[08:05 UTC-5]
[+30*F..+21*F w/wind-chill..snow..winds: west@12..humidity: 90%..barometer: 29.67" /\]
[Today's Playlist]..[Vivaldi et al]..[Telemann]..[Beethoven]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": five games played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 572 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -79 pts. + 1 bag + set four times + 1 made nil bid..
[2] twelve hands played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they" 31 pts. + 1 bag + set four times + 1 made nil bid + 2 failed nil bids..
[3] six hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 204 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
[4] five hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 2 bags + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 195 pts. = 5 bags + set once..
[5] nine hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 259 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..
[08:46 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":..[05:56]..untypical late start for me this morning..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting single drop for "22'K house money"..a brief delay getting on a 1K/.5K table..[05:58]..put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of what with my coming became a for handed game..and so it remained for the bulk of my session..some hands three handed..and a couple with five at the table but no "heads up"..when I "sat-down' there were two big stack..nth* pot-pushers/splashers..when I got a chance to check their stats..I was in for a shock..one was had over 100K hands played and the other over 300K hands played..made me feel like a rook with only 47'K+ hands played at the start of the session..and at once point..briefly..there was a player..a true rook..18 hands played..and those two dominated almost the entire session..they left just a few minutes before I did..the vast majority of the hands played ended up in those two all-in and sometimes a 3rd player..both busted out and popped right back in..one cashed out..about 400K..and popped back in a couple of hands later with a 125K max-buy-in..but fortunately for me there was an occasional lull in the insanity..and as chance would have it caught a few good hands at the right time and made some small/blind/decent pots..no big pots but some light snacks for the blind raccoon..a couple of straights and trips twice..
   Now I don't know about you but I have "waking dreams" of flopping quads or a straight flush and winning a monster pot..well that didn't happen..well not completely anyways..small blind..Ace/Queen..in Diamonds..one of the few hands that I could get in the hand for a call of the big blind + a 2K pre-flop raise..well the flop came King/Jack/Ten..all Diamonds and the hand indicator shot all the way to the right..I check..wanted to slow play it..all checks..dang..raised 2.5K ..only one call..a another raise and another all..an just a small pot..but I was fortunate to catch good hands at the right time..but played probably my best poker..no dummkopf calls..I folded pocket Aces, Kings [twice] rather that go all-in when I was covered..now I made the comment yesterday that the pace of play was as about as fast as I can remember..well...it's in second place now..I had played just over 50 minutes and all ready had my 100k+ hands played..decided to play to the hour and exit..and did..ergo..59 minutes played..108 hands played..33.9 seconds/hand..9 winners..1 out of every 9 hands played...but truth be told I don't think I actually played more then maybe 30 hands..most  hands I folded pre-flop..left with 12,625$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots..only had three spins..but at that pace of play won't have had time to play anyways]..
[14:07 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"
"Aces up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[41/48]]..
"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:[7/52[2x]]..
"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]..
[14:57 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:20]~[01:27]&[03:03]..two quick ones and one with the most messed up tableau that I actually managed to clear..
"Crescent": three games played..no clears but three solid games..the funny thing was the game with the most cards moved to the foundation piles and the most foundation piles completed was the one with the worst start:
[1] 56/64/78/~90/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 54/59/67/~91/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 24/47/59/~99/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:53]~[03:43]&[04:40]..
[20:45 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 421.2'M / Net Gain Today: 518.6'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 506'K /
Table[1]: +12,625$ / Hands Played Today: 108 / Total Hands Played: 47,817 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198 & 1@66'K /

[07:16 UTC-5]
[+31*F..+25*F w/wind-chill..light snow..winds: S@10 mph..humidity: 90%..barometer: 29.46" \/]
[we are under a winter storm warning for "lake effect snow" beginning around 16:00 today]
[Today's Playlist:[Classical Mix]..[Handel]..["NCIS" reruns on the USA network]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played
[1] ten hands played:"we" 625 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 313 pts. + 3 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid..
[2] six hands played:"we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 294 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
[3] nine hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 312 pts. + 2 bags + set once..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
[4] six hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -49 pts. + 1 bag + set four times..[2nd hands..14 bid.."they" set..5th hand..both a 14 bid and a nil bid..partner made nil..I failed the regular bid]..
