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the carrot and the stick

i can’t be the only one who works like this, and i’d like to blame the nuns but that would be lying. although i tend to really enjoy blaming the nuns for things, even if it isn’t true.
i work better in fear of the stick than in pursuit of the carrot. example . [...]

March 2, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

all they can handle

HUGE thumbs up to the USA squad this afternoon.  i’m thoroughly disappointed in the loss.  do NOT get me wrong. 
i LOVE the team the States put together.  when you look across and see an opponent that is All-Stars up and down the line, with Hall of Famers in spades, what do you do?  put together [...]

February 28, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

prestige 3, meat

looks like i’ll be hitting the poker tables again.  i need to play off a bunch of hands to claim a bonus i started at stars several moons ago.  it’ll be like starting over.  hopefully that means i’ve left stupid habits behind and i’ll be thinking about everything as i play.
in other news, i put [...]

February 23, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Lenny Bruce is Not Afraid

although i’m not quite sure that it’s the end of the world as i know it. 
i haven’t been blogging lately.  i figure it’s because:
A) i have no poker thoughts to share and
B) i haven’t found myself at the ‘puter in a good story telling mode
but, to the good, i haven’t posted up a half dozen whiney [...]

February 14, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

crowd surfing

January 14, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Merry New Year’s

it looks like the reset button has been pushed, and we’re in a new decade.  i’m thinking small picture here, hoping to make 2010 one point two buttloads better than 2009. 
think i’ll start working on it in the morning.

January 1, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Uncle!

last night was a new experience.  i played a gig with the blues band that was an after christmas Christmas Party.  we set it up as a fundraiser where the door money went to a food bank, and we played it at a local fire company so the bar sales go to a good cause.  it’s [...]

December 27, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

i need to make friends with sleep

if i can do that ONE thing in 2010, it will improve my life in unbelievable ways. 
today, being the holiday, is a very odd day.  but, that brings it all out into the open.  i got to bed at 3:15 or so, which is typical if you work until 2:30am.  actually, it’s pretty good.  most [...]

December 26, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

FlowChart

PSAT’s are in . . .
both the girl and boy child took the PSAT’s this year.  the girl child is a junior who is college bound, and she did well.  there’s some room for improvement, but it really was a solid performance.  pop it up a smidge, say 4% and she’s in the sweet spot.
the [...]

December 24, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

the squirrels are safe

and so are the chipmunks, all the feathered creatures, the field mice, rabbits, and on and on.  i get out of the shower and it seems my bed turned into a slumber party for everything in the house with four legs and fur. 

December 18, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment