I’m a big football fan. Yes, the gridiron, the ballet that is football. It’s a great sport on many levels regardless of the fact TV has infiltrated it with gobs of time-outs. But it has transcended into a way of life for me on Sundays from Sept to Jan. The day is scheduled around the… Read More »
I added a plugin that graphically displays cards. Now I can easily show scenarios where I have Dave Loop dominated. Like when I have :Ah:Kh vs Dave’s :Ac:TdÂ
On the drive home last night I caught myself tapping my fingers on the steering wheel to the beat of “Sunday Morning“ by No Doubt. I thought: “You know, I would be kind of embarrassed telling people that I like this song”. It would be akin to telling people one of my top fav movies is… Read More »
Living through yet another Valentine’s day got me thinking about ‘what is happiness’.  Given North America’s fixation with materialism, is money the key to happiness?Â
My friend Jason (aka Biff) works for a high-tech firm. However, he has a secondary hobby that feeds his grassroots: farmin’. Yes, he is a part farmer, part computer jockey.Â
What is going on? The Canadian women’s hockey team has won their first two games handily beating Italy 16-0 and beating Russia 12-0. As I write, they are beating Sweden 8-1 midway through the 2nd period. This equates to a 36-1 ratio. Why do we care about the ratio? Well, if two teams of equal… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day!
How does the old saying go: “Once you leave home, you can never go back”? I’m from Walkerton, the capital of Bruce County – Ontario’s playground. The home of great tasting water, chicken and alkalide batteries. A small town for sure, but when I was growing up, seemed like the largest place on earth. I don’t… Read More »
Since the olympics come around only once every four years - two years now that the television Gods have had their way (something only Zeus once had the power to do) – I tend to take interest in them. I marvel at the mental and physical capabilities that the elite athletes can display. Case in point,… Read More »
You keep going oh Mathematical Gods. Find ye the largest prime number. Even nerds need to have a goal.