[08:30 UTC-5]
[+17*F..+7*F w/wind-chill..cloudy..humidity: 80%..barometer: 30.22" /\..daytime high temp:+28*F]
[Today's Playlist:[choral mix]..[Dvorak ]..[Mozart et al]..]
[Last Night]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker": [20:55] took a single drop for 22'K..
[On "24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": four games played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 608 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 158 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[2] ten hands played:"we" 573 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 230 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 made nil bid..[3] twelve hands played:"we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 141 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times..[4] twelve hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 247 pts. + 7 + set two times + 1 failed nil bid..
[09:19 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker": [05:25]..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting drop for another 22'K and with the next drop being a roulette spin..that gave me a minimum 104'K house money [at the time didn't know how right I was  before I got a chance to post this took the spin@08:12 for 66'K].."grabbed" my 125K-max-buy-in and went looking for a !K/.5K blind table..just a brief delay..a table of 4..with all three of the other players having me "covered"..after a few hands of staying out of the way..just too much pre-flop nonsense for me..got to play a hand for a call/check of the big blind..flopped four to a 9 high straight..turned the straight..river was a blank..no flush or board pair possible..and first to play goes all-in..my gut told me the worst that could happen was a split pot..and I called..pot was over 200'K..but a split pot..I actually lost a couple of Ks..[dang 5% "house cut" on all pots]..but I did get my 10K+ mission completed..and the blind raccoon was happy..players came and went..a couple of hands "heads up" to a brief 5 handed game..but most  hands were 3 or 4 handed..but there were very few hands were there wasn't either a pot-pusher/splasher or any-two-carder present..so I went ultra-tight..after just staying out of the way for awhile..Ace/Jack suited..was in the small blind..a pre-flop raise to 3'K..decided given my hole cards to make the call..flop came King/Queen/Ten..3 differnt suits..first to act..decided to slow player..check..big blind goes all in..and had me covered..made the call..board never paired and no flush draw..he had a pair with an ace kicker..and the blind raccoon found another 200K+ dumpster..and this time he didn't have share it..didn't win that many hands..and no other big pots..but a couple of light meals for the blind raccoon..but I flopped straights 3 different time..and "turned" to pair twice into houses..and unlike yesterday didn't make that one stupid dummkopf call..but finally the boredom of playing or rather not playing because of the constant irritating presence of the every present pot-pushers/splashers which seemed to be draw to that table..I took my leave..ergo..90 minutes played..122 hands played..44.4 seconds/hand..[a much slower pace than yesterday,,but no true kamikaze every arrived]..15 winners..1 out of every 8+ hands played..left with an extra 127,736$ that I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..
[11:55 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[41/48]]..
"Eight Up"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[104/104]..
'Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"{relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"{hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[51/52]..
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[Take 2[10:39]]..decided to play again..just the usual 1K/.5K table w/125K..a 3 or 4 handed game throughout..at one point..between the four players at the table..there were well over 200K hands played..except for one player who occasionally would splash the pot  pre-flop..got to play most hands for a check/call of the big blind..just wasn't catching..except for a 200K+ split pot with straights..dang 5%  house take..but despite the facts of not catching..and leaving some coin on the table..was an enjoyable session..ergo..42 minutes played..59 hands played..42.7 seconds/hand..9 winners..1 out of every 6.6 hands played..left 27,542 on the table..[no slots]..
[14:03 UTC-5]
[On Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": cleared two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:32]&[01:34]..
"Crescent": 2 games played today..
2] 39/60/83/~85/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 55/75/81/~94/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[02:12]&[06:09]..first game one of the quickest and easiest games I've played..the second..ranks up there with the most complicated tableaux I've seen..
[20:26 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank:  419.1'M / Net Gain Today: 562.2'K /Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 462'K /
Tables[2]: +100,194$ / Hands Played Today: 181 / Total Hands Played: 47,218 /
[[note]: 3 drops@22'K & 4 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@ 154'K]

[08:33 UTC-5]
[+25*F..17*F w/wind-chill..winds: north@6 mph..humidity: 89%..barometer: 30.38" /\]
[Today's Playlist:[Maurice Andre et al]..[Byrd]..[Palestrina]..]
[Last Night]
"Poker":[17:54]..returned to  my rooms a bit earlier than I had expected..and took the awaiting drop for 44'K..[19:54] I was pleasantly surprised that I was still getting benefit from the 2x clock and took a spin on the old roulette wheel..for a 2nd low 110'K..well at least it wasn't another 66'K..
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": five games played..[had played two before I left for Thanksgiving dinner and was able to play three more because I got home earlier than expected]..
[1] seven hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" -75 pts. + 5 bags + set three + 1 failed nil bid..[2] three hands played:"we" 185 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" -210 pts. + 0 bags + set three times..[2nd hand..14 bid,,"they" set..I was in a weird spot..last to bid..total bid 13..and I had an Ace off-suit but little cover..and much as I hate 14 bids..decided to bid 1..as it turned out I took 2 tricks..and partner was one short..so we made the bid..[3] nine hands played:"we" 577 pts. + 7 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 27 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 2 failed nil bids..[4] eight hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 255 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[5] twelve hands played:"we" won..but apparently I got distracted and never recorded the totals..dummkopf..
[09:20 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[06:17]..a late start for me today..over-slept an hour +/-..but was pretty done in last night..took the awaiting drop for 44'K and added to the roulette and drop from last night that gave me 198'K house money..an off-line distraction..[06:20]..right off found a 1K/.5K table..and as/usual brought my 125K-max-buy-in to the table [pause..another drop..another 44'K]..although there were a few hands "heads up"..and a couple of hands with five players at the table..vast majority were either three or four handed..although there were a few hands that I could play for a check/call of the big blinds or a small raise..most hands were dominated by nth* pot-pushers/splashers/all-inners..and exception for me and occasionally a player[s] who happened to arrive to this table..the table was populated not by one but by 2 or 3 players playing the same style..and I managed with just a hand full of winners to stay on one side or the other of my buy-in..except for one hand..new player to the board..only had seen him play a few hands..I had pocket Jacks..paid a min-raise and flopped the trips..called a continuation bet..turn put 3 to a Diamond flush on the board..river a blank..I check he bet 50K+..now I'm still trying to figure out why without a decent "read" on the player I didn't fold..
but I didn't..and he had made the flush..[all of the below recorded lost is on that one hand]..I had played good poker all night and had avoided making any bad calls..dang..there are times that I can be a real dummkopf..dang..but the combination of the style being played and the fact that with very few exceptions I just flat wasn't catching..without that one stupid call I might even have broke even..it annoys me that I could make such a stupid call..I hung in for awhile after that..now I knew that the pace of play was extremely quick..but as the hour approached I check my starts and realized I was only 2 hands short of 100..played to the hour and ran away..ergo..60 minutes played..106 hands played..33.96 seconds/hand..[didn't check back but I don't recall a faster pace of play]..7 winners..1 out of every 15+ hands played..left 76,025$ on the table..[no slots]..the lost was covered but it really annoys me that I could make such a dummkopf call..
[15:18 UTC-5]..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[48/48]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[104/104]..the game that was cleared was cleared on the 2nd turn of 3 allowed turns through the deck..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games plated today[104/104]..two of the three games cleared were cleared on the 1st of two allowed turns through the deck..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games plated today[52/52]..
[16:02 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": three games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:49]~[01:43]~[01:22]..
"Crescent": three games played today..no clears..no bad games..just three very typical games:
3] 24.28/56/~72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 35/74/84/~87/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1[ 36/62/93/~95/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:28]~[03:05]&[02:44]..
[19:26 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 418.5'M / Net Gain Today: 606''K / Drops[7]&Roulette: 682'K /
Table[1]: -76.025$ / Hands Played Today: 106 / Total Hands Played: 47,037 /
[[note:1]: 4 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22"K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110'K & 1@330'K /
[[note:2]: I'm having issues with my WiFi..it's being worked on now..but have a drop around 21:00  tonight..and will take it if I can have access to the game..but decided to close out the day now..assuming I do take it will add it to tomorrows Day's End]

