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October 27th, 2008

Christmas Cupcake Tips

Posted by admin in Eatery, Living In Leisure, World Of Fun

Santa would probably love some cupcakes this year instead of cookies! These Christmas cupcakes decoration ideas are so easy and fun to do. They’re great to get the kids involved. These cupcakes ideas will have your cupcakes looking like beautiful Christmas ornaments, reindeer and Christmas trees. Simply bake your favorite cupcake recipe and decorate accordingly:

Steps:

  1. Ice cupcakes with red or white frosting. For a stylish look, ice half in red and the other half in white.
  2. Place a peanut butter cup candy, upside down, on top of the iced cupcake. Press it into the frosting a bit so that it stays put.
  3. For the ornament hook, use pretzels. Break off the rounded part that resembles a “J” shape and insert the pointed side into the candy. You can also use a mini candy cane.

Christmas Tree Cake

Steps:

  • Color bowls of white icing different colors you like using food dye.
  • Frost most of the cupcakes green for the tree and the other cupcakes different colors to make it look like there are gifts under the tree.
  • Ice two cupcakes with brown chocolate frosting to make the Christmas tree trunk.
  • Arrange green cupcakes into the shape of a Christmas tree and use the chocolate-iced cupcakes as the tree trunk. Fill in at the bottom of the tree with different colored cupcakes in square shapes to look like gifts.
  • Decorate the top of the cupcakes with festive sprinkles, candy and red icing to make gift bows and ribbons

Gingerbread Man Cupcakes

Steps:

  • Ice cupcakes with brown chocolate frosting.
  • Use white icing to pipe on the face.
September 17th, 2008

Bad Poker Beats

Posted by admin in Hall Of Games, World Of Fun, World Of Gambling

I know this is a topic that has been discussed ad nauseum, but just in case my fellow poker players didn’t get the memo: no one cares about your bad beats.

I think people complain more about bad beats while playing online poker than in a casino or card room. That may be because there aren’t people online telling you to your face to shut up, and in general people tend to be more outspoken in the anonymity of the internet.

Butt seriously, you are not the first or last person who lost a hand because someone hit a gutshot straight draw on the river.

Yeah, so someone who hasn’t a clue what they are doing hit a runner runner flush. Do you have to make a snide comment, like a “lol, loser” or some such thing? I know with all the television coverage and plethora of books, magazines and Web sites on strategy, sometimes it seems as if Texas hold ‘em poker is a game entirely dependent on skill. But, I hate to break it to you, but poker is in fact a game of chance, and no matter how skillful you are, you end up losing sometimes.

So next time you are the recipient of a bad beat, instead of typing an insult into the chat box, just say “nh” and move on. Karma does exist, and you will be rewarded for your sportsmanship by sucking someone else out on the river later.