Road Rage

The other day I see a car with these bumper stickers:

"I'm on my way to work...please kill me."
"Go F*%K Yourself!"

All I can say is, don't cut this guy off!

Poker Wisdom

Lately I have been learning how to become a better poker player. As I learn more about the game, I realize that there is a lot of wisdom about life that can be learned from playing poker...

1) In the long run, good decisions pay-off - In poker, everybody experiences "bad beats" where they make the best play but still lose when the other player beats the odds with a lucky hand. Likewise, even the worst players win a hand with lucky cards every now and then. But, by studying your options and making the best possible choices, you will ultimately beat the variance of random results on any individual hand to come out ahead at the end of the game/tournament.

Life works the same way. There are random bad turns, and random windfalls. However, people who make the best decisions, with the information they have, will have the best chance at success.

2) You can't be afraid to take a chance - In poker, a "tight" player is one who rarely plays a hand. This type of player, who is afraid to take risks, may avoid busting-out (losing) quickly, but at the same time, their chip stack never grows and they are often beaten by players who play more aggressively.

You should try to not be a "tight" person when it comes to life. If you are afraid of taking any risks at all, you will never grow. Opportunities will pass you by.

Laser Magic

This is the best example of what you get when you combine lasers and magic that I have ever seen...

iMania

After naming my cybertwin "iBri" as a way to poke fun at the trend of putting "i" in front anything, I began to wonder how viral this behavior was. I can't believe how many (and what types of) businesses actually think this is a good idea.

These are not spoofs or jokes:

iHerb - Where else are you going to get your herbs online?

iLaser - need some LASIK surgery?

iDog/iCat/iFish/iPenguin- you can purchase these things on Amazon

iFood - I have no idea what this site offers. Interestingly enough, it's not food

iLove - Another one that is not what you think it is. Guess and click. You were wrong.

iBoatStore - I passed up on BoatStore.com because iBoatStore.com has to better!

iBabe - Of course. Not Safe for Work.

All I can say is, iGiveUp.

Introducing...iBri®

Following in the footsteps of Apple and Google, I've decided to establish a hip new presence on the internet...iBri®. It's simple. It's sleek. It's the killer app. It can store your phone#'s, contacts and mp3's. It'll even toast your muffin.

OK, really it's just me on the other side of MSN Messenger. But I am available 24/7. I suppose I could look up phone#'s and sing songs for you if you ask nicely. I've cleverly used an image to display my MSN ID so spammers can't steal it too easily:



For the astute, you may have noticed this is also my CyberTwin's ID. You caught me. I won't really be available 24/7, sometimes my robot will answer for me. But you won't know which. Could be me, could be my robot. The classic Turing test.

Enjoy.

Pearl Jam Lyrics

One of my favorite songs by Pearl Jam is Yellow Ledbetter. The most frustrating thing about this song, though, is that it is impossible to make out the lyrics. Well, thankfully, this video clears up any confusion. Or maybe not. It's hilarious either way.



Potato wave! I love it.

Chat with Brian 24/7

You can now chat with a virtual me (CyBri) at any time of the day, thanks to the good folks at MyCyberTwin. I spent hours answering personality questions that will supposedly make the experience just like chatting with me. I do not control what it says, so I can't be responsible if it is blunt, cruel, or sarcastic. I did mention that it is programmed to have some of my personality?

If the flash version below doesn't work for you, try this link.

Update: You can also chat with CyBri using MSN messenger (ColumbiaGuy70 @ ....); you can guess the rest of the address or ask me.