This is not a man with a blog.
My son, like many other 8 year olds of both genders*, loves Minecraft. I keep an eye out for people that have developed ways of letting kids learn-by-building in Minecraft. Like many things, it’s a lot of talk and little actual action. (* Seeing young girls at Minecon in Orlando, FL this year gave…
In early March poker author Gary Carson passed away. I didn’t know him personally, but his impact on my thinking about how I approached the game of poker was profound. I’m very sad to learn that he’ll never write another brilliant poker book. To adequately explain to a non-poker player what Gary Carson did, I…
Late last week I read this article “To-do lists don’t work” published on the Harvard Business Review by Daniel Markowitz. Markowitz’s thesis is that todo lists don’t work because they leave too much of the prioritization of tasks to the “last minute mind”. In other words you have a moment, you look at your list,…
Today (Father's Day) my 7 year old son was bit by a German Shepherd outside Jamba Juice at the corner of 9th Ave and Irving St in the Inner Sunset neighborhood. The incident happened between 3 and 4pm. The owner was approached by my neighbor who fortuitously happened to be there with his…
[You can read Jack’s obituary here. -Shabbir] Jack had a sizable military career, starting in World War 2 and running through 1965 when he finally retired as a Senior Master Sergeant of the Air Force. His whole military life he had been attached to Bomber squadrons. First the 305th Bomb Group at the end of…
My niece Zoe learning the ranks of poker hands the afternoon before her first adult game The first step of learning poker is to learn the rank of hands. Teaching this has got to be more carefully done that shoving a list in someone’s face. You want to drill these into the child…
My niece and poker student Zoe scoops in one of many pots If you are the sort of person that thinks teaching kids to play poker will lead them to a life of depravity,consider that they will also learn strategy and tactics, psychology and the power of observation, as well as some math and statistical…
If you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed that I haven't had anything to say about gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, CT shooting. In fact, I haven't had much to say at all on the topic. It isn't the case that I have been "waiting for a more appropriate time".…
I'm not sure what anyone could do for the families touched by today's elementary school shooting in Newtown, CT. There are no answers that can make any of it make sense or make it right. However the few times I have grieved over the death of a loved one, having someone else express their condolences…
Weather I apparently live in the only part of California I can stand, since I don't like heat. The Bay Area is relatively cool, the rest of California is hot. San Diego is doubly so. Everyone needs hats, the bigger the brim the better. Sunscreen and a water bottle are a must. San Diego…