[08:23 UTC-5]
[+35*F/+28*F w/wind-chill/cloudy/winds:s/s/2@7 mph/humidity:89%/barometer:29.65"\/]..[winter mix..tonight's Lo:+30*F][winter storm warning begins 16:00 tonight..8 to 15 inches predicted for the Tug Hill region..south and east of here..but with a slight shift of the wind..??..]..
[Playlist:[eclectic mix]..[eclectic mix 2]..]Gershwin]..[Tchaikovsky]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": six games played last night:
1] eight hands played:"we" 576 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 166 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids..
2] nine hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 147 pts. + 7 bags + set three times..[9th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
3] three hands played:"we" 156 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -210 pts. + 0 bags + set three times..[another classic "they" implosion game]..
4] eight hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 357 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
5] eleven hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 394 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
6] six hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 3 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs[:"they" 87 pts. + 7  bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[32/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
"Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
"Klondike"turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
[09:40 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:09]..logged on to play some poker..watched an ad and took the awaiting drop for 44'K [since than another 44'K drop]..a short off-line delay..[05:14]..put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of  1K/.5K blind table..through out the session a very fluid table in number of players..from "heads up" to briefly a 6 handed game..but the average was probably a four handed affair..there were your any-two-carders..coffee-breakers..and an occasional splashing of the pot but nothing even close to the loose play that's regrettably become the norm of late..for the first several hands we had a pair of any-two-carders..and continuation betting..but only min-raises..said to myself..bide your time..pocket Threes..called a 2K bump..flopped the trips..another 2K bump..a call..King on the turn..ditto..river King..an all-in for 25K +/-..me thinks unless he's got pocket Kings..nah..trying to "buy the pot" and the blind raccoon sailed away in a garbage boat..a few hands later..pocket Eights..decided to play along with the other any-two-carders and was rewarded with another Eight on the river..and the blind raccoon had another meal..and I was afford a rare opportunity of late to play an extended session..counting the two above..made trips four more times..all on Jacks or less but all held up..being a short table..I played a little looser than /usual..played some pockets I'd usual throw in the muck..and "chased" a little if the price was right..and of course play my preferred "slow play/trapping game"..avoided the "dummkopf call"..and had a very enjoyable day of poker..with 50K hands played behind me..I have no goals in the game other than playing good poker..my way..and have some fun..right at the end an nth* pot-pusher/splasher arrived and I took my leave..ergo..121 minutes played..145 hands played..50 seconds/hand..[a perfect pace of play for me]..30 winners..1 out of every 4.83 hands played..[just about right]..left with 78,650$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..[I have a roulette spin coming next just past the top of the hour..??..chip in-hand]..[UPDATE:10:15]..dang..the wheel must be stuck.."top of the mark" w/doubling chip..another 1,760'K..
[13:20 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": cleared three games today:[in]:[01:33]~[01:19]&[01:19]..
"Crescent": three games played today..a real mixed bag:
3] 33/49/50/~58/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 22/38/60/~70/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 64/91/99/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": cleared three games today:[vs]:[03:39]~[03:11]&[02:35]..
[20:34 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 448'M / Net Gain Today: 2,982.7'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,904'K /
Table[1]: 78,650$ / Hands Played Today: 145 / Total Hands Played: 50,207 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K [w/chip] & @880'K]

[09:03 UTC-5]
[+37*F..rain..winds: e/n/e@12 mph..humidity: 87%..barometer: 29.69" \/]..[rain through Tuesday changing to snow thru Wednesday]..[Playlist:[classical mix]..[Amore et al]..[Play Bach Trio]..]..]..
[Last Night]..
[On "Facebook"]..
"Poker":[20:02]..took the awaiting drop..a double.."44'K house money" for tomorrow..
[On "24/7 Games.com."]..
"Spades": five games played last night:
1] nine hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 210 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid..[1st hands.."their nil failed.."we" set..neither of "us" made our part of the bid..oy vey]..
2] eleven hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 372 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..
3] seven hands played"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -87 pts. + 3 bags + set three times..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set..
4] eight hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 85 pts. + 5 bags + set three times..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set..
5] eleven hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + set three times..
[On "World of Solitaire"]..
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[48/48]..
"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]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[4/52]..two absolutely crazy tableaux..the other game was a 3/52..
"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]..
[09:52 UTC-5]..
[On "Just Solitaire"]..
"Clock": five games cleared today:[in]:[01:55]~[01:51]~[01:33]~[01:27]&[01:24]..
"Crescent": five games played today:
5] 25/36/44/~62/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed.
4] 30/57/68/~77/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 52/59/62/~78/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 26/51/68/~84/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 26/41/66/~87/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": five games cleared today:[in]:[04:42]~[03:52]~[03:38]~[03:29]&[02:43]
[10:29 UTC-5]..
[On "Facebook"]..
"Poker":[05:14]..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting spin of the wheel and hit "top of the mark" for 880'K [no  chip]..and off to play some poker..and many attempts and side trips to "Just Solitaire" and the FB group "The Farthest Side"..in pure frustration tried a 200/100 blind table..[05:59] and put my 25K--max-buy-in..on wild..crazy..table of seven or eight players..my goal..play 16 hands..stay out  of the way and leave and start the 2x clock..which I did..[no separate stats for this table..will just include hands/losses with the next table]..[06:15]..because I was within an hour of the next drop waited until after that to try for another "chair"..[07:43]..a single drop for 22'K..[07:46]..on the second try not only got on a 1K/.5K table..125'K-max-buy-in placed on the "felt" but found myself in a four handed game..[some hands heads up, some at three handed]..but most of the time a four handed game..an-any-two-carder..an Ace or any pocket pair splasher but a table I can deal with if I catch some cards..except for trip Kings and a rivered straight..did catch any other quality hands but did win a few other pots..a couple of two pairs..a pair of bullets..and a blind pot on a singleton Ace high..and did loosen up a little and did play a couple of non-suited connectors..and for awhile I settled in and just played my game..had recovered the 1K I had left behind me on the 200/100 blind table and was ahead..and just wanted to play..and then..a nth* pot-pushing/pot-splashing player arrived..and more often than not he or someone else was all-in..now if I was still on the "quest" for 50K hands played..I would have stayed..but that's been achieved..played one cycle from button to button..he wasn't going to change..so I was going..ergo..[what follows id a composite of table 1'a & 1'b]..48 minutes played..60 hands played..48 seconds/hand average..6 winners..for the day left with 8,850$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..
[20:00 UTC-5
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 445'M / Net Gain Today: 2,824.9'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2] 2,816'K /
Tables[2] +8,850$ / Hands Played Today: 60 / Total Hands Played: 50,062 /
[[note]: 1 drop@44'K & 6 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@880'K & 1 @1,760'K]

