[06:40 UTC-5]
[+8*F....-2*F w/wind-chill....winds from the south at 8 mph]
   I have to admit I'm a little frustrated this morning....took a "chair" at 1000/500 blind table with my usual 125K max buy-in....not my favorite kind of table....first of all it was a short table....varying but usually 4 or 5 players....and an aggressive table....and you could have counted on the fingers of one hand the times if there wasn't a pre-flop raise....there would be one post flop....and the faux-money was flying around the table....and players were making some nice hands....can remember the last time I've seen players with that many pocket pairs....unfortunately....never had a pocket pair myself....and when I did get decent pocket cards....which wasn't often....missed the flop....or got a small piece of it....never made the big hand....one hand....I would have rivered a Ace high straight....had I not been blown off the hand by an all-in....and split the pot....I've had decent luck on tables like this....made the "nuts" and won big....but all I got today were the "shells"....just not my day....did win one pot....a blind pot....and despite the loss....avoid the stupid calls....didn't chase....but just too many blinds....and calls to see the flop with decent pockets....just to miss the flop....ergo....36 minutes played....37 hands played....left 24,700$ on the table....[no slots]....
[17:10 UTC-5]
[Summary of the Other Games Played to Day]
[On: "Just Solitaire"]
1] Crescent: 4 games played....best...93/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[On: "World of Solitaire"]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the seven games played today....best....47/48....
2] Klondike[turn one]: three out of the seven games played today were cleared....52/52....
3] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: four out of the seven games played today were cleared....52/52....
4] Eight Off[relaxed]: all seven of the games played today were cleared....52/52....
5] Josephine[relaxed]: all seven of the games played today were cleared....104/104....
6] Fan[relaxed]: all seven of the games played today were cleared....52/52....
[On: "Facebook"]
1] Fall Spades: two games played....[first game]....8 hands played...."we" 601 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 nil bid made [last hand]....vs...."they" 148 pts. + 8 bags + set twice....[second game].....13 hands played....a wild one...."we" 502 pts. +12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + a failed nil bid....vs...."they" 268 pts. + 8 bags + set five times + 1 nil bid made....
2] Mahjong FRVR: two puzzles solved today including puzzle of  the day at the "challenging level"....
3] Video Poker Live: Start Totals: 1.071 billion chips....End Totals: 1.109 billion chips....
4] Blackjack 21: 10 minutes played....average 3 at table....18 hands played....5 wins....2 pushes....1 split....1 double....4 dealer busts....down 20$....Start Totals: 574'K....End Totals: 575.6'K....
[Postscript]: I am thinking very strongly about giving Blackjack 21 a rest....probably will still collect drops and roulette spins for awhile....I've never claimed to be a great blackjack player....but something about this game strikes me as not being exactly kosher....accord to the research I've done in a normal casino style game....factoring in the "house edge" you should win 48% of the hands....based on over 8100 hands I've played....my winning percentage is 40.8%.....may look at finding another blackjack game....or give it "another go" after a brief "vacation" from it....haven't decided for sure]
[20:10 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 212.5'M / Net Gain Today: 1,088'K / Drops(6)&Roulette(2): 1,113'K /
Table(1): -24,700$ / Hands Played Today: 37 / Total Hands Played: 24.891 /