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The Muffin and I are as opposite as night and day.  She is the sensible one, I am the free-spirit.  Aside from liking the same kind of music, we share little in common.  The exception being a dream we both had – to build a log home somewhere up in the mountains.  We dreamed of […]

There is something terribly, terribly wrong in this country.  In a few short weeks, most of us will be celebrating Christmas.  I love Christmas, and look forward to it every year – without fail.  The day, the season brings memories of some of the best times of my life.
I love the sights, the sounds, the […]

There are few good things to say about being put out to pasture – but occasionally something worthwhile comes of it.
It would seem that I have become a legend in my own time – well, kind of, sort of, at least in some circles.
I have an admission to make – I have an ego.   So […]

Once upon a time, I was “somebody” – a man of power and influence.  Not a lot, but more than most people will ever have.
And now?  Now I have joined a unique club – those who once had their fifteen minutes of fame, but must now return to the real world.  All things considered, I […]

We talked about something this week that hasn’t come up for over twenty years – children.  We don’t have any, and obviously, never will.
By the time we met, I had had a vasectomy a decade before.  I still remember the conversation the night Mary told me that she wanted a child – my heart sunk, […]

Be still. My heart.
My multi-table Sit N Go tournament life has turned around – thanks to that book that I refuse to identify (especially to you, Subliminal!)
Poker is a very complex game – one that takes considerable skill – so imagine my delight in destroying the games of players far better at the it than […]

I’ve mentioned before that my universe keeps getting smaller and smaller – that this computer is my window on the world.  You may well think that this is an exaggeration, but unfortunately, it’s not.
Human beings are remarkable in their ability to adjust to circumstances – to accept their surroundings as the “norm” – I, […]

And so it is Thanks Giving day – but thanks to who, and for what?
Don’t get me wrong, I will be at the table, with drumstick in hand, having a grand ol’ time – but the reality is that the holiday is just an empty, meaningless expression.  One where we mortals are expected to thank […]

In her continuing effort to “get Bobby out of the house more often”, the Muffin is dragging my sorry ass out to din-din tomorrow night – this following an exciting trip to the eye doctor’s in the morning.
It ain’t much, but at least it’s something – I guess.
I have a guy who they tell me […]

So like I got this book last Wednesday – no, I will not tell you the title – and it’s changed my life.  Well, my poker tournament life, that is. 
I’ve played four it N Go multi tables, and finished in the money twice!
The book touts a relatively – key word. “relatively” – simple approach, […]