Why aren’t all parents pacifists?

By Shabbir | July 31, 2006

Spoiler alert: Syriana.  Don’t read this post if you’re going to see the movie. A few nights ago Sarah and I watched "Syriana".  Watching the child get electrocuted in the pool was horrifying.  Sarah couldn’t watch and I kept rubbing my face in my hands hoping it would be over.  As the scene ended I…

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Vegas baby, yeah!

By Shabbir | July 30, 2006

I’ve spent the last 5-6 months honing my tournament game.  This wasn’t because I’m going to play in a baby $1,000 event this week.  I’m always studying poker, and I treat tournament skill like a muscle, you’ve got to use it and exercise it to improve it.  At the same time I didn’t want to…

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I found a bigger game…

By Shabbir | July 21, 2006 |

I’ve written many times about the Big Game.  Today Katie hooked me up with a much bigger game, though I don’t think I really have the bankroll (or the financial base) to play in it.  It’s basically $100/$200 spread limit.  During the first rounds of betting, all the bets can be up to $100.  In…

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Management tips from the Office

By Shabbir | July 21, 2006

"Why can’t your workers be your workers, your friends be your friends, and your family be your family?  Why do you have to complicate things?"   -Ed Truck, "The Office" (US Version, Season 2)

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Human space invaders stop motion film

By Shabbir | July 19, 2006 |

I confess that I’m a little more tickled by retro space invaders jokes than other people at this moment, since Sarah’s knitting something for me with a space invaders alien on it.  This is pretty funny though, and I think you’ll enjoy it.

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World Series Of Poker snafus

By Shabbir | July 18, 2006

I’ve been seeing these rumors about screwups at the World Series all over the place for days, but today one of my favorite poker writers just let them all out in a rant.  Conveniently they’re in one place so I can just link to them and if you’re interested, you can read them. In short,…

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I have a World Series of Poker Posse!

By Shabbir | July 17, 2006

Last night Sarah said to me, "Are you excited?  You’ll be in Vegas soon." Actually, it hadn’t really hit me that I’m headed to the World Series to play my baby event, the $1,000 2 day No Limit Hold’em event.  I am a little excited now that I’m starting to look at the results.  The…

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Another night at the Big Game

By Shabbir | July 15, 2006

The Big Game is proving to be my first time becoming a regular at a local cardroom.  Possibly because this is one of the first times I’ve had a local cardroom! I hit the Big Game with two coworkers and a friend of a friend.  One friend was definately on the prowl for chicks as…

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