http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/ Alan Bostick explains the which of the what-he-did. en-us 2010-02-08T13:19:55-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000710.html I am leaving this coming Sunday, February 14, to travel to Haiti. I shall be working with the volunteer deployment of Hands On Disaster Response in Leyogann, roughly twenty miles west of Port-au-Prince. I shall be arriving in Haiti... Life abostick 2010-02-08T13:19:55-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000709.html Nothing to look at here. Move alongA friend told some of us that she would love any help in recovering her faith in poetry that anyone can offer. Here is my response: I will not try to restore your... Poetry abostick 2009-11-26T13:28:19-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000708.html Weak-Tight?image source: www.whitehouse.gov When President Barack Obama was an Illinois state legislature, he was a regular player in a private poker game with other legislators. Ron Powell, blogging at TPM Cafe, presents this profile of Obama as a poker... Politics abostick 2009-04-29T09:17:59-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000707.html Here is a YouTube video of Joan Rivers venting bile on the reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice. Donald Trump fires Rivers' daughter Melissa, apparently due to the machinations of famous-name poker player Annie Duke and a co-conspirator. Joan Rivers... Poker abostick 2009-04-27T11:51:54-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000706.html This age wanted heroes. It got us instead. — Tony Kushner I always cry at superhero movies Our hero, bitten by a radio- Active wombat learns the sudden truth: Her wombat powers are not just a fluke. The crisis of... Poetry abostick 2008-07-24T19:38:44-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000705.html Thomas M. Disch 1940-2008image source: Strange Horizons Thomas M. Disch was found dead in his apartment in New York City, apparently a suicide. Quoth Ellen Datlow: I've just found out that Tom Disch committed suicide in his apartment on... Life abostick 2008-07-06T15:45:00-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000704.html WSOP Stud/8 TournamentOriginally uploaded by abostick59 I got up before noon on Wednesday, after about ten hours of sleep. I have found the recipe for getting sleep on Las Vegas gambling expeditions: Get away from the casinos! After getting my... Poker abostick 2008-06-27T16:06:38-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000703.html Bellagio Poker RoomOriginally uploaded by abostick59 I started slowly on Monday, and was slow to finish my writing and get out. I didn't walk over to the Rio until after 8:00 PM. The Amazon Room was hopping. It was the... Poker abostick 2008-06-25T15:29:24-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000702.html Bill Chen mulls one over...Originally uploaded by waldo483 I slept for about four hours, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. I had a leisurely afternoon in my hotel suite, getting my daily writing together. It wasn't until almost 9:00... Poker abostick 2008-06-23T19:01:38-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000700.html Candy Whip PackagingOriginally uploaded by abostick59 I found this in the gift and sundry shop at the Wynn casino resort in Las Vegas the other morning, looking for a candy bar to tide my appetite over until I could... Main abostick 2008-06-23T16:31:31-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000699.html Las Vegas - Bellagio Originally uploaded by GlobeTrotter 2000 Friday was a long day. It started out fairly lazy, but I got out to the tables later on. I got up at 2:30 PM, and was slow to get... Poker abostick 2008-06-21T19:05:34-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000697.html Las Vegas Morning Alpenglow Originally uploaded by abostick59. Yesterday was one day by the calendar, but it almost feels like two day, because I went out twice and came back to sleep twice. I woke up at 1:30 AM,... Poker abostick 2008-06-20T21:16:14-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000696.html Phil Hellmuth stepped on my foot! For those of you who can't stand the suspense, I busted out of the stud/8 championship tournament shortly after the first break, in the middle of round 9. I was awake somewhat after... Poker abostick 2008-06-19T16:25:51-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000695.html Amazon Room Originally uploaded by abostick59. Let me start with the day's finish: I made it into day 2 of the World Championship Seven Card Stud High-Low Split event. 120 players remain out of 261 starters. My stack size is... Poker abostick 2008-06-18T14:02:50-08:00 http://www.spicejar.org/asiplease/archives/000694.html Rio Neon Originally uploaded by abostick59. Monday was a short day for me. I woke up at 5:00 PM, having gotten six and a half hours' sleep, a good amount under the circumstances. I spent the evening — my... Poker abostick 2008-06-17T15:25:21-08:00