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  1. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Feb 16th, 2010 (2/16/2010 10:30am)

     
  2. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Feb 16th, 2010 (2/16/2010 11:32pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I should say, the FIRST PERSON to PM me a link to it.</p>
     
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  3. DntCaltACmBk DntCaltACmBk is offline

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    Feb 16th, 2010 (2/16/2010 11:36pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Love this</p>
  4. JonJack JonJack is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 12:47am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>So true.  The question is inevitable...no matter who you are, pro, amateur, weekend warrior; the question will be asked.  To me it's like hearing nails on a chalkboard.  </p>
  5. RevG RevG is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 1:09am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Nice! I liked this article!! thumbs up !!</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 1:13am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>wow, i've been waiting on the most opportune time to answer one of these.  I got a a 4-1/2 and 1-1/2 year old.  Now, i don't think i'm that old but......  kids hit ya.... how many times have I been hit with this!   this comes at a perfect time, how to answer this?  I keep telling him, one dat all of the chips will be yours.  (i got some paulson chps i flip around while i'm playing).  the smile on his face doesn't do any justice to what i could type.  all i can say is i feel better there's a dad out there.  I see nothing but young guns posting.  good luck at the talbles gentlement. </p>
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  7. AYBABTU AYBABTU is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 5:41am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Well said. It is the complexity and the absurdity of the randomness of Poker that draws me in. I had a dream last night that it it the "random nature of Poker" that I "worship." So everyday I attend the Church of the (Bleeding) RNG.</p>
    <p>It's great that you can play Poker AND raise your children well.</p>
    <p>Graspfan, your 10 year old is probably going to win the WSOP Main Event in about 11 years.</p>
    <p>Poker Reign, you will have to wait a bit longer.</p>
    <p>I'm giving away my age. My kids are well into their 30's. My oldest is a drummer in a Rockabilly (Psychobilly) band. I myself toured with an All-Girl band back in the 80's. My son's band is doing a lot better than we did. My other son is in the process of joining the National Guard out in Cali. They're not "kids" anymore, but they are my children and I still learn a lot from them and they still ask some pretty darn good questions.</p>
    <p>My Poker history goes way back to when my parents let me win penny ante wild card games. I thought I knew how to play poker for many years, but it was really like only knowing how to move the Chess pieces without knowing Opening strategy, mid game and end game position play. Thanks to y'all on Pocket Fives and my coach Jennifear, I have gone from #8 in Bradenton, FL to #4 since January 1, 2010.</p>
    <p>I may be a "Boomer" but I have elements of Gen-W, Gen-X and whatever Gen they are calling it now. My philosophy is..."The more you learn, the more you realize there is left to learn."</p>
    <p>Graspfan, thanks for all of your advice and your guidance. There is such a thing as being a "Cool Geek". I should know, I'm one.</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 8:13am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>great article, something i have to go through with my GF and parents despite them knowing i cant really answer the question. also, check your PMs for the link :)</p>
     
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 9:21am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Nice article. Reminds me of a quote from A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle..."Emotions exist within the realm of opposites (love vs hate, high vs low, anticipation vs disappointment, praise vs criticism). There is not good without bad, no high without low. States of being can be obscured and differ from emotions, but they have no opposite. They emanate from within you as the love, joy and peace that are the aspects of your true nature." So kudos to you for choosing your response wisely :) I enjoyed it a lot.</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 10:13am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I'm not sure... now I'm thinking the other guy in the pot has AA, KK, AK but if his cat has just died he's definitely tilting with 10/4o....</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 10:39am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Great article again Graps. I have a 2 1/2 year old son(and 6 mo. old) and we have similar evening schedules.</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 12:07pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Thanks for the article Graps. Very well said. My son is 15 months old. No doubt I will start getting this question sooner rather than later.</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 12:17pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I dated an all-girl band in the '80's.  grapsfan, nice work.</p>
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    Feb 17th, 2010 (2/17/2010 1:14pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Great article.</p>
    <p>Personally I never understood why people liked Schrödinger’s Cat. The answer to whether to cat is alive or dead is "I don't know." Obviously the cat has to be alive OR dead, but we just don't know. Why are people so afraid of those 3 little words they have to concoct hare-brained situations with ridiculous (and faulty) conclusions?</p>
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    Feb 18th, 2010 (2/18/2010 10:31am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>eventually the cat is dying, so de we all.</p>
    <p>"Hey, how are you doing?"</p>
    <p>"I'm dying. You too."</p>
    <p>hahahaha</p>
    <p>Ok, but srsly, if i feel i'm playing my best i just respond "good" (and then comes the "oh so you won a lot of money? - no, i ran bad" and i get the "omg, my son is a degenerate gambler" look)</p>
    <p>ok, really seriously, i think basing the answer on your performance puts you in the right mindset.</p>
  16. ndelapiedra ndelapiedra is offline

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    Feb 18th, 2010 (2/18/2010 1:49pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>with all due respect, I think you are interpreting at your son's question incorrectly.</p>
    <p>Despite his using the word 'fair' (98% of the time proceeded by 'not') since about two weeks after he uttered his first words, his concepts of 'run good' and 'long term' are not what we have in mind.  Much less factoring in stable income, and everything else we consider as a variable in "how you doing".</p>
    <p>I'd venture to guess his question is akin to your wife asking "so, how was your day". Ie, he just wants to know his pops is happy and problem free. Which is why "I'm OK" (note: which is wholly different from "I'm doing okay in these here tournies) satisfies his inquiry.</p>
    <p>When 'grown-ups' ask I am as straight forward as possible "I have more chips than when I started, but I won't know how much if any I win for a few hours" if they can't grasp that concept...</p>
  17. elendil elendil is offline

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    Feb 21st, 2010 (2/21/2010 8:21pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Excellent yet again Graps</p>
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    Feb 24th, 2010 (2/24/2010 3:35pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Really great Article!!  I must say i have a 2 year old and even at that age i get some pretty wierd faces and Q's while being a weekend warrior..</p>
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    Feb 25th, 2010 (2/25/2010 11:40am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>nice!</p>
  20. HPFyeIII HPFyeIII is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2010 (4/1/2010 3:50pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Great Article!</p>
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