[07:33 UTC-5]
[+35*F..+28*F w/wind-chill..winds: n/n/w@10..humidity: 90%..barometer: 29:80" /\..a mid-30s F day..some sun in the afternoon..the snow predicted didn't happen]..[Today's Playlist:[Maurice Andre et al]..[Mozart]..[Armstrong]..[Vivaldi et al]..]..
[Last Night]
[On"24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: six games played last night..hand intended to play only five games but after the 5th game..had room left in the notebook I keep..and played another..the 5th game was unique to say the least..[1] eight hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 469 pts. + 9 bags..[2] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 143 pts. + 3 bags + set twice..[3] eight hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 262 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..[6th hand..14 bid.."they" set..7th hand..a double nil bid.."they" made.."I" made.."we" bagged [-100 pts.]..[4] six hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 232 pts. + 2 bags + set once..[5] two hands played..[1st hand.."they" failed both a nil bid & the regular bid..2nd hand.."they" set]..ergo.."we" 163 pts + 3 bags:[vs]:"they" -200 pts + 0 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[6] eleven hands played"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 379 pts. + 9 bags + set three times..[after five hands "we" were down 180 pts.."they" had the better hands and on 4th hand partner failed to make its' share of the bid..and then the cards turned in our favor]..
[08:05 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:07]..logged on to play some poker..had a roulette spin awaiting me..hit for the 2nd lowest amount..110'K...a brief off-line interruption..[05:10]..got right on a 1K/.5K table with my 125K-max-buy-in in hand..with the only intentions of playing ultra-tight..limit the possible damage and pick my spots..and play 100+ hands if possible..in other words..play like I always do..because of the truncated time today..and probably will only get 3 more drops before I have to leave for a Thanksgiving dinner..even more so..although there were a couple hands heads up and a couple at five handed..most hands were a four handed game..and the worst possible set of circumstances for both my style and my intentions..very few hands where there wasn't a pre-flop raise..some mins..but any thing up to and including all-ins..then there were the nth* pot-pushers/splashers..a kamikaze or two..any-two-carders..a couple of tournament style players.."coffee break" players..and least I forget a very aggressive rook [less that 100 hands played]..who's aggressive style got him from a 50K +/- buy-in to 250'K+ and then eventually out the door..and in the midst of this chaos..I was catching a reasonable number of pocket cards..but just couldn't catch a flop..except for once..turned a flush and won a nice pot of the rook..a light meal for the blind raccoon..but paid to see too many flops and came up empty..didn't lose a big pot..but just the erosion of two many blinds..too many calls on good hole cards only to miss the flop..except for that one pot the damage would have been far worse..got my 100+ hands played..[pause..1st drop..a double]..ergo..80 minutes played..103 hands played..49.5 seconds/hand..11 winners..1 out of every 9.4 hands played..left 40,625$ on the table [7 slot spins 800$..-39,425 for the session]..[if I get back from the dinner in time I intend to take the 4th drop which will be awaiting me]..
[09:41 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[43/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:75/104]]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
[11:11 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:44]~[01:39]&[01:38]..
Crescent: three games played today..
3] 23/53/67/~78/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 31/55/75/~98/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 58/74/96/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:59[~[03:07]&[04:06]..
[12:09 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 417.9'M / Net Gain Today: 202.6'K / Drops[3]&Roulette[1]: 242'K /
Table[1]&Slots[7]: -39,425$ / Hands Played Today: 103 / Total Hands Played: 46,931 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@110'K]

[06:55 UTC-5]

[+41*F..cloudy..winds: east@8..humidity: 80%..barometer: 29.92 \/..rain forecast to begin around 12:00 today and continue [with a couple of brief interruptions] through 06:00 tomorrow and change to snow through 09:00..we had been under a high winds warning for most of the "storm" but that has been withdrawn..??..[Today's Playlist:[Brahms]..[Schubert Octet]..]..

[Last Night]

[On "24/7 Games.com"]

Spades: five games played..

[1] eight hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 151 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand..14 bid.."they" set..[2] five hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 4 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 128 pts. + 8 bags + set once..[3] nine hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 395 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[4] seven hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 43 pts. + 3 bags + set three times..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set..[5]  seven hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 141 pts. + 1 bag + set twice..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set..

[07:33 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[04:57]..logged on to play some poker..picked up the awaiting drop..22'K..if every thing goes as planned I can get 7 drops + 1 roulette spin today..ergo..a day of ultra-tight play and pick my spots..I did the math last night..and if I can average just over 90 hands a day I can hit 50K+ hands by the end of the year so that is one of the things that "drive" my play in general and this session in particular..[05:11]..after several failed attempts and a few side-trips online finally got to put my 125K-max-buy-in on the felt of a 1K/.5K table..and took my "chair" at a short table..a four handed game..with few exceptions it remained so for the entire session..and for the greater majority of the time..it was the same four players..some brief stays by a couple of "coffee break" players..but they were never really a factor..the play was controlled by two nth* pot-pushers/splashers/want-to-be kamikazes..[the other three players as well  as myself all were 125K max-buy-in players]..the 4th players picked his spots and held his own..but the other two..if one or the other wasn't all-in pre-flop..there was a large pre-flop raise and call or sometimes a raise..and most hands ended in at least those two and occasionally the 3rd guy all-in..loser would bust out..pop right back in [blasted auto-re-buy]..and most times go all-in pre-flop..very rarely there were some hands you could get in for a check/call of the big blind but they were rare indeed..even a blind pot or 2 [well actually I won 3 blind pots]..I made a Queen high flush and a decent pot enough to give me the 10K+ mission..but for the most part the "wolves" kept the blind raccoon hiding under my "chair"..with all of the busting and auto-re-buying..plus the fact that it was the same four players for an extended period..there was a lot of chips on the table..1'M+ pots were common..just never caught the right hand at the right time were I was willing to go all-in or nearly so to take a shot..normally I would have  "throwing the towel"[link] earlier..but had that 90+ hands per day in the back of my mind and stuck it out..also the chance that I might just catch the right hand at the right time..didn't happen..ergo..65 minutes played..101 hands played..38.6 seconds/hand..4 winners..1 out of every 25+ hands played..left 42,900$ on the table..[no slots..only had 3 free-bees and with the pace of played won't have had time to play anyways]..[have a second drop in a few minutes and even if it is another single will have the loss "covered"]..
[14:21 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[40/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed yo clear any of the three games played today[best:[8/52[3'x]..different games but same miserable results..oy vey..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:37 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/04]:[in]:[01:42]~[01:39]&[01:21]..three easy quick ones today.
Crescent: three games played today..from mediocre to the extremely rare:
3] 43/51/54/~67/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles competed..
2] 38/47/66/~61/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles competed..
1] 48/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles competed..before the 2nd shuffle..only have done the game this quickly a couple of times before..
Sea Towers: three games played today[52/52]:[in]:[02:23]~[2:55]&[04:36]..two easy quick ones and a very tricky one..
[20:13 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 417.7'M / Net Gain Today: 331.1'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 374'K /
Table[1]: -42,900$ / Hands Played Today: 101 / Total Hands Played: 46.728 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 3 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@154'K]

