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Posted by on May 13, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal, Travel | 8 comments

Twenty Things That Drive Me Crazy About Staying in Hotels

 

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Each of the past ten years, I’ve spent an average of 120 days and just as many sleepless nights staying in hotels.  For the math-challenged, that adds up to about 1,200 nights, equal to three-and-a-half years of my life.

I know something about hotels and now wish to share some things that drive me crazy.

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Posted by on May 11, 2014 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

A Mother’s Day Worth Remembering

 

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With my Mother about ten years ago

 

You’ve probably never heard of Anna Jarvis.

She created the holiday we celebrate today, known as Mother’s Day.  This occasion was first recognized in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a federal proclamation making the holiday official.  Today marks the 100th anniversary of the very first Mother’s Day.

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Posted by on May 6, 2014 in Blog, General Poker | 5 comments

The Story Behind ESPN’s Documentary of “One of a Kind” (Stu Ungar’s Biography)

 

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“One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ‘the Kid’ Ungar” was released nine years ago this week, in May of 2005.

As a first-time author, finishing that book provided relief more than any sense of personal accomplishment.  To this day, I’d like to go back and re-do the entire process all over again.  I’d be especially eager to repeat my one-on-one interviews with Stuey, if that were possible.  I just think they could have been done better.

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