ugh, more wordpress upgrades!
Posted by mep | Filed under tech
i was stuck with having to upgrade wordpress yet again. seems like i upgrade one for every 4 or 5 posts i do.
Expression Engine still on the sidelines…unsure what i’ll do – but for now, wp has been upgraded and all looks well.
all bitching aside – when you can upgrade a chunk of software after a big glass of wine, there is little to complain about
adios wordpress?
Posted by mep | Filed under tech
I have the commercial (and unused) version of Expression Engine. I like Wordpress, but its limited IMHO…and i’m so tried of the constant updates…though that’s a double edge sword for sure
one of the obvuios uses is to change the site again to use EE. Seems like the decision will be made before the regualr season of Baseball restarts (Friday…at least for me…for those in the dark).
back to the gym
Posted by mep | Filed under life
the last 4+ weeks have flow by. closed escrow on a house, moved in, got married, changed jobs, tore the kitchen to the bones and rebuilt it – all in 30 days. the gym routine got pushed to the side.
sensibility suggested reverting to week 7 from week 10 of the training program due to the obvious changes and lack of running.
Last monday was the first visit to to the gym in over a month…and those first 3 steps on the treadmill where pure joy. though the 3 miles where tough, the reward was off the charts. The next morning i jumped on the scale and saw my weight under 180 lbs. Happiness lasted for 2 days. i’m chomping at the bit to get back tomorrow to the second day of the 4 day a week gym routine.
i’d keep updates to coming – but little need – i’m back on track, happy and the results started immediately.
mid day gym experiment?
Posted by mep | Filed under life, sports
So i decided to mix up the schedule a bit – try something new – mix up the routine and see what i see.
off to the gym at 3pm. ugh
takes twice as long to get there mid day due to traffic. had to wait for equipment. took more than twice the amount of time to get home.
As i walked out of the gym and squinted at the warm sunshine, i declared that i am truly (and forever it seems) a night owl.
The mid day gym experiment is over – back to my 8pm to 9pm arrival time slot for the 3+ mile run. I’d try the 6am run, but there would be too many Type A folks fighting over equipment while power typing on their BlackBerry for my taste…plus i’m a total idiot at 6am in the first place.
i love the relaxed gym evening routine. traffic is light, gym is almost empty, running is easier for me at night, i seem to be the only one on a BlackBerry, i love the cool night air on my skin when i leave. grabbing sushi and a Sopporo on way home is a viable option if i choose.
cloud computing results
Posted by mep | Filed under tech
well, it’s been a month plus since switching my personal, business and other sites into the amazon cloud.
what’s the verdict? very, very happy. costs are down about 60%, i have more of server resources, availability is up, access times are faster, i’m more redundant, can scale if needed in minutes and i sleep better at night.
i’d do it all over in a heart beat – every test i ran (and i ran many) performed beyond expectations.
i can get to market cheaper, faster and with more ease – and i can scale at will. happy years to come
ouch, it’s getting cold in here
Posted by mep | Filed under poker
On my recent poker playing trip to Las Vegas, I managed to get my money in with the best of it 8 times, only winning one hand (KK vs TT). I did suggest that someone was WAY ahead when he had a flush draw vs my nut straight with one card to come.
I could list all the bad beats, but it’s pointless. get all your money in the middle when your at least at 75% favorite and let the cards fall where they may – it’s all you can do. If the donkey makes the call and gets lucky, so be it.
Highlights of this trip where few, but must include NEVER getting it all in with the worst of it. having no fear to play pocket 4’s in early position with a raise, then betting on the flop of AK9, getting someone to let go of the best hand.
There is still much to work on, but my resolve has never been stronger. I just need to find a way out of the poker cooler.
Oceanside Open
Posted by mep | Filed under poker
Oceans 11 held the Oceanside Open on July 4th. A nice field of players, good structure and free BBQ made the event fun to play in (the BBQ was real good and was quite a distraction after they started the grilling process). Of course it always helps when you make the final table of an event with a first place of $10,280. I played well, took a nasty bad beat at the final table and placed well into the top 9.
The field was varied, not too many sharks, lots of loose play and some regular bonehead moves by less than talented players. One guy that made the final table was playing in his first tournament. He got ultra short stacked, then won 6 hands in a row and became a serious threat. I gladly welcomed him at his first final table when we reassembled to the final 9 players.
It just goes to show you, take a chance and play a tournament, anything can happen
getting it all in with the best of it…
Posted by mep | Filed under poker
…in the end, it really is all you can do in poker.
After shoving as a 91% favorite with one to come and exiting the tournament when a 2 outer shows up, all you can do is shake your head and look for a new game.
That’s 3 exits in a row where I got all my chips in the middle as a 84%, 80% and 91% favorite. Poker is a cruel game at times….it’s good to have a backup plan, Have a solid financial management (a.k.a. bankroll management) that will allow you to ride through the chop.
It’s never as smooth of a ride as your have planned.
how to win the local friends/office poker game
Posted by mep | Filed under poker
- Go to Vegas, play a $1500 or $2000 No Limit World Series of Poker event
- come home and don’t worry about playing a solid game at the WSOP
- play your normal $10 No Limit game with family/friends/coworkers
From a financial perspective, it makes no sense. I took down the local game for a whopping profit of $40 after coming back from my WSOP bloodletting.
I now need to earn $1460 to cover my $1500 entry fee.
did you blink?
Posted by mep | Filed under wsop
If you did blink, you might have missed my WSOP play.
After buying into Event #27 – $1500 No-Limit, I lasted 45 minutes and played exactly one hand.
I pushed all my chips in the middle holding trip 5’s (three fives) and my opponent called on a flush draw. Even know I was a 84% favorite, I left the ‘poker sauna’ knowing that i made the correct decision to get all my chips into play. here are the numbers with a flop/turn of (5c, 6c, 2d, 5h) :
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ks 5d 37 84.09 7 15.91 0 0.00 0.841
Ac Jc 7 15.91 37 84.09 0 0.00 0.159
Of course there is a story behind the hand that makes me playing K5o not sound as bad as it probably does, but all one can really do in poker is to get all their chips in the middle with the best of it. if you are not willing to put all your chips at risk with 84% EV early in a tournament, you might as well not play the game.Living life by the turn of a card can be a harsh existence. I’m happy to get back to writing software for a living, but I’ll be back on the felt in no time.