Two Types of Poker

On Friday night we went over to a co-worker’s house for a poker game. The host made some fantastic food, supplied some drinks and had invited enough people over that we could put together a 10 person tournament. As you may know, I have a fair bit of experience in running poker tournaments as we [...]

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Ren Faire 2008

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This morning I got up fairly early and went for a nice bike ride with my wife. It was windy outside making it rather chilly. I should have taken that in to account a few hours later when getting ready to go to the Age of Chivalry – Las Vegas Renaissance Festival. However, I’m not [...]

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Blog Tip: Clean Your Blog

I just set a reminder in my phone to repeat every 2 months. It says 3 simple words; CLEAN YOUR BLOG! I logged in to the admin section of JohnHawkinsUnrated the other night and was checking the plugin page when I realized I had to scroll down a page and a half to get to [...]

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Hockey season is upon us

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Once you start seeing the Halloween costumes and candy showing up at the stores, that can only mean one thing. It’s almost Halloween! Oh wait, that wasn’t my point. Hockey, yes, Hockey season. That’s where I was going with this. WOO HOO! It’s hockey season! Normally I sign up for a fantasy hockey heam with [...]

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iPhone App Review: Evernote

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I’m always on the lookout for iPhone Apps that are useful across multiple platforms. Sure, it’s nice if you find a really great iPhone App, but if it’s only useful on the iPhone itself, I consider that a limiting factor. One of the programs that best exemplifies cross platform usability is Evernote. As the name [...]

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Review: Lomo ColorSplash 35mm Camera

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After having so much fun with the Fisheye Lomo camera, I picked up another lomo camera. This time I got the Lomography 35mm Colorsplash camera. From the second I saw the photos taken with other colorsplash cameras, I was pretty sure I was going to love it. After getting my first roll of film developed, [...]

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