[07:34 UTC-5]
[+43*F..clear..winds: south@10..humidity: 72%..barometer: 29.83" /\..daytime high: +49*F]
[Playlist:[Faure]..[choral]..[Bach]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": five games played..
1] nine hands played:"we" 519 pts. + 9  bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 340 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]..
2] seven hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 231 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..
3] nine hands played:"we" 520 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 436 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 2 made nils..
4] seven hands played:"we" 271 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil:[vs]:"they" -224 pts. + 6 bags + set five times..
5] three hands played:[[1st hands..15 bid.."they" set]..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..[3rd hand..13 bid.."they" set]]"we" 224 pts. + 4 bags:[vs]:"they" -200 pts. + 0 bags + set three times..
[08:28 UTC-5
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:23]:..logged on to play some poker..picked up the awaiting drop..a double..for 44'K..[knowing that the next drop was a roulette..min-66'K].."110'K+ "house money"..and again with the access to a table problem..[05:28]..took a "chair" at a 1K/.5K blind table..put my 125K-max-buy-in on a table of four..all three of the others had me "covered"..one with over 400'K..apparently those who were left after a knock down..busted out..battle..and for the next several hands that battle continued..did manage to win a split pot and later just after the 16 hands banner appeared..a decent pot on turned flush..and the 10K+ banner..than the board changed abruptly..first a kamikaze..and as is my custom I waited out his exit in a "bomb shelter" [aka: I folded a  lot]..then a brief appearance by a very aggressive "topper" [uses auto-top-off function]..now for the vast majority of the session it had been a 3 or 4 handed game..but briefly at one point a six handed game..but after a short time back to a 3 or 4 handed game..new player..a lady..haven't seen before..she never raised..but called a couple of hands..we had a pot-pusher and an any-two-carder at the time..she won one hand with a house..another with a straight [only 3 to the straight on the board]..ah..another slow-play..trapper..checked her stats..around 75'K total bank..3.3'K+ hands played..and a 0% raises..and I thought my .4% raise rate was low..unfortunately she missed  a straight draw and got busted out..[pause..well I was right..roulette spin..another 66'K..bottom of the barrel..110'K house money it twas]..got about an average number of decent looks in the pocket..and for the majority of them either missed the flop or never saw the flop because I got blow off the hand by a pre-flop raise that was just more than I wanted to risk..did I fail to mention several nth* pot-pushers/splashers & another kamikaze..an a couple of players "on tilt"..with the exception of the aforementioned split pot..and the last 3 pots I won..all blind pots..my other 6 pots..all decent pots and all save one were quality hands [trips or better]..the other there was a board pair of Eights..with a King..a Jack & a Nine..my pocket cards were a King/Jack..a decent pot..blind raccoon never found a dumpster but did have 6 light meals..and again another nth* pot-pushing-pre-flop splashing...[expletive deleted] player arrived and I took my leave..ergo..80 minutes played..102 hands played..47+ seconds/hand ..10 winners..1 out of every 10.2 hands played..escaped with an extra 937$..yeah..yeah..I know..but all things considered..it could have been a lot worse..
[14:37 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[48/48]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games  played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Tr-Peaks"[hidden]: cleared all three of the games played today[52/52]..
[14:48 UTC-5]
[On "Just  Solitaire"]
"Clock": cleared two games played last night[40/40]:[in]:[01:45]&[01:27]..
"Crescent": two games played last night..
2] 21/39/57/~73/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 40/76/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..
"Sea Towers": cleared two games played last night[52/52]:[in]:[04:13]&[02:37]..
[[note]: I usually play once through all 11 of the solitaire games I play in the evening..but last night decided to play a second round of the 3 games I play on "Just Solitaire" and rattled off probably the best set of three I have in a very long time [last game[s] listed in each game..decided to leave well enough alone]..
[20:28 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 417.4'M / Net Gain Today: 374.9'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 374'K /
Table[1]: +937$ / Hands Played Today: 102 / Total Hands Played: 46.727 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@110'K /

[07:27 UTC-5]
[+38*F..clear..winds: w/s/w@5 mph..humidity: 87%..barometer: 29.75 /\ ]
[Today's Playlist:[Mozart et al]..[Vivaldi et al]..[Artie Shaw]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: five games played..
1] thirteen hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 228 pts. + 8 bags + set four times..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
2] eight hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 214 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
3] fourteen hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil:[vs]:"they" 189 pts. + 4 bags + set four times..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set..11th hand..partner failed a nil bid..& "they" set]..
4] eight hands played:"we" 544 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -108 pts. + 2 bags + set four times..[7th hand..14 bid.."they" set]
5] eight hands played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags. [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 55 pts. + 5 bags + set three times..
[08:17 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:31]..maybe a little late start this morning..logged on to play some poker..picked up the awaiting drop [watched an ad..for a change an age appropriate one..for AARP].."44'K House Money"..a slight off-line interruption..[05:34]..plunked down my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K blind table..a four handed game..only one hand "heads up"..and briefly a five handed game..but the vast majority of the hands where played with 3 or 4 at the table..again a very fluid/chaotic table..the usual group of suspects..pot-pushers/splashers, coffee break players [actual a sub-group of the previous group..they just  don't stay as long]..a kamikaze or two..at one point..table of four..the other three were all pot pushers/splashers..and I got a ring side seat for a 3-way "knockdown drag-out over the top Battle Royal"..more about that later..before that war started..I had already seen the 16 hands played banner before I won my first pot..had 2 pair Aces & Queens..beat Kings & Queens and the 10k+ mission..just a wild and crazy board..but won just enough small pots to stay with in -15'K [+/-] of my buy-in..one thing that blew my mind was how many times I saw peeps with 2 pair or trips..calling a big raise post-river when there was 4 to a straight or flush..oy vey..just before I left..four to a flush on the board post-river..I had the flush..can't remember the high card..but I had the bottom card..a Three..just a small pot..first to act raises 1K..what they hey for a K I'll call..he had two pair..??..even in a four handed game..there's a good chance somebody[s] has the flush..??..ah the "Battle Royal"..I was as I mentioned down..big blind the old warthog in the pocket [Ace-Ten-suited]..for once I got to see the flop with a call of a 2K raise..flopped trip Aces..some pushing and shoving..turn a blank but rivered another 10K..I checked..a 5K raise and two folds..rats..re-raise and call..a nice pot and the blind raccoon knocked over a small  garbage can..and I was finally up fractionally..won a couple more pots..but after the Battle Royal ended and the winner had left an nth* pot-splasher arrived and I took my leave..[pause: another AARP ad..another 44'K..and no I'm not a member]..ergo..75 minutes play..105 hands played..42.9 seconds/hand..13 winners..1 out of every 8+ hands played..left with an extra 3,025$ I hadn't brung with me..[13 tries at the "old-one-armed-bandit"..another 2.2'K..5,225$ for the session..and the 16 & 10K+ missions]
[13:51 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed] only cleared one of the three games played today[48/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:37 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:06]~[01:57]&[01:32]..
Crescent: three games played today
3] 56/62/69/~72/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 50/51/68/~87/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 63/68/94/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:09]~[03:17]~[03:14]..
[20:23 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 417'M / Net Gain Today: 643.2'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 638'K /
Table[1]&Slots[13]: +5,225$ / Hands Played Today: 105 / Total Hands Played: 46,525 /
[[note]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@330'K /