[07:27 UTC-5]
[+25*F/+21*F w/wind-chill/Hi/Lo:+40*F/+32*F/clear/winds:s/e@3/Humidity:85%/B.P:30.26"~]..
[rain is  forecast to begin about 14:00 today through Wednesday..changing to snow on Tuesday]..
[Playlist:[Palestrina]..[Byrd]..[Bach]..[Josquin]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": four games played today:
1] six hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 348 pts. + 8 bags..
2] ten hands played:"we" 555 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 98 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
3] seven hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 244 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 3 nil bids..2 made..1 failed..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
4] ten hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 354 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[38/48]]..
"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]..
[08:17 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:08]..logged on to play some Poker ["Super Happy Fun Time" style]..watched the /usual non-relevant ad and pocketed 44'K house money..and went looking for a table to put my 125K-max-buy-in on..a 1K/.5K blind table..as has become the norm not knowing how long it would take or how many players I'd find..and it was no great surprise that I couldn't find a table..off to FB group "The Farthest Side"..vetted ten new member requests..and back..[05:26]..took a "chair" at a seven handed game..soon to become an eight handed affair..and with the exception of the almost continual comings and goings it remained for the vast majority a seven or eight handed game..
   In light of the trend to wild/loose play I had given it some thought and decided to "test drive" my new poker tactics..for a full table..fold pre-flop..unless..I have suited pocket cards that also give me two to a straight..any two cards both 10 or better..and any pair..otherwise straight into the muck..two exception..1] play any two cards for a check if in the big blind..2] play almost any two cards..if in the small blind and I can see the flop for a call of the big blind..may modify this on a short table [five handed or less]..and don't call anything pre-flop regardless of the hand if more than a reasonable pre-flop raise..5K or less..and no more covering all-ins..dummkopf..unless you have "THE NUTS'..
   Second hand I played..King/Jack suited..called a 2K pre-flop bump..an any-two-carder to my left..flopped a Jack..top pair..another 2K..another call..turned a King..top two pair..an Ace on the turn gave me a bit of a scare but when it was check/check around the board...[pause: the same non-relevant ad. another 44'K]..and the blind raccoon tripped over a garbage bag..ripped it open and found a light meal..and for a while save for the any-two-carder it was a playable table..but just either couldn't catch a playable hand or missed the flop..and then the "fireworks" began..now part of the new plan in that case is to ride for awhile and if it persists..just walk away..but I didn't have my 60 hands target yet..did win another pot..a blind pot..Six/Three unsuited but in the big blind..flopped a Three..board paired..no raises..and the blind raccoon found a french fry..got my 60 from the small bling but couldn't walk away from Jack/Ten suited..blown off the by a pre-flop all-in..[don't even thing about it dummkopf]..and left on the next hand..ergo..74 minutes played ..62 hands [total hands played now stands @50,002]..71.6 seconds/hand..2 winners..left with 5,900 I hadn't brung with me..5K from the table and another 900$ from 5 goes at slots..
[11:30 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:55]~[01:48]~[01:18]&[01:17]..
"Crescent": four games played to day listed in the order that they were played..talk about things going "down hill":
1] 38/53/95/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 26/44/76/~95/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 27/44/57/~79/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
4] 31/48/62/~67/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:07]~[03:49]~[03:28[*]]&[03:26]..[[*]..major assist from auto-play]..
[19:26 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 442.2'M / Net Gain Today: 2,029.9'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 2,024'K /
Table[1]&Slots[5]: +5.900$ / Hands Played Today: 62 / Total Hands Played: 50,002 /
[[note:1]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@1,760'K[w/chip']
[[note:2]: I'm pretty well done in tonight..decided to post now while I'm still semi-awake..have a drop just after 20:00 which I plan to take and add in to tomorrow's "Day's End"..finally got my 50K+ hands played..nite all]..

[07:03 UTC-5]
[+35*F/+29+F w/wind-chill/cloudy/winds:w/s/w@7 mph/humidity:91%/barometer:30.24"/\]..
[overnight Lo:+25*F]..[Sunday:Hi/Lo:+38*F/+32*F]..[Rain forecast to begin @17:00 Sunday and continue thru mid-day Tuesday changing to snow on Wednesday]..[Playlist:[an eclectic mix]..[a classical mix]..]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "Facebook]
Poker:[20:43]..took an awaiting drop..a single for 22''K..
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played last night:
1] nine hands played:"we" 535 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 186 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
2] eight hands played:"we" 539 pts + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 383 pts. + 3 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[4th hand.."they" bid nil + a regular bid of 1.."we" bid 11 tricks.."they" made the nil + 2 tricks..111 pts + 1 bag.."we" made 11 tricks..110 pts..last hand both "sides could go out.."they" set]..
3] eleven hands played:"we" 515 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" -43 pts. + 7 bags + set five times..
4] four hands played:"we" 306 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -230 pts. + 0 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..[every so often "they" implode]..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:45/48]]..
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]..one of the two games cleared was cleared with only moving Kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both 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[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[51/52]]..
[07:46 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:07]: logged on to poker and took the awaiting drop for 22'K..I had with malice aforethought not taken the last drop yesterday until after day's end..figured it would be single because the one before was..and probably first drop this morning would be as well..and the next action would be a roulette for a minimum of 66'K.."110'K house money"..as it turned out I would need every bit of it..[05:07]..got right on a 1K/.5K blind table..w/ my /usual 125K-max-buy-in..although there were brief times when it wasn't..the vast majority of the hands were played with seven or eight players at the table..and the /usual loose play..particularly annoying was an any-two-carder to my immediate left who raised 5K almost every hand..and except when he was in the big blinds I always acted before him..after a couple of hands just accepted the inevitable and folded pre-flop..I had played quite awhile and had King/Ten suited in the pocket..got to play for a 2K bump and flopped trip Tens..turn was a blank..a raise that would put me all-in..I hesitated but called..what I didn't know was the guy had Ten/Four in the pocket..I'll  give you 3 guesses as to what card came on the river and you won't need the last two..oy vey..found myself in the start room [I never use auto-rebuy]..but was no near my target of 60 hands played..so once more unto the breach..and put up another 125K..two things happened..did manage to win two hands..both blind pots..[table had calmed down briefly]..but also made a decent pot on a split pot..two of us had the same full boat..but there were a couple of players who tagged along and didn't..but the board changed again..we were attack by a persistent kamikaze..with his 125K max-buy-in..but actually I was glad to see him..the pace of play had been extremely slow and the kamikaze and the always present dive bombers had a very "positive effect" on the pace of play..got my 60 hands and made my escape..[[pause]: just took the roulette spin for 330'K]..ergo..65 minutes played..60 hands played..65 seconds/hand..2 winners/1 split pot..left 110,225$ on the table..[no slots]..60 hands short of 50K hands played..now before I spun the wheel for 330'K..and planned to wait until tomorrow to play again..but now..??..
[12:24 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:44]~[01:42]~[01:37]&[01:24]..
Crescent: four games played today:
4] 38/47/55/~62/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 34/44/51/~72/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 26/47/65/~78/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 28/55/73/~84/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:57]~[04:21]~[03:26]&[02:34]..the second game listed..[04:21]..may well be on of the best I've ever played this game..a very complicated tableau..but I saw the "path" clearly..never made a false move..just a workman like effort..
[21:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 440.2'K / Net Gain Today: 593.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 704'K /
Tables[1]: -110,225$ / Hands Played Today: 60 / Total Hands Played: 49.940 /
[[notes]: 4 drops@22'K & 3 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@154'K]
[[From the Tables]: Tried several times to "go out" and play a few more hands but couldn't get a table.."table is full" is all I got..also watched an ad and the glitch I've seen before happen..back to the lobby screen and it did cycle..after waiting several seconds hit the button again and got credit for a single drop..oy vey..well tomorrow is another day and 50K hands played awaits..

