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[+8*F/-6*F[windchill]today's Hi/Lo:+26*F+23*F/mostly cloudy/winds:south@9/humidity:66%:BP:
30.55"\/]..[Sunday's Hi/Lo:+34*F/+15*F/ AM snow predicted accumulation <1"]....
[Today's MadTrollie's Playlist[s].."Chant".."Tyrol/folk".."TV/movies:""Sink The Bismarck""..]....
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: three games played..35 hands played..
[1] seventeen hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 313 pts. + 23 bags [-200 pts.] + set twice..[my computer generated partner rarely hits a bid "on the nose"..all four "we" sets and most of "our" bags were caused by the aforementioned fact, actually there were three other times but I was able to get an extra trick or two and erase the deficit,
fortunately all of the sets contributed to "they" bagging twice..just a very weird game..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 599 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 224 pts. + 4 bags + set twice..
[3] ten hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set 1 + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 247 pts. + 7 bags + set twice..[1st hand.."we" set..partner missed its' part of the bid by 3..bid 3 made 0..and me thinks here we go again..but that was just one random event]..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[42/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..one of the games cleared was cleared by moving only Kings to open spaces..the other game there was only one "non-King" move..two very nice tableaux..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[79/104]..dang card order in the deck..again..!!..
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]..one game was cleared in under eight minutes..a "smoking" time for this game..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[50/52]]....
[09:23 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:54]&[02:58]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:23]&[01:23]&[01:33]..
Crescent: three games played today..[as/usual in order played]:
[1] 27/45/56/~74/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 38/49/54/~63/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 44/67/71/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..again I am reminded to check all option..got down to the last 3 cards Ace/Two/Three of Clubs with Ace on top..remembered I had earlier move the King of Clubs to the foundation and it was the last card in the row..used un-do back to just before the King move..moved Ace..then two..then Three to the King row..then all four to the tableau..and finished the game was before..and a clear..
[15:37 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:14]..logged on and took a spin at the old wheel for 198'K...took care some routine off-line tasks..[05:34]..got right on a 1K/.5K table..w/my 125K-max-buy-in..what at first glance was a table of 8 players..but a second look proved that one was a avatar..spinning hourglass..caught in the "Matrix"..just a wild, loose table..at times you could see the flop for a check/call of the big blinds..and more often than not there was someone either all-in post flop or a huge raise..most times there was a big pre-flop raise..just crazy..and it wasn't just one player..there were some real quality hands being made..but many pots were won by a simple pair..and one with high card..and if someone had a pocket pair or a pocket Ace..they'd splash the pot or go all-in and more often then not would lose the pot..what was being played from my POV wasn't poker but Russian Roulette..I tried to stay out of the way..probably stayed way longer than I should have but knew that the right hand at the right time would be all I'd need..it never came..so finally just packed it in..ergo..51 minutes played..46 hands played..66.52 seconds per hand..zip wins..left -35,500 on the table..[no slots]..
[Day's End Poker]..[20:03]..
Total Bank:490.2'M / Net Gain Today: 404.5'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 440'K /
Tables[1]: -35,500$ / Hands Played Today: 46 / Total Hands Played: 53,109 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 4 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198'K & 1@66'K]....

{06:59 UTC-5]
[-6*F/-22*F[windchill]/Hi/Lo:+8*/-2*F/sunny/winds:north@7/humidity:71%/barometer:30.31"/\]..
[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+27*F/+24*F/partly cloudy]..[Sunday's Hi/Lo:+35*F/+16*F/light snow <1"]....
[Today's MadTrollie's Playlist[s].."Chant".."Tyrol/folk".."Pop:..]....
{Last Night}
{24/7 Games.com}
Spades: four games played..41 hands played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 511 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 198 pts. + 8 bags +1 failed nil bid..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 556 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -25 pts. + 5 bags + -25 pts. + 5 bags + set four times..
[3] twelve hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they" 229 pts. + 9 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..[1st hand..15 bid.."we" set..partner bid 2 made 0]..
