Emily and Jonathan

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They had a blast at Tybee and looked cute doing it. See for yourself.

If this is true, then my family genes will survive untold millions of years.

My blood sugar has been high for more than two days, but low enough that I can soldier on. It’s to the point now that I haven’t had a reading less than 183 for so long I’m dehydrated and weak.
I think I’m about done soldiering. I think tomorrow is doctor time.

I didn’t win a bracelet, so now I have to go back and build tires.
Sigh.

In any competitive field there will inevitably be striations of talent.  Poker is the same as any other sport.  There is the cream of the crop that includes names like Sam Farha, Hoyt Corkins and Freddy Deeb, not to mention the mega-stars like Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson.  Those are the A-listers.
With an [...]

Check out this poker face.  

I’m back from Vegas and my WSOP event.  I finished in the money!  I got knocked out in 236th place which was good for a payout of $2770.  With the initial buy-in of $1500 it means I made about a $100 an hour playing poker that day.  None too shabby.
I only lost 3 showdowns all [...]

Tomorrow is the big day.  I’m headed for Vegas!  I’m very excited about it, as this is quite possibly a once in a lifetime chance for me.  Okay, that might be exaggerated, but how I do in this will definitely affect my chances of doing similar things in the future.
I’m playing in World Series of [...]

Emily Digging

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As Father’s day draws nigh, one tends to ask oneself, “What kind of father am I?” I’m the kind that puts his 5 year old to work. The more shovel work she does, the more she might value a good education. That’s my theory at least.

My 20th class reunion was awesome. I had a really good time seeing many of the people who where with me during my formative years.
Turnout was fairly low, only about a quarter of the class showed up. It’s odd that the vast majority of the no-shows were the local people. [...]