Parenting Recommendation: LearningCents Bank

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So, I was talking to a parent who thought this was a great idea and thought I should add it to my blog. Over a year ago, I purchased a LearningCents Bank for Jack.  The bank features Save, Spend, and Give cylinders in which kids deposit their allowance each week. This process helps teach kids the important concepts of money. Since Jack is six years old, he receives an allowance of $6/week.  His responsibilities include filling the dog dish, cleaning the play room and tidying up his bedroom.  Granted, it is not much, but he IS six after all.  Naturally, the older he gets the higher the allowance (7 years old … [Read more...]

Disney’s A Christmas Carol

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I saw Disney's  A Christmas Carol this weekend.  It is an animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey through Scrooge's past, present, and future.  The story is not new.  It is the same story we have seen many times so I won't bore you with a synopsis of the story, but I would like to comment on the technology and the specifics of the film. Just so you know, I went with DeeDee and Jack.  I was half expecting Jack to be frightened by many of the gothic and intense images which are beautifully rendered throughout the film.  Jacob Marley's ghost is … [Read more...]

My World Series of Poker Story

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Chris Moneymaker

How did I get in? I entered a Double Shootout Tournament. First place was a $10,000 entry fee into the World Series of Poker Main Event plus $1,000. What happened?I checked into my hotel in Vegas (Bally's) on Wednesday, July 6th in the late afternoon. There was a PokerStars.com party at the Mirage for the online qualifiers. It was a nice event. I was rubbing elbows with Greg Raymer (2004 WSOP Champion), Chris Moneymaker (2003 WSOP Champion) and Evelyn Ng. It was weird. Raymer was bigger (taller) than I thought he would be and Moneymaker was not as tall as I thought he would be. Without having played a single … [Read more...]