Chess: six games played..six games won..
[08:21 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:03]..took the awaiting drop [a double] for "44'K house money"..and went looking for a 1K/.5K table to put my 125K-max-but-in on..and again with the all too frequent problems getting a table..[05:11]...but found a table and with my arrival a four handed game..with in the first three hands had flopped a flush and a full boat..a couple of decent pots..except for a decent pot with trips..and a smallish pot when I rivered quad Bullets..the table went ice-cold..and adding to that was one of the most chaotic tables I can remember..a series of nth* pot-pushers/splashers..more often than not if somebody wasn't all-in pre-flop..they would be after the flop..normally I would have cut and run early..save for the fact that I'm on a "quest" for 50K+ hands played by years end..first battle two players I haven't seen before..both busted out multiple times..bounced right back and picked up where the left off..one point a new player made it a 3-way fight..and he eventually prevailed..but left soon after..on his "heels" with in a couple of hands two new players arrived..unfortunately I've been at the tables with both of them before..and knew that I needed to hunker down because the battle was about to begin..and the all-in..busting out and returning began..and they got others to play there game..[during the entire session it was at max a 5 handed game]..one guy with a few more hands played then me..literally bust all the way out..had checked his stats just before he busted out..and was gone..based on quick math..his total bank was so low he didn't have the 25K min-buy-in left..I just don't get why peeps play that way..well finally there was the last man standing..and a couple of hands me and he heads up..he 25'K pre-flop me fold..me fold..he gets the blinds..new blood and he willing took the mantle of "Table Captain"..and thankfully..my desire to play 100+ hands..was full-filled..got caught in the blinds..got to the button..but a hand I wanted to play..no joy..and exited from first position..ergo..61 minutes played..103 hands played..35.53 seconds/hand..[if not the fastest pace of play certainly one of the fastest..actually had 100 hands played in less than a hour]..6 winners..1 out of every 17.2 hands played..left 51,200$ on the table..[no slots]..at this point I'm more than willing to spend a little faux money to stay on pace for 50K hands..provided on end  the day with a net gain in the Total Bank at the end of the day..
[13:34 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[47/48]]..
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]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 2nd of 3 turns allowable through the deck..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[7/52]]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: cleared two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:20]&[01:27]..
Crescent: two games played today..
2] 51/65/70/~89/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 39/57/90/~94/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[02:56]&[02:51]..
[19:30 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 424.7'M / Net Gain Today: 322.8'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 374'K /
Table[1]: -51,200$ / Hands Played Today: 103 / Total Hands Played: 47,709 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 4 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@198'K]

[07:21 UTC-5]
[+9*F..clear..winds: n/n/e@2 mph..humidity: 80%..barometer: 29.76" \/..high temp upper 20s F]
[Today's Playlist:[eclectic mix]..[Pop Mix]..[Bach]..[Schubert ]..]..
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played today..
[1] nine hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 540 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -107 pts. + 3 bags + set three times + 2 failed nil bid..[1st & 2nd hands.."their" nil failed..3rd & 4th hands.."they" set]..[7th hand..partner bid 5 tricks..took 9..oy vey.."we" bagged [-100 pts.]]..
[3] ten hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 212 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..
[4] ten hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 371 pts. + 1 bag..
[07:59 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:11]..logged on to play some poker..a double drop awaiting me for "44'K house money"..a small off-line interruption..and went looking for a 1K/.5K blind table to put my 125K-max-buy-in on..[05:15]..my arrival made it a four handed game..all of the other players had the Old Madtrollie "covered"..ultra-tight mode engaged..but there were spots where I could get to play for a check/call of the big blinds or a min-pre-flop raise..and was able to "hold my own" for awhile..and just avoided the hands when the big stacks "went bump"..even if I have decent pockets..particular when one of them goes all-in pre-flop for 400K+..I'd fold pocket bullets..risk in my mind far out weighs the possible rewards..but then the board changed..and an any-two-carder arrived..got on a "hot streak" and morphed into a "Table Captain"..did manage to "catch" him once or twice for decent pots which a couple of straights..but not enough to compensate for the "wear & tear" of way to many blinds..paying to see the flop and missing..and a very brisk pace of play..when I was just a lad one of the toy companies released a talking doll [it had a pull string..to make it talk] the "Chatty Cathy"..a friend had one..and I found it very annoying..well today there was the poker equivalent of a "Chatty Cathy"..every hand flashing the trite "messages" that the game allows..multiple times..now I may rarely "flash" "great hand"..to another player..he was doing it to himself..or if he lost a hand would flash "good try"..apparently to himself..oy vey..and he also tipped the dealer..oy vey..his stay was thankfully a short one..[sigh of relief]..but the quest for 50K hands continues..and manage to stay well with-in the 44'K house money..did make a few quality hands..but not when there was any money on the table..got my 100+ hands [and 10K+ mission]..and made my exit..ergo..[[Pause]: another drop..another AARP ad..another 44'K]..71 minutes played..107 hands played..39.8 seconds/hand..14 winners..1 out of every 7.6 hands played..left 24,975$ on the  table..[no slots]..
