*[05:36 UTC-5]*[+65*F_partly cloudy_winds out off the south/south/west@14 mph_humidity:68%_barometer:29.85"\/_overnight low:+39*F_rain expect to begin about 06:00 and continue thru 13:00 this afternoon_Thursday's hi/lo:+48*F/+31*F_partly cloudy_winds out of the north@6 mph]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Medieval];[Vivaldi];[Telemann];[[note]:..as/usual went to Youtube to select some music to write to..couldn't get any videos to load..check the outage map and where I live is under a big red cloud..was working two hours ago when I posted to "Troll54 Where are You?"]*

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 40 hands played..[1] nine hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid;[vs]:"they" 109 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 270 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made & 1 failed nil bids..[3] nine hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -87 pts. + 3 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[4th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..I was last to bid..3 bids left..thought I could made 5..and bid 4 and forced the 14 bid]..[4] eight hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 4 bags + set once +1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 309 pts. + 9 bags + set once..[5] three hands played:"we" 178 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -200 pts. + 0 bags + set thrice..[1st hand.."they" set..partner bid 1..made 5 tricks..2nd hand..a 14 bid.."they set"]....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: four games played..[4] 48/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 74/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 76/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 87/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[[notes]:obviously I've had better days than this one on this game]....<[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]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one games was cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

*[06:49 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<Facebook>..Poker:[04:35]..picked up the awaiting drop(s/ad.) for "22K house money"..[the other/usual tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:37]:..three tables played..all were as/usual of the 1K./.5K variety & as/always I risked the max-buy-in of 125K..all three exits by the "Grim Reaper"..I have come to the conclusion that for whatever reason we're "stuck" with what I consider to be an annoying itch or is it glitch..??..had one of my better days at the tables..was getting an above average number of good looks in the pocket and was hitting a higher percentage of the flops than of late..and catch a few turns & rivers as well..no monster pots..but then no big losses either..and played some good poker..../....play varied from "heads up" to very briefly a four handed game but as/has become the norm of late most hands were with three at the table..style was erratic..many hands ending in small/blind pots..and I one occasion with the other three players on the table all-in..[sat that one out]..some pocket singleton Ace/any pair/any paint pre-flop raises..some pot pushing..and a "rook"(under 300 hands played] with a 17% raise rate who splashed the pot pre-flop for reasons unknown to me..and big continuation bets..didn't last long..and a long the way several of the "Ladies of Poker" made an appearance..in the pre-"Reaper" days there among others were in a group I referred to as "Coffee-Break" players..would play maybe a dozen hands..ending with a big splash of the pot and be gone win or lose..and I have gotten over time a very sound "read" on that style and is a comfortable style for me to play against..if I'm catching and can avoid a "bad beat" by a miracle rivered card..except for the brief period on the 2nd table when the "rook" controlled the flow of the game..all three were the same..no single hand really stands out..out of the 39 hands played won 12 pots and split another..all were small blind pots..out of the 13 winners..one on a "high card"..one on a pair..five with 2-pair..three with sets..2 with a straight(one was the split pot) & one with a flush..couldn't raise on that one..three handed..four to the flush on the board..and I had the low card to the flush in the pocket..even three handed..not a raise I'd make..got "Reaped" for the third time and decided enough was indeed enough..ergo..:{stats}:..31 minutes played..93 minutes off the "drop clock"..39 hands played..13 winners..left with an extra 7,442$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..../....Video Poker Live: I've played 4 rounds of tournament play in the last 24 hrs...2 last night while awaiting a chip drop on "Poker" & 2 just after the re-set of the modifier to gain 32% needed to re-start the modifier.."total gain:220'K-coins"..a spin of the "Jackpot Wheel" for:100'K-coins..7 hands@50K-coins/hand..a pair twice..2-pair twice & a set..re-set the 2x modifier & another 150'K coins as well.."Current Bank" now stands@123.6'M coins..../....[10:24 UTC-5]....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 690.8'M / Net Gain Today: 1,195.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,188'K / Tables[3]: +7,442$ / Hands Played Today: 39 / Total Hands Played: 63,504 / [[notes]: 5 drops@22K & 1 drop@44K & 2 roulette spins:1@154K & 1@880K(s/chip)]....[19:38 UTC-5]....