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An Open Letter to Spirit Airlines

Posted by on Feb 21, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves, Travel | 18 comments

 

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There’s a special promotion where if you FILL OUT AN APPLICATION for a “Spirit Visa card,” you get a free round-trip ticket to anywhere on the airline.  A free round-trip ticket?  On Spirit?

NO FUCKING THANKS!!!

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Ranking the Presidents (1900 to Present)

Posted by on Feb 18, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 14 comments

 

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Today is Presidents Day.

Put another way, it’s an excuse to take the workday off.

Before we head off to the beach or clean out the garage, or down that six-pack, let’s use this day as it was intended, which is to remember the people who have resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Tony Korfman’s Poker Book

Posted by on Feb 14, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker | 3 comments

 

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Tony Korfman’s poker book has been sitting on the bottom shelf of my office library for almost five years, gathering dust.

Make that Korfman’s two books.  For some reason, two copies were sent to me — unsolicited.  He either really, really wanted me to write a book review.  Or, his agent is a royal screw-up.

Wait, Tony Korfman has an agent?

Holy shit.

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Jack McClelland — A Man With Heart

Posted by on Feb 12, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 2 comments

 

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There’s a bitter irony to the news Jack McClelland needs a heart transplant.

As poker’s grand inquisitor for the past 30 years, Jack has been the very heart of the game for as long as I can remember.

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