My big girl is 6 years old today!  Today is going to hold all kinds of 6 year old goodness for her including (but not limited to ) cake, ice cream, Chuck E. Cheese and (best of all) toys, toys, toys.
I love you, princess.

If you ask Emily which online poker site she prefers she will tell you Bodog.  She is quick to point out that she likes it much better than FullTilt.  
I’m either a horrible father or the best EVAR.

During an IM conversation with my brother I had a revelation about poker:
I think that the difference between good and great (poker players) is that the good ones understand the chance aspect and the great ones embrace it.
 

Emily and Jonathan have an array of letter shaped magnets on the fridge.  They go to some Leap Frog thing that is designed to help kids learn the alphabet.  I love to spell out messages with them, but there is a bit of a trick to it.  There is only one of each letter.  I’ve [...]

I made my first attempt at frying plantains today.  I would have to rate it a complete failure.  I got the grease too hot and it really crisped up the outside of the plantains really fast without cooking the inside enough.  In the future I think I will go with thinner slices of plantain and [...]

Now Tony Snow is dead.  Tough week to be a neocon.  They are dropping like flies.
Good.  I want to show him the same respect he had for others.
“I mean, I love old fashioned eye-gouging, hair pulling, sucker-punching, full-contact politics.” - 
  —  Tony Snow
Bye, jackass.

It’s my birthday too, yeah.  Or actually was my birthday yesterday. 
I’m 38 years old now.  I think that maybe, just maybe, I know what I want to be when I grow up.
Then again, maybe not.

Dave’s post reminds me that I haven’t mentioned my weight in awhile.  I’ve plateaued at 190lbs.  I’m still losing fat slowly, but I’m continuing to add muscle so my overall weight stay the same as my muscle and fitness level is still improving.
I’m nowhere near being the strongest I’ve ever been.  I’m relatively sure that I [...]

Jesse Helms died last night.  I think everyone that is glad to see a lying, bigoted scumbag gone from the face of the earth should shoot off fireworks in celebration of his passing today.
Good riddance, bad rubbish.

The best way to beat the donks you see online is to not play like them.