The Context Machine

When you play poker, do you think only of your own chip stack, and nothing else? No, I’m not talking about the other player’s treasure, I’m talking about the dealer! Do you tip him out? Do you think you should?

Obviously I’m not talking about online poker here, but live event poker, the real thing. The dealer is there to serve the players their cards, and I think we should reward him or her for their efforts.

The winner of the game should definitely pay out the dealer with a chip or two to show appreciation, especially if the pot was a big whale of a pot. What’s $50 or $100 when you just raked in a cool $50,000 in a high stakes game? Trust me, the few fast food meals you just sacrificed by not saving $100 to tip the dealer are better left uneaten.

Like restaurant tipping, don’t let a bad casino experience sour the tip you give a dealer, either. Unless he’s the one swearing at you or pouring drinks on your head, don’t punish him for the foibles of a bad casino. Block all that out, and give the dealer a tip. Who knows, he could be the one that makes the final call on whether you get a sweet comp or not.

Many states in the United States of America tend to get extremely chilly especially in the winter months. Besides really warm clothing, we all crave for indoor heating or better still lighting a fire which gives far more natural and desirable heat as well. This is exactly what fire pits are meant for. Fire pits provide natural heat by lighting up a fire in your garden or any open space or maybe even in your living room! Not everybody can go in for a chimney. Numerous people live in flats or just don’t have the right house structure to fit a chimney, but just about anybody can go in for a fire pit and surprisingly they don’t cost a bomb either. Fire pits can be bought under 200$!

Fire pits are available in different designs and of different types and off course accordingly satisfy different tastes and are priced differently. It isn’t that there aren’t expensive fire pits available. Sure, there are, those which cost in excess of 2500$ too! The good news is that is somebody doesn’t want to invest in fire pits or wants a more challenging task at hand, then it is very well possible to make fire pits at home itself by getting the required material as in bricks etc. Just build a fire pit and get ready to enjoy some real heat!