[07:32 UTC-5]
[+34*F..cloudy..winds: e/s/e@2 mph..humidity: 78%..barometer 29.54" \/..today's forecast has been revised and no rain today..high temp. around 40*F..no rain through Tuesday..day time highest in the mid-40s F..rain Wednesday..Thursday [Thanksgiving Holiday here in the USA]..highs in  the mid-30s F..Today's Playlist:[Voces8..et al]]..[Harry James]..[Sinatra]..[Classical Mix]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": five games played..
1] nine hands played: 585 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 488 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids..last hand both sides could have gone out..I made a nil bid..game was back and forth the entire game..
2] eight hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9  bags:[vs]:"they" 275 pts. + 5 bags + set once..
3] nine hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 158 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
4] eight hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 108 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
5] ten hands played:"we" 578 pts. + 18 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 494 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids..[6th hand.."their" nil made.."we" bagged [partner on one of his bag hunts]..7th hand..partner fails to make its' share of the sides bid.."we" are behind..8th hand..partner "redeems" itself and makes nil.."they" set..any "sides" game.."we" got the better of the last two hands]..
[08:29 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[21:21]..picked up the last drop of the day for 44'K..[05:04]..logged on picked up the awaiting drop..a single..for 22'K..[with last night's 66'K "house money"..after several failed attempts to find a table..checked email..checked "The Farthest Side"..[05:25]..placed my 125K-max=buy in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K blind table..considering the delay and the fact that it was a weekend was expecting a full or nearly full table..I made it a three handed game..w/one of the players with over 400'K chips in his stack..I won the first two pots after I "sat" down..one blind pot and one decent pot..and had my 10K+ mission in-hand..and I should have know what was to follow..because the session went straight down hill after that..it wasn't that I wasn't getting my fair share of decent pocket cards..but just wasn't hitting many flops..add to that there always seemed to be a pot-pusher, any two carder, pot-splasher, Ace/pair bet player, and a myriad of "coffee break" players..and you had to pay to see the flop..I was able to stay pretty close to my buy in..I was in the small blind..Six/Five suited..and flopped an Eight high straight..finally a chance for a decent pot..yeah right..turn was a Six..river..a Five and put the straight on the board..oy vey..and a three way split pot..[a few hands were heads up but never more than a five handed game]..at least I thought I should get something extra for making a straight and two pair..and to make matters worse the table went ice after that and what few decent hands I made got rivered..and I was down to the last of my 66'K house money..hung in until I had played 100+ hands..and ran away..ergo..72 minutes played..105 hands played..41+ seconds/hand..9 winners..1 out of every 11.7 hands played..left 57,300$ on the table..[no slots]..[have since picked up another single drop..with a roulette spin next up]..
[11:19 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:32]&[01:31]..
"Crescent": four games played today..the first three were mediocre at best..with only one completed foundation pile between them..oy vey..last game played:
4th game: 40/44/86/~98/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piled completed..
"Sea Towers": two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:46]&[03:56]..
[[note]: only played two games each of "Cock & Sea Towers..hands were stiff and sore..so decided to play Crescent [which easier on the hands] until a got a decent result..
[15:43 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire']
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[43/48[2x]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 2nd of three turns allowed through the deck..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..two of the three games cleared was cleared on the 1st of two turns allowed through the deck..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
[20:17 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 416.4'M / Net Gain Today: 294.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 352'K /
Table[1]: -57,300$ / Hands Played Today: 105 / Total Hands Played: 46,520 /
[[note]: 1 drop@44'K & 6 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@110'K /

[18:14 UTC-5]
[+29*F..+25*F w/wind-chill..winds: southwest@4..humidity: 77%..barometer: 29:96" \/]..
[high temp today: upper 30s F]..[Today's Playlist:[Brahms]..[Artie Shaw]..[Handel]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
Spades: seven games played..
1] eight hands played:"we"539 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" -105 pts. + 5 bags + set four times..
2] six hands played:"we"548 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 306 pts. + 6 bags..
3] nine hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 100 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pis.] + 1 failed nil bid..
4] seven hands played:"we" 535 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" 2 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[6th hand..15 bid.."they" set..
5] five hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 102 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[1st hand..15 bid.."they"set.."we" took all 13 tricks.."we" bid 12.."they" bid 3]..
6] eight hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 264 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[6th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
7] nine hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags [100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 85 pts. + 5 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[08:49 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:..[05:19]..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting spin on the roulette wheel and hit for 330'K "house money" [no chip]..but the fact that I had that 330'K to play with was a factor in how the session progressed..a slight delay finding a table..[05:21]..put my 125'K max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K table..very fluid table..a few hands "heads up" to a few hands at 5 players..for most of the session it was either a three  or four handed game..a wild mix of pot-pushers, pot-splashers, any-two-carders, "coffee-break" players..and a couple of kamikaze..which revealed a number of dive-bombers..in the rare moments of sanity I had managed to scrap enough blind pots to achieve the 10K+ mission..but just wasn't catching..was down over 30'K..the hour was approaching and I at this point most likely would have taken my leave..but I had the 330'K "house money" so stayed..in the small blind..Ace/Seven Suited..a 3'K raise to my right..decided to call the extra 2.5'K..flopped another Ace/Seven..first to act..check..went once around the table and back to me..the other three players were all-in..I would have to cover 50+'K..I had top two pair..normally would have folded but there was that 330'K again..made the call and cleared the table..over the next few hands there was a full boat..a straight..a couple of flushes..both rivered..but then the table went cold again..and some of what I had won was slowly "melting" away...100 minutes played was approaching that and an nth* pot-pusher/splasher had arrived a few hands before..and I took my leave..ergo..100 minutes played..140 hands played..42.9 seconds/hand..20 winners..1 out of every 7 hands played..left with an extra 130,502$ I hadn't brought with me..[no slots]..a bunch of the other players today were under 1K hands played..and one was less than 100 hands played..for the most part very aggressive..
[14:35 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1] only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:48 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:41]~[01:57]&[02:00]..
Crescent: three games played today..one barely mediocre..&..
2] 35/48/68/~75/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 35/78/87/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: three games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:35]~[03:45]&[04:01]..
[19:39 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 416.1'M / Net Gain Today: 790.5'K / Drops[5]&Roulette[2]: 660'K /
Table[1]: +130,502$ / Hands Played Today: 140 / Total Hands Played: 46,415 /
[[note]: 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@110'K /
[[From the Tables]: 1]: I had an "old-timer's moment today and missed a drop by just over an hour..dummkopf..probably will still take it tonight but didn't want to wait that late to post..assuming I don't forget about it..will count it in tomorrow's "Day's End"..2] today was all about stating patient..and picking my spots..played some good poker today..]

[07:04 UTC-5]
[+46*F..rain..winds: w/s/w@19 mph..humidity: 86%..barometer: 29.61" \/]
[Today's Playlist:[Mix[..[Bach]..[Mix:2]..[Mix:3]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": six games played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 384 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
2] ten hands played:"we" 602 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -27 pts + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..
3] nine hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 295 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..
4] nine hands played:"we" 521 pts. + 11 bags:[vs]:"they" -77 pts. + 3 bags + set three time + 1 failed nil bid..
5] eight hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -24 pts. + 6 bags + set four times..
6] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"we" 126 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..
[07:47 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
[05:18]..off to play some "Poker":..took the awaiting drop [no ad offered..I routinely watch any ad offered..so I can double the drop].."22'K house money"..filled out my session worksheet [yes I am a stats nerd]..[05:19]..1K/.5K blind table and put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..although there were a couple of hands five or six handed..for the majority it was a seven or eight handed game..and as is typical of a week day table..very fluid..players constantly coming and going..and some busting out and popping right back in..pot pushers..pot splashers..any-two-carders..continuation bets..and of course several incidents of somebody splashing the pot when they had a singleton Ace or any pair in the pocket..and the vast majority of them lost the pot..??..maybe on a short table [5 handed or less]..but when you get 4 or 5 calls the odds are against you..and of course several "coffee break" players..and of course several bouts of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"..didn't take long for me to realize that this wasn't the greatest table for my.."small-ball..slow-play..trapping style"..on the other hand if I only played premium pocket cards..there might be a few opportunities to take advantage of the exiting style[s] of play..no the blind raccoon did find the dumpster but he did knock over a couple of garbage cans..Jack/Nine suited..flopped top two pair..and slow played an any-two-carder..a decent pot..King/Seven suited..flopped two pair..rivered the house..another decent pot..Queen/Seven unsuited..flopped a pair of ladies..just some continuation bets..river put 4 to a the Heart flush on the board..to my right a 7'K raise..[my Queen was a Heart]..knew he could have had the King or Ace..but decided the odds were in my favor..so with a "show me" the Ace or King of Hearts..I called..he couldn't do it..another decent pot..that was just a tad past halfway in the session..and the last hand I won..did get some good looks in the pocket..did pay to play a few hands..just couldn't hit a flop..and if I did just a small piece of it..and an nth* pot pusher had arrived..decided to "hang in there" and just maybe the blind raccoon would find a dumpster..didn't happen..the hour was approaching..got caught in the blinds..and exited from the button..ergo..62 minutes played..48 hands played..77.5 seconds/hand..3 winners..1/16 hands played..left with an extra 6,800$ I hadn't brought with me..not a kings ransom to be sure..but considering everything I'll take it..[no slots]..
[13:29 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[40/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three \games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..one of the three games that were cleared was cleared on the 2nd of 3 turns through the deck..
"Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all pf the three games played today[104/104]..one of the three games that were cleared was cleared on the first turn through the deck..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..the one game cleared was cleared on the first turn through the deck..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:05 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Clock": three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:11]~[01:58]&[01:24]..
"Crescent": three games played..all can be said for one game was that it got halfway..52/104..
2] 42/59/61/~92/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 42/55/90/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[20:19 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 415.3'M / Net Gain Today: 358.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 110'K /
Table[1] +6,800$ / Hands Played Today: 48 / Total Hands Played: 46,275 /
[[note]: 3 drops@22'K & 4 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@110'K /

