(06:28 UTC-5)
   Got an early start today....Poker first run....good table.... at one point only 3....a kamikaze and myself and the other player won't play his game all he got was the blinds....he got the message and for a few hands peace reigned....won a couple of small pots....hit a few flops....was settling in for a nice session....and then a 4th and 5th players descended....dang dive bombers....and chaos reigned....oy vey....17 hands....up 140$....and I left....but had come to the table with 7 free slot spins in my pocket and during the carnage....a blank....a 400$ winner....another blank....&....a 5,400$ winner....so left with 5,840$ & 3 un-used slot spins....save them for another day....
(10:26 UTC-5)
   Took a trip to Blackjack 21....10 minutes....3 players....16 hands played....7 wins....1 blackjack....3 dealer busts....down 5$....noticed a level 1 w/ 777$....checked his stats (click on his avatar)....free out of the box new-be....I doubt he ever played the game  before....twice with an 18, and a 19....dealer is showing 4....he hits....bust both times....one hand he would have lost anyways....but on one the dealer busted....I really think that the game should show a short tutorial....at least this player only beat 10$/hand....
(19:28 UTC-5)
(Summary of Other Games Played Today)
   (1) Crescent Solitaire: 6 games played....best two....100/104 w/ 7 completed foundation piles....
    &....104/104 w/ all foundation piles completed....
   (2) Mahjong FRVR: 6 puzzles solved....including the daily puzzle....
   (3) Word Search: 6 puzzles solved....
   (4) Klondike: 15 games played....2 games cleared....54/54....
   (5) 9-ball pool: 6 games played....3 winners
   (6) Freecell: 1 game 148/148....in 00:05:30....
   (7) Clock: 1 game 148/148....in 00:02:23....
(20:28 UTC-5)
(Day's End Poker)
Total Bank:120.844'M / Net Gain Today: 365,540'K / Drops(7)&Roulette(2): 360'K /
Table&Slots(4) +5,540$ / Hands Played Today: 17 / Total Hands Played: 21,450 /
(Day's End Blackjack 21)
Total Bank: 245,055$ / Net Gain Today: 2,995$ / Drops(7)&Roulette(2): 3,000$ /
Table: -5$ / Hands Played Today: 16 / Total Hands Played: 5,047 /
(Postscript)
   The amount of time I had to play today was cut short by preparing to move into my new rooms, and as that move is scheduled to take place tomorrow (knock wood)....probably time was online will be shorter than usual as well

(07:07 UTC-5)
   Did I ever mention I hate short tables at Poker....well I do....even on a good table....there a pain....blinds come too fast....but usually there are spots where I can get good pocket cards and maybe hit a flop....but morning table was for the most part 3 to 5 players, and a nest of kamikaze....and also one bout of "my pair is bigger than your pair"....and normally I just look on it as the price I have to pay to complete the 16+ mission....but not today....had pocket pairs 3 times....and suited connectors a couple of times....but never got to play them because the chaos that happened every hand....and because of the arrivals and departures that are common with an infestation of kamikaze and dive bombers....was stuck in the blinds far to many times....even at a 200/100 blind table....16 hands played....2,100$ left at the table....
(21:02 UTC-5)
(Day's End Poker)
Total Bank: 120.478'M / Net Gain Today: 177.9'K / Drops(6)&Roulette(1): 180'K /
Table: -2,100$ / Hands Played Today: 16 / Total Hands Played: 21,433 /
(Day's End Blackjack 21)
Total Bank: 242,260$ / Net Gain Today: 1,400$ / Drops(5)&Roulette(1) 1,400$ /
Table(0): / Hands Played Today: 0 / Total Hands Played: 5,031 /
(Summary of Other Games Played Today)
   (1) Crescent Solitaire:....5 games played....best....93/104 w/ 6 completed foundation piles....
   (2) Mahjong FRVR:....4 puzzles solved....including the puzzle of the day....
   (3) Word Search:....4 puzzles solved....
   (4) Klondike:....20 games played....no clears....
   (5) Freecell:....1 game played....148/148....in 00:05:42....
   (6) Clock:....1 game played....148/148....in 00:02:32....
(Postscript)
   The lunch I had with my sibs and their mates turned in to a very enjoyable 6 hours of a great meal, coffee, and good conversation....didn't play as much as usual today....
