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Touched by an Angel: How I Borrowed $120,000 in Cash on a Freezing December Night

Touched by an Angel: How I Borrowed $120,000 in Cash on a Freezing December Night

Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 11 comments

atlantic-city-boardwalk

 

The Scene:  Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Date:  December 5, 2005

The Problem:  I need to raise $120,000 in cash by the following morning.  It’s midnight.  

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Catholicism Goes Up in Smoke

Catholicism Goes Up in Smoke

Posted by on Mar 4, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment

cheech-and-chong

 

Imagine the possibilities.

The script reads as follows:  Cheech and Chong win a free trip to Italy.  While traveling, the old Pope resigns and a new Pope gets picked.  The two dope heads somehow stumble into the Vatican.  When the new Pope finally gets chosen, white smoke is traditionally released to the crowd gathered outside in Saint Peter’s Square, and a billion cheering worshipers watching worldwide.

Cheech and Chong.  White smoke.  You can pretty much figure out the rest.

At least the plot for “Cheech and Chong Visit the Vatican” would make sense.

But nothing makes sense in Catholicism.

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The War of the Ages

The War of the Ages

Posted by on Feb 26, 2013 in Blog, Essays | 2 comments

 

Age Old Discrimination

 

Can someone explain the logic behind “legal age” laws in this country?

How’s it possible that we allow 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds to freely enlist in the military and perhaps even die a senseless death over in a faraway place — as indeed happens every single day — but these same brave young people can’t buy a beer?

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