Archive for June, 2006

$55 tournament recap

$55 tournament recap There’s really not a whole lot to report, but I’ll try to put up a recap some time tomorrow. There were 36 people and I finished 6th, just after the bubble burst. I was very happy with my play and I made some very

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I am a Benevolent Leader (?)

I am a Benevolent Leader (?) I think this thing may be giving me too much credit in the “benevolence” department, but I guess that’s not really for me to decide. It is what it is:

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One too many mimosas?

One too many mimosas? I may’ve driven to work behind Drinky McDrunkerson this morning. The driver in front of me couldn’t seem to keep between the lines despite the unusually wide lanes here (everything is bigger in Texas!). He would center it up, then expertly glide his

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New basketball season begins 1-0

New basketball season begins 1-0 Well, the summer basketball league has begun again and most of the usual team is intact.  The previous season’s PPG leader isn’t playing, but we picked up another guy who has some Juco experience.  We started out playing pretty poorly and found

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$50 re-cap from tourney on June 3

$50 re-cap from tourney on June 3 1st hand is AKo, I raise, get one caller. Flop is rags, I bet he calls. He bets turn, I fold. 64o, limp in late position. Flop is K6x. All check to me, I bet, get one caller. Turn is

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Fun with screaming!

I didn’t officially get the memo, but I’m pretty sure it’s National bring your kids to Chick-Fil-A and let them do whatever they please Day.  My frequent lunch stop is a Chick-Fil-A just down the street from my office.  Generally, the kids and parents congregate near the

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Women’s College Softball will be big I’m not kidding. I just turned on ESPN, which is currently showing College Softball, and immediately thought, “What are all these pretty girls doing on TV? Oh look, they’re playing softball! … … … Softball isn’t such a bad sport. Did

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My 2006 Final Four experience: Making a run For the first time since 2000, we coasted through the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. We had home court advantage in Jacksonville and neither South Alabama nor UW-Milwaukee gave us much of a game. Regardless of how we

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