Poker Perambulation

I am not in the A-anything group. But, visiting the blogs of late has a bit of hilarity going on. There are poker bloggers acting like nouveau riche or worse. The theme is: ‘I am “A-list” and so and so isn’t or silliness like ‘barely B or worse.’ How ridiculous can we get? The A-list references a secret list that details who get invited to society functions. Some of those folks are there for the weakest of reasons. Yet, wannabes are always electing themselves to such unimportant and transitory honorless honors.

It is easy to buy a record to find out if you are a redneck. That doesn’t work for the A-list. It isn’t published in section B of the Sunday suppliment. And, it isn’t available for framing. Yet we have a circle of bloggers declaring they and their buddy are on the list. That is about as pathetic as it gets.

Such a gang is like Paris Hilton. They might actually have qualification that make them attractive. They might qualify on meaningful standards. Then, they blow it searching for notoriety. Celebrity is a whole other matter.

A couple of A-listers have posted blogs here. I can’t tell you which but you might determine that better without my help. If any of those parties claim the A-list (yes, Michael), they aren’t on the list.

History is replete with people who’ve struggled for such success without standing a snowball’s chance. They are then painted as social climbing nothings. It isn’t like such failing efforts are a secret. It is a popular affectation on stage and screen. It doesn’t take a Marx brothers movie to detail how hopeless and ludicrous the claimants can make things. It is a great foil for broad humor without redeming value.

I can think of one a-list blog that went to effort to disclaim it was even a poker blog. I can think of a-list blogs that don’t even publish any more or have moved on to politics or other indescribable subjects. They remain on the a-list. The thing about such lists is they only expand and almost never contract.

So, my heart goes out to the a-list wannabes and the tireless though hopeless task to define the world around them as operating at a lesser level.

Simple rule: If you have to say you are A-list, you ain’t!

ADDENDUM:

I think Obama’s speech was the most important speech on racial harmony since MLK. It address a subject that we recognize when described but that is never a part of media coverage. The criteria for condemnation of bigotry is dual layered. We’ll never get that which we seek until the field is leveled. Obama clearly states the situation. Unfortunately, his political response did little to calm the waters. But, he gave me a view of himself that makes me think I could support him in a future election when he has a record and has grown.

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