Kilts and Poker
I can't help thinking there's a lot in common between guys who wear kilts and poker players.
Both like to see a friendly hand. Ha!
With kilted guys and poker players, there's a mindset there that says, I can't be beaten; a certain risk factor ... no, a bit of derring-do that challenges others to do what so few can do. Sometimes it's a bluff and sometimes it's real and you just can't tell with either kind of guy unless you call the bluff.
Kilted guys and poker players can both look you in the face with a twinkle in their eyes, smiling and ... you just can't tell.
A guy in a kilt is usually bluffing when some guy makes a rude comment about his kilt. There's some danger of physical violence there.
Poker players have a similar level of violence in many of the games they play, though not on the higher echelon tables.
It's learning to live with risk. It's gambling that you'll be around to play another day.
But none of us are fools.
Smart poker players don't go into seedy back rooms with a roll of cash in their sock expecting to walk out with two rolls.
Bad planning.
Smart kilted guys don't go into biker bars and order a virgin Rob Roy with a twist.
Also bad planning.
Life is fractal: the large things in life resemble the small.
In poker or in kilts ... in life ... patience and well timed aggression are everything.
But don't forget the chaos theory that goes with fractals. Sometimes a fractal will morph into something unexpected.
Every plan, even patience and well timed aggression is susceptible to chaos.
Just ask any poker player who's had his pocket aces busted or any kilted guy on a windy day.
Busted or gusted? You can do either or both ... I'm busting a gut doing both.
Ooh! And I have the ultimate poker shirt coming soon. Once I find a place to sell it, these are going to be popular!
(Needs better exposure than my kilt site.)
Both like to see a friendly hand. Ha!
With kilted guys and poker players, there's a mindset there that says, I can't be beaten; a certain risk factor ... no, a bit of derring-do that challenges others to do what so few can do. Sometimes it's a bluff and sometimes it's real and you just can't tell with either kind of guy unless you call the bluff.
Kilted guys and poker players can both look you in the face with a twinkle in their eyes, smiling and ... you just can't tell.
A guy in a kilt is usually bluffing when some guy makes a rude comment about his kilt. There's some danger of physical violence there.
Poker players have a similar level of violence in many of the games they play, though not on the higher echelon tables.
It's learning to live with risk. It's gambling that you'll be around to play another day.
But none of us are fools.
Smart poker players don't go into seedy back rooms with a roll of cash in their sock expecting to walk out with two rolls.
Bad planning.
Smart kilted guys don't go into biker bars and order a virgin Rob Roy with a twist.
Also bad planning.
Life is fractal: the large things in life resemble the small.
In poker or in kilts ... in life ... patience and well timed aggression are everything.
But don't forget the chaos theory that goes with fractals. Sometimes a fractal will morph into something unexpected.
Every plan, even patience and well timed aggression is susceptible to chaos.
Just ask any poker player who's had his pocket aces busted or any kilted guy on a windy day.
Busted or gusted? You can do either or both ... I'm busting a gut doing both.
Ooh! And I have the ultimate poker shirt coming soon. Once I find a place to sell it, these are going to be popular!
(Needs better exposure than my kilt site.)