[11:41 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Aces up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
[13:48 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:44]~[01:26]&[01:20]..
Crescent: three games played today..only on deserves any further mention:
1] 21/34/84/~92/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:41]~[01:43]&[01:36]..
[20:06 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 429.3'M / Net Gain Today: 679'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 304'K /
Table[1]: -24,975$ / Hands Played Today: 107 / Total Hands Played: 47,606 /
[[note]: 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@110'K /

[07:34 UTC-5]
[+23*F..[+12*F w/wind-chill]..snow..winds: n/e@11 mph..humidity: 90%..barometer: 29.74" /\]
[light snow to continue through min morning..we've gotten maybe 3 or 4 inches..no where near the predicted accumulation..]..[Today's Playlist:[an eclectic mix]..[Mahler]..["Play Bach Trio"]..[Albinoni]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Spades": four games played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 357 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
[2] five hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 156 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..
[3] twelve hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 471 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids..
[4] twelve hands played"..a wild one at one point "we" were down 180 pts.."we" 535 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 146 pts. + 6 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid..[4th hand..14 bid.."we" set [partner]]..[10th hand..14 bid.."we" set[me]]..
[[note]: this certainly was the "session" for nil bids..11 total in the 4 games]..
[08:06 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[05:26]..logged on to play some poker..had an awaiting spin on the roulette wheel..and again with bottom of the mark..66'K..[now if you look at the wheel it appears to be an "even" wheel..6 numbers assigned to each level..if it was than you'd have a one in six chance of any of the six amounts..but from looking at my accumulated stats..??..and that's all I'll say]..got a table right off..1K/.5K blind table with my /usual 125K max-buy-in..a table of 4..the Madtrollie and 3 spinning hour glasses apparently caught in the "matrix"..waited a bit..nothing changed..have seen this before on the  "sister game".."Blackjack-21"..at least there who if you close could play "heads up" we the dealer..some kind of a glitch..oy vey..left..another try and this time another table of four..only this time "live players" [1K/.5K w/same as before]..[05:28]..a very typical table..the usual assortment of pot-pushers/splashers, any-two-carders..coffee-breakers, Ace/any pair bets, a kamikaze or two..dive-bombers..and a "Table Captain"..one of the kamikazes came with the max 125K buy-in..now with the right hole cards I might..I said might..play with them..if I have paired paint..and I'm the only caller..and the kamikaze has 50K or less..but 125K all-in..not even if I had trip Aces in the hole..for most of the session despite having to pay pre-flop-raises and continuation bets..made enough decent hands/pots to stay one side or the other of my buy-in..but late in the session the board went cold..some decent pockets..but couldn't hit a flop..got rivered once..just before I left did hit a min-hot streak..didn't get all the way back..but an acceptable loss..[pause..a single drop for 22'K]..got my 100+ hands and made my exit..70 hands played..104 hands played..40.4 second/hand..13 winners..1 out of every 8 hands played [exactly]..left 24,225 on the table..[no slots]..I'm "toying" with the idea to maybe play some more later..
[11:06 UTC-5]
[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]..one of the games that was cleared was cleared by only moving Kings to open spots..
"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]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[[note]: a pretty good day..13 clears..only 3 fails..and clears on all 8 games]..
[11:54 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
"Clock": four games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:46]~[01:37]~[01:33]&[01:25]..all easy ones..
