The last time I played a poker tournament I took 9th out of 100 players. In with the best of it and out by a two-outer. As usual, a medium stacked guy called me because I didn’t look scary. He hit one of his two outs when I laid 1.2 to 1. No hard feelings. I’m accustomed [...]
Hurricane Evacuation Problems + Solutions
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When you live on the Gulf Coast, grocery stores, utility companies and local news educate the public on hurricanes. Since I was ten I’ve known that if a hurricane is coming you do one of two things: Evacuate Buy water, canned food, fill your bathtubs with water, buy batteries, flashlights, tape windows, fill up [...]
ADD Writing for Holiday Stress
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I would blog that writing helps manage stress, yet, I’m too busy and stressed to write. Perhaps my brain is distracted. Nonetheless, here’s an ADD / ADHD holiday budget tip from ADDitude Magazine. Writing is a great stress management tool for self-awareness, chronic problems, overspending and overeating. This holiday season start a money journal to [...]
Lead-Paint Test Results – More Lead Ahead
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Just when we thought it was safe to chew on pencils and go to toy stores, lead-paint pulls us back into fear. MSNBC revealed that 35% of 1200 tested toys contained lead-paint. Unfortunately, most of these toys are still on the shelves. Mattel Inc ran tests to find some of their own recalls had levels [...]
Your ADD Brain on Cell Phones
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My dad once told me that if invisible laser beams were blue then the World would be blue. This may explain the painful electric shock I felt when I answered my cell phone while using teeth whitening trays. I placed the cell phone against my face and began feeling a shooting pain on that side [...]
