By request, I’ve just published a complete bibliography of my poker books, all acquired since I started playing in 2004 (and I blame you, H.N., for introducing me to the game!). As you can see easily, my “passions” run deep. I characterize poker books in 6 broad categories: Stories about poker, e.g., The Biggest Game [...]
Contact lenses companies seem to release new products each year, and I’m usually skeptical about their claims of year-over-year improvements. However, if you’re at all like me when it comes to eye care, you rely heavily on the recommendations of your optometrist. And when my optometrist describes a new product as potentially “more comfortable” or [...]
In this age of fast food, mass market franchise restaurants and celebrity chefs, the decent family and neighborhood restaurant is hard to find. My new favorite Italian restaurant is A Bellagio in Campbell. Not only is the food authentic and delicious, but the service is unparalleled. I’d already written a Yelp review and felt compelled [...]
I’m going to continue to post my restaurant reviews both on Yelp and here. This week, “the dinner club” checked out Pezzella’s on El Camino in Sunnyvale. Here’s my review: My colleague John C. tells me my Yelp reviews are too long to read, so I’ll keep this one relatively short. Pezzella’s is a great [...]
(Photo courtesy Yelp user Anthony M.) My brother and sister would like to see my Yelp reviews here, so I shall oblige. I have a standing weekly dinner with three buddies. Each week, one person picks and pays. This week, Jason H. picked Junnoon in Palo Alto. Here’s my Yelp review of it: Tasty, although [...]
It’s here! Just two days ago I wrote that I was making the switch from PC to Mac. I had ordered an iMac Monday through my friend Lisa and was told to expect it “by the end of the month.” Aiyah! I require instant gratification! Imagine my delight when Lisa called me this afternoon to [...]
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., is a fantastic book for anyone trying to control his or her diet. The book does not prescribe a particular diet — you won’t find a single menu or food choice in it. Rather, the book uses anecdotes and studies to demonstrate [...]
Despite the hype around this book, in part generated by Guy Kawasaki’s ~five blog posts on it, and despite my desire to be a deferential and gracious host (Professor Robert Sutton, Ph.D., the author, spoke at eBay), I must admit my disappointment with it. Perhaps my expectations were too high because Kawasaki hyped up the [...]
I’d heard that critics had panned 300, so my expectations for it were low. It turns out that 300 gets 61% fresh tomatoes — not so bad — on Rotten Tomatoes, and that I found the movie perfectly entertaining. Sometimes dork that I am, I’ve read a number of Frank Miller comic books, including the [...]
I must have too much free time on my hands (don’t tell my boss), because lately I’ve been doing a bit more business reading and checking out Web sites I’ve wanted to explore. Yelp isn’t new news, but two of my former eBay colleagues are leading operations and marketing there, so it’s long past time [...]
