This is not a man with a blog.
The Attorney General of NC claims that poker is illegal in the state, but it’s unclear enough that enforcement is spotty. A company that organizes poker tourneys for businesses has pre-emptively sued to cause a judge to rule in the matter. Link: North Carolina Poker Laws Challenged.
I was listening to the radio the other day when they were interviewing the District official in charge of the auctions of property with delinquent taxes. It seems like a smart enough financial strategy.
Police draw pair of arrests in gambling raid, July 1, 2005 Quote: Mr. Singletary was leasing the residence and had set up a large poker table in the living room, authorities said. He and Mr. Stewart face a felony charge each because police said they took a cut of each game’s money. A "concerned citizen"…
Link: Answer Man: Six Flags, One Mystery You didn’t know I was obsessed by that freaky old guy on the Six Flags commercials, did you? Well, I am. And now I know a bit more about him.
Joe Grossberg, my coworker whose blog you should be reading, pointed out an interesting take on the war in Iraq that’s worth a read. My favorite excerpt: "What Iraq has that Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia do not is not oil, but fresh water. In fact, Iraq has almost all of the fresh water in…
Apparently I haven’t been resting enough. On Saturday morning I completely crashed out on the couch and Sarah and her mom took care of me. I basically didn’t move from that spot for 48 hours, and then came down with laryngitis, losing my voice.
So it was my first day back in the office after being out for a month and a day. I was only there for five hours, but I caught myself twice reaching reflexively my shoulder where my son would be. For a month now, he’s only been four steps away from me. Not having him for five hours was weird. I’ll obviously get over it, but it was weird.
In many ways, I am luckier than most human beings. Owning my own busines, I knew I had the luxury of taking lots of time off after our son was born. I worked out an arrangement at work where I had the ability to take up to a month off, and then the next month part time, and the month after that, something more involved. This was going to be a huge luxury for me, a chance to bond with my new son that most adults don’t get a chance to do.
Holy crap! Doyle Brunson attempting to buy the World Poker Tour!
The only living man left who is the grand daddy of poker, and the tv show that created the poker boom, might possibly just merge. Doyle Brunson has made a cash offer to buy outstanding shares of the publicly traded World Poker Tour for 100% premium over the current stock price.
I love Vegas, or should I say, I love certain gambling games. I’ve never spent more than a few days in Vegas though, and I’ve always heard people talk about Vegas as being depressing if you really took a hard look at it.