[07:57 UTC-5]
[+43*F/cloud/winds:south@15 mph/humidity:89%/barometer:30.05"\//Today's Hi/Lo:+46*F/+31*F]
[forecast has changed..[again]..rain to begin at or about 08:00 and continue through 14:0 today]..
[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+37*F/+27*F]..
[Playlist:[an eclectic mix]..[NCIS on USA]..[The Godfather on AMC]..[Bach]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played today:
[1] six hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -16 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] ten hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 150 pts. + 0 bags + set four times  + 1 made nil bid..
[3] six hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -247 pts. + 3 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[there are two ways to win a game..score 500+pts..and have the high score..have played a couple of games with both "sides" have score 500+pts...or..the other "side" has a -200 pts or more..this has only happened to me once before..
[4] six hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 228 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand..my nil made.."they" set..partner bid 1 and made 6 tricks..??..all in of "we's" nils were mine..just caught 3 hands perfect for a nil bid..
[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:[77/104]]..
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]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
[09:15 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Spades:[05:21]..off to play some poker..picked up an awaiting drop..a double..for 44'K..[just picked up the second drop of the day for another 44'K]..just a couple of rejections and @5:23..took my "chair" at 1K/.5K table w/ my usual 125K-max-but-in..as has been typical of late..for the majority of the session a seven or eight handed game..the usual number of spinning hour glasses, bust outs and pop-ins [dang auto-re-buys]..and the usual number of "coffee-breakers"..an odd mix of very experienced players..10K+ hands played..and the inexperienced..under 1K hands played..and what scares me with the style that I prefer to play..the overly aggressive..loose style that most of the "rookies" play..means that in all probability the trend of loose and aggressive is here to stay.ergo..I'll continue to play the style I play..ultra-tight..wait until I catch the right cards at the right time..and take my shot..because of the recent "snail's pace" of play..[part and parcel of the recent trend to full tables [seven or eight handed]..it's playing hob with my goal of reaching 50K+ hands played by 12/12/31..so I preserver and "hang in" longer than I probably should to get a targeted number of hands per day..and loss as little as possible..Just the typical loose play prevailed..pot-pushing..pot splashing..any two carders  and Ace/any pair in the hole and the pot gets splashed..oy vey..had just seen the 16 hands played banner a few hands before..in the small blind..Ace/Three unsuited..but a hand I wanted to play..paid the blind + a 2'K bump..flopped 4 to the wheel..another 2'K bump [the any-two-carder]..turned the wheel..a 5K bump..I called..and another 5'K on the river and a decent meal for the blind raccoon..never did win another hand..hit my targeted 61 hands played an left..ergo..80 minutes played..61 hands played..78.7 seconds/hand..1 winner..but managed to escape with 900$ that I hadn't brung with me..and another 2K from a go at the slots..now only need 120 more hands played to reach 50K hands played before 12/31/19..
[12:10 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: five games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:33]~[01:41]~[01:35]~[01:27]&[01:22]..
Crescent: five games played today..three flat awful..one decent..and:
[5] 31/33/46/~50/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[4] 28/40/45/~50/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 36/43/49/~52/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 44/64/76/~84/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[1] 64/100/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..completed before the last shuffle..
Sea Towers: five games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:46]~[03:15]~[02:56]~[02:46[*]]&[02:19]..[[note]:[*] this game got massive help from auto-play]..
[18:56 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 439.6'M / Net Gain Today: 310.9'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 308'K /
Table[1]&Slots[9]: +2,000$ / Hands Played Today: 61 / Total Hands Played: 49,880 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@110'K /

[08:27 UTC-5]
[+31*F/+25*F w:wind-chill/winds:e/n/e@7 mph/humidity:73%/barometer:30.24"/\]..
[Today's Hi temp:+43*F/rain forecast for 22:00 thru 05:00]..[Friday's Hi/Lo:+46*F/+30*F]..
[Today's Playlist:[a classical mix]..[Bach]..[Big Band Holidays]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": four games played today..
[1] six hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil:[vs]:"they" 225 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -19 pts. + 1 bag + set four times..
[3] eight hands played:"we" 516 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 477 pts. + 7 bags..["we" were behind after partner failed his part of the bid by two tricks..I got an extra one but not enough..partner made nil on the 8th hand and "we" won a close one]..
[4] fourteen hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -160 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]  + set eight times + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand.."they" made a nil bid..partner failed to make his share of "we's" bid.."we" down 211 pts..13th hand..14 bid.."they" set..one of 8 total sets for "they" during the game..including 4 in a row from the 3rd thru the 7th hand..and I thought I'd seen wild and crazy games before..this on "takes the cake"]..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[34/48]]..
"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]..the cleared game was cleared on the 2nd of the three allowable turns through the deck..
"Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[18/52]]..
"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]..
[09:09 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:28]..off to play some poker..took the awaiting drop..a double..for 44'K house money..and off to find a 1K/.5K blind table that was looking for another 125K-max-buy-in..no joy..a game of "Sea Towers"..again rejected..a game of "Clock"..ditto..a game of "Crescent"..and took a chair at a table of 6 other players..and for the vast majority of hands it was a seven or eight handed game..at one point there was a 5-way all-in..that resulted in 4 spinning hour glasses..but within a hand or two was back to a 7 or eight handed game..the usual cast of characters..prime among them nth* pot-pushers/splashers & any-two-carders..and if there was a true kamikaze he/she would have blended in and not recognized..but the real dominate factor were the almost constant bouts of "My Pair is bigger than Yours'"..often with as many as 5 participants..oy vey..which resulted in a snail's pace of play..but with in the first few hands flopped 4 to a King high straight [King/Nine in the pocket]..turned the straight..Jack..held up..decent snack for the blind raccoon..other than a split pot pair..nothing..had played a bare minimum of hands to keep place on the 50K quest..was down a little..pocket Kings..flopped the trips..and got basically even..decided to extent..was going to exit on the button..Ace/Queen..flopped 4 to the straight and again turned the Ace high straight..3 decent snacks for the blind raccoon..and took my leave next hand..probably would have stayed but had rags in the pocket..ergo..71 minutes played..56 hands  played..76.7 seconds/hand..just the 3 winners and a split..left with an extra 16,750$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..just played some safe poker..need to average just over 36 hands per day for 50K hands played by 12/31/19..
[12:44 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[03:17]~[02:21]~[01:58]&[01:42]..
"Crescent": four games played today:
4] 25/31/47/~53/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 28/40/48/~65/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 45/57/65/~79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 59/68/82/~95/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[06:20]~[05:18]~[03:08]&[02:28]..
[[note]: just a real mixed bag of tableaux today..ranging from the simple to the "You Got to be Kidding Me!!"..and add to that there were a couple of games on "Sea Towers" and one on "Clock" were the "shakes" got the best of me..]
[20:38 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 439.3'M / Net Gain Today: 2,194.8'K / Drops[6]&Roulette: 2,178'K /
Table[1]: +16.750 / Hands Played Today: 56 / Total Hands Played: 49,819 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,7600'K [w/chip] & 1@154'K]

[08:53 UTC-5]
[+23*F/+17*F w/wind-chill/fair/winds:e/s/e@5 mph/humidity:76%/barometer:30.13" \/]..
[Today's Hi/Lo:+41*F/+27*F]..[Tomorrow's Hi/Lo:+43*F/+36*F]..
[Playlist:[Play Bach Trio]..[Bach]..[Mozart et al]..]..
[Last night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played today..
1] seven hands played"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 408 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand.."they' made a nil bid but failed the regular bid]..
2] twelve hands played"we" 629 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -43 pts + 7 bags + set six times..
3] nine hands played:"we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 77 pts. + 7 bags + set five times..[5th & 7th hands..14 bids.."they" set both  times]..
4] ten hands played"we" 514 pts + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set  one + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 185 pts. + 5 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid..[1st hand..my nil made..partner failed to make the regular bid..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games plated today[best:[46/48]..
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]..the cleared game was cleared on the 2nd of three allowable turns through the deck..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two  games played today[104/104]..one of the games cleared was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games plated today[best:[13/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two  games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: one cleared one of the two  games played today[52/52]..
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:03]..a more typical start today..spun the wheel [no chip] and hit for 198'K [and since then a single drop for 22'K] and went off looking for a 1K/.5K table to "place my 125'K-max buy-in on..and I must admit with a little apprehension..access delays ?..number of players ?..will the trend for loose play continue ?..&..I had awoken with more that the /usual shakes [essential tremors]..and concerned if I would have more than the usual problems with the game mechanics..after a few failed attempts..[05:13].."sat down" to a seven handed game..and with just brief periods it remained a 7 or eight handed game..and for the first dozen or so hand it was at least for me a playable table..some minor league pot-pushing and an any two carder..but if I could catch a hand..a style I could deal with..within the first few hands..small blind..Ace/Queen suited..got to play for a call of the big blind..flopped a Queen..top pair/top kicker..first to act..I checked..still was trying to get a "feel" for the board..button raises 5K..I called..as did a couple of others..turn a blank..check..another 5K from the button..river paired the board..Nines..check..a 2K raise from another player..button folds..Ii called also 2 others called..and the blind raccoon knocked over a garbage can..at  the time I didn't know it..but it was the only pot I won..and the only other hand I got to play..because a whole "herd" of pot-pushing..pot-splashing..kamikaze stampeded the table..and so it remained for the rest of the game..I might of see the flop once when still "in" the hand..but had my 16 hands and 10K+ missions in-hand..didn't get the number of hands played that I would have liked..but played more than what I needed to average..determined that the loose play was not going to change and booked..ergo..68 minutes played..60 hands played..68 seconds/hand..1 winner..left with an extra 4,225$ I  hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..
[10:42 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:52]~[01:31]~[01:31]&[01:28]..
Crescent: four games played today..two average, one decent and the other:
4] 31/44/63/~75/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 44/60/51/~79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 27/33/83/~86/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 48/82/96/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52][in]:[03:47]~[03:42]~[03:25]&[03:18]..
[19:55 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 437.1'M / Net Gain Today: 686.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 682'K /
Table[1]: +4,225$ / Hands Played Today: 60 / Total Hands Played: 49,763 /
[[note]: 5 drops@22'K & 1 drop@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198'K & 1@330'K]