[08:08 UTC-5]
[+30*F..cloudy..winds: s/s/e@2..humidity: 87%..barometer: 30.21" ~..rain forecast to begin around 22:00 tonight through 09:00 Friday..predicted high temperatures both days in the mid-40s F..winds in excess of 20 mph predicted for tomorrow..Today's Playlist:[Elgar]..[Britten]..[American Matches]..[German Marches]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": six hands played..
1] seven hands played:"we" 639 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -34 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil..
2] seven hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" 163 pts. + 3 bags + set twice..
3] twelve hands played:"we" 562 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 145 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil..
4] eleven hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"we" 485 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids..[a close one..on the 11th hand.."we" were behind..I caught a monster hand.."we" bid 9 [7 were mine].."they" bid 3...I actually made 8 tricks..partner only one..but we won a close one..
5] seven hands played:"we" 338 pts. + 8 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" -209 pts. + 1 bag + set four times..[4th hand..15 bid.."they" set..
6] eight hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -128 pts. + 12 bags. [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..
[08:59 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
[05:21]..logged on to play some "Poker":..as /usual had a drop awaiting me which I took for 44'K..but since the next drop was actually a roulette spin..decided that I'd consider 110K as house money..the 44'K + the min-roulette value of 66'K..[just before I sat down to write this hit the wheel w/chip for 1,760'K]..[05:29] after 6 failed tries and a visit to "The Farthest Side" on the 7th try got a "chair" at a 1K/.5K table w/my 125K-max-buy-in in hand..table of 4..through the session numbers varied from 3 to 6 players..a  couple hands "heads up"..with the big stack over 900'K in front of him..he was an nth* pot-pusher..but no one would play with him and after just a few hands he departed..what remained + new arrivals for a  brief time no real pre-flop nonsense..and I couldn't catch a decent hand..took me 6 wins to get my 10K+ mission..true 3 of those pots were split pots..and all 6 were blind pots..but very soon new arrivals brought a succession of pot-pushers..any-two-carders..&.."coffee break players"..the later usually are highly aggressive..and I still couldn't catch a decent hand..so I decide to get my 100 hands and play to the "button"..in the small bind with Six/Seven suited..and called a 1K pre-flop raise from an-any-two-carder..and a pot pusher came along for the ride..flopped trip Sixes..what followed was a bout driven by the pot-pusher of "My pair is bigger that either of Your pairs are" of course I was cheating..I had the trips..I had been down almost 30'K..when the hand started..and a lot more than that before my trips held up and the blind raccoon had it's best meal in days..and I was up over my buy-in for the first time in the session..stuck around for a few more hands..actually several..a nice full house..a flush, and a rivered straight..but a kamikaze arrived and I was in no mood  to play..and took my ball [aka: chips]..and went home..ergo..90 minutes played..121 hands played..44.63 seconds/hand..23 winners..1 out of every 5.36 hands played..left with 17,425$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..the hands played stat is a bit deceptive..if I'm not in the blinds and I have trash in the pocket..I won't even call the blinds..so I may be "at the  table" for the hand but I don't "'actually" play it..and yes I do occasionally miss a flop where I could maybe have won a pot..but that's rare..
[11:34 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[40/48]]..
"Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today{52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..one of the three games cleared was clear with only moving  Kings to open spaces..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..I'm beginning to realize the key to this game is switching cards between the ascending and descending foundation piles at the right time..of course the 5th movable card in the relaxed game does helps..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:09 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:44]~[02:05]&[01:49]..
"Crescent": three games played today..one mediocre at best..only one completed foundation pile..
2] 37/53/66/~93/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 22/31/56/~99/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:53]~[03:42]&[03:37]..
[20:23 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 414.9'K / Net Gain Today: 2,085.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,068'K /
Table[1]: +17425$ / Hands Played Today: 121 / Total Hands Played: 46,227 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K[w/chip] & 1@110'K /

[07:02 UTC-5]
[+31*F..cloudy..calm..humidity: 80%..barometer: 30.02" /\..daytime high temp. +37*F]
[Today's Playlist:[Oldies ]..[Corelli]..[Purcell]..[New Orleans Jazz]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": six games played..
[1] ten hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 103 pts + 3 bags + set four times..[2] seven hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 4 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + 1 failed  nil bid..[7th hand..["their" nil bid failed]..[3] five hands played:"we" 210 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -209 pts. + 1 bag + set four times..[3] twelve hands played:"we" 417 pts. + 17  bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they" -206 pts + 4 bags + set seven times + 1 made nil bid..[6th hand..15 bid.."they" set..[4] six hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 474 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids..[6th hand.."they" made a nil bid..but also failed to make the regular bid of 3..if "they" had made the regular bid score would have been.."we" 506\.."they" 504 pts..["we" would have had I less bag..hand was a 13 bid..]..[5] thirteen hands played:"we" 624 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 390 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[2nd hand.."we" set..13th hand.."we" made a nil bid.."they" bagged..
[07:49 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
[05:00].."Poker":..logged on to play some poker..watch an ad. and picked up "44'K house money"..and went off looking for a 1K/.5K table on which to place my 125K-max-buy-in...tried 3 times in quick succession. no joy..wandered off and checked in on the FB group "The Farthest Side"..[05:09]..got on a table on the first try..put my 125K on the felt..my arrival made it an seven handed game..but before I played a hand it was a table of 8..and so it remained for the length of the session..sometimes as few as 6 players..but most of the hands were either seven or eight handed..just a wild mix of styles..everything between a blind pot [my first pot] and up to 5 players all-in after the turn..the two dominate styles were..the any-two-carder..and more than one player who had a singleton Ace or any pair..and would splash the pot pre-flop..except for a couple of times the result was always the same..they rest of the table would fold and all the guy got was the blinds..or the guy would lose the pot..that tactic IMNSHO..is at best a 50/50 deal on a short table..5 or less players..but on a table of 7 or 8..should only be used in desperation..down to your last few chips..well except for the Old Madtrollie who would never employ that tactic..played for the most part played ultra-tight..but did take a shot or two at pots if the price to play was right..lost a couple of small pots when I had two pair to a better "kicker" but the price was right to make  him "show me"..only won 3 pots..but never got that close to running out of "house money"..and the blind raccoon was rooting around..so stayed and played..did win one decent pot..King/Four..suited..was in the small blind and got to see the flop for a call of the big blind..flopped trip Fours..in this case I love the any-two-carder and their min-continuation-raises..turn was a blank..again a min-raise and a call..river..another King..I checked..a 2K raise..a 5K re-raise..I'm still kicking myself for not re-raising but I just called..dummkopf..dang I didn't even need the house the trips would have won the pot..oy vey..[pause..another 44'K..another ad..at least this one was relevant..it was for AARP]..well the blind raccoon never found a dumpster..ergo..70 minutes played..50 hands played..84 seconds/hand..left 31,825$ on the table..but gained both the 16 hands and 10K+ missions..[no slots]..
[14:05 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:43]~[01:46]&[01:46]..last to games differnt games..but the same clearance time..
"Crescent": three games played today..no clears but 3 nice games no the less..
3] 25/46/66/~83/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 30/65/88/~96/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 25/52/87/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..King/Queen in the wrong order..
"Sea Towers": three games cleared today[52/52]:[vs]:[04:40]~[03:33]&[02:56]..
[14:30 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two game played today[best:[32/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: Failed to clear  either of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today]104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[21:07 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 412.8'K / Net Gain Today: 342.2'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 374'K /
Table{1]: -31,824$ / Hands Played Today: 50 / Total Hands Played: 46,106 /
[[notes]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@ 66'K /

