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I wish they never passed that bill to forbid US banks from depositing money to online poker sites. It’s not really harder now but there are less sites that allow US players. The last time I signed up I found out you can get deposit bonuses. I just found a website, http://www.topusaonlinecasinos.com/, that shows you what kind of bonus you can get from sites that allow US players. It’s a pretty clean site and straight forward. There are also ratings and reviews that you can see before you pick which site you want to play at. I like when things are laid out for me. There are definitely some donkeys out there that just throw cash in to your lap. So far I’ve encountered a lot of that. I’ve been too chicken to play higher stakes. The biggest thing I always look at is the bonus size. Who doesn’t like free cash? Sometimes I have to prevent myself from playing too much. The wife tends to get upset. She’s ok when she sees my account balance though.

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If you know me or have seen my previous Halloween posts, you know I like to make my own costumes. Prior to this year there were only two costumes that I’ve been proud of. Last year’s was pretty lame in execution. This year renewed my faith that I could come up with something different. I hate the thought that I’ll see someone with the same costume.

I usually don’t tell people who I am dressing up as so I can see if they can guess. I told my wife that I thought only 1 in 5 people would get it and to my surprise, it was a better percentage than that. When we were at Steve’s Bar Room, someone shouted across the bar “OMG, you’re Piston Honda!” He made my night because he didn’t require any clues. I only expect(ed) people my age to recognize the character because only people with Nintendos would’ve known.

Some people actually thought I was that diesel and was just shirtless, even my own friends. The costume garnered me quite a lot of attention. Now I’m left wondering if I should’ve stayed at Cafe Asia to enter their costume contest. First place was $500 and I didn’t see any interesting costumes. Oh well, I wasn’t going to stay there all night. I know how things run there. I wouldn’t have gotten out of there until after midnight.

If you’ve seen Knocked Up, you might remember Dr Kuni. He was the one that delivered Katherine Heigl’s baby. His real name is Ken Jeong. Jeong is actually a real doctor! He does some acting on the side. He graduated from Duke undergrad, then got his MD from North Carolina. If he likes NCAA basketball, I wonder who he roots for. Those two schools don’t exactly love each other.

This clip is pretty funny but there are a couple parts that I think are a bit extreme. I think that’s why it got cut from the movie. My favorite part is “Disco Stu.”

I would like everyone out there to vote for Stephen Colbert. I would love to see what will become of all this. It seems as though he is only going to run in his home state, South Carolina. The following was taken from The Anchor:

He has filed paperwork and the petitions are out in South Carolina. He even met with the head of the South Carolina Democratic and Republican Parties. Joe Warner, the head of the Democratic Party there, said, “From what I understand, he does have credible people down here, working to have him placed on the ballot.” On top of that, on a Colbert fan site, there are people going to other states trying to get the petition progress started there as well.

I wanted to buy Colbert’s book “I Am America (And So Can You!)” this past weekend when I saw it at the bookstore but I had another book to buy instead. A book that’ll help me make more money in the end seemed a little more important.

Thank Buddha. Roy Pearson, the judge who sued a dry cleaners in DC, will probably lose his job.

The sources said that had Pearson’s term not ended this May, at the height of his battle with the dry cleaners, he might have kept the job. His term has expired, but Pearson has remained on the payroll, making $100,000 a year as an attorney adviser for the Office of Administrative Hearings.

He has/had a pretty cush job. Why didn’t he think clearly before he went through with the suit? He was making a nice chunk of change, and now he’ll probably out on his ass. Honestly, it serves him right for making a mockery of the system he is a part of. If indeed he loses his job, most people out there will get what they were hoping for. I think the Chungs will be the happiest though. This whole incident was probably great publicity for Happy Cleaners, the shop they still run. Hopefully, it’ll become profitable enough to reopen Custom Cleaners, the shop they had to close down.

I was in the office bathroom a little while ago. If you know me, I’m afraid of public bathrooms. I avoid them like I avoid Baltimore. At least this bathroom is somewhat clean. I’ll pee anywhere but number two is reserved for home base. I try to hold out for the comfort of my own throne. So I went in to pee and while I’m standing at the ultra low urinal, I hear someone in one of the stalls. I hear the sound of the toilet paper roll forever. He kept pulling and pulling. I know office toilet paper is thin but damn, I think the guy in there must’ve been mummifying himself. I think he might have used the whole roll.

Oh, and as for the ultra low urinal, I don’t know who that urinal was installed for but the top of it is lower than my equipment. There must be a little person working here. You know it was a bad decision to install it the way it was when you walk up to do your business and someone has done there’s on top of the urinal. I feel bad for the cleaning crew.

