2012 has started with a bang. A busy start at my place of work, which I do not mind all that much. We’re also changing our residence with all it entails, including packing all your stuff into several boxes and moving them from point A to point B…or in my case point A to point B (hopefully this will be a short phase) and from point B to point C. Add to that a rather cold winter for our little island and an infant son who still has to build his immune system and you can imagine why I decided to call this blog “Interesting Times”. What this...
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
In 2011 I discovered some card game classics that have stood the test of time. In particular 2011 was the year I first settled own to play Gin Rummy for the first time and it’s close relative Oklahoma Gin. For those who do not know anything about Gin Rummy, well it’s a rummy variation that features knocking if the amount of deadwood (check out Wikipedia’s entry on Gin Rummy for explanations on italicised terms) does not exceed 10 points. In the case of Oklahoma Gin then, the deadwood needs to be less than the value indicated by the first...
Friday, 13 January 2012
A it’s finally here! My fourth Card Review for Cardoholics Anonymous. It’s been a long time coming but I have had a more than interesting end of year with some intriguing developments that are scheduled to unfold in 2012. This time round I have spared you my in-video comments opting instead to let the cards speak for themselves. However before you dive into watching this video review I thought I would brief you regarding the decks you...
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