Lonesome Road

So, it’s winter in Ohio and it’s cold…although it hasn’t been a typical winter here, because it’s been very mild. I figure we’re do for a monster blizzard sometime in February probably. There hasn’t bee much going on here, the winter is quite boring in the O-H-I-O.

I played in my first poker tournament at the VFW since I won the tournament there Thanksgiving weekend. It was a shootout, which means you start with a certain # of tables, and each table winner moves to the final table. I ended up finishing 2nd at my table, which didn’t get me squat. I had a big chip lead, but lost two big hands. One was when my pocket 2’s got beat by KJ, and the other is when my A8 got beat by A7. Oh well, that’s poker…what can you do?

I’ve been playing online a little more. My poker enthusiasm has started to slowly come back, and I’ve been doing fairly well in the sit n go’s online. I’ll keep playing those, and maybe I’ll move to cash games eventually. I just don’t feel comfortable playing cash games online for some reason. I’m not as good at cash games as I am tournaments, but online is completely different. Hopefully I’ll get better at that.

Speaking of poker, a few of my friends started a poker website for the Marion area, and I’m writing an article that is supposed to help people learn about poker. You can check out the website here. It’s got along way to go, but they’ve got a good start, so maybe it will turn into something.

Nothing else really going on, except for that I’m getting the Vegas itch again. I didn’t think it would come again so soon after last trip, because Vegas kicked my ass last time, but it’s back. I’m really hoping to qualify for the WSOP Main Event online, but that’s probably a long shot. Even if I don’t I’d like to go out and watch the final table of the Main Event. I’ll probably try to get out there for a couple of days before that though. I need to go out there for just a few days by myself and just play poker the whole trip. We’ll see what happens with everything.

Well, Porky Pig always says, That’s All Folks!

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

I have...as a matter of fact, that's all I've seen today. It has been pouring all day...I mean it hasn't even stopped for a second. That makes January even harder to get through. January and February are the absolute worst months of the year, and then it goes and rains all day. Last week, I didn't see the sun for 4 days in a row. This is why I hate winter so much...if it's not raining, it's freezing ass cold and snowing. I can't wait until April!

That's all I've got...I haven't posted much lately, but that's because there isn't anything going on with me...same ole, same ole. Maybe tomorrow will be the day that changes my life or something and I'll have something to write about...if not, I'll be around sometime in the near future. Until then...

"Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."