Ryan Rice
Articles by Ryan Rice:
February 20, 2008Another two states, Hawaii and Wisconsin, have stood up for change and resonated with chants of Yes We Can. That is now ten in a row for Senator Obama, and the momentum has now unanimously shifted towards the Illinois orator.
In January alone, Obama was able to raise a record $36 million, a figure more [...]
January 28, 2008I play poker on my desktop, in my room. During these cold winter nights of New England, I usually have a down duvet to keep me warm, however my right arm is always exposed to the air, as I need to keep the mouse hand free to make those $$$ decisions. (It’s my own little [...]
January 16, 2008The “Nuts” in poker is the best possible hand given the cards available in a specific situation. It is a fitting slang term developed over the years for a game dominated by whiskey, guns, and testosterone. You most certainly needed big clanking family jewels to play in the saloons in the Old West, where you [...]
January 10, 2008Technology has always worked to change the way humans behave with one another. Historically, advances in metal-working of such materials like bronze, iron, and steel helped shape civilizations across the globe. Technological improvements to shipbuilding made voyages across the seas and around the world possible, opening up new worlds and trade pathways. Sometimes overlooked, the [...]
January 8, 2008The lines outside continue to lengthen and the crowds are getting more boisterous as the hour draws closer to the anticipated victory speech. The congregation of supporters are politely quiet but the energy seems to be bursting at the seams. Red signs supporting the candidate from Chicago, blue signs championing Hope and Change. With just [...]
August 23, 2007I’ve had enough of the sexually-charged 1-10 ratings scale, as well as the phrase “Cloud 9″, and I’ll tell you why. Neither one is able to correctly convey accurate descriptions on the sexy vixen you’re staring at or the degree of happiness you’re feeling.
 If we’re going to continue to hand down scathing judgements of superficial [...]
“I’m going to sleep now. Don’t wake me up.†With that, “Redâ€, my great uncle, died—moved on to Heaven, Nirvana, Paradise, the Great Beyond. He would probably refer to it as being “put out to pastureâ€. He had a serious condition that called for open-heart surgery. Pushing eighty, it was never a given that he [...]
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