[08:29 UTC-5]
[+27+F/+18*F[w/wind-chill]/mostly cloudy/winds:n/n/e@9 mph/humidity:73%/barometer:30.26"/\]
[Today's Hi/Lo: +31*F/+21*F/Tomorrow's Hi/Lo: +41*F/+26*F*]..[Playlist:[an eclectic mix]..[Bach]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: five games played..
1] ten hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 300 pts. + 10 bags + set  twice..
2] eight hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 304 pts. + 4  bags + set once..
3] six hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 221 pts. + 1  bag + set once..
4] eight hands played:"we" 578 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 226 pts. + 6 bags + set twice,,
5] seven hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 122 pts. + 2 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[46/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed] cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[74/104]]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..two of the three games cleared were cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..
[08:55 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:15]..up and off to play some poker or at least that was the plan..an awaiting double drop for 44'K [have also taken a second drop..watched an ad..but when it went back to the lobby the it didn't record the drop..waited several seconds..hit the drop button again..only got credit for a 22'K single..oy vey]..after many failed attempts to find a 1K/.5K table..[06:00]..put my 125K-max-buy-in on the felt of a 1K/.5K table..most of the session a seven or eight handed game..and as wild a table as I'v ever encountered..I had played over 40 minutes..and never hand chips in the pot to see the  flop except when I was in the blinds and had already folded..then the insane pot-pushing, pot-splashing..players "on tilt" and generally loose play ceased..and right after that flopped a Seven high straight..only to get beat by a rivered higher straight..then the high two pair that got beat when the river put three to a flush on the board..and lost to a flush..and three other hands where I got beat with a miracle card on the river..just not my day..actually did manage to win one pot..one of the very rare blind pots all session..and then to put the "cherry on top" the glitch with the second drop..with the slow pace of play and the late start because of access..played an hour and was gone..ergo..60 minutes played..52 hands played..69+ seconds/hand..1 winner..left 68,750$ on the table..[no slots]..need to average 42+ hands/day to reach 50K hands played by 12/31/19..and if the limited access and full tables persist it could be a challenge to my very limited patience..patience is a virtue I neither have or desire..
[09:48 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:05]~[02:01]~[01:48]&[01:26]..
Crescent: four games played today..not the best bunch of games..
4] 21/30/43/~54/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 35/57/67/~69/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 41/70/75/~76/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 23/39/58/~77/104 w/2  of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:08]~[03:29]~[02:52]&[02:38]..
[20:42 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 436.4'M / Net Gain Today: 525.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 594'K /
Table[1]: -68,750$ / Hands Played Today: 52 / Total Hands Played: 49,703 /
[[note]: 2 drops@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@330'K /
[From the Tables]: Just not my day..either at the Poker table..or at Solitaire..a few bright spots but some of the most messed up tableaux I've seen in quite awhile..but I'll be back at it bright and early tomorrow..]

[07:41 UTC-5]
]+39*F..clear..winds: s/s/w@11 mph..humidity: 67%..barometer: 30.03"\/]..[ a mostly sunny day with the high temp +43*F & the overnight low +21*F]..[Playlist:[Play Bach Trio]..[Vivaldi]..[VOCES8 et al]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": four games played..
1] nine hands played:"we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 134 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set..]..[all 11 of "we's" bags..made by partner]..
2] eight hands played:"we" 552 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 274 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[7th hands..14 bid.."they" set]..[11 of the 12 "we" bags..partner]..
3] nine hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 1 bag + set three times..
4] fourteen hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8  bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 340 pts. + 20 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[a truly wild one..all three sets and the failed nil bid were partner's..and twice he failed to make his share of the bid and I managed to get an extra one and cover it]..
[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]: 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]: only cleared one of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
[08:32 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:26]..again with a little of a late start..claimed the awaiting drop..a single..no ad..It is my practice to always select the option if offered to watch the ad..most are not relevant but 44'K is better than 22'K..and went looking for a 1K/.5K table..to put my 125K-max-buy-in on..and got a table first try..but there was a problem..a glitch I haven't see before..table was black and some of the   "buttons" were missing..reloaded the game..tried again and got "tables are full"..oy vey..a quick trip to "The Farthest Side"..and back to poker..[05:35]..now even though I only had 22'K house money..I knew the next chip action would be a roulette..with a min-value of 66'K..ergo..decided that I had all the chips I needed to play my normal style..if a full table..stay out of the way and take a shot at some good pockets..and a little looser on a short table..1K/.5K table w/ the /usual max-buy-in [regardless of the table..I always make the max-buy-in]..found myself in a seven handed game..and so it remained for the majority of the session..it did drop to a five handed briefly and briefly eight handed but seven was the norm..[[pause]..spun the wheel and got 154'K]..although there were a few hands where you could see the flop for a check/call of the big blind..or a small raise..they were few and far between..for the majority of the session we had an nth* degree pot-pusher..actually had several but one who was there for most of the session..but fortunately he was to my immediate right..and except when he was in the big blind..he "acted" before me..so I could avoid a call of the blinds..[except when I was in them]..all the usual characters..pushers/splashers/coffee-breakers..et al..and just like yesterday..loose play dominated the board..one hand I recall..five players all-in after the flop..hand was won with a singleton pocket Ace..high card..a couple of hands after the 16 hands played banner appeared..I'm looking at Ace/Three suited..in the small blind..and in a rare occurrence got to see the flop for just a call of the big blind..flopped a pair of Threes..no action..check..turn..no action..check..rivered trip Threes..first to act and in a rarity for me made a raise..just a min raise.."fishing for a raise..all I got two calls and won both the pot..and the 10K+ mission as well..good thing..never won another hand..but after checking my stats and the pace of play..decided that while 100+ hands played was out of reach today..I targeted 65 hands played..was on the button..nice pockets..got blown off the hand with a pre-flop-all-in and left on the next hand..ergo..70 minutes played..66 hands played..63.5 seconds/hand..only the one win..left 24,100$ on the table..16 hands & 10K+ missions..[no slots..didn't have any chips..used them yesterday]..need to average 45 hands played per day to hit 50K hands played before 12/31/19..
[13:31 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:42]~[01:56]~]01:50]&[01:14]..
"Crescent": four games played today:
4] 26/51/63/~71/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 24.65/72/~78/104 w/3  of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 28/60/80/~85/104 w/4  of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 31/48/57/~104/104 w/all  of the 8 foundation piles completed..can't remember [and didn't check back]..the last time I moved that many cards to the foundation piles [47]..after the last shuffle..
"Sea Towers": four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:14]~[03:10]~[03:06]&[02:39]..
[20:32 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 435.8'K / Net Gain Today: 526'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 550'K /
Table[1]: -24,100$ / Hands Played Today: 66 / Total Hands Played: 49,615 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins@154'K[each]]

