This week has seen me hitting the tables again after a long hiatus, I tend to play mostly when I feel it and I had not felt it until just the other day. Since coming back I have won, not a lot but things are encouraging. When I stopped I was definitely losing but I would not say it was a major concern, I just did not think I was playing my best. It is amazing how clear things become when you just have a little clarity.
This morning I called American Express, I travel quite a bit and a friend of mine has a Centurion card (check out the link Neil does a great job explaining the benefits, also known as the Black Card) so I figured I would find out the requirements, it comes with a lot of perks that would be helpful worldwide. If you are not invited (meaning that you play point guard for some NBA team), yes it is that exclusive, the best way to get one is to spend 250k in one year and then request one. I am not sure if I will ultimately request one (I have only been an AMEX member for 6 months) but I am going to push all my spending and bills through AMEX. Currently I have a Blue Card that pays 5 cents for certain purchases but 1.5 for everything else. To date I have earned almost $1000, which is not chump change considering I pay off my balances so I do not get charged interest. Mostly though it is convenient to not always have to carry money around and I think AMEX does a great job.
You may have noticed some changes to the site lately; we are really looking to clean up the site so it is easy for everyone to get at the content. So far so good. Our next step will be adding more contributors and more additions to the video and podcasts section. Overall you guys seem to be enjoying the changes.
As you may have noticed Antonio is not blogging any longer, I am pretty sure he plans to explain why soon. I run MagicAntonio for him so we have not parted ways, he just got one of those opportunities you just can not pass up and I wish him nothing but the best. He is a great guy and a great friend.