continuing to shovel shit on the American automobile industry." Ok, sorry for the tangent. I'm done.
>> In happier news, I fortuitously stumbled onto "Euro Rounders" last night while browsing 2+2. It has been archived but was linked in a thread, and it was humorous. If you're a poker geek and a Rounders fan, I would suggest the short read when you have some time. Really funny to me, but maybe I'm just a poker dork. As far as I can ascertain after some cursory web research, the author is unknown. You can read the piece here.
>> After not cutting my hair for 20 months, I shaved most of it off with a "2" two weeks ago. It was so hot outside, I felt like I was wearing a turban on my head whenever I ventured out.
>> The term "honey do's" really f*cking annoys me. As in, "yeah, the wife gave me a list of 'honey do's' to get done today." Please have some balls and stop saying this. It's bad enough that you have to mindlessly follow a list of bullshit your wife gives you to complete on a regular basis.
>> What's up with the recent trend of people referring to their friends by their Twitter handles? This is so lame. It's especially prevalent on Facebook. In better Twitter-related news, I have really enjoyed the "Star Tweet Tracker" that PokerNews is running on the right sidebar of their "Live Reporting" page for the WSOP main event. Excellent.
>> Can Phil Ivey fully cement his legacy with a WSOP ME win? He has a ton of chips going into day 3, and it really would be incredible to see him win it. Long, long way to go however.
>> And again, I saved the best for last! In honor of another season of the increasingly inane Entourage, here's the insanely gorgeous Emmanuelle Chriqui. Jesus, I feel dizzy.
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