The 10th Best QB of All-Time*: Troy Aikman

Career:  165 Games * 94-71 Record * 61.5 Comp. Pct. (2,898 – 4,715) * 32,945 yards *165 TDs (3.5%) * 141 INTs (3.0%) * 7.0 Yds/Att * 81.6 Rating * 11-4 Post-Season Record * 3 Super Bowl titles * 0 MVPs * 6 Pro Bowls
Defining greatness in football is much harder to do than it [...]

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How Come the Better I feel I’m Playing…

… the worse I seem to run???
I keep wanting to put together a series of SnGs and everytime I decide to start I run so damn bad.  This weekend I played a 4-pack and didn’t cash in any of them, only the second time I believe that’s ever happened to me.  The four tables basically [...]

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Exhausting (But Great!) Weekend

Wow, this weekend was just a blur.
Took the kids to the Field Museum Friday night for “Dozin’ with the Dinos”… really a good time.  We saw most of the exhibits, a really cool 3D movie and got to sleep under the watchful eyes of the bears and wolves!  Zalen hit the wall around 9:00 p.m. [...]

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Early Mornings and Dietary Challenges

The good news, I’m still getting up every morning at 5:20 a.m. to hit the elliptical and it feels great.  I’ve definitely noticed a difference in the dreaded “love handles” area which is the #1 reason I’m doing it and it motivates me to continue.
The bad news is I’m absolutely awful when it comes to [...]

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Upon Further Review… Belichick Got it Right… and the NFL Continues to get it Wrong

If you’re a football fan, heck, even if you’re NOT a football fan, you’ve probably heard more about Patriot Coach Bill Belichick’s decision to go for it on 4th down from his own 29 against the Colts Sunday night than you care to.  He’s generally getting hammered for it but the argument against him is [...]

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This is One Dangerous Family!

(Pics to come soon!)
Saturday was the National Karate tournament out in Roselle and the Capriolo family made quite the showing! 
Zalen is only his second tournament finished 3rd in basics in his belt/age group.  Sky was beaming with pride watching her curly-haired go through his routine and we gave each other a look when the judges [...]

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Zalen Earns His Bobcat

Congratulations to Zalen who earned his first major Cub Scout patch last night, the Bobcat Badge!   He had to memorize the Cub Scout promise, motto, law of the pack… sign, salute, handshake… all that good stuff. 
So there was a little ceremony at Pack night with Zalen and his fellow Tiger Cubs receiving their badges and their [...]

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Here Come the Hawks!

I got to my first Blackhawks game last night, heading to the United Center with my buddies Kevin, Lawrence and Dave (thanks Adam!).   We actually started the night at WestEnd, a bar down the street from the UC… where we had a couple of beers and pizza (thumbs up on both accounts!).  We were smart [...]

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WSOP Final Table Doesn’t Help Online Poker’s Cause

This past week, Joe Cada became the World Series of Poker Main Event Champion by winning a high-energy, incredibly exciting final table.  There was amazing drama, twists and turns everywhere and the ESPN broadcast, a 2.5 hour version cut down from the actual 22+ hours, was great fun to watch.  However, it might not have [...]

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Home Game: Playing AA on a Short Stack

The second hand I want to discuss came a bit later in the home game after I had hit a bit of a rough patch.  I lost a couple of small pots and then lost a decent chunk when I got priced in to short-stack shove and lost a race.  So I was sitting on [...]

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