[06:54 UTC-5]
[+27*F..+22*F w/wind-chill..winds: n/n/e@5 mph..humidity: 77%..barometer: 29.78"/\]
[Today's Playlist:[Handel]..[Mendelssohn]..[ABBA]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": five games played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + set 1 + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 287 pts + 7 bags + set twice..
2] thirteen hands played:"we" 523 pts. + 23 bags [-200 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they"
+ 110 pts + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times..33 bags between the sides..and more than usual some of "we's" were mine..but "they" imploded on a couple of hands..one hand "they" bid 5 tricks between them and made 2 tricks..oy vey..
3] eleven hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid"[vs]:"they" 306 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..
4] nine hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 110 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
5] eleven hands played:"we" 512 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" + 474 pts + 4 bags + set twice..[8th hand..both sides could go out [partner with the old bag hunt + one hand failed to make his part of the bid]..I made a nil bid..and "we" won a close one..
[07:37 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
[04:59]..Logged on to "Poker": took the awaiting drop [44'K "house money"..record my "Start Bank"..[05:00].."stacked" my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K table..which is my preferred table..I've decided if I can't get on a 1K/.5K table..I'll wait until I  can..during my session table size varied from a couple hands "heads" up to very briefly a 5 handed game..but most  hands were either three or four handed..one brief appearance of a kamikaze..and the usual number of "coffee break" players..and except for the later third of the session..vary little pre-flop nonsense..the occasional big pre-flop raise for a singleton Ace or any pair..and a couple of times an all-in from a player "on tilt" who had just lost a big pot..but generally a friendly game..my kind of table..got rivered once when my trip Kings got rivered by a runner, runner straight..but not a big pot..on the other hand I twice rivered  straights and once a full boat [that time my two pair would have won the pot anyways]..saw two different players make quads..both times quad Sevens..??..just past half way a player arrived..around a 50'K buy-in [but had a Total Bank of 20'M+and just under 20K hands played..??..]..now I can understand a kamikaze buying-in at below the max..or a player who's "short" but why someone won't bring the max evades..gives you more "wiggle room"[link]..this guy pre-flopped a min-raise on almost every hand..but then more often than not..just check/call/fold after the flop..and if he did make a continuation bet..my spider sense told me he hit the flop..dang talk about a  "tell"..unfortunately the table had gone cold on me..and so went into to ultra-tight mode..and had 16 chances built up for the "Old One-Armed Bandito"..and rode out his stay playing slots..didn't win as many pots as I would have liked..but then I never do..but managed to stay one side or the other of my buy-in..never lost a big pot but never won one either..after the aforementioned player left and nth* pot posher arrived..at I started looking for the door..got my 100 hands played..got to the button and was history..ergo..101 hands played..41.6 seconds/hand..16 winners..1 out of every 6.3 hands played..left with an extra 6,975$ I hadn't brung with me..[a decent day at the slots 16 tries and another 3,300$..total for the session..10,275$[..[just claimed a single drop for 22'K]
[14:19 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:41/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..one of the three games cleared was cleared with only moving Kings to open spaces..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..two of the three games cleared were cleared on the first turn through the deck..
"Klondike"[turn]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[[note]: 17 clears/7 fails..2/5 victory images on level 17 [2nd time through]..
[14:54 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": cleared three games played today[40/40]:[in]:[02:03]~[02:05]&[01:14]..third game one of fastest clears without auto-play engaging..
"Crescent" three games played today..two were pure garbage..and the third just an average game..
3rd] 40/45/64/~79/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": cleared three games played today[52/52]:[in]:[04:07]~[03:15]&[03:15]..the last two game's times are not a misprint..2  different games..identical clearing times..
[20:02 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 412.5'M / Net Gain Today: 1,154.3'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,144'K /
Table[1]&Slots[16]: +10,275 / Hands Played Today:101 / Total Hands Played: 46,056 /
[[notes]: 1 drop@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110'K & 1@880'K /

[08:15 UTC-5]
[+32+F..+26*F w/wind chill..winds: e/s/e@6 mph..humidity: 76%..barometer: 29.99" \/ ]..
[Today through Thursday..no rain/snow predicted daytime highs upper 30s F to lower 40s F]..
[rain/snow on Friday]..[Today's Playlist]:[Oldies Rock]..[Bach]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": six games played..
1] five hands played:"we" 328+8 bags:[vs]:"they" -200 pts. + 0 bags + set four times..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
2] five hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -138 pts. + 8 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand..14 bid.."they" set..5th hands.."they" made a nil bit but failed to make the regular bid..
3] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + 2 failed nil bids..
4] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 97 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..
5] eleven hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 319 pts. + 19 bags [-100  pts.] + set twice..[after "behaving" for four games partner failed to make his part of the bid 3 times..
6] 10 hands played:"we" 553 + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 23 pts + 3 bags + set three times + 2 failed nil bids..
[08:46 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
[05:35].."Poker":..a bit  of a late start this morning..had a roulette spin awaiting..and another 66'K..nuts..[since that have picked up first drop of the day..a double for 44'K..after a slight delay..offline issue..put my 125K-max-buy-in on a 1K/.5K blind table..numbers varied from a couple hands heads up to very briefly a table of five..but most hands were either a three or four handed game..very little pre-flop nonsense..a couple of Ace or any pair pre-flop raises..2 all-ins..both times the all-inner was all goner..or all the Ace bets play gets is the blinds because the rest of the table folds..I'd rather slow play it..that way if the flop goes against you..you don't feel pot-committed..
as I said a perfect table for the Old Madtrollie..and had a reasonable number of good looks in the pocket..and an unreasonable number of missed flops/turns/rivers..did make a few quality hands [trips or better]..2 houses and quad Sixes..but never with any real money on the table..only really lost one hand that I was in on the river that wasn't a small/blind pot..I had flopped a 10 high straight..and there was a nice bit of chips in the pot..turn and river put 3 to a flush on the board..dang..bet by a runner, runner flush..oy vey..until then had been able to stay close to my buy-in..and then the board turned ice cold..plus an nth* pot-pusher arrived..got to the button and was history..ergo..85 minutes played..105 hands played..20 winners..1 out of every 5.25  hands played..not a bad average but just never made the quality hand when there was a big pot in the offing..left 33,725$ on the table..[no slots]
[15:11 UTC-5]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[40/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]:
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:35]&[02:24]..
"Crescent": two games played today..
2] 34/50/64/~70/104 w/2 of the 8  foundation piles completed..
1] 76/83/103/~103/104 w/7 of the 8  foundation piles completed..Ace to Three not in the correct order..
"Sea Towers": cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[04:26]&[05:07]..a couple of complicated ones..
[20:33 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 411.3'M / Net Gain Today: 446.3'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 484'K /
Table[1]: -37,275$ / Hands Played Today: 105 / Total Hands Played: 45,955 /
[[note:1]: 6 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@154'K /
[[note:2]: didn't play as many Solitaire games as I normal do..just had too many errands to run off-line today.."Poker"..dang..two roulette spins today and both on the bottom half of the wheel..]..

