Great video highlighting the new changes in store for the $100 bill.

And this great techno jam about trust and relationships:

We last updated you folks to the progress of Steve & Mike’s all NBA all games betting project as of the first week of January. One important development since then is that we decided if you miss placing a bet on a game you get a half loss (-$2.50).
Through the games of January 3rd Steve was up on Mike $115
STEVE WEEK
Jan 4 +10
Jan 5 -5
Jan 6 EVEN
Jan 7 -2.5 (For missing 1 game)
Jan 8 EVEN
Jan 9 -10
Jan 10 +10
STEVE’s WEEKLY TOTAL +2.5
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $117.5
MIKE WEEK
Jan 11 -25
Jan 12 -5
Jan 13 +10
Jan 14 EVEN
Jan 15 -5
Jan 16 -27.5
Jan 17 -5
MIKE’s WEEKLY TOTAL -57.5
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $175.00
STEVE WEEK
Jan 18 -15
Jan 19 EVEN
Jan 20 +55
Jan 21 -10
Jan 22 +15
Jan 23 EVEN
Jan 24 +5
STEVE’s WEEKLY TOTAL +50
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $225.00
MIKE WEEK
Jan 25 +20
Jan 26 +5
Jan 27 -25
Jan 28 +5
Jan 29 -30
Jan 30 -15
Jan 31 +7.5
MIKE’s WEEKLY TOTAL -32.5
OVERAL TOTAL: STEVE up $257.5
STEVE WEEK
Feb 1 -5
Feb 2 -5
Feb 3 +25
Feb 4 +2.5
Feb 5 +10
Feb 6 +10
Feb 7 EVEN
STEVE’s WEEKLY TOTAL +47.5
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $305
MIKE WEEK
Feb 8 -5
Feb 9 +5
Feb 10 -10
Feb 11 +10
Feb 12 NO GAME
Feb 13 NO GAME
Feb 14 NO GAME
MIKE’s WEEKLY TOTAL EVEN
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $305
STEVE WEEK
Feb 15 NO GAME
Feb 16 -25
Feb 17 -5
Feb 18 -10
Feb 19 +10
Feb 20 +5
Feb 21 -15
STEVE’s WEEKLY TOTAL -40
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $265
MIKE WEEK
Feb 22 +20
Feb 23 +10
Feb 24 -35
Feb 25 -15
Feb 26 +20
Feb 27 -5
Feb 28 -7.5
MIKE’s WEEKLY TOTAL -12.5
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $277.50
STEVE WEEK
Mar 1 +15
Mar 2 +10
Mar 3 +20
Mar 4 +5
Mar 5 +5
Mar 6 -15
Mar 7 -20
STEVE’s WEEKLY TOTAL +20
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $297.50
MIKE WEEK
Mar 8 +15
Mar 9 -20
Mar 10 -20
Mar 11 +5
Mar 12 EVEN
Mar 13 -5
Mar 14 -10
MIKE’s WEEKLY TOTAL -35
OVERALL TOTAL: STEVE up $332.50
MIKE WEEK (MIKE & STEVE TRADED WEEKS)
Mar 15 +10
Mar 16 EVEN
Mar 17 -15
Mar 18 +10
OVERALL TOTAL AS OF 3/19/10
STEVE up $327.50 over MIKE
Yikes! With only a couple weeks left in the season I don’t think it is possible for Mike to come all the way back all he can really do is hope to cut a hundred or so off that total. Will they continue to bet into the playoffs? Will the stakes be raised? Will Mike be given a chance to win back his loses??
Mike now is now officially familiar with the concept of:

If there were headlines about the sports betting between Steve and I, today would be all about Mike’s boner.

boner
noun
1. blunder: an embarrassing mistake

Let’s take a look at the results…
Dec 14 thru Dec 20
Mike goes from being $25 up to being down $60 (ouch!)
Dec 21 thru Dec 27
Steve gains $15, pushing Mike down to -$75
Dec 28 thru Jan 3
The new year is not kind, as Mike slips to -$115

If there were headlines about the sports betting between Steve and I, it would be all about Steve’s boner.

boner
noun
1. blunder: an embarrassing mistake

Let’s take a look at last week’s results…
Mon. Dec. 7
Steve wins 1, loses 3. Down $10 for the day.
Tues. Dec. 8
Steve wins 2, loses 6. Down $20 for the day.
Weds. Dec. 9
Steve wins 5, loses 4. Up $5 for the day.
Thurs. Dec. 10
Steve wins 1, loses 2. Down $5 for the day.
Fri. Dec. 11
Steve wins 2, loses 7, 2 pushes. Down $25 for the day.
Sat. Dec. 12
Steve wins 2, loses 6. Down $20 for the day.
Sun. Dec. 13
Steve wins 1, loses 4. Down $15 for the day.
For the week Steve is down $90.
Overall to this point Mike now is ahead $25