[08:10 UTC-5]
[+34*F..+25*F w/wind-chill..clear..winds: s/s/w@12 mph..humidity: 65%..barometer: 30.23"\/]..
[Today's highs/lows: +38*F/+33*F]..[Playlist:[Handel]..[Amore et al]..]..[Beethoven]..
[Last Night]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[21:14]..took a roulette spin for 330'K..which will be counted in today's "Day's End"..
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played..
1] eleven hands played:"we" 504 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -86 pts. + 4 bags + set six times + 1 made nil bid..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set..
2] eleven hands played:"we" 604 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 308 pts. + 8 bags + set three times..
3] eight hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 32 pts. + 2 bags + set three times..
4] ten hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 3 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 327 pts. + 7 bags + set twice..[7th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[40/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed]double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
[10:00 UTC-5]
[On "Face Book"]
Poker:[05:37]..a bit of a late start but logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting drop..a double..for 44"K..added to the 330'K roulette spin I took after "Day's End"..that gave me "374'K house money"..and the thought that if I caught some decent hole cards and hit some flops might be the time to loosen up a little from my usual ultra-tight mode..assuming I got a decent table..[05:38]..placed my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K blind table..within the first 4 or 5 hands..caught a high pair..and trip Jacks and was up and had my 10K+ mission..looking at a Pair of Jacks in the pocket..called a small pre-flop and flopped the trips..Ace also in the flop..we had an nth* pot pusher at the table..called a raise..turn a blank..again I called..river was another Ace..pusher made a big raise..the Aces were the only board pair..figured the pusher made have trip Aces..but decided not to lay down the boat..and the raccoon found a nice size dumpster..
   Board size varied with comings and goings from as few as five players but always returned to either a seven or eight handed game..[was seven handed when I entered]..pot-pushers/splashers..ant two carders..Ace and any pocket pair..and the pot was splashed..a couple players I thought might have come to the table "on tilt"...and of course several coffee-beakers..but the style[s] being played was extremely loose..big pots being won with a pair or a couple with high card..
   At one point I was high stack at the table..but the player I had beat..caught a bunch of hands at the right time and had accumulated 1 million chips+..and started to play the "Table Bully"..and peeps kept "putting their heads in the noose"..only a couple of players besides me with over 10K hands played..and a couple with under 100 hands played..and playing very loose..but I stayed out of the way..did lose one hand suited Queen/Seven..flopped the flush..called small raises to the river..called a raise..danged if the guy didn't have suited King/Nine in the pocket..lost maybe 30'K  but a called I'd make again..didn't catch a lot of good hands but except for the lost flush..did catch the right hand at the right time..but the table went cold..knew 100 hands played was out of the question unless I wanted to extend..pace of play was just to slow..and decided to take my leave..ergo..92 minutes played..75 hands played..73.6 seconds/hand..8 winners..1 out of every 9.38 hands played..left with 160,706$ I hadn't brung with me..and another 1,900$ from the slots..and got the hands/day needed for 50K hands played before 12/31/19 to just over 45 hands/day..
[11:31 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[0239]~[02:02]~[01:40]&[01:32]..
Crescent: four games played today..an unremarkable lot..
4] 27/44/61/~70/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 42/45/58/~73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 28/64/71/~78/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 27/39/61/~84/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Labyrinth: 24 hands played..1 clear..[1237 pts.]..[this will most likely be the last appearance of this game for the the moment]..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:16]~[03:58]~[03:33]&[02:37]..
[20:41 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 435.3'M / Net Gain Today: 844.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 682'K /
Table[1]&Slots[11]: +162,706$ / Hands Played Today: 75 / Total Hands Played: 49,585 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@154'K /

[08:28 UTC-5]
[+11+F..+1*F w/wind-chill..winds: e/s/e@7 mph..humidity: 77%..barometer: 30.57" \/]
[Playlist:[classical mix]..[Bach]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 84 pts. + 4 bags + set three..[1st hand..14 bid.."they" set..
2] twelve hands played:"we" 563 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.]+ set three times + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 371 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times..[11th hand..15 bid.."we" set [p]]..
3] six hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 230 pts. + 0 bags + set twice..
4] twelve hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set three times:[vs]:"they" -51 pts. + 9 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid [[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set]]..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed: cleared both of the two games played to day[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played to day[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played to day[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]:  cleared both of the two games played to day[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared  on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[24/52]]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played to day[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks: cleared both of the two games played to day[52/52]..
[08:53 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:33]..logged on to play some poker..a little later than /usual..but 1 over-slept a little..grabbed the awaiting drop for "44'K house money"..and off to find my typical 1K/.5K table with my 125K-max-buy-in in hand..and as with the last couple of days..got "table is full"..[05:39]..sat down at what with my arrival became a four handed game..for the duration was for the most part a three or four handed game..[briefly both "heads up" or a table of five]..not a bad table at all..some pre-flop nonsense..anywhere from a min-raise to an all-in..the later either a bet on a pocket Ace or ant pair..or a player "on tilt" or a  coffee--breakers last hand..early weather the storm quite well..stayed well with in my 44'K house money..and caught only a couple of quality hands..and nothing more than small/blind pots..and then the table went ice cold..and for several minutes just couldn't catch a hand..had several good looks in the pocket..paid to see the flop and just couldn't catch anything but bottom pair..didn't loss any significant number of chips..but the pace of play and many blinds and missed flops I was down right around 50K..had already played my 100 hands..and was about to book it  from the button..when I had a Queen/Seven suited..one last hand I told myself..flopped 2 pair and turned the house..and the blind raccoon had a light meal..over the next few hands a high two pair here..a straight and a another house..and while I never did get back to my buy-in did re-coup some of the losses..then the table went cold again and I departed..ergo..95 minutes played..129 hands played..44.2 seconds/hand..21 winners..1 out of every 6+ hands played..left 12,875$ on the table..[both 16 hands played & 10K+ missions completed and claimed]..no slots]..and as for the "Quest for 50K hands played before 12/31/19"..need to only average 49 hands/day..but will still try to play 100+ hands/day..access and table size permitting..
[10:33 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:07]~[01:59]&[01:39]..
Crescent: three games played today..not the best run of three:
3] 31/40/42/~50/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 38/48/52/~65/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1[ 46/54/71/~75/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Labyrinth: three games played today..[3] eight hands played..no clears..[229 pts.]..[2] eight hands played..one clear..[494 pts.]..[1] eight hands played..no clears..[507 pts.]..
Sea Towers: three games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:21]~[03:26]&[04:14]..
[19:27 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 434.5'M / Net Gain Today: 317.1'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 330'K /
Table[1]: -12,875$ / Hands Played Today: 129 / Total Hands Played: 49510 /
[[note:1]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@66'K /
[[note:2]: I got distracted and was late taking a drop..have a roulette at a little after 21:00..which I intend to  take tonight..but post "Day's End" now..and count the roulette in tomorrow's totals]..