"Crescent": four games played today..2 barely got past 1/2 way..and two just average..
2] 32/63/73/~77/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 36/57/64/~79/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
"Sea Towers": four games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:50]~[03:46]~[03:15]&[02:34]..three very typical clears..and one easy & quick one..
[17:56 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
"Poker":[Take 2][16:34]..1K/.5K blind table w/125K-max-buy-in..the entire session can be explained by one hand..I had just flopped a full boat..3 Nines and 2 Ladies..game froze..I got a "reconnect" blurb..and as auto-folded..oy vey..ergo..60 minutes played..76 hands played..47.4 seconds/hand..9 winners..1 out of every 8.44 hands played..left 22,938 on the table..[picked up 1K with 9 goes at the one-armed-bandit]..
[20:37 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 419.7'M / Net Gain Today: 315.8'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 352'K /
Tables[2]&Slots[9]: 46,163$ / Hands Played Today: 180 / Total Hands Played: 47,499 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 2 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@110'K /

[08:22 UTC-5]
[+15*F..+2*F w/wind-chill..winds: e/n/e@11 mph..humidity: 75% barometer: 29.94" \/]..[ snow predicted to begin about 13:00 today and continue through 12:00 Monday..3 to 6 inches expected]..
[Today's Playlist:[Sibelius]..[Brahms]..[Baroque]..]
[Last Night]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
Spades: four games played..
[1] seven hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 255 pts. + 6 bags + set once..
[2]  twelve hands played:"we" 632 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 317 pts. +7 bags + set twice..
[3] ten hands played:"we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]"they" 264 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
[4] twelve hands played:"we" 519 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -158 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times..[11th hand..15 bid.."they" set]..
[08:55 UTC-5]
[On "Facebook"]
Poker:[05:22] out of bed and off to play some poker..picked up the 44'K double drop that was awaiting me.."grabbed" 125K and off to find a table..[05:36]..after several rejections and a check of emails got a table..4 at the table..but 2 of the players were spinning hour glasses apparently trapped in the "matrix"..the other a pot-pushing/any-two-carder "heads up"..didn't stay long enough to figure out exact;y what his style was..and again with the rejections..even tried 200/100 & 2K/1K tables..a game of Sea Towers and a check-in at "The Farthest Side"..[05:53]..a table that was better than the first one..but just marginally..[1K/.5K blind table..125K-max-buy-in]..complete with the entire group of the usual suspects..and multiples of each..pot-pushers, pot-splashers, any-two-carders, kamikaze, dive bombers, Ace bets, and of course "coffee-breakers"..oh my..as seeing a fair amount of decent hole cards but with few exceptions had to pay a pre-flop-raise to play..and when I did general missed the flop completely..or just a small piece it..and if I did catch a hand..a rarity..either I lost to a better hand..no big losses..and all calls I'd always make..had a quality hand and the price was right..or won the pot..with no real money in it..probably..check that..definitely stayed way longer that I should have..but I'm still "chasing" the goal of 50K+ hands played by 12/31/19..and wanted my 100 hands/day..that and the hope that I'd catch the right hand at the right time..didn't happen..but could have..??..got my 100..got to the button..always my preferred place to exit..and was gone..ergo..72 minutes played..101 hands played..42.9 seconds/hand..11 winners..1 out of every 9+ hands played..left 74,675$ on the tables [did bother to reset the stats sheet after the first table]..[no slots]..[since the session have picked up another drop for 44'K..so the loss is covered..]
[14:10 UTC-5]
[On "World of Solitaire"]
Ace Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played today[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]..one of the three games cleared was cleared on the 1st of 2 allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[51/52[2x]..
[15:13 UTC-5]
[On "Just Solitaire"]
Clock: three games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:30]~[02:14]&[01:46]..
Crescent: three games played today..one that shall never be mentioned again:
2] 32/71/76/~88/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed...
1] 34/62/68/~95/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed...
Sea Towers: three games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:36]~[03:20]&03:00]..
[20:38 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 419.3'M / Net Gain Today: 277.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 352'K /
Tables[2] -74,675$ / Hands Played Today: 101 / Total Hands Played: 47,319 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 drop@22'K & 1 roulette spin@66'K /