Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How the Green New Deal would exploit poverty-stricken people across the globe.

- No thank you!

- This could be a pretty cool movie.

- Wicked cool

- Is marijuana as safe as we think? Interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell.

- Could push-ups be the key to heart health?

- Cool

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Interesting profile of poker player Phil Ivey who is skipping the WSOP this year. (Long read)

- The list is bogus! Where's The Passion of the Christ (why yes I am going to hell why do you ask?)

- Never forget!

- Tennis Shoes?!? What the hell is wrong with you people?

- Bravo Connecticut indeed!

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Cool a map of Britain and Ireland made from pub locations

- An oral history of my favorite Tom Cruise character

- I sometimes can't remember how old I am but Benedict Cumberbatch can recall 1,480 lines of Hamlet

- A list of the 100 greatest movies of all-time. Not saying I agree with the list but I will use it next time I'm looking for a movie on Netflix.

- Phil Ivey is counter-suing Borgata to get his $9.6 million in winnings. I'm fascinated by this story.

- The Pogues are launching their own brand of Irish whiskey.

- Interesting Hunter S. Thompson animated interview.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- Human exoskeltons

- Nice gesture by Adam Dunn

- "Dirty sex poop dogs"

- So what was the poison that killed King Goffrey?

- Shoot em if you got em - awesome Navy fighter jet vide0

- An oral history (that's written down) on Mystery Science Theater 3000

- Interesting look at the Phil Ivey "cheating" saga. Borgata's stance looks pretty stupid to me. Pay the man his money and change the cards you use.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- Parents who suck on their infants pacifiers may protect child from developing allergy. If my kid dropped their binky on the ground - I didn't hesitate to pick it up and clean it off in my mouth. Better a little dirt in my mouth than an unhappy kid missing their binky. Glad to hear there were other benefits.

- President Obama used Buzz Aldrin just for a photo opportunity.

- Another piece of my childhood soiled.

- Heh heh - new Man of Steel poster explained

- How do noise cancelling headphones work?

- I was wondering whatever happened in that story of the casino deciding not to pay Phil Ivey millions in winnings because they thought he was cheating

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Just saying but on day when Tom O'Brien leads NC State to a huge upset over Florida State - Boston College loses to Army. BC should have paid the man when they had the chance... The Princess Bride cast reunites for 25th year anniversary of movie's release...  I know Notre Dame won big against Miami but I still hope they drop in the polls just as retribution for those awful helmets they wore last night...  I love Terry Francona and him taking Indians job shows he'd rather be Teddy Roosevelt's "man in the arena" than a critic on the sidelines at ESPN. Good for him!... It will be very interesting to follow this story. Phil Ivey wins 7.3 million British pounds over 2-nights but casino is refusing to pay... Pop-tarts are a gateway food to diabetes... History nuggets: When Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manilla in 1898 - he only lost 1 US sailor. To heat-stroke... Apple was just 90-days away from bankruptcy when Steve Jobs returned to company he helped found. When you think of it that way - the story of what Jobs did with Apple is even more incredible...  Terry Francona returns to Fenway Park as the manager of the Indians on May 23rd... Remember Halloween shoppers - Elmo died for your sins... People claim that Barack Obama is not bipartisan but I think him creating jobs only in states with Republican governors disproves that... Always wondered if Pink Floyd song One of These Days was influenced by the theme to Dr. Who or vice versa... I wonder if Curt Schilling is going to try to replace Mark Grace as TV analyst on Diamondbacks games. I'm guessing Schilling could use the money and he was a World Series hero for Arizona... Seriously - do Democrats think David Axelrod is helpful? I can't see him convincing undecided voters of anything except possibly the fact that Axelrod looks like an unsuccessful child molester...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- Awesome people hanging out together - these pictures were really cool

- Guy finds out at age 42 that his dad is Ted Nugent

- Improv Everywhere: The Mute Button - this was just awesome. What a great idea.

- The Stories Behind 10 Interesting Numbers in American Culture

- The WSOP has started in Las Vegas and a very interesting story is developing regarding Phil Ivey who is boycotting the WSOP and suing Full Tilt Poker. As always the best place for WSOP news is the Tao of Poker: WSOP Day 1: Welcome to the Jungle & Phil Ivey's Titanium Balls

The Poker Hall of Fame

Pauly has a vote on this year's Poker Hall of Fame ballot. Check it out and offer him your opinion.

I would vote for Phil Ivey and Barry Greenstein with the third vote going to Dan Harrington, Mike Sexton or Eric Seidel. Daniel Negreanu will be a Hall of Famer but he's not as good a player as Ivey and he hasn't had the length of contribution to the game as the others listed above.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Whitlock's Strange Tang would make a good name for a fantasy football team. Or a lesbian Motown cover band... Darvin Moon is the WSOP chip leader for the Main Event final table. According to Gene Bromberg - Darvin won his seat at a Wheeling WV casino and usually plays at the local VFW. What a great story it would be if Moon was to win it all. With Phil Ivey also at the final table - this could shape up to the equivalent of a local pro beating out Tiger Woods at the US Open... Kegs, pegs and eggs! Beer, cribbage and breakfast on a Sunday morning. What a great combo! If I were to open a bar - I definitely would do something line this every Sunday... Dreamt last night that Emo Philips was taking my order at a Starbucks. He kept screwing up the order. Maybe I was seeing into the future?... In Minneapolis there is an adult gift/sex toy shop called Lickety Split. I have the sense of humor of 12 yr old since I was amused by that. Still am...

Excellent Poker Story

You have Phil Ivey, a Las Vegas dancer making $50,000 the hard way, beer pong and a guy named Doug getting dumped by his girlfriend for being a jerk. How can you resist a story with all those plot elements?

Good stuff.

Phil Ivey Bets Big on the Lakers

I'm hoping Phil Ivey loses lots of money on the NBA Championship. From the Tao of Poker:

A trustworthy source confirmed that Phil Ivey bet $2 million that the Lakers would win the NBA championship. That was before the final began. He's in the hole 1-0 after the Celtics took game #1. He's gonna be sweating the game big time on Sunday. FYI, I bet the Lakers in game 2. If Ivey is betting them, so am I!

I guess I'm rooting for Pauly to take a hit too. Nothing personal. I'm just a Celtics fan.

Phil Ivey

Happy 32nd birthday to poker pro Phil Ivey. Often he is described as the Tiger Woods of poker but I think that comparison is unfair to both Ivey and Woods. With the death of Chip Reese - Ivey is perhaps the best cash game player in the world. He's a solid player who knows the odds but who is often unpredictable - that makes him dangerous at the felt. I root for Ivey if for no other reason than he's a quiet professional which has sadly become the exception instead of the norm in a poker world of Phil Hellmuth's, Mike Matasow's and Humberto Brenes'.