[06:54 UTC-5]
[+15*F..+9*F w/wind-chill..clear[sunrise..07:02]..winds: southeast@4 mph..humidity: 67%.. barometer: 30.41" \/..sunny day predicted..daytime highs upper-30s F..[Bach]..[Mozart ]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Chess: three games played..three games won
Spades: five games played..
1] ten hands played:"we"582 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 157 pts. + 7 bags + set three times..
2] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 306 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..
3] nine hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -146 pts. + 4 bags + set  four times + 1 failed nil bid..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
4] nine hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 504 pts. + 4 bags + set once +  1 made nil bid..[6th hand.."they" made nil..but failed the regular bid..but we bagged..and than had the higher bid on the last hand..and won a close one]..
5] five hands played:"we" 288 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -216 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..[2nd hand.."they set"..3rd hand.."they" set..4th hand..15 bid.."they" set..5th hand.."they" failed a nil bid]..
[07:29 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:19]..picked up a single drop for 22'K..and off to find a 1K/.5K blind table to place my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..[05:25]..after a short delay and a half dozen attempts found a table that I assume was one of the lower levels of the abyss reserved for nth* pot-pushers and any-two-carders..definitely not my preferred style of play..and if one left..two more appeared..to make  matters worse..I either wasn't catching or a couple times I did catch a quality hand..some one made a better one..board trips..I had a pocket pair..guy slow played the hand which I discovered later..I had a house..he had quads.."Hoisted on my own petard"..bet at my own game..but a smallish pot..later..pocket Kings..flopped the trips..river put 3 to the straight..with the way the session was going should have laid the trips down..didn't..lost a large pot..only won 3 hands..but did get the 10K+ mission..had had enough..so beat a hasty retreat..ergo..40 minutes played..56 hands played..42.9 seconds/hand..3 winners..1 out of every 18.7 hands played..left 75,750$ on the  table..[no slots]..and I mistakenly thought I had escaped..wrong..I have a condition called essential tremors [link]..my hand[s] will shake and sometimes I accidentally click on something I don't want..this time I found myself at a 50K buy-in tournament table..I thought I got away in time..didn't..another  50K down the tubes..oy vey..just not my day..I've never played a tournament..and won't..at least by choice..have played with too many tournament players on the regular tables..their style and mine are definitely counter indicted..only 1 roulette possible today..so will have to be diligent and not miss any drops or I may have my first net loss in a very long time..
[10:19 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:38]&[01:46]..
Crescent: four games played..one a total bust..and 3 average/decent games..
3] 39/47/56/~75/104 /3 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
2] 39/71/74/~83/104 /2 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
1] 25/40/55/~87/104 /2 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02.28]&[04:14]..
[[notes]: as always I play once through the 11 solitaire games the night before..but with the tremors [mentioned above] and my hands a tad stiff and sore..Clock & Sea Towers were a bit too much for me this morning..ergo..only one more game each..Poker have taken 3 total drops today and a roulette coming in an hour and a half..even if it's a "bargain-basement" 66'K..the loses will be "covered"]..
[11:44 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..one of the three games cleared was cleared with only moving Kings to open spots..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..one of the three games cleared was cleared on the first turn through the deck..easiest clear I can remember..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best:[45/52]..the game I cleared 45 cards is the weirdest lay of cards I remember seeing..1 up pile..Heart King/Spade Queen..on the far right row in the tableau..the Heart Queen on top of 4 down cards..both Black Kings and the Spade and Heart Jacks..oy vey..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all three games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[19:58 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 410.9'M / Net Gain Today: 292.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 418'K /
Tables[2]: -125,750 / Hands Played Today: 56 / Total Hands Played: 45.850 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 3 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@198'K /

[08:47 UTC-5]
[+10*F..[-1*F w/wind-chill]..sunny..winds:e/n/e@8 mph..humidity: 69%..barometer: 30.62" /\]
[Today's Playlist:[Beethoven]..[Beethoven:2]..[traditional]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
Chess: three games played..three games won..
Spades: four games played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -190 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..[8th hand.."they" failed a nil bid [-100 pts.] & bagged [-100 pts.]..
2] ten hands played:"we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 224 pts. + 4 bags + set four times..
3] ten hands played:"they" 519 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"we" 410 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..almost every time "we" lose a game..the same thing happens..partner goes on a "bag  hunt" and we bag [-100 pts.] and immediately after he either fails to make his part of the bid..or fails a nil bid because he has too many trump..and late enough in the game so there's no time to recover..oy vey..
4] thirteen hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 288 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times  + 1 failed nil bid..another wild one..
[09:31 UTC-4]
[On "Facebook"
Poker:..[05:06]..logged on to play some poker..picked up the awaiting drop a double for 44'K [but in the back of my mind knew that the next action would be a roulette spin..a minimum of 66'K..was thinking "110'K house money"..actually took the spin  before I wrote this for 198'K]..a short  off-line interruption..[05:09]..took a "chair" at a 1K/.5K table with my 125K-max-buy-in..with the delays and full tables of the last couple of days had no idea what to expect..but put my  chips on the felt of a table of four..a few hands heads-up and briefly a five handed game..but for the majority of the session play was three or four handed..won a blind pot on the first hand..but had played nye on a half hour before I made trips [only my third winner] and completed the 10K+ mission..now for the  majority of the first hour the table was dominated by any-two-carders, pot-pushers, Ace bet players, and pot-splashers..notable, were two players..who went after each other like "cats & dogs"..just a series of "My pairs bigger that Yours' is"..basically an old fashion pissing contest [link]..during this contest I was able to win seven more small/blind pots..and stay with in 10 or 15'K of my buy-in..thankfully they left..and I was just passed an hour played and close to playing 100 hands..and intended to play the 100+ hands and leave..three handed game..on the button..Ace/Eight suited..a min-pre-flop-raise..I called..flopped 4 to the nut flush..again a continuation bet..I called..turned the flush..again a raise..again a smooth call..and then for the other two river put 4 to the flush on the board..to my left a large bet..to the right all-in..I called..to the left he called..we all had the flush..but I had the "nuts"..now a "heads up"..other guy down to just over 10K..and on full tilt..I'm looking a pocket Ladies..he went all-in and I called..and the blind raccoon had a decent 2 course meal..and for about a minute I sat there, me and the dealer and two spinning hour glasses..but more players arrived..with an nth* pot pusher..decided to extend the session..but the table was hot and cold..and of the 10 more hands I either won or split the pots..some quality hands [trips or better] but no money on the table..and when there was money on the table I couldn't hit a flop..rats..had played almost two hours..got to the button and left..ergo..120 minutes played..155 hands played..46.5 seconds/hand..22 winners..one out of every 7+ hands played..left with 36,840$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]
[14:48 UTC-4]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[48/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared all three of the games played today[52/52]..
[14:55 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: cleared two played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:34]&[02:01]..
Crescent: two games played today..one was a really dud..and one quite the opposite..
1] 43/85/~104/104 w/all 8 of the foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..
Sea Towers: cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:56]&[04:18]..
[20:28 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 410.6'M / Net Gain Today: 564.8'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 528'K /
Table[1]: +36.840$ / Hands Played Today: 155 / Total Hands Played: 45,794 /
[[note]: 4 drops@44'K & 2 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198'K & 1@110'K /

