A week ago, I got an email asking me:

I am contacting you about guest blogging on your site on behalf of a group of writers dedicated to writing poker content.  We have some of the best guys in the business in for this type of writing and would really like to get their regular, free and unique content on your site.  The only thing we would ask for in return is a couple of links per article back to relevant poker pages. This can actually add to the depth of the piece.

Since I had no idea who these guys were, or whether any of the links would be secure or whatever, I thought decided against it.  But then I had an idea...  I was thinking of taking some Saturdays off anyway, so why not have some people that I know from 2+2 do a guest blog on those days?

The benefit for me is that I get a day off once in a while.  The benefit for them is that they get a reasonable-sized public forum to write about whatever they want... whether it be something related to poker, a personal interest, something they thought was funny, etc.  And they can put in a plug about their own blog, or coaching, or whatever.  The benefit for you guys is that you get some "fresh" content, a different perspective on life as a poker player, and you can see what kinds of personalities I deal with on a regular basis on 2+2 and the tables.  Kind of a Mr. Fly's Neighborhood.

It seemed like a win-win-win scenario.  The first guest poster will be mpethybridge, who moderates the small stakes full ring nlhe forum and in particular the stats thread.  It seems like stats analysis is an area of poker you guys are most interested in and we've talked a little about maybe having him do a few posts a year on that.  He's a stats coach and has tons of data, so he'll be able to provide a lot more detailed and useful info than I can in that regard.  Let's see how that goes.  BTW, I look at the "Reactions:" section under each post to gauge interest in various posts, so take a sec to use that - not just for guest posts but for all posts.

If you're interested in being a Guest Poster, send a PM on 2+2 to me (preferable), or email doubleflypoker@gmail.com.  Obviously I need to know you from somewhere (preferably 2+2), to try and keep with the "Mr. Fly's Neighborhood" theme.  But I'm pretty easy, so if you can convince me I know you from the tables, your name is Phil Ivey or durrr, have an established blog, etc, I'd be open to that too.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

In keeping with "eating healthier," Mrs. Fly ripped off this grilled lemongrass chicken recipe from her sister-in-law (formerly ASS family - still thinking of a better name for them).  You would not think that fish sauce and chicken would go well together, but they do.  Maybe this will be one of Mrs. Fly's future recipes - whenever she stops being "busy."

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