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Listening to: The incessant prattle of the “wild raiser” to my left. I wish I could move, but there’s at least an hour wait for another seat at a different table here. 411: The Borgata Poker Room, $2/$4 table, Atlantic City, NJ When I play against family members at the same table, like when I…

Attention stalkers: I thought you would find it interesting to know what blogs I surf daily. Weirdly enough, there’s two of them with reviews of the new Dawn of the Dead remake. I love these writers though, they make me laugh. Note that these are the blog writers I have never met. There are other’s…

411: In my kitchen, breaking my no-sugar rule to taste my souffle. Draggin’ Hooks”, Cowboy Junkies (none of you bought it off my Amazon wishlist, so I bought it for myself) On March 2nd, about 2pm, I got an SMS from Sarah. She was at the doctor’s having her dislocated elbow looked at, and she…

Listening to: The sound of riffling chips…. 411: A sad excuse for legalized gambling, a Jai Alai betting facility They say that if you don’t recognize the sucker when you sit down at the poker table, the sucker is you. I got snowed in on my day trip to Boca Raton to see a new…

Because of the workload associated with being Sarah’s at-home healthcare worker full time, I haven’t had a chance to post anything. Back to my normal schedule soon. 411: On my way to Boston post-haste, while some orderly (hopefully not dressed in women’s clothes) wheels Sarah into the operating room Apparently Sarah’s elbow dislocation has complications.…

My sister Sam (heh) had a birthday recently and asked me to throw her a party. I agreed because I love my sister, though she would say it’s because I’m working off karma for being a mean older brother so many years ago. If you know Sam, you know she likes sushi, and so a…

Note that I’ll be updating the site a little less often. I’ve lost home phone/DSL service and it’s thrown my working rhythm off, as well as my online poker habit. As you’ve heard, Sarah’s down to one arm. Last time I saw her was when I had to the airport last Sunday to come back…

NOW: “WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS FOR ME!” “Wiggle your fingers, Sarah” “WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS FOR ME! MAKE AN OK SIGN! CAN YOU MAKE A CLAW?” The Emergency Room doctor was shouting at Sarah on the other side of a thin curtain. I was on the other side of the curtain because family members aren’t allowed to…

Click on the photo to see the entire view 411: Home again, home again I played in my first poker tournament tonight. It was a no limit hold’em game that cost, after re-buys and add-on buys, about $30. In case you watch a little bit of poker on tv, the difference between no-limit and limit…

Did you miss me? I’ve been busy this week. Click on the photo to see the terrifyingly large picture of my drive through the mountains. 411: Somewhere in the Berkshires, halfway to Albany, NY. Listening to: Whatever is playing on my iPod is being drowned out by the sound of my tires slushing through snow.…