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My Brain on Poker: 5 Fundamental Beliefs

A few thoughts about my poker game in life and playing to win.

Digging Out of the Muck

Note: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases made through these links. It dawned on me sometime shortly after I began working on what will (hopefully) forevermore be known as the longest transcription session of my life – I am my problem. (Transcription is when you type outContinue reading “Digging Out of the Muck”

Sixteen Wishes for 2016

Anne Lamott doesn’t specifically say it, but the advice I heard while reading her chapter on set design in Bird by Bird was, “People want to tell you their story. They want to help you. All you have to do is ask.”

50 Ways to Build a Bankroll

There must be 50 ways to build a bankroll… or should I say 50 men who could build my bankroll?

Forced Blogging Break for NaNoWriMo

Today is one of those days when I have to admit I can’t do it all. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts on Sunday. For the second time in my life, I will be trying to write 50,000 words in 30 days or less. The first time I participated in 2013, my goal was toContinue reading “Forced Blogging Break for NaNoWriMo”

Sometimes You DON’T Want to Go Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Why I’m taking a break from playing at Chumash Casino.

Meeting My Queen of Poker

A few thoughts about the day I met Jennifer Harman.

Push Or Get Pushed Over

The story of my night at Ventura Players Casino when it was painfully obvious that “nice” guys do finish last.

The First Time I Played Poker

Note: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases made through these links. No matter how much you try to shelter your children, they are bound to encounter bad influences. All you can do is train them how to react and hope for the best. I’m fairly certain that’sContinue reading “The First Time I Played Poker”

What Kind Of Poker Girl Do You Think I Am?

I had just finished calculating my mid-year tax payments and discovered I was around a thousand dollars short when I stumbled onto a poker girl ad on Craigslist for the umpteenth time. I had been ignoring them for more than a year, because I don’t respond to ads that seem too good to be true,Continue reading “What Kind Of Poker Girl Do You Think I Am?”