A Gambling Story: Past Posting the Ponies
Read MoreMy first experience with past posting occurred when I was still in high school. I worked at a fancy country club in Dallas. On weekends, the country club held what they called “casino nights.”
Read MoreMy first experience with past posting occurred when I was still in high school. I worked at a fancy country club in Dallas. On weekends, the country club held what they called “casino nights.”
Read MoreThe official induction ceremony for the Poker Hall of Fame — Class of 2013 — took place on Sunday night at the Rio. I was privileged to emcee the event, at the request of WSOP executive director Ty Stewart.
What an honor.
Read MoreWhen I started this blog some 15 months ago, it wasn’t about achieving attention or gaining recognition. Plenty of other ways exist to do that, most of them less time-consuming.
For me, blogging became an entirely selfish pursuit, the most convenient means of expression. In other words, a way to vent. Rather than screaming profanities at the television or spewing at a computer screen, my blog unintentionally became a sort of safety valve capping a pressure cooker of inner angst.
Read MoreNothing worked. When I tried to starve myself, I’d start having food fantasies. Most men dream amorous thoughts. I dreamed hot fudge sundaes, bags of potato chips, and half gallons of ice cream.