I got a straight flush during a poker game last week. Needless to say I bet confidently and forced everyone but one player out of the hand. And, for that privilege, I made him put everything he had into the pot to stay in.
It was just a friendly $10 buy-in game, but the pot still swelled to over $40. I could taste the win.
Unfortunatley, when I triumphantly flipped my cards, I found that my 8 of clubs was actually the 8 of spades. Apparently I had looked at it wrong and failed to double check before putting most of my chips into the pot. I lost. Ouch.
Think about how many mistakes could be avoided if everyone double checked their work, their facts, and…well…their cards.
It’s been awhile, so I figured I’d put up a quick post.
I’m all but finished with the new site. Well, I would be - if IE and Firefox displayed things the same way. I, not being the most talented web designer around, am having a hard time getting the two browsers to agree. It’s really annoying me. Hopefully I can get it straightened out soon. There’s a backlog of other things I want to do with the company, but most are on hold until I finish the site.
I have a few blog topics to write about once I get some time. So, once this site is live you can expect some more original content. Until then, here’s two links where I’ve spent time while I should have been working:
Garr Reynold’s Authors@Google video on Presentations (long, but good)
Interesting post from the Freakonomics blog on unofficial police tactics
I’ve been working on yet another post about TV. However, it’s long and needs some serious proofreading. I’m tired of working on it right now though. So, I’ll finish post it later. Sorry.
PS. It’s good stuff. At least I think so. Then again, I’m somewhat biased…
