Archive for July 2006

When I moved to Seattle, I was pretty surprised to discover that nobody (and I mean nobody) has air-conditioned apartments or houses. I asked a few people about it, and their responses were always pretty similar, “You won’t need it. You’ll get, maybe, 2 days a year where you might have used it, and those [...]

What’s better than being in Las Vegas for a week with nothing to do but play poker? Being in Las Vegas for a week with a really bad head cold. I knew I was in trouble when my ears got all messed up on the plane ride down here, and it actually got a little [...]

I’m going back to Las Vegas this coming Monday to play in a World Series of Poker tournament (maybe two). I don’t want to go into too much detail here (that’s why I have a separate Poker Blog), but it’s a big enough deal that I figured I should at least mention it since I’m [...]

After 5+ years, I have finally given up on my old iBook. I’d been thinking about all different kinds of potential replacements, but eventually settled on… another iBook. Well, ok, it’s called a MacBook now, but it’s pretty much the same thing. I was happy with how well my old laptop lasted, and the ability [...]