(Postscript II)
   I have been honest from the start that blackjack just isn't my game....but I'm a stubborn old cuss and it's hard for me to admit that I can't figure out a way to "beat the house".....but some observations....most casino blackjack games are based on four to eight decks that are shuffled together and then hands are dealt from the top....it's why counting cards will work to a greater or less chance of the player winning more hands....but the time frame of the game....makes the attempt to count difficult at best....and besides I convinced that each  hand starts with one "virtual deck" and the cards are picked by some form of a random generator....and that each hand starts with a fresh deck....the very design of the game is to give the house the edge....but if I'm correct and the hands are totally random there is no way to predict the next hand, or the next card for that matter....it's hit and miss....can you score a big win at the table....sure....but it's just as likely that what you'll end up with is a big loss....on the other hand the money ain't real....faux money....so if you like the risk then have at it....I'll probably keep betting my 10$/hand and keep trying to find an edge....probably never will....been then I did say I was stubborn....whether at blackjack or poker....I prefer to play small ball....just the way I am....but probably would play much until I have that 250'K in the bank

(10:22 UTC-4)
   Got a late start this morning....and then about a fifty minute delay....all I saw was the "Knight-a-corn"....but a table that average 5-7 players for the time I was there....the more players at a table....the better I like it....blinds don't come as fast....and I can be more selective of what hands I choose to play....and no pre-flop raises....perfect....well not so perfect....couldn't catch a hand....a new player arrives....15K buy-in....took one look at his avatar....I thought kamikaze....and was right....he was soon joined by his "wing-man"....and a few hands of chaos....and a set of trip Queen that never got to be....a brief lull....pocket cards 6/5 of Hearts....flopped 2 pair....small pot....then another kamikaze....and then....6 players....all with 25K or less in their stack....except for....1 with about 75'K....
he had played with the Kamikaze....he was in the big blind....and raised 22'K pre-flop.....ah a pocket pair....the reveal and no pocket pair....next hand another 22'K pre-flop raise....ah the table captain has emerged....I had the 16+ drop-down a couple of hands before and I was history....with both the 16+ mission and 700$ taken from the table....
(15:44 UTC-4)
   I did say I might get the urge to play Blackjack 21 while hoarding drops and roulette spins to reach 250'K....so against my better judgement (that's assuming I have better judgement....?....)...I got an urge....First hand....blackjack....played 10 minutes....was up a bit....played another 5 minutes....still up a bit....checked at the 20 minute mark....was up....there was a  hand in play.....and I made another blackjack....I read the signs....and left....20 minutes played....fluid table....sometimes 4....but I played 3 hands head to  head....31 hands played....17 wins....3 blackjacks....1 other 21....9 dealer bust....up 55$....
(20:14 UTC-4)
(Summary of Other Games Played Today)
   (1) Crescent Solitaire: 6 games played....best 2....92/104 w 5 completed foundation piles.....
   ....&....94/104 w/ 6 completed foundation piles....
   (2) Mahjong FRVR: 6 solved puzzles including puzzle of the day....
   (3) Word Search: 6 solved puzzle....
   (4) Klondike: 10 games....0 clears....
   (5) Aces up: 10 games....best game 46/48....
(21:21 UTC-4)
(Day's End Poker)
Total Bank: 120.300'M / Net Gain Today: 580.7'K / Drops(5)&Roulette(2): 580'K /
Table: +700$ / Hands Played Today: 20 / Total Hands Played: 21,417 /
(Day's End Blackjack 21)
Total Bank: 240,860$ / Net Gain Today: 1,455$ / Drops(6)&Roulette(1): 1,400 /
Table: +55$ / Hands Played Today: 31 / Total Hands Played: 5,031 /
(Postscript)
(1) My play tomorrow will be shorter than usual....lunch with my sibs and their mates....
(2) You may notice that my time stamp will change tomorrow from "UTC-4" to "UTC-5".....Daylight Savings Time ends tomorrow at 02:00 UTC-4 and reset at 01:00 UTC-5 here in the USA
(3) noticed today number of players on Blackjack 21 now stands at 63'K....

(07:32 UTC-4)
   Have been trying for almost one half hour and have been unable to get on Poker....get to the picture of the offspring of a chess knight and a unicorn and that's as far as I get.....
   As to Blackjack 21....the Madtrollie is....farmisht.... 10 minutes played....3 or 4 to at the table....14 hands played....I played for 6 minutes before I won a hand....a blackjack....the only hand I won....dealer never busted in the time I played....down 105$....(Madtrollie wanders off muttering)
(09:10 UTC-4)
   Still no joy getting on Poker....and then came Blackjack 21....I'm starting to get paranoid....I swear the game is out to get me....10 hands played....short table....19 hands....3 wins....3 dealer busts....down 120$....my standard 10$/hand....lost the first 7 hands....note that I didn't win a hand except on dealer busts....and it's not that I didn't make some 19's and 20's....just out flipped or hit every time....on the other hand it's not paranoia if they real are out to get you....
(10:26 UTC-4)
   What just transpired on a Blackjack 21 table was not the old adage "If you get throw off  the horse, get right back on" nor was it out of frustration, but rather a desire to "Just git-er-done".....ergo....48 minutes played....short table....41 wins....the last one was win "5,000" ....5 blackjacks....5 other 21's....5 pushes....1 split (Aces....1 lost....1 push)....26 dealer busts....up 85$....I'm going to sit back and ruminate on it for a spell....before deciding what comes next....Still no joy getting on Poker....
