One of my favorites. Learned about this the first day of a course on Lonergan, oddly enough (or not, really, as much of Lonergan says is counterintuitive and made a nice lead-in). This video is a very eloquent explanation of the problem. Easily half of my classmates refused to believe it. I was skeptical at [...]

This is truly bizarre. Army Suicides at 3-decade high. Uh-oh. Jobless claims jump to record. Things are starting to get ugly… Texas Hold’em: Illegal Game of Chance or Permissible Game of Skill? According to this link, some college buddies nabbed in a poker bust are asking a South Carolina judge to decide whether Texas Hold [...]

It seems to be what I lack while playing poker. After an hour or so, I get impatient and start playing loose. I start calling trash that I wouldn’t normally play, I get neurotic and fold hands I know I should hold/raise on. Good thing I haven’t had to invest anything but time into it. [...]

I placed 8th out of 1162 in a free tournament tonight; I cashed out with $11.50. This isn’t too bad considering the no cost entry. Besides, it’s fun and I would have been playing the free games anyway. There’s a similar tourney tomorrow night. Maybe I’ll learn my lesson about discipline and rank a little [...]