This is not a man with a blog.
I’ve written this post a million times before, and when I die, they’re going to stick it on my memorial plaque somewhere. "Pride Goeth Before The Fall" is what Shabbir always said, tossing off a wave as he pulled away on his Harley without wearing a helmet. Then he got hit by a truck and…
I was wrong, I did get to play some more poker in Vegas before I left town. And I played some craps, which I won’t do again. My colleague who joined me in Vegas for the conference is a craps fan, and doesn’t really enjoy poker as it’s played in a casino, so for us…
I have some work in Vegas and came a day early to try and make myself available for some meetings. The meetings fell through, so I played some cards. I consulted AllVegasPoker for some poker room reviews before heading out for the day. With so many poker rooms in Vegas, you need a good resource…
So my trip to HORSE night was a success. And I’m going to violate the first rule of HORSE night, which is don’t talk about HORSE night. I was correct about having an edge over most of the players there. Getting good cards didn’t hurt either. One of the players, who I’ve noticed tilts pretty…
All the stuff that I didn’t get to post earlier in the week… Why does the guy next to me on the train think it’s appropriate to call his doctor on his cellphone, describe his medical symptoms, and then make an appointment? Would he want his doctor, health insurance plan, or hospital to be that…
I love this campaign: Burger King was initially leery of Heavy’s proposal that it send masks of the king character to two dozen of the site’s regular contributors. And rather than permitting the company and its lawyers to approve each video, Mr. Assaad asked the company to keep its hands off. "We said, ‘Legal will…
Any day I ride my motorcycle into work is a good day. No matter what else happens, it’s a really, really good day. I’m headed out to play some cards Friday night, and I’m tres excited. It’s a low stakes game, $1/$2 with a rotating game. One round of Hold’em, then Omaha, then Razz, then…
Brad Stone is a soft-spoken reporter who doesn’t get enough attention. Go read the article he co-authored with Steven Levy about why people are raving about the latest burst of creativity and innovation on the web: At its first release two years ago, Flickr is in some ways the ultimate user-centric site—its customers even helped…
Howard Kurtz’s latest column in the Washington Post is about the media’s hostile tone in questioning the President about Iraq. I think this question from the President’s press conference last week sums it up best for me, ABC’s Jessica Yellin: "Are you willing to sacrifice American lives to keep Iraqis from killing one another?" No,…
Sarah got the call last week that she had a number of live deals going, and so she cancelled her trip to Mexico City. This upset her greatly, and upset her dear friend in Mexico City probably more. So Sarah put her head down and started working. And working. And working. By Sunday night she…