Archive for May, 2010

red dead redemption

so, the kid gets a new videogame tonight.  a western, where you can sit in on a poker game.  he looks down at a pair of nines, we raise.  all undercard flop, two tone.  we bet, get one caller.  turn comes no help on the flush, but pairs the middle flop card (5′s).  we bet, [...]

May 26, 2010   Posted in: Cards  No Comments

so, if a tree falls

in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, it’ll be kinda like the show i just played.  it was the strangest thing.  Relay for Life is an overnight walkathon that raises money for cancer care.  the wife used to be co-chair for the local one.  granted, that was before the economy took [...]

May 22, 2010   Posted in: Drums  2 Comments

that’s not the FedEx guy

the doorbell rang this morning at 11:30.  that’s the fedEx guy’s time, so i grab a pair of jeans and head down the steps.  if i had hair, i’d look as bad as i did the morning the jehova’s witnesses decided they’d leave my soul to the devil rather than talk to me on my [...]

May 20, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

stoxblocked

well, we made it to Philly and back.  the results were poor, and could barely have been worse.  but, it was a great experience. the game was played at a very high level, with a high level of intensity.  it took me two games to get my bearings.  i think i ended up with a [...]

May 19, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

hot time in the old town

well, the weekend was full.  friday band practice, saturday i spent at the tavern tending during the day and running an in house version of “Card Sharks” for our “Survivor Saturday Night” Immunity Challenge.  it was interesting.  grab a nap and catch the final hockey practice before the tourney first thing in the AM before the [...]

May 12, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

on the move

my hobbies have taken on their own lives.  they’ve all stepped themselves up a notch, and i’m being lifted in the process.  i know my month of May is shot between gigs, tournaments, and practices for the gigs and tournaments! HOCKEY – i used to play in what i affectionately referred to as the “local [...]

May 5, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment