Remember when you were really young and it was time to take that huge plunge into the unknown? For weeks and months prior to this leap your parents have been prepping you  for this day. It’s the day of all days for parents and can be very scary for child and parent alike.  I’m speaking of the first day of school. For me, I still have some pretty solid memories of that first and day even at my ripe old age of 35 there are still some lingering thoughts of that time in my life. One thing that I would have no problem saying without any factual proof  is that two things are going to happen to you during the 1st week of school, no matter where that school is in North America.  You will be asked to count as [More...]

Picture yourself driving along on the interstate/highway in a 60mph/100kmph zone but going 10-15mph/15-25kmph over the speed limit.  You’ve got the cruise control set, your tunes cranked and you’re really enjoying the drive.  You have been keeping this pace for some time now.  In the distance ahead of you there appears to be a flashing work zone sign informing you of the road work taking place 2 miles/3 kilometers down the road and you prepare to slow the vehicle down. As you approach the work zone you are now traveling around 35mph/55kmph.  According to the signs, the speed limit is 30mph/50kmph.  However, after traveling for such a long period of time at such a higher rate of speed you almost feel like you are walking.  For me, it feels like I’m going backwards.  I get frustrated and impatient and start driving a little out [More...]

As an experienced poker player I have had the privilege to play poker on almost every stage and been fortunate enough to find moderate success along the way. During my endeavors, I’ve been surprised to see that the way the game is played changes at different stakes, even as we are playing the same exact game. Let’s look at just a few of these differences. LEVELS OF POKER THINKING Let’s make the assumption for the purposes of this article that, for the most part, players of higher thinking and deeper thought will be your higher stakes players and the players that use less thought and who have lower thinking levels will be your low stakes player. Thinking that you have more skill and a deeper level of thinking will push you to play at a higher buy in level, and this [More...]