[4] thirteen hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 14 bags [100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 369 pts + 9 bags + set three times..[a truly crazy one..3rd hand "they" set..6th hand partner failed to  make its share of the bid by 2 tricks.."we" set..8th hand..my nil made..partner made enough over-tricks to bag "we"..11th hands..partner again failed to make its bid by 2.."we" set..start of the 12th hand.."they" 499 pts.."we'" 389 pts..14 bid.."they" set..13th hand.."they" set..the line score just can't tell the whole story]..
{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[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..one of the games was cleared by only moving Kings to open spaces..got stuck..decided to use un-do..made a different move..and a King only..always check all options..
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]: 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]..
[[note]: 12 clears/4 fails..stuck on 3 of 5 victory images on the 30th level..I freely admit that I do do some "cherry picking"..if I that a looks at a particular tableau and think it's to "screwed up"..I hit show me a new game]..
{10:18 UTC-5}
{Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:41]&[04:07]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:27]&[01:19]..
Crescent: five games played today..[listed in order played]:
[1] 30/42/46/~49/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 34/34/40/~62/104  w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 23/46/65/~66/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[4] 43/47/65/~71/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[5] 47/69/85/~80/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[[note]: not the best set of games of Crescent..but each one was an improvement over the former]....
{11:04 UTC-5}
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Poker:[04:44]..logged on..watch an ad...collected 44'K..dealt with the morning on--line routine..[04:59]..table of four [1K/.5K blind table w/125K-max-buy-in]..and so it remained with just an occasional visit from a coffee-breaker..same four players..a player with 2.5'K +/- hands played...and a .8% raise rate..a rook..under 200 hangs played..and an nth* pot-pushing/splasher with 80K+ hands played..within the first dozen or so hands I caught him twice..both time flopped two pair..paired both of my hole cards..once turned the house..and rivered it the other time..did take him to the reveal one other time..I hand rivered a wheel..saw the 3 to a flush..but the price was right..he had the flush..ah 2 out of three ain't bad but I had the chip advantage..he had built his stack to over 200'K and within a few hands was out the door empty handed..[during that time either didn't have the pocket cards to call the pre-flop bump..or did and missed the flop]..shortly there after..a kamikaze arrived..stayed a couple of hands..he got a big stack..went all-in again..I had pocket Kings..and would have been all-in if I had called..fold..next hand on the button..but table of five..played 3 more hands and left..ergo..31 minutes played[but 47 minutes off the clock]..45 hands played..41.33 seconds/hand..2 winners..1 out of every 22.5 hands played..left with 6,675$ i hadn't brung with me..4,975$ from the table and another 1,700$ from 11 goes  at the "one armed bandit"....[edited:19:27 UTC-5]
Day's End Poker:[19:32]
Total Bank: 489.8'M / Net Gain Today: 380.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 374'K /
Table[1]&Slots[11]: +6.6775$ / Hands Played Today: 45 / Total Hands Played: 53,063 /
{[note]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette@66'K]

[06:47 UTC-5]
[+32*F/+28*F[w/windchill]tonight's Lo:-6*F/cloudy/winds:north@8/humidity:93%/BP:29:23"\/]..
[light snow intermittent thru tonight..3" accumulation]..[Friday's Hi/Lo:+7*F/-2*F/mostly sunny]..
[Today's MadTrollie Playlist[s].."Chant".."LP-Pop.."Peter,Paul & Mary".."Tyrol/folk".."The Mix"..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: three games played..37 hands played..three weird games..
[1] nine hands played:"we" 464 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -217 pts. + 3 bags + set six times..[after the first three hands were both "sides" made their bids.."they" were set six consecutive times..have never seen that before]..
[2] ten hands played:"we" 510 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -92 pts. + 8 bags + set five times..[1st hand..15 bid.."they" set..5th hand..14 bid.."they" set..10th hand..partner made nil.."they" set..and in  the process I made enough over-tricks to bag "we"]..
[3] eight hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 401 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts] + set twice + 2 made nil bids..[2nd hand.."their" nil made.."they" set..4th hand.."my" nil made..partner set..5th hand.."their" nil made..7th hand.."my" nil made..partner set.."they" bagged..except for "they" bagging both "sides" played virtually identical games]....
