Goal #3:  Become Proficient at a Game Besides No-Limit Hold ‘Em
In January 2006, I had the ability to play all the poker games reasonably well at the “$3 home game” level, but I had no real idea on how to play anything but Hold ‘Em on an advanced level.  So I made it a goal [...]

No poker here:
Probably my favorite artist of all time died on Christmas morning.
James Brown was a very celebrated figure, but I don’t think people realize the incredible wealth of amazing music he made, or just how influencial a figure he was.  Endless sampling aside–without James Brown, hip hop as we know it, both the music [...]

Moving forward with my one-year self-evaluation:
Goal #2: Become a big shot online poker player
I failed to meet this goal, which turned out to be much more difficult to attain than I had anticipated. I started out the year playing a lot of mid-level no limit ring games online. I did fairly well, [...]