[07:37 UTC-5]
[-7*F..clear..winds: southeast@1 mph..humidity: 81%..barometer: 30.65"/\..today:sunny, high 14*F].
[Playlist:[WindSync et al]..[NCIS re-run]..[Bach]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": five games played..
1] five hands played:"we" 513 pts. + 3 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 147 pts. + 7 bags + 1 failed nil bid..
2] twelve hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts. + set once:[vs]:"they" 207 pts. + 7 bags + set three times..[of "we's" 15 bags..2 were mine..]
3] seven hands played:"we" 574 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 336 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
4] seven hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 3 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 260 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]..
5] nine hands played:"we" 577 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" -43 pts. + 7 bags + set four times..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
[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]: cleared both 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]..
[08:04]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:05]..off to play some poker..took the awaiting roulette spin for 66'K "house money"..and went looking for a 1K/.5K table upon which to "place" my 125K-max-but-in..and got the dread "tables are full"..which usual indicates that if and/or when I do find a table the probability is that it will be a full table..rats..after a visit to "The Farthest Side"..[05:18]..got a "chair" at a 1K/.5K blind table and put my 125K on the "felt"..and my fears were fulfilled..although the size varied with comings and goings..it was never less that a five handed game..and most hands were either seven or eight handed..now as much as I do prefer a small table..of 4 or 5 players..on the right full table..there are places to hide..blinds don't come as quickly..and wait for "the hand"..however in this case..what I found was a chaotic/wild table..on the greater majority of the hands if there wasn't a pre-flop all-in..then there was one before or after the river..oy vey..if the predominate "style" of play could rightly be called a style..I guess I'd call it "Splash the Pot on any two cards and hope for the best"..not a style I care to play..but I had 66'K "house money"..decided to stick-it-out until it was gone..and maybe catch a hand when there was a brief calm..still on the quest for 50K hands played..and will gladly "trade" house money for hands played..and there were the seldom and infrequent hangs where I could play for a check/call of the big blind or a min-pre-flop raise..but never did catch a hand at the right time..for the first time in a very long time..didn't complete the 10K+ mission..truth be told..I never won a hand..[pause..another 22'K]..ergo 87 minutes played..92 hands played..0 wins..left 72'K on the table..[no slots]..
[09:45 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:54]~[01:54]~[01:45]&[00:59]..[first two games..different games..same time..fourth game..IIRC..the fastest clear on "Clock" without an assist from auto-play]
"Crescent": four games played..to good games and two not so good games:
4] 25/29/49/~53/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 29/44/50/~66/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 26/65/83/~88/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 32/44/65/~90/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Labyrinth": three games played today:"[1] 8 hands played..no clears [470 pts.]..[2] 8 hands played..no clears..[264 pts.]..[3] 8 hands played..no clears..[582 pts.]..
[21:06 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 434.2'M / Net Gain Today: 368'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2] 440'K /
Table[1]: -72,000$ / Hands Played Today: 92 / Total Hands Played: 49,385 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 2 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66 & 1@198'K /

[07:56 UTC-5]
[-7*F..partly cloudy..winds: west@2 mph..humidity:74%..barometer: 30.36"/\..today's high temp: +13*F..overnight low temp: -3*F]..[Playlist:[eclectic mix]..["Wrath of Khan" on USA network]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: three games played..[I have a small note book that I record my play online in and one page is dedicated to Spades..and I only play the number of games space allows]:
[1] nine hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 3 pts. + 3 bags + set three times..
[2] nineteen hands played:"we" 646 pts. + 26 bags [-200 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 14 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[1st hand..15 bid.."they" set.."we"set..[just a wild..crazy game..]
[3] thirteen hands played:"they" 576 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 479 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[another wild one.."we" were behind most of the game]..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[48/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/5
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]..
[08:35 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:12]..off to play some poker..watched an ad and picked up the awaiting drop..had some off-line issues I needed to deal with and got a "seat" at a 1K/.5K table with my /usual 125K-max-buy-in..and my coming made it an eight handed game..just before I left it was a three handed game..but for the majority of the session it varied between a five and eight handed game..a couple of hands with 9 players..all the usual cast of characters made an appearance..pot-pushing/splashing..any-to carders..Ace bet players..a gaggle of "coffee-breakers"..and a kamikaze or two..and the predictable all-in from a player "on tilt" after losing a big pot..and several players I've seen before..I went into super-tight-mode..and waited for the "hand"...had Nine/Seven suited..in the small blind..and in an extremely rare hand got to see the flop for a call of the big blind..and flopped the Nine high straight..
I had called raises after the flop and turn..river card and no flush draw..no board pair..my straight was the "nuts"..just checked and waited for the raise which came..and then Murphy and my essential tremors..got the best of me..and despite my desire to call..the "shakes" got the better of me and I couldn't..dang..and my straight would have been good..oy vey..but later I had pocket Queens..and again had a problem with the shakes..and would have flopped the trips..but the flop put a flush draw on the board..and would have lost to a rivered flush..so I guess it conceals out..and those were the only two hands that I caught a quality hand..late in the session did manage to win two small/blind pots and get my 10K+ mission..[[pause]: 2nd drop of the day..another 44'K..loss covered]..ergo..85 minutes played..75 hands played..2 wins..1 out of every 37.5 hands played..left 65,675$ on the table [no slots]..now needed to average 59 hands/day to reach 50K hands played by 12/31/19..
[10:14 UTC-5]
[On "Just  Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:51]~[01:47]&[01:30]..
Crescent: three games played today..
[3] 20/27/57/~65/104 w/0 of the 8 completed foundation piles..
[2] 21/28/78/~91/104 w/4 of the 8 completed foundation piles..
[1] 24/56/72/~94/104 w/4 of the 8 completed foundation piles..
Labyrinth: 2 games played today..[1] 6 hands played..1 clear[52/52]..441 pts..[2] 6 hands played..0 clears..456 pts..
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:58]~[04:22]&[05:23]..an easy one..a tricky one..and one I almost gave up on..trice..
[21:21 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 433.8'M / Net Gain Today: 352.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 418'K /
Table[1]: -65,675$ / Hands Played Today: 75 / Total Hands Played: 49,293 /
[[note]: 5 drops@44'K & 2 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@154'K /

[07:11 UTC-4]
[+27*F..+22*F w/wind-chill..winds: south@4 mph..humidity: 90%..barometer: 29.74" \/]
[snow thru midnight tonight..4 to 8" possible..day's high temp: +27*F..overnight temp: -4*F]
[Playlist:[classical mix]..[NCIS re-runs]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/4 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played..3 wild games..
[1] fourteen hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they" 158 pts. + 8 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[12th hand..14 bid.."we" set]..
[2] twelve hands played:"we" 561 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 339 pts. + 9 bags + set once..
[3] twelve hands played:"563 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 318 pts. + 8 bags + set three times..
[4] five hands played:"we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 202 pts. + 2 bags + set once..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[33/48]]..
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]: 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]]..
[07:56 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:24]..picked up an awaiting drop for 22'K but with the knowledge that the next drop was a roulette with a minimum value of 66'K..in theory at least 88'K house money..[05:25]..got right on a 1K/.5K table..with my 125K-max-buy-in..and discovered it was just me and the dealer..eventually there was briefly a max of five at the table..but the majority of the hands were three or four handed..and probably more three handed than four..the pace and style of play was dominated by "coffee-breakers" rarely staying more than a few hands..and one nth* pot-pushing/any two carder..had decided to play a little looser than usual and take some "shots"..but that idea never worked out early..except for a few blind/small pots..despite the fact that I was getting good looks in the pocket..just couldn't hit a flop..until the aforementioned nth*..arrived..caught him a couple of times for decent pots..and he caught me once for a sizable pot..some times you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you..[link]..pocket Cowboys..Ace in the flop..and nth* did his thing..board paired on the river..did he have the Ace or maybe made trips..but he would have bet even if he had squat..normal I would have fold [and probably should have]..called..he had the Ace..oh well..[[pause]..[dang..I've been on somewhat of "hot streak" of late on the "old wheel"..had a chip [from the 10K+ mission..hit the wheel for 1,760'K]]..I realize that we're playing with faux money here..however the one thing about it is I don't ever want to have to post a net loss in my Total Bank at "Day's End..ever again..[hasn't happened since very early in my playing on this  site]..was going to leave at 100 hands..but with a bunch of comings got caught in the blinds..then caught a hand I wanted to play..and repeat the above..finally got to the button with rags in the hole and made my exit..ergo..69 minutes played..116 hands played..35.7 seconds/hand..15 winners..1 out of every 7.73 hands played..left 64,975$ on the table..[no slots]..I need 782 hands to reach 50K hands played before years end..need 60+ hands/day..or if I maintain a 100+ per/day..be there on "Boxing Day"
[12:00 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40-40]:[in]:[01:46]~[01:34]&[01:33]..
Crescent: three games played today:
[3] 28/39/58/~67/104 w/0 out of 8 completed foundation piles..
[2] 34/64/83/~83/104 w/5 out of 8 completed foundation piles..
[1] 57/93/~104/104 w/all out of 8 completed foundation piles..cleared before the last shuffle..
Labyrinth: 5 hands played..1 hand cleared[52/52]:[in]:[03:04]..440 pts..
[[note] I've decided to go back to the way I played Labyrinth before..rather than start a new game after the last one..select "new hand"...and changed the scoring system as well]
Sea Towers: 3 games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:52]~[03:34]&[03:33]..
[20:30 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 433.4'M / Net Gain Today: 2,131'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,200'K /
Table[1]: -68.975$ / Hands Played Today: 116 / Total Hands Played: 49,102 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K [w/chip] & 1@198'K]