November 30
Mike wins 1, loses 3. Down $10 for the day.
December 1
Mike wins 3, loses 2, 1 push. Up $5 for the day.
December 2
Mike wins 4, loses 6. Down $10 for the day.
December 3
Mike wins 1, loses 2. Down $5 for the day.
December 4
Mike wins 2, loses 7, 1 push. Down $25 for the day.
December 5
Mike wins 7, loses 1, 1 push. Up $30 for the day
December 6
Mike wins 0, loses 5. Down $25 for the day.
For the week, Mike ended up down $40.
Overall to this point Mike is down $65

Nov 25
I gained $10 on these 12 games. I’m down a total of $35.
Nov 26
Only two games on Thanksgiving and Steve picked a pair of losers (Atlanta and the Bulls). I’m still down $25.
Nov 27
Another full day of basketball. 11 games and Steve won five of them, allowing me to limit my losses to just $20.
Nov 28
Of the five games played, Steve won three, gaining another $5 on me, making it $25 I owe him.
Nov 29
Steve’s last day of picks and we maintain the debt of $25 I owe him.
Now we start Mike’s Week and a return to THE SYSTEM.

The National Basketball Association is the greatest sports franchise in the world.
Yesterday Steve made these picks:
Philly 107 @ Wash Wiz. 108 -2.5
WASH: Steve loses ($30)
Indiana 112 @ Toronto 123 -5
Toronto: Steve wins ($35)
Golden State 111 @ Dallas 103 -13
Golden State: Steve wins ($40)
New Jersey 87 @ Denver 101 -13
Denver: Steve wins ($45)
OK City 104 @ Utah Jazz 94 -8
OK City: Steve wins ($50)
NY Knicks 90 @ Lakers 100 -13
Lakers: Steve loses ($45)
And I’m down $45.