Speaking of going to the bathroom, yesterday I was listening to a Junkies podast from earlier that morning. Go to 10/15 segment 4. I’ve never laughed so freaking hard! You have to listen to this segment!

Sean Astin says a Goonies sequel is definitely coming. This past August Corey Feldman talked about the rumors that were starting to arise. First, I learned about the Chipmunks revival last week. Now it’s the Goonies this week. I shouldn’t be surprised if the Snorks movie starts shooting next week.

If they ever try to redo Rad or Thrashin’, I’ll be totally pissed off. These are two of my fondest 80’s movies. Not a whole lot of people have seen either of those movies. Even people around my age haven’t heard of it. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping that one day, one day, my dreams will come true and these two movies will be released on DVD. I want to be able to see my man Cru Jones ride through the giant cereal bowl during the last race. And I want to see Corey Webster duct tape his hands up to shred the street and the mountain. I’d like to be able to do this on DVD because I don’t have a VCR.

Seriously, if you haven’t seen those movies try to find them if you have a VCR.

Smorty is a service bloggers can use to get paid for their posts. Bloggers get paid through blog advertising. There are no banners to place on your site either. I’ve always wondered how people get paid for blogging. I don’t think I’ll ever make crazy money that I’ve heard about bloggers making, but I’ll take whatever is offered. I’ve tried Google AdSense but this seems a lot easier to implement and get results. Users are asked to write about certain subjects that pertain to advertisers, then you get paid for what you write. So far things have been pretty easy and straight forward. Since I’ve just started using Smorty, I’ll be sure to make update posts over time. If I can get paid enough to play golf every Sunday, you’ll be seeing a lot more posts from me. If there are golf or booze advertisers, I’ll be pocketing a lot of extra cash.

We’ve been meaning to try Ray’s the Steaks, so Saturday we hiked out to Arlington. They do not take reservations FYI. Ray’s opens at 5, so I figured arriving at 6 would be ok. We were told the wait would be 9:30. Unfrigginbelievable! The last time I waited that long was for a roller coaster. They should have a sign at the door that says “There is a 3.5 hour wait from this point.” I suppose people get there at 5, give their name, and come back closer to the seating time.

So we drove around to look for another option. Finally, we ended up at Boulevard Woodgrill in Clarendon. We had come here once before, but for another reason, Bar Golf. I don’t think the managers were pleased with our groups throughout the day. You’d think that 40 patrons buying tons of drinks would make them happy but for some reason, they were not. Maybe we were too rambunctious. It’s quite possible when that many people are involved in a drink-a-thon for 3 or 4 hours.

The food was good enough to avoid a disappointing night, but next time we will definitely get to Ray’s before it opens. I’ll have to treat it like an iPhone release and possibly camp out.

From a personals ad on Craigslist:

What am I doing wrong?

Reply to: pers-439179541@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-10-03, 4:29PM EDT

Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful
(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy.
I’m not from New York. I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at
least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind
that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think
I’m overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 – 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,
restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won’t hurt my
feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I’m 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east
side so plain? I’ve seen really ‘plain jane’ boring types who have
nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I’ve seen drop dead
gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What’s the story
there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows – lawyer, investment
banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they
hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for
MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults – I’m putting myself out there in an honest
way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I’m being up front
about it. I wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn’t
able to match them – in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a
nice home and hearth.

* it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with
services or
other commercial interests

Here is a response that was posted:

PostingID: 432279810
THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:
I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully
about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your
bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here’s how I
see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a
cr@ppy business deal. Here’s why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you
suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring
my money. Fine, simple. But here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my
money will likely continue into perpetuity…in fact, it is very likely
that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t
be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation
accelerates! Let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty
hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in
earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy
and hold…hence the rub…marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense
to “buy you”
(which is what you’re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case you think I’m
being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so
would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It’s as simple as
that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So,
I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful”
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to
believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K
hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then
we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way.
Classic “pump and dump.”
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of
lease, let me know.

Someone buy that man a drink! That’s one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while, both parts. What is that girl thinking? At least she’s honest, like she stated. The sad thing is she’ll probably get some real replies. She might get what she wants too. Basically what is exchanged is money for a trophy wife. That’ll make for a great relationship. I suppose it worked for Anna Nicole Smith and that old guy. Then again I don’t think she got his money in the end and as we all know, now she’s dead! I don’t think money can make you happy, but with it I think you can pretend you are. That girl needs to find a way on to one of those shows like The Bachelor, Rock of Love, or Flavor of Love.