[07:01 UTC-5]
[+25*F..+18*F w/wind-chill..winds: east@7 mph..humidity: 79%..barometer: 29.99" \/]
[snow predicted to begin @07:00 today and continue thru 13:00 on Wednesday..about 5" predicted]
[Playlist:[Play Bach Trio]..[Chopin]..[Coltrane]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: five games played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -6 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] seven hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 135 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..
[3] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 344 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
[4] ten hands played:"we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1  made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 194 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..
[5] seven hands played:"we" 566 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 9 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
[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:[78/104]]..
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]..
[07:28 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[04:53]..out of bed and off to play some poker..watched an ad..the "Roundup" one for the nth time..and collect my 44'K house money..and off to find a table..and the all to typical.."finding your table..dang..[05:01]..put my 125K-max-but-in on the felt..1K/.5K table..[always my first choice]..with me a four handed game..during the session any hand could be "heads up" or a 5 handed game..but 3 or 4 handed was the normal..and one kamikaze..a table which was in constant state of flux style wise..pot-pushers/splashers.."any two carders"..Ace bets players and a horde of "coffee-breakers"..who at any given time be all of the aforementioned..and lest I forget..a few players on "full tilt" after a big lose..but I have in the past been able to navigate the storm and do quite well..but suffered from a weird problem today..it wasn't that I wasn't catching..made some nice hands and won my fair share of pots..but with just a few exceptions..they were blind pots..and when they weren't just small pots..never caught a  hand when there was any significant chips in the pot..and seemed like every time I had pockets that I was willing to pay to see the flop I either missed it completely or got just a "small piece" of it..just a very frustrating session..but I had gone to the table wanting to play 110 or more hands..that would put me 900 hands short of 50K hands played before years end..which I did accomplish..and both 16 hands and 10K+ missions..but just a day when the cards just didn't fall my way..ergo..77 minutes played..112 hands played..41.25 seconds/hand..21 winners..1 out of every 5.33 hands played..left 53,875$ on the table..but..had 9 goes at the "one armed bandit" for 9,700..hit "mixed fruit" for 7,500$..[have the 2nd drop of the day in a few minutes]..[at this point need only to average 65+ hands/day to reach 50K hands played by 12/31/19]..
Video Poker Live[10:43]: had a few minutes to "kill" and decided to re-visit this game..picked up an awaiting 360'K..and played "Jacks or Better"..played about 15 minutes..along the way..made trips twice..a straight..a flush..and a house..picked up a 1 million chip bonus for the three "big hands"..and walked away with a net gain of 1,630'K chips..have no intention of playing it "seriously" again..but will "visit" from time to time..
[11:52 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:22]~[01:48]~[02:03]&[03:11]..last game one of the most complicated tableaux I've seen and stilled cleared it..
Crescent: four games played today:
[4] 41/49/56/~67/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 43/50/54/~71/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 40/55/63/~73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[1] 83/91/97/-102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Labyrinth: only cleared one of the eight games played today[52/52]..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:30]~[03:18]~[03:10]&[02:34]..
[20:20 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 431.3'M / Net Gain Today: 307.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 352'K /
Table[1]&Slots[9]: -44.175$ / Hands Played Today: 112 / Total Hands Played: 49,102 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@154'K]

[07:42 UTC-5]
[+19*F..14*F w/wind-chill..cloudy..winds: east@9..humidity: 71%..barometer: 30.24" /\ ]..
[no rain/snow..daytime high temp: 33*F]..[Playlist:[pop mix]..[Vivaldi et al]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games,com"
Spades: five games played..
1] six hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 418 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid..[3rd hand..double nil bid.."they" made.."we" made]..
2[ eleven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set four times + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 435 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[a very messy game for "we"]..
3] eight hands played:"we" 579 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 52 pts. + 2 bags + set three times..
4] ten hands played:"we" 587 pts. + 7 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 209 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[6th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
5] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 315 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[40/48]..
Eight off[relaxed]: cleared  both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1] only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[51/52[2x]]..
[08:09 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:40]..a bit of a late start..stayed up late and watched the first quarter of the Bills vs Steelers..logged on to play some poker..picked up the awaiting drop for 44'K house money..a bit of a delay finding a table..[05:46] took my "chair" at a 1K/.5K table and put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..my arrival made it a four handed game..and except a couple of hands "heads up" and a couple at five handed..the majority of the hands were with 3 or 4 players..when I arrived there was a player with over 1 million chips in his stack..and he was the quintessential pot-splashing table captain..[he was still there for most of the session..and left the table with less that 300K..??..]..and I was flat no catching squat..and the few times I did have a decent hand the "Captain" would splash the pot and I would have had to go all-in to call..I had good hands..but not the "nuts" so I folded..did catch a few good hands..but every time I did there was no money on the table..first nine pots were blind pots..except one were I min-raised and got one call..I had quad Sevens..I played 49 minutes before I scraped together enough blind/small pots to get my 10K+ mission..only won one halfway decent pot..when I flopped trip Jacks..and a pair in the pocket..just before i left..just way too many blinds..and catching decent hands..and getting rivered or blow out of the hand when another would try to put me all-in..and never caught the right hand at the right time..and was willing to make the call..for my whole stack..but got my 100 hands..got to button and ran away..70 minutes played..101 hands played..41.6 seconds/hand..10 winners..1 out of every 10.1 hands played..left 56,050$ on the table..[no slots]..
[11:32 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:56]~[01:46]~[01:35]&[01:35]..last two games..different games..same elapse time..
Crescent: four games played..from mediocre to a clear..
4] 36/46/58/~66/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 20/41/57/~83/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 53/60/90/~97/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 43/52/72/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Labyrinth: only cleared two  of the eight games played today[52/52]..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:30]~[03:23]~[03:32]&[03:32]..last two games..different games..same elapse times..
[20:52 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 431'M / Net Gain Today: 868'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 924'K /
Table[1]: -56,050$ / Hands Played Today: 101 / Total Hands Played: 48,990 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins@330'K [each]]..

[06:34 UTC-5]
[+35*F..+25*F w/wind-chill..cloudy..winds: west@18 mph..humidity: 29.50" /\..we did get a dusting of snow over high..for several hours..winds: in excess of 20 mph predicted]..
[Today's Playlist:[Mendelssohn]..[WindSync et al]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four hands played..
1] six hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 291 pts. + 1 bag + set once..
2] six hands played:"we" 504 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 103 pts. + 3 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
3] seven hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 324 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
4] nine hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 44 pts. + 4 bags + set four times..
[07:12 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:02]..as is my custom..out of bed and off to play some poker..had a roulette awaiting and hit the wheel for 330'K house money..and the thought did cross my mind that if I caught the right table that maybe this was the session to play a little looser on..[05:04]..grab my 125'K-max-buy-in and put it on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K blind table..[no access issues..I was just a little slow getting my session worksheet filled out]..again as has become typical a table of four..a couple of hands "heads up" and a maximum of five players..vast majority of the time it was a three or four handed game..and it took about three hands to conclude that at least for awhile this was not the table to loosen up..nth* pot/pushing/table captain..oy vey..I got the 16 hands played banner before I had done anything but fold to a pre-flop raise of at least 9'K..not only was the guy pushing the pot but was on a "hot streak"..won hands with a river card more than once..he left and was replaced by another of the same ilk..and that trend continued for the entire session..as soon as one left another appeared..and of course the usual number of "coffee-breakers" & a kamikaze..oy vey..there were a few lulls and a couple of hands were I was willing to pay a pre-flop min-raise and hit the flop..twice pocket pairs [once with Threes and once with Queens] tripped on the flop and some decent pots..did lose another trips to a rivered straight..but only had to call a min-raise..so made the call..but won a pot when I had a nice two pair..this time won the pot..no straight..guy just had a pair and a pocket ace..was able to limit the damage of a very fast pace of play and way too many blinds..plus paying a min-raise to see the flop and missing..the hour was approaching..had my 100+ hands played and split..ergo..60 minutes played..102 hands played..35.3 seconds/hand..13 winners..1 out of every 7.85 hands played..left 9,900 on the table..[no slots]..
[09:14 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[33/48]]..
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]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the first of two allowable turns through the deck..
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[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[11:40 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: four games cleared today[40/04]:[in]:[01:51]~[01:42]~[01:33]&[01:26]..
Crescent: four games played today..3 average/mediocre..and one bright spot..
4] 27/34/40/~41/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
3] 35/58/59/~72/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
2] 41/45/62/~76/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
1] 49/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles complete..before the second shuffle in a blistering [07:11 UTC-5]
Labyrinth: failed to clear any of the six games played today[best:[36/52]]..
Sea Towers: four games cleared today:[52/52]:[in]:[03:51]~[04:10]~[04:17]&[06:05]..one average one..two a little complicated..and then the 4th one..maybe the most difficult clear to date..no re-sets and only a couple of undos..just a lot of staring  at the tableau trying to figure what to do next..
[20:01 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 430.1'M / Net Gain Today: 286.1'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 836'K /
Table[1]: -9.900$ / Hands Played Today: 102 / Total Hands Played: 48,889 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 2 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins@330'K[each]]..

