Table Tango

At Midnight tonight, we will take another step forward - a step forward into another year.  At a young age we are always listening to, “You aren’t old enough to do that.” - “Wait a few years…” - “You have no idea how great it is to be young…” when all you want to do is be old enough to shake off the reins and make your own choices.  (more…)

As good luck would have it, I had the pleasure of jumping into a game with Larry again.  He’s just a ton of fun to play with.  It’s possible that if he faded the green felt every day, day in and day out for a few years, he might not be as much fun but at this point, all of my experiences with him at the table have been better than enjoyable.  I sat down in the 6s, looked at two hands, the 3s opened and I moved.  I like the end seats because I have a better view of the table and sometimes a little more stretch room because I can turn my chair to one side and stretch my legs out for a moment…there’s never enough room at the tables anyway. (more…)

Then just go ‘Elf yourself’!

Doesn’t it almost feel as if there’s nothing new to discover?  Everything that was out there waiting to be conquered or done has been done?  Are we a mindless bunch of lemmings just racing off the edge of life without stopping to suck air and eat a pound of bacon now and then…relishing the salty crunch if it’s cooked the way I like it?  (more…)

In all the years past, that I’ve dealt in Vegas, the week between Christmas to New Years has rocked with visitors in the casino and in the poker rooms, with the exception of 2001. There is no reason to explain 2001, everyone knows the sick horror that gripped us all as we watched history carve a hole in our thoughts and hearts. This year is another little history maker but in a different respect. Yes, there is a lot of activity in the casinos and Bellagio’s poker room is busy, but with empty tables. (more…)

We all know that Tobey Maguire isn’t the real Spiderman, but I’ve often wondered who really is.  Who is that marvelous man capable of swinging through neighborhoods on a friendly little bit of webbing that can also turn into handcuffs and bondage for those hoodlums that are stalking the innocent?  Wonder of all wonders, he needed a break from his crime fighting life and showed up to spend a day with my family as we celebrated the holidays with too much food.  (more…)

There are 2,850,000 images that come up when you Google images using the word Christmas.  That’s a helluva lot a ways to say Merry Christmas.  I wish you all of them and more.  My thoughts on Christmas always come down to this: Give your greatest gifts all year long, for some of us Christmas will never come again.  Open your hearts, not your wallet, and cherish the small gifts and tokens of appreciation that you receive in a smile, a kind word, and a helping hand.  Be kind, but mostly to yourself because you are deserving of kindness and love, in finding that you are worthwhile, you find a lot of things around you that are really worthwhile too.  Have the best year ever…and never lose your ‘happy thoughts’.