OLPC picture and blogpost

 This is a test pictures from our family's new OLPC computer.

Peeve; Something there is that doesn't love a wall

This morning on NPR's Morning Edition featured a story on stone walls in New England. The story was about old Stone Walls were in demand and some thieves have taken to steal whole walls. It was a good story until the writer started to quote Robert Frost's Mending Wall.

 'Good fences make good neighbors.'

I'm not an English Major and don't claim to have a literary mind, but the whole view point of that poem to to make fun of the neighbor who savagely mindlessly builds up the wall even though there nothing there to capture or keep out between the neighbors. There is something about the nature of this wall that tries to bring it down.

If there was any quote that was truly taken out of context, it is that this poet Robert Frost said "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors". Can we please stop it?

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Who needs Guitar Hero when you have a Ukulele?

South Park last night was about Guitar Hero. The scene below takes place at a Party in Denver.



Denver celebrities.

• Ron Zappolo is actually a anchor for the Fox 31 station. He was a sports anchor on channel four before he accepted an anchor position at Fox.
• Jake Jabs is the owner of American Furniture Warehouse. Television commercials for American Furniture warehouse often feature wild animals like tigers and lions.
  
• Tom Shane owns The Shane Company a diamond company.
• Jay Cutler plays quarterback for the Denver Broncos. He not to be confused with the Jay Cutler body builder.

BR Update: 10/24 Slowly I turn...

Slowly, I turn...

I've been playing mostly 0.25/0.50 LHE games and bring $10 to the table. It's probably about 7.5% of my bank roll on the table, but with Limit, you can play the odds better. It's taking me a while to build up my bank roll on because of it being limit, but it better prepares me for games up in Black hawk.

Live
I went up to Black hawk Colorado a few weeks ago, I still have about 140 dollars left in my bankroll. I played at the Golden Gates Casino and the Lodge Casino. I was up 80 when I left Golden Gates and down 80 when I left the Lodge. I came out even.

One of the things I remember from rethinking the Chris Ferguson Experience, is that when you are managing your bankroll, leave when you are ahead so you don't risk more than 10% of your bankroll. For example, if you have a $100 bankroll and bring in for $5, you should leave when you table stack is about $10. Then you can bring into another game for $5 and protect your bankroll. It's hard to do this playing live with $140 bankroll. But I think my next strategy when I go up there is to bring in for 70 or so to a table and leave when my table stack is a little over 100 and try to find another game. Also, I should probably play 2/4 LHE instead of the 2-5 spread limit games.

Current bank roll
Full Tilt Poker: $150.15 + 3/$26 satellite token
Pokerstars: $150.30
Live: $140.00

BR Update:: Fighting my way back.

I'm slowing fighting my way back up. I was down to less than $20 on FTP, and I was even looking at recharging my account there. I missed all of my bonus money on FTP because it's hard to get any points when you are playing such low limits.

I've done well on Pokerstars, I've been consistent there and slowing moving up.

My current online poker plan is to be patient, play tight limit games to slow move up and to play low no limit games once in a while. I haven't had the time for tournaments, but I'll play in the Pokerstars Blog tournament next week.

Current bank roll
Full Tilt Poker: $99.65 + 3/$26 satellite token
Pokerstars: $233.84
Live: $100.00

Pokerstars World Blogger Championship

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker!

This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.

Registration code: 2294882

Bank roll update (up and down)

I got very impatient and I was very frustrated with my play on FTP. I couldn't win any races and if I had the best on the flop, by the river I was beat. My bankroll on FTP was down to under 30 dollars, when I decided to stop playing there for a while. In fact, I was looking at my reload options.

I switched over to Pokerstars for a while and started working on my bank roll there. I was successful there and increased my bankroll there.

Then, I got an offer from FTP for $50 bonus. I looked as that as an offer to improve my game. I started to work off my bonus there. I think at my lowest point I was down to about 20 dollars and freaking out. But I got very patient and waited for cards and opportunities to bluff. I'm up to over $80 on 5/10 cent NLHE and 25/50 cent LHE. Once I get over 100 I'm going to try a higher limit.

I tried looking for a 24+2 tournament to used my tokens, but the only cash game was a 180 person buy in.

Current bank roll
Full Tilt Poker: $85.00 + 3/$26 satellite token
Pokerstars: $224.14
Live: $100.00