The Bio-Vlog

Jim describes a rich brown carpet that feels great. I tell the proprietor, “I’ll take this one.” We head back to Cole’s office to finalize the sale. The proprietor remembers what I stated, he holds up a stack of his business cards and says unlikely…

With my newly acquired wealth, I buy a hilltop home with a view, surrounded with blooming fruit trees and hire Jim Blowers as my personal driver.  I decide to spice up my place with new carpet. As soon as Blowers and I walk in the…

My senses were correct. I was being stalked, and I instantly recognize Know-It-All’s voice. As soon as he clamps his arms around me in his clumsy bear hug, I think, “Big mistake!” I instantly drop into a deep Horse Stance to lower my center of…

After my profitable night with Know-It-All, I work my way to my pickup spot, where I meet up with Blowers. Whenever I stand alone late at night, my senses are always on overdrive, developed from my martial arts training. Murphy calls it, ‘Situational Awareness.’ As…

The young waitress who served Mr. Know-It-All approaches me on my way out and says thrilled, “That jerk wanted to know your real identity.”  She says with a grin, “I told him you are one of the best card sharks in the country and he…

Mr. Know-It-All grabs the deck and shuffles it fourteen times before handing it back to me. More cash is piled on the table. With an unsettling aura of complete relaxation, I begin to slowly deal cards. I say contemptibly, “Watch very closely! Are you watching?”…

After winning a nice pile of large bills, I decide Mr. Know-It-All has hopefully learned his lesson. I stand up from his table and say thumbing through the cash, “Thanks for the entertainment.”  I flash the wad of winnings to the manager. He says, “That…

Know-It-All now has to accept the challenge. This initial confrontation leads to a dozen more games, and I win every hand, one after the other, faster than Know-It-All can figure out what is happening. I also think I am pulling the wool over his eyes,…

I dealt Mr. Know-It-All the winning hand just as I said I could do. I’m letting him savor the win for a few seconds before revealing him to his minions, as Sun Tzu would say, as “The Enemy Vincible” rather than who he thinks he…

“At my table I have casino game protection expert George Joseph. George, when did you first meet Richard…and do you have any interesting observations?” “Well Jon, I was first introduced to Richard sometime in either 1978 or 1979.  Richard dealt the real work flawlessly and…