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A King Among Men: Gun Ownership

This was a surprising little moment for me in reading The Autobiography of Martin Luther King: King was a gun owner prior to and in the early days of his involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott! After a bomb exploded on his front porch, his friends and family urged him … Read full post

Never Forget

I was not directly effected nor especially traumatized (no moreso, that is, than the vast majority of humans who were horrified by the suffering, death, and destruction) by the attacks of September 11. Far more traumatic, for me, was what took place in the weeks that followed, specifically the adoption … Read full post

Coming to Montreal

Sorry for the lack of posts here. As you’ll see, I’ve had a busy few weeks.

It started nicely, with a trip to visit some old friends. As much as Emily and I have enjoyed living in San Francisco, there are some downsides, most notably the fact that most of … Read full post

Carlos Was Here

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”Carlos sleeping on the floor

That’s something my girlfriend repeats often; a quick googling attributes it to Jim Rohn, a “motivational speaker and self help guru”.  Human beings are social creatures, and we take a lot of our cues from the … Read full post

Road to the WSOP, Part 10: Vegas, Baby!

On Wednesday morning we drove down the mesa and set off into the Arizona desert bound for Flagstaff.  The way this road switchbacks through the canyons is really something and makes for some extraordinary views:

Though long, hot, and largely devoid of human settlement, the drive through the desert was … Read full post

Road to the WSOP, Part 9: Mesa Verde

My original plan for this point in the trip was to catch a flight to Vegas while Emily continued on alone, stopping at several national parks before reaching Austin. This would have put me in Las Vegas in time for the opening events.

I decided, however, to skip the first … Read full post

Road to the WSOP, Part 8: Amongst the Yuppies

With the luxury of a house and a driveway, we took some time Sunday morning to rearrange the car a bit make sure things were packed up right. We don’t exactly travel light on these road trips, and keeping the car organized is essential to minimizing the annoyance of more-or-less … Read full post

Road to the WSOP, Part 7: The High Desert

Sorry, despite my valiant efforts to keep up, this blog is a few days behind my actual progress. I arrived in Las Vegas last night and am playing my first WSOP event, the $1500 6-max, today at Noon. Now back to our story…

Lathrop State Park seemed to come out … Read full post

Happy Halloween!

I think my jack-o-lantern looks cool, but not quite like the image I was going for. I did a better job of that last year. Try to figure it out, but if you’re still uncertain, you can click here.

Emily’s jack-o-lantern is a tribute to our Europe trip:… Read full post

The Horse Story (and New Blog)

horsebig1So I kind of have a second blog, though so far it’s mostly been my girlfriend posting to it so I haven’t really been promoting it as much as I should have. It’s nothing to do with poker but about our road trip/nomadic existence we’ve been living since August. Anyway, … Read full post

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