Monthly Archives: April 2008

Styling: Continuing the review of my 2008 Altima.

Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by Jim

This is just one post in a series of posts I’ve done in review of my 2008 Nissan Altima. Here I’m going to include a couple pictures of my Altima and some thoughts on the styling. Pictures do the car … Continue reading →

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Should I call or re-raise with this full house?

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by Jim

Played online at Pokerstars last night. One hand had me really thinking at one point. I’m in the small blind with Q 8 and limp in with 3 other players. The flop comes Q 5 8 giving me two pair. … Continue reading →

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Desktoptopia: Always have a fresh and amazing Desktop.

Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 by Jim

If you’d like an ever changing amazing desktop with images like the one below from Trey Ratcliff, then you need to check out Desktoptopia. Read more about Desktoptopia below. I recently came across a post over at Stuck In Customs … Continue reading →

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More sun, less poker, bankroll update.

Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 by Jim

I played holdem online for about an hour Friday night and that was it all weekend. After being cooped up all winter, the weather was too nice this weekend to be sitting at the computer. With that being said, I … Continue reading →

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Worst video ever to laugh at!

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Jim

Disclaimer: First, there is bad language. Second, only those with a huge sense of humor should watch this. Third, I think the attacker is the lowest form of life and I do feel sorry for the old lady. All that … Continue reading →

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New blog theme. Better or worse?

Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 by Jim

I’ve switched to the plaintxtBlog theme. I’m trying to simplify my blog some, but I don’t want that to come at the price of looks or functionality. I’m still tweaking it a little but I think I like it. I’m … Continue reading →

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Photo: Bearded Dragon

Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 by Jim

Here is a photo of Zodi my Bearded Dragon that died about a year ago. I spent a couple minutes in Picnik editing the exposure and contrast- thought it turned out nice.

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WordPress 2.5 Widgets page is terrible.

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by Jim

I thought I had to be doing something wrong, because I couldn’t seem to manipulate the widgets in anywhere near an efficient manner. I suppose if you had just one sidebar it’s probably not such a big deal. Anymore than … Continue reading →

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2008 Nissan Altima: Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by Jim

Quite possibly the biggest reason I chose the 2008 Nissan Altima over the Honda Accord was the 6 speed Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) in the Altima. I test drove the Altima first, and after experiencing the smoothest shifting car I’ve … Continue reading →

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My break from poker didn’t last long.

Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 by Jim

In fact my break didn’t even make it one day. I wasn’t planning on playing last night until my brother called me about 8:30 talking about his current session on Pokerstars. I had already read a lot on other blogs … Continue reading →

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