The Park Slope Singers, under our new conductor, David Thye, also resident conductor at Carnegie Hall, will present our winter concert on Sunday, January 28, 2007, at 2:30 pm. The place is St. Saviour’s Church, 8th Avenue at 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Join us for a program ranging from the Renaissance to the late 20th century, from a contemporary Mass setting to jazz, from Stephen Foster’s Song Book to Broadway.
And as usual, refreshments will follow! (ticket: $10. chance to see jodi sing in latin: priceless.)
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The first new workaround for the Port Security Act has arrived in my gmail inbox. Yes, Ultimate Bet has emailed me a way to buck the system and use my credit card to fund my online poker account. You can check it out here.

This system may not be new, and I’m not entirely sure it will work in the US regardless of what UB says. After reading through the FAQ, it does seem like a viable option. Could this mean the illustrious return of hotcookie42 to the world of online poker?? Or could it give the government the excuse it needs to start tracking the activities of online gamers…

Regardless of its viability, this system is inconvenient and also involves annoying fees. I likely will not be opening one of these accounts. My hiatus from online poker has afforded me opportunities to do other things – things which I have enjoyed more than online poker and which potentially provide a source of steady income free from government micromanaging. (DOES ANYONE WANT A WEBSITE?!?) Still, every once in a while I long for a 180 sng on Stars…

Okay, now we just need to win the Senate and online poker is back in business. Democrats LOVE to make up new taxes. Why not a tax on internet gambling???

If Ohio gets to have slot machines, I don’t see why I can’t get my Razz on.

My web designer trial by fire continues. Very soon, I hope to announce the launch of a very exciting project that I’ve been working on. The road has been frustrating at times but also fun. It really is amazing how customizable web content is. The only trouble is, once you start messing with code, all sorts of nonsense can and does occur. Perfectionism is both a blessing and a curse in this field, it would seem. Still, I’ve been more energized by this project than by anything I’ve done at my office in the last year (except for designing my office’s Intranet, which basically counts as the same thing). I’m going to focus as much of my energy on this as I can and hopefully start to build a really kickass portfolio.

Does anyone want a website??????
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