When we left off, on the evening of November 12th, Steve was beating me by four games, which in the parlance of our commitment to wagering, is also known as twenty dollars, AKA, THE JACKSON. Steve’s innate understanding of the game of basketball, a subject he has studied for well over twenty years, has given him an insight into the game that he is unable to articulate. It’s the mind’s equivilent of muscle memory. Truely the man is a genius when we talk of the National Basketball Association. So how did this mightly mind fare for the rest of the week? Let’s take a look…
The 12th (Steve Picks)
Cleveland 111 @ Miami 104 (+1)
MIAMI: Steve loses $5
Phoenix 102 @ LA Lakers 121 (-7.5)
LA LAKERS: Steve wins $5
Steve maintains his $20 lead, AKA THE JACKSON.
The 13th (Steve Picks)
New Jersey 72 @ Orlando 88 (-15.5)
MAGIC: Steve wins $5 (25)
Utah 112 @ Philadelphia 90 (-1.5)
JAZZ: Steve wins $5 (30)
Golden State 121 @ NY Knicks 107 (-2)
KNICKS: Steve loses $5 (25)
Atlanta 97 @ Boston 86 (-9)
ATLANTA: Steve wins $5 (30)
Portland 86 @ New Orleans 78 (+2)
PORTLAND: Steve wins $5 (35)
Dallas 89 @ Minnesota 77 (+11)
DALLAS: Steve wins $5 (40)
Houston 100 @ Sacramento 109 (+4)
KINGS: Steve wins $5 (45)
LA Lakers 79 @ Denver 105 (-4)
LAKERS: Steve loses $5 (40)
Toronto 104 @ LA Clippers 89 (+2)
CLIPPERS: Steve loses $5 (35)
Steve gains $15 tonight for a total of a $35 lead. A big win.
The 14th (Steve Picks)
New Orleans 98 @ Atlanta 121 (-12.5)
ATLANTA: Steve wins $5 (40)
Boston 104 @ Indiana 113 (+7.5)
BOSTON: Steve loses $5 (35)
Detroit 106 @ Washington 103 (-3.5)
DETROIT: Steve wins $5 (40)
Portland 80 @ Charlotte 74 (+3)
PORTLAND: Steve wins $5 (45)
Utah 103 @ Cleveland 107 (-13)
UTAH: Steve wins $5 (50)
New Jersey 80 @ Miami 81 (-13)
MIAMI: Steve loses $5 (45)
Philly 88 @ Bulls 94 (-7)
PHILLY: Steve wins $5 (50)
Minnesota 87 @ Memphis 97 (-9)
MINNY: Steve loses $5 (45)
Golden State 125 @ Milwaukee 129 (-7.5)
GOLDEN STATE: Steve wins $5 (50)
OK City 101 @ San Antonio 98 (-8.5)
OK CITY: Steve wins $5 (55)
Steve’s mind proves it understands the nuances of basketball as he builds up a lead of $55.
The 15th (Steve Picks)
Dallas 95 @ Detroit 90 (+4.5)
DETROIT: Steve loses $5 (50)
LA Clippers 101 @ OK City 93 (-5.5)
OK CITY: Steve loses $5 (45)
Toronto 100 @ Phoenix 101 (-7.5)
PHOENIX: Steve loses $5 (40)
Houston 101 @ LA Lakers 91 (-9)
LAKERS: Steve loses $5 (35)
A rough day for Steve as he’s back to a $35 lead.
And then, after all this, it’s my turn to take the reigns. Normally this is where I would predict wild fortune for THE SYSTEM, but unfortunately THE SYSTEM was not used this week. This is a week of Mike’s Innate Understanding of Gambling on Basketball (MIUGOB). I will say, before tallying the results, I am not confident in the use of MIUGOB. Let’s take a look…
The 16th (Mike’s Picks)
Charlotte 91 @ Orlando 97 (-12)
ORLANDO: Mike loses $5 (-35)
Portland 95 @ Atlanta 99 (-4)
PORTLAND: TIE (-35)
Dallas 115 @ Milwaukee 113 (+1.5)
DALLAS: Mike wins $5 (-30)
The 17th (Mike’s Picks)
Golden State 108 @ Cleveland 114
CLEVELAND +15: Mike wins $5 (-25)
Indiana 91 @ New Jersey 83
NEW JERSEY +3.5: Mike loses $5 (-30)
Oklahoma City 100 @ Miami 87
OK CITY +5.5: Mike wins $5 (-25)
LA Clippers 102 @ New Orleans 110
LA CLIPPERS +2: Mike loses $5 (-30)
Phoenix 111 @ Houston 105
PHOENIX +2: Mike wins $5 (-25)
Toronto 112 @ Denver 130
TORONTO +8: Mike loses $5 (-30)
Chicago 101 @ Sacremento 87
CHICAGO +1: Mike wins $5 (-25)
Detroit 93 @ LA Lakers 106
DETROIT +10.5: Mike loses $5 (-30)
A real see-saw here. No progress.
The 18th (Mike’s Picks)
NY 110 @ Indiana 103 -6.5
NY: Mike wins (-25)
OK City 94 @ Orlando 108 -12
OK City: Mike loses (-30)
Charlotte 84 @ Philadelphia 86 -3.5
PHIL: Mike loses (-35)
Miami 90 @ Atlanta 105 -7.5
MIAMI: Mike loses (-40)
Cleveland 91 -5 @ Washington 108
WASHINGTON: Mike wins (-35)
Golden State 95 @ Boston 109 -16.5
GOLDEN STATE: Mike wins (-30)
Clippers 91 @ Memphis 106 -5
CLIPPERS: Mike loses (-35)
NJ 85 @ Milwaukee 99 -10.5
NJ: Mike loses (-40)
Houston 97 -6 @ Minn 84
MINN: Mike loses (-45)
Toronto 91 @ Utah 104 -8.5
TORONTO: Mike loses (-50)
San Antonio 94 @ Dallas 99 -1
SAN ANTONIO: Mike loses (-55)
Detroit 81 @ Portland 87 -10
DETROIT: Mike wins (-50)
A rough day. Down $50 to Steve.
The 19th (Mike’s Picks)
Phoenix 103 -8.5 @ New Orleans 110
NEW ORLEANS: Mike wins (-45)
Utah 90 @ San Antonio 83 -4.5
SPURS: Mike loses (-50)
Chicago 93 @ LA Lakers 108 -10
CHICAGO: Mike loses (-55)
Ugh. Getting killed out here. Down $55.
The 20th (Mike’s Picks)
Cavs -4: Mike wins (-50)
Grixxlies +5: Mike wins (-45)
Heat +2.5: Mike loses (-50)
Rockets +7: Mike wins (-45)
Magic +6: Mike wins (-40)
Wizards +4: Mike loses (-45)
Kings +11: Mike wins (-40)
Bobcats +3.5: Mike loses (-45)
Warriors +8: Mike wins (-40)
Clippers +9: Mike wins (-35)
A wonderful day. Only losing $35 now!
The 21st (Mike’s Picks)
Philly 91 @ Cleveland 97 -10.5
PHILLY: Mike wins (-30)
Atlanta 88 @ NO 96 +5
NO: Mike wins (-25)
Mil 103 @ Memphis 98 -3.5
MIL: Mike wins (-20)
Sac 106 @ Houston 113 -11
SAC: Mike wins (-15)
Wash 84 @ San Ant. 106 -7.5
WASH: Mike loses (-20)
Bulls 93 @ Denv 112 -8
BULLS: Mike loses (-25)
Det. 97 @ Utah 100 -8.5
DETROIT: Mike wins (-20)
Min 78 @ PDX 106 -13
MIN: Mike loses (-25)
The 22nd (Mike’s Picks)
Orlando 104 @ Toronto 96 +4
Toronto: Mike loses (-30)
Boston 107 @ NY Knicks 105 +10
Knicks: Mike wins (-25)
Indiana 88 @ Charlotte 104 -1.5
Indiana: Mike loses (-30)
New Orleans 101 @ Miami 102 -10
NO: Mike wins (-25)
Detroit 91 @ Phoenix 117 -10
Detroit: Mike loses (-30)
OK City 85 @ Lakers 101 -10.5
OK C: Mike loses (-35)
Not great, but considering I’m playing with the MIUGOB and not THE SYSTEM, I’m pretty happy to end my week just $35 down.