[07:31 UTC-5]
[+37*F..w/wind-chill: +28*F..cloudy..winds: southwest@14..humidity: 73%..barometer: 30.14" \/]..
[winter mix forecast for early afternoon..Today's Playlist:[Grieg]..[Classical]..[Kaempfert]..
[Last Night]
[On  "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades" five games played..
1] six hands played:"we" 566 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 134 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
2] seven hands played:"we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 487 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid..a close game..battle of the "nils".."we" made nil 1st & 7th hands.."they" a nil on the 2nd hand..
3] nine hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 316 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 failed nil..closer that it appears.."they" 9th hand..failed a nil bid..
4] ten hands played:"we" 566 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 44 pts. + 4 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..
5] twelve hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 13 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times + 1 failed nil..12th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..
[08:13 UTC-5]
[On "Face Book"]
"Poker"..[05:17]..out of bed and off to the poker table..had a double drop  awaiting for "44'K House Money"..a slight delay both with table access and a brief off-line interruption..[05:24]..placed my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K table..I made it a 7 handed game..and a hand latter a table of 8..which it remained the greater majority of the time..never less than 6 players..lots of comings and goings..several spinning hour glasses..and several "coffee break" players..pot-pushers..pot splashers..and a horde of "Ace bets" players..any-two-carders..and if there was a "true" kamikaze..he won't have "stood out"..a wild board..a lot of hands were 2 or more players were all-in by the river..2 players stand out..one with about 5K hands played..raised pre-flop most of the time..his stack going up and down like a yo-yo..after too long..from my POV..he was gone..checked his stats..except for about 30'K his entire total bank was on the table..the other player..picked up right away was a solid player..checked her stats..100K+ hands played..10K+ tournaments played..kept an "eye" on her if we were both in the same hand..but never went "bump"..[a brief pause..another double drop]..
   Now I have mentioned before I almost never play the first couple of hands when I arrive on a table..I like to get an idea of what styles are being played..if I do normally play a  hand it's because I'm in the blinds and can play for a check/call of the big blinds..in the small blind and a pre-flop 5K raise in front of me..and I had pocket Aces..I called..a continuation bet..turn paired the board..Kings..river a blank..the guy pushing the pot another continuation bet..to  his left and all-in..he could have had trips or a full house..but in a rare what the hey moment I called [had him cover]..pot-pusher fold..and the blind raccoon had a meal...first hand a 10K+ mission in hand..[pot was around 100'K]..only won 2 more pots..[won 6% of the hands played]..later..button to my left..King/Jack suited..flopped 4 to the straight..an-any-two-carder..who I've seen several  times before..continuation bet 2.5'K..turned a pair of Kings..5'K push and I called..rivered the King high straight..[3 to the flush on the board]..guy goes all-in..did he make the flush..or was he splashing the pot in a bluff..semi-bluff to buy the pot..seen him do just that before..made the call  and a decent meal for the blind raccoon..the hour approaching and knew I'd have to play 2 hours +/- for a 100 hands..took my leave..ergo..60 minutes played..54 hands played..66.67 seconds/hand..3 wins..1 out of every 18 hands played..left with an extra 43,542$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..
[12:29 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear  any of the three games played today[best:[45/48]]..
"Eight off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..one of the three games cleared was cleared with only moving kings to over spaces..
"Fort"[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 2nd of 3 allowable turns through the deck..a small sample so far..but the rule change will make for more clears..but there will always be tableaux that defy clearing..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
"Klondike"relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
[13:26 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": cleared three games today[40/40]:[in]:[01:46]~[01:57]&[02:30]..
"Crescent": three games played today..only one deserves any further mention..
1] 45/74/84/~104/104 w/all 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": cleared three games today[52/52]:[in]:[03:26]~[03:30]&[04:07]..
[19:48 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 410'M / Net Gain Today: 637.5'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 594'K /
Table[1] +43,542$ / Hands Played Today: 54 / Total Hands Played: 45.639 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@330'K /

[06:59 UTC-5]
[+28*F..w/wind-chill:+15*F..cloudy..winds: south@11 mph..humidity: 57%..barometer: 30.26" \/]
[light snow predicted for today..high temperature upper-30's F..snow changing to rain tomorrow]
[Today's Playlist:[Bach]..[Mancini]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
Spades: six games played..
1] seven hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 87 pts. + 8  bags + set twice..
2] nine hands played:"we" 597 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 222 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid..[7th hand..double nil bid.."they" failed.."we"..I made mine]..
3] eight hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 357 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
4] eight hands made:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 279 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[6th hand..15 bid.."they" set]..
5] seven hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 394 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[a close game up to  the last hand.."they" were ahead slightly.."we" made nil.."they" set]..
6] six hands played:"we" 565 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 198 pts. + 8 bags + 1 failed nil bid..[6th hands..another double nil bid.."they" failed.."we"..I made mine]..
[[note]: I have not guess one how the game determines the other player's bid..when I look at the cards..I count all non-trump cards 10 and up..and all trumps regardless of rank..and halve the number..if I have a count of 8..I start with a 4 bid..and adjust for example..if I have Ace to Jack in non trump..through experience I know I probably won't get more than two tricks..especially if I have 5 or 6 cards in that suit..]..
[07:35 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:22]..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting drop for 22'K..and tried for a 1K/.5K table..3 tries..no joy..off to check in at the FB group [where I'm a "mod"] "The Farthest Side"..and back to poker..[05:32]..put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a table of 7 players..soon to be eight..but entered with the button to my immediate left..so I would have a few hands before the blinds to see what style[s] was [were] being played..there were a couple of hands you could get in for a call/check of the big blinds..but a couple of "seats" to my left [eventual to my immediate left] was an nth* pot pusher..but the good news one pot and I'd have the 10K+ mission..so rather than go into ultra-tight mode..and "protect" the 22'K  house money..and knowing the next chip action was a roulette..for a min of 66'K..decided to use 88'K as my "house money"..and stick my "toe in" as it were..in retrospect..not a great plan..did catch a reasonable amount of decent pocket cards..but either got blow off pre-flop from an all-in from a player on "tilt" [he'd just lost a big hand] or would decided to see a reasonable raise and either miss the flop completely or get just a small piece..never won a hand..and with an extremely slow pace of play..I estimated I'd have to play over 2 hours to play 100 hands..[actually 2 hours and 20 minutes..checked the math]..with no change on the table in sight..booked it..ergo..35 minutes played..25 hands played..84 seconds/hand..left 50,500$ on the table..[no slots]..will think about playing again later..
[15:05 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best:[40/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]..one of the four games cleared was cleared with only moving kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the four games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]:  cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the four games played today[52/52]..the one game cleared was cleared one the first through the deck..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today[52/52]..
[15:15 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: cleared three games today[40/40]:[in]:[01:39]~[01:29]&[01:27]..
Crescent: three games played today..one mediocre at best..add:
2]..57/67/74[~84/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation plies completed..
1]..48/58/69/~95/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation plies completed..
Sea Towers: cleared three games today[52/52]:[in]:[03:00]~[04:24]&[05:13]..
[20:07 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 409.4'M / Net Gain Today: 301.5'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 352'K /
Table[1] -50,500'K / Hands Played Today: 25 / Total Hands Played: 45,585 /
[[note]: 6 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@154'K /

[07:19 UTC-5]
[+3*F..clear..winds: west@3 mph..humidity: 70%..barometer: 30.25 /\..highs in the lower 20's F]
[Today's Playlist:[Williams]..[Brahms]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: six games played..
1] seven hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 297 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
2] seven hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 274 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
3] eight hands played:"they" 505 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil:[vs]:"we" 481 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + set once + 2 made nil bids..the usual recipe for a loss..5th hand..partner bids 1 and get 4 tricks..we bag..next hand partner fails to make his share of the bid..and even my made nil on the 8th hand wasn't enough..
4] seven hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 157 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
5] twelve hands played:"we" 563 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 428 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid..
6] eight hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 27 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..
[07:59 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:07]..and off to play some poker..took the awaiting drop for 44'K [watched an ad.]..had a slight off-line interruption..and got right on a 1K/.5K blind table and put my 125-max-buy-in on the "felt" @05:11..a table of four..and I became blatantly obvious right from the start that we had a table captain..did manage to "steal" a couple of hands early and had my 10K+ mission before the 16 hands played mission banner appeared..[a brief pause..another 44'K]..he finally left and then it was a table looking for an identity..a couple hands heads up..a couple of hand with 6 at the table..if there was a controlling  factor it was constantly changing avatars at the table..the "coffee break players" were in full force..with the style changing almost every hand..at times you can see the flop for a check/call of the bin blind or a min-raise..and the next you have to risk half your stack..add to that the impossibility to get a good "read" on anybody..had managed to stay one-side or the other of my buy in..when I turned a straight..and got rivered by a full boat..and right after that the table went ice cold..still was getting a few decent pocket cards..paid to see the flop..no joy..a rook-pot-splasher arrived..but just couldn't  catch a hand to take him on..100 hands approaching and house money almost gone..and got caught in the blinds got to the button and fled..ergo..70 minutes played..102 hands played..41.2 seconds/hand..14 winners..1 out of every 7.3 hands played..left 37,525$ on the table..[no slots]..
[12:59 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[40/48[2x]]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed] only cleared one of the three games played today[104/104]..a relaxed variant of Fort  has been added..the first card in the wall is now playable..not sure how much of an advantage that will be..but did help in the one clear..for the time being have decided to play the relaxed variant..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
[14:36 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:00]~[01:54]~[01:35]&[01:32]..
Crescent: four games played today..two were mediocre at best and two decent games:
2] 43/49/67/~80/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 23/34/53/~97/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:59]~[03:38]~[03:08]&[02:55]..
[20:00 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 409.1'K / Net Gain Today: 380.5'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 418'K /
Table[1] -37,525$ / Hands Played Today: 104 / Total Hands Played: 45,560 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@154'K /