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[33/48]..and the other game was a [26/48]..oy vey..
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]..both games were cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
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]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[51/52]]....
[07:35 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:41]..I decided to "shake" things up today..I usually do a few routine things around mt room before logging on to play poker..this morning logged right on and took an awaiting drop [s/ad.] for 22'K and took care of the off line routine..[04:56]..took my "chair" at a 1K/.5K blind table with my /usual max-buy-in..[125K]..now for the entire session except the few last hands..every hand was either hands up or a three handed game..even when there were three at the table..on many hands it was heads up after the flop..so it felt like you were almost constantly in the blinds..besides that three handed I loosen up a little and play more hands..for the first half of the session the majority of the flops you could see for a check/call of the big blind..there were a few pocket Ace or any pair bets..but other than that a "friendly game"..won a bunch of pots all of the small/blind variety..[pause..took a spin on the roulette wheel and hit second best for 330'K]..but the second half of the session there was a parade of players..but almost every time there was one or two hands heads up before the 3rd player arrived..and most times the fates brought a pot-pusher, an any-two-carder..there were a plethora of pocket Ace or pair bets..and numerous bouts of "My Pairs bigger than Yours' is"..and I was flat not catching..all the result of this action was that one of the players amassed a stack of over 200+K and proclaimed himself "Table Captain" and pre-flopped raise 5K on almost every hand..and I never had pocket cards worth a call..hung in for a couple of hands [last few hands a table of four]..got to the button..rags in the pocket..another 5K bump.."El Capitan" on my immediate right..and I bounced..ergo..45 minutes played..77 hands played..just a tad over 35  seconds/hand..17 winners[most in the first half of the session]..1 out of every 4.53 hands played..left 20,150 on the table..[no slots]....
Blackjack 21/Video Poker Live: have already taken first drops on both games...after 19:00 daily bonus time on Video Poker Live..will play my late night session to make 3 hands straight or better to pick up the "Big Wins Bonus"..and maybe sometimes during the day..a few hands of blackjack....
[10:06 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:12[w/a minor assist from auto-play]&[02:26].. but the the real problem is during this game I had one of my classic sneezing fits..4 or 5 in quick succession..each one probably registering on the "Richter Scale"....
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:17]&[01.25]..a couple of easy ones..
Crescent: two games played today..[listed in order played]..
[1] 33/39/54/~60/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 22/42/81/~97/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[19:33 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 489.4'M / Net Gain Today: 1,343.9'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,360'K /
Table[1]: -20,150$ / Hands Played Today: 77 / Total Hands Played: 53,018 /
[[note]: 5 drops@22'K & 1 drop@44'K / 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@880'K]

{06:41 UTC-5}
[+29*F/+19*F[windchill]/Hi/Lo:+33*F/+28*F/cloudy/winds:w/s/w@12/humidity:74%/barometer:
30.09"/\]..[snow to begin @23:00 thru midnight Thursday's Hi/Lo:+31*F/-7*F..1 to 3 inches]....
[Playing throughout the day..MadTrollie's.."Chant".."Jazz"..]....
{Last Night}
{24/7 Games.com}
Spades: three games played..33 hands played..
[1] ten hands played:"we" 556 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -6 pts. + 4 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] twelve hands played:"we" 564 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 526 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[a crazy one..partner failed to make its' part of the bid 5 different times..I was able to get an extra one twice..3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[3] ten hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 65 pts. + 5 bags + set four times..[the failed nil was mine..crazy lay of the cards..I had three low trump..trump was only lead twice..and just never got a chance to get rid of the other]....
{World of Solitaire}
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[37/48]]..and the drought continues..oy vey..
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]..I've had a bad run on this game of late..1st game was cleared on the 2nd of the three allowable turns through the deck..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 1st of the two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[8/52]]..1st game all four Jacks were buried in the tableau..dang..
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]..
