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Are You Writing this Weekend?

Date: September 4th, 2005 |

Labor Day weekend. Some of you have emailed me with notice of time allotted for writing this weekend. That makes me happy, and since we’re at the half way point, or just after, I thought I’d check in with you.
So…are you writing?
Or are you beaching, partying, wining and dining? Hopefully you’re not working like [read more]

Writing Heroes: To Meet Them, or Not…

Date: July 16th, 2005 |

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Sometimes I think we’re not meant to meet our heroes. Last night around midnight or later, I was introduced to Anthony Holden. He wrote Big Deal: One Year As A Professional Poker Player , and I’ve talked about him on Written Road before. His book was the first that got me interested in poker, and [read more]

What Do You Do to Live Up to Your Potential?

Date: July 4th, 2005 |

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I was presented with a rare gift last week. A new friend called me out. Not out to gamble, not out for drinks. He called me out with my writing. He opened my eyes to what I’m currently doing, or not doing, and he challenged me to be more. It was not an easy conversation [read more]

Friday Funnies

Date: May 19th, 2005 |

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Yesterday someone told me an interesting thought for those who like to wish….
Hold your hands out, palms up, like cups. Put your fulfilled wishes in one hand, and poop in the other and see which fills up first.
As for Vegas love….who likes [read more]

Switching Emails

Date: April 4th, 2005 |

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I recently redirected my email address. Jen at Jen Leo dot com was going to a Yahoo account and now it’s redirected to a gmail account. I know there are a handful of you that have written me in the past few months regarding help and/or the holiday help I wasn’t able to finish and [read more]

Not So Weekly Stats July 30

Date: July 30th, 2005 |

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Current Location: Detroit to LAX
Current Weather: who knows, cooler than Vegas
Current Reads:Vegas Trivia, and Avant Guide Las Vegas
Movies this week: Wedding Crashers X 2, Sahara, Fever Pitch, The Jacket, Beauty Shop
Months in Vegas since the move: 3.5
Days since I’ve been in Vegas: 10
Days until I’ll be in Vegas again: [read more]

Vegas Stats July 10, 2005

Date: July 10th, 2005 |

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Current Location: Vegas, Baby!
Current Weather: 95 -104F
Current Reads:Tales from the Tiltboys: Edited by Kim Scheinberg, Foreword by Phil Gordon
Tao of Poker
Jay Greenspan’s WSOP reports
Amy Calistri’s Blog
PokerNews.com
BLUFF
What I’m listening to: The sound of poker chips being shuffled, passed between dealer and players, and tossed across the table at the World Series of Poker. With more than [read more]

Jen Leo in SF for the North Beach Festival

Date: June 17th, 2005 |

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Hey everybody, I just wanted to let you know that I popped into town last night. The North Beach Festival is on this weekend and it is always a super fun good time. For you Travelers’ Tales fans, it’s a great opportunity to stock up on your collection as we usually have a decent discount [read more]

Last Day at Travelers’ Tales

Date: April 14th, 2005 |

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Today is my last day at Travelers’ Tales for a while….again. We had a nice farewell lunch with James, Larry, Susan, myself, and my imaginary fifth. I swear that’s what juggling will do to you. James and I walked in the other day to make reservations at a nice restaurant in the neighborhood. We booked [read more]

Thunderbird…Just in the Nick of Time

Date: March 21st, 2005 |

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I've been saved from a crescendo of email despair. My yahoo mail system has been dragging me down, and I got organizational envy when Larry and I were on the flight back from NYC. He had d’loaded all his email and was answering them on the flight. One in the outbox, two in the outbox, [read more]