[07:42 UTC-5]
[+39*F..cloudy..winds: northeast@4 mph..humidity: 95%..barometer: 29.62" \/]..
[rain forecast for most of the day through 21:00 tonight..changing to snow through 12:00 Sunday]
[[Today's Playlist]..[classical mix]..]]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": four games played..
[1] six hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 101 pts. + 1 bag + set twice..[6th hand..15 bid.."they" set]..
[2] seven hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" 211 pts. + 1 bag + 1 failed nil bid..
[3] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 255 pts. + 5 bags + 1 failed nil bid..
[4] ten hands played:"we" 541 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 242 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..
[08:22 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:33]..logged on to play some poker..as/usual there was an awaiting drop..watched the "Roundup" lawsuit ad..and pocketed 44'K..if everything goes well and I don't pull a "dummkopf" move and miss a drop..should get 7 drops and a roulette today..and off to find a 1K/.5K table to put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..and again with the ongoing difficulty with finding a table..the usual side-trips else where online..[05:43]..got a table..a four handed game..[that's what is driving me bonkers can't find a table and when I do it's invariably a table of 3 or 4..??]..and one "big stack",
pot-pushing/splashing "Table Captain"..oy vey..the only good things about it was that the pace of play was fast [get my 100+ hands quicker] and he left shortly..a decent tables for a while..was hanging onside or the other of my buy-in but just wasn't catching..decent pocket cards..but only getting a small piece of the flop or missing completely..except for a turned "nut flush" and a decent pot what few pots I won were small/blind pots..than a "gang of three" players arrived..all super aggressive..nth* pot pushers/splashers...and almost every hand turned into a 3-way bout of "My hands better"..if one of them raised..one of the other or both would re-raise..only got involved twice..King/Nine suited..paid a 2K bump to see the flop..and flopped two pair..turned the house..and the board went dead..dang..a decent pot..later..I was down over 30'K..Queen/Nine suited..flopped a pair of Nines and 4 to the flush..top pair..a raise..I called..turn a blank..but the Nines were still top pair..another raise..thought about it and called..rivered the flush and got almost back to even..a light meal for the blind raccoon..but with all the raise/re-raise action the pace of play  had slowed greatly..did give back some of my gains..got my 100+ hands and made my escape..ergo..78 minutes played..102 hands played..45.9 seconds/hand..10 winners..1 out of every 10.2 hands played..left 8.280$ on the table..[no slots]..Played pretty decent poker..just stayed out of trouble..and took what few good shots I got..[another drop..another "Roundup" blurb..another 44'K]
[10:09 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[45/48[2x]]]..
"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]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on  the 1st of the 2 allowable turns through the deck..
"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]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[50/52]]..
[12:17 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40/]:[in]:[02:31]~[01:46]~[01:43]&[01:19]..
"Crescent": four games played today:
4] 33/42/59/~71/104 w/0 of the foundation piles completed..
3] 37/55/71/~79/104 w/2 of the foundation piles completed..
2] 37/46/53/~87/104 w/5 of the foundation piles completed..
1] 67/97/99/~100/104 w/7 of the foundation piles completed..
"Labyrinth": only cleared one of the four games played today[52/52]..
"Sea Towers": four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:13]~[03:28]~03:20]&[02:20]..
[20:37 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 429.3'M / Net Gain Today: 2,017.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 2,024'K /
Table[1]: -6,280$ / Hands Played Today: 102 / Total Hands Played: 48,685 /
[[note]: 5 drops@44'K & 2 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@1.760'K [w/chip]]

[06:30 UTC-5]
[+29*F..+20*F w/wind-chill..clear..winds: south@11..humidity: 53%..barometer: 30.31" \/]
[rain predicted to start around 18:00 tonight through early Sunday morning and then changing to  snow..today's high: +49*F]..[Playlist:[Vivaldi et al]..[Mozart et al]..]..
[Last Night]
Poker: ran afoul of the password prompt to re-enter my WiFi password..but it would have delayed my start of play today..so didn't enter it..ergo..didn't take the drop..
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played..
[1] four hands played: this game can be summed up with the 1st hand..14 bid..my nil made.."they" set & it went "down hill" for they after that.."we" 404 pts. + 4 bags:[vs]:"they" -210 pts. + 0 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 238 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid..
[3] eight hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 38 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
[4] eight hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 97 pts. + 7 bags + set three times..
[07:06 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[04:41]..logged on earlier than /usual because of the fact that I'd lose time from play this afternoon..took the awaiting drop..for 22'K [knowing that I had a roulette spin next chip action..a minimum of 88'K house money]..just was looking for a table to get my missions..my 100 hands..and limit the damage..and maybe catch a hand here and there..off to find a 1K/.5K table to put my 125K-max-but-in on..and again with the access issues..[04:56]..finally a table of three other players..a couple hands "heads up"..briefly a 5 handed game..but for the vast majority a three or four handed game..with my luck landed on one of the worst possible tables to achieve my aforementioned goals for the day..the first 2/3 of the session were dominated by a pot-pushing-pot splashing "Table Captain"..oy vey..he left and for the next few minutes was replaced by another player "cut from the same cloth"[link]..and after he left..just an-any-two carder and an "Ace bets" player..dang..and I haven't mentioned the pace of play..blistering..won a few hands [enough to get the 10K+ mission]..lost a few pots..but neither when there was any real money at stack..and not nearly enough to stay up with the constant drain of the pace of play..the "short" table..and way too many blinds that came way too often..got my 100+ hands..and got to the button and left..ergo..60 minutes played..103 hands played..35 seconds/hand..10 winners..1 out of every 10.3 hands..left 62,950 on the table..not what I wanted but..and despite the pace of play..11 goes at "ye olde one armed-bandit" for 1,200$..a roulette spin in a few minutes..[update[07:23]]..154'K on the wheel]..
[10:21 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 1st of 2 allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1] cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[51/52[2x]]]..
[11:44 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:{02:33]~[01:34]&[01:20]..
Crescent: three games played today...all three games had the same amount of cards cleared before the second shuffle with very different results..
3] 47/49/61/~66/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 31/49/64/~71/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 41/49/88/~100/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Labyrinth: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[44/52] w/2 of the 4 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:09]~[03:06]&[01:34]..
[20:00 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 427.3'M / Net Gain Today: 664.3'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 726'K /
Table[1]&Slots[11]: -61,750$ / Hands Played Today: 103 / Total Hands Played: 48,685 /
[[note:1]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@154'K & 1@330'K /
[[note:2]: did not lose as much time as I had thought..and enjoyed the lunch/talk with my brother and his wife]..