(12:54 UTC-4)
    Finally at 12:33 UTC-4....I got on a Poker table....and for my sins....a table might appeal to many....but not me, pot pushing, kamikazes, dive bombers, a would be table captain....and few rounds of "my pair is bigger than your pair"....during the only brief lull in the festivities....won a small pot....and got my 16 hands mission....and beat a haste retreat....up 670$....but my dignity (such as it is) intact....
(22:03 UTC-4)
(Summary of Other Games Played Today)
   (1) Crescent Solitaire: 6 games played....best....98/104 w/ 7 completed foundation piles....
   (2) Mahjong FRVR: 5 puzzles solved....included puzzle of the day....
   (3) Word Search: 5 puzzles solved....
   (4) Klondike: 25 games played....1-52/52
   (5) Aces Up: 25 games played....1-48/48....&....3-47/48....
(Day's End Blackjack 21)
   Total Bank: 239,405$ / Net Gain Today: 2,060$ / Drops(7)&Roulette(2): 2,220$ /
   Tables(3) -140$ / Hands Played Today: 114 / Total Hands Played 5,000 /
(22:46 UTC-4)
   Total Bank: 119,720'M / Net Gain Today: 420.6'K / Drops(6)&Roulette(1): 420K /
   Table: +670$ / Hands Played Today: 16 / Hands Played Today: 21.397 /
(Postscript)
   I'm still ruminating on what to do concerning Blackjack 21....but I'd like to reach 250'K before making an final decision...ergo....since I can synchronize drops between Poker and Blackjack 21....will probably just collect drops and roulette on Blackjack 21 until I reach 250'K....there again I might get the urge to play.... 

(08:12 UTC-4)
   First Try at both Poker and Blackjack 21....both on log  on got just so far loading and stalled....gave up and came back 10 minutes later and both loaded....
   First trip to Poker....no Kamikaze, just pot pushing, and a game of "my pair is bigger than your pair"....did win a same pot and a blind pot in 2 brief lulls....18 hands played....left 605$ at the poker table....but went 2/5 for 1K at the slots....16+ mission claimed and running....
   First visit to Blackjack 21....12 minutes played....3 or 4 players at the table....17 hands....7 wins....1 blackjack....3 dealer busts....down 15$....
(10:50 UTC-4)
  Plan for the second trip to Blackjack 21....was to play 10 minutes and check if I had played at least 15 hands....if up or close....play on....and check every 5 minutes....if up or close play on....ergo....31 minutes played....short table....55 hands played....28 wins....1 blackjack....2 other 21's....2 pushes....15 dealer busts....up 40$....dealer was not catching....and I had some good hands....should have played on....but....31 minutes is a long enough session....plus I made my 65 hands/day target....only 184 hands to go to reach 5000 hands played....
(14:12 UTC-4)
   The plan since I logged on Blackjack 21 at 12 minutes before the top of the hour was to play for 12 minutes and if even +/- then play a total of 20 minutes giving me an hour played for the day....ergo....20 minutes played....average 3 at the table....32 hands played....14 wins....1 other 21....1 push....10 dealer busts....down 20$....only 152 hands played to hit the 5,000 hands played mark....the one thing I didn't check before leaving the table was to check my total wins stat....which now stands at 1,999....if I'd check that I would have stayed a bit longer....but then I can from time to time be a dummkoph....
(18:15 UTC-4)
   I hadn't originally intended to play anymore Blackjack 21 today, but I got thinking about being one win short of 2,000 wins....and decided to play and get that win....I could have quit after the first hand but....25 minutes played....fluid table....1 to 4 players....38 hands played....17 wins....2 blackjacks....2 pushes....14 dealer busts....up 10$....only 114 hands to go....
(21:54 UTC-4)
(Day's End Poker)
Total Bank: 199.299'M / Net  Gain Today: 1,101'K / Drops(6)&Roulette(2): 1,101'K /
Table&Slots(5): +495$ / Hands Played Today: 18 / Total Hands Played: 21,881 /
(Day's End Blackjack 21)
Total Bank: 237,345$ / Net Gain Today: 3,730$ / Drops(6)&Roulette(2): 3,700$ /
Tables(4) +30$ / Hands Played Today: 142 / Total Hands Played: 4,886 /
(Summary of Other Games Played Today)
(1) Crescent Solitaire: 5 games played....best....98/104 w/ 6 completed foundation piles....
(2) Mahjong FRVR: 5 puzzles solved....
(3) Word Search: 5 puzzles solved....
(4) Shake It Up: reached top level 25....placed in the boneyard....(the no-play archive)
(5) Slots Heart Casino....placed in boneyard....
(6) Klondike: 10 games....no wins....but it's a tough one....