{07:17 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:40]..took the awaiting drop with an ad..that I've already forgotten what for..for "44'K house money"..took care of a couple of off-line tasks..and @04:51 went looking for a 1K/.5K table on which to "place" my 125K-max-buy-in..a table set for four..a few hands "heads up" and a few hands and five..and one or two at six..but the vast majority were 3 or 4 handed..and for the  greater part of the session very little pre-flop-nonsense..and rarely more than a min-raise post flop..aka my kind of table..my stack yo-yoed a little but I really enjoyed the rarity of the moment..but all things must come to an end..about two thirds through the session a succession of pot-pushing..any-two-carders..and pocket Ace or "any pair" betters wandered through..did catch one with his proverbial "pants down"..I had pocket Twos..and first to act..called the big blind and a 2K bump from the pot-pusher on my left..buried in the flop was the 3rd Two..he pushed 2K..smooth call..turn a blank..ditto..Ace on the river..but no straight or flush draw..now board pair..12K from the pusher..thought about a raise but just called..all  he had was the rivered pair of Aces..and a burger and fries for the blind raccoon..hit a cold streak..was catching..and wasn't willing to chase..then the aforementioned pusher and a kindred spirit started a "food fight" aka..throwing chips at each other..didn't even wait for the button and was gone..ergo..50 minutes played..73 hands played..41.1 seconds/hand..17 winners..1 out of every 4.29 hands played..left with an extra 4,600$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..[just picked up 2nd drop of the day..a double..& 1st drops on Blackjack 21 and Video Poker Live]..got  to play my style of poker most of the session and caught a pot-pusher "to boot"..a very enjoyable session....
{11:40 UTC-5]
{Just Solitaire}
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:24]&[03:47]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:34]&[01:28]..
Crescent: five games played today..[listed in order played]
[1] 42/55/78/~82/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 25/47/61/~74/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 32/49/57/~71/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[4] 20/50/61/~73/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[5] 33/48/56/~91/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
{19:28 UTC-5]
{Day's End Poker}
Total Bank: 488'M / Net Gain Today: 2,050.6'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 2.046'K /
Table[1]: +4,600$ / Hands Played Today: 73 / Total Hands Played: 52,941 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 drop@22'K & 1 roulette spin@1,760'K[w/chip]]

[06:33 UTC-5]
[Today's Hi/Lo:+34*F/+24*F/Now:+33*F/cloudy/winds:s/s/e@1/humidity:86%/barometer:30.04"\/]
[Today's MadTrollie's Playlist.."Chant".."Pop"..]....
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played..35 hands played..
[1] nine hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 413 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.]..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 6 nags:[vs]:"they" 246 pts. + 6 bags + set once..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[3] eleven hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 237 pts. + 7 bags + set three times..
[4] seven hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 175 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[45/48]]..
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]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[79/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..
[[note]: 16 clears/8 fails..2 of 5 victory images on the 30th level.."Fort" is just under a 40% clear game..but lately if it isn't card order in the deck..it's card order in the "wall"..oy vey..
[07:20 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:51]..off to play some poker..took the awaiting drop for 22'K..if every thing goes according to plan a 6 drop/2 spin day..just a brief off-line delay..[05:06]..125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K table set for four players..and among them a pot/pushing/any-two-carder/all-inner..then a table of three..the other guy and I refused to become dive-bombers..finally other guy called and the all-inner was an all--outer..never to return..than for the majority of the session..it was a friendly game..almost no pre-flop nonsense..and  only min-raises..managed to stay with in a few K of my buy-in..one of the arrivals I've played with once before..her % of raise is 0..but she calls almost any reasonable raise..??..now truth be told..my raise % is .3..and it's not entirely because of my slow play..small ball trapping style..with my essential tremors..I find the "slider scale" on the raise scale virtually impossible for me to use..ergo if I want to raise..I hit the raise button..and then the confirm button..and whatever the game gives me..a min-raise of ?..depending on my stack at the time is what I raise..towards the end of the session..two factors collided..I couldn't catch a hand..and an nth* pot-pushing/any-two-carder/pocket Ace or any pair/splasher arrived..and I was looking for the door..a min-raise..I had the big blind to my right..1st to act and called..also called the min-raise..I'm looking at Anna Kounikova..the old Ace/King suited..and danged if I didn't flop the "nut flush"..so the pot-pusher pushed and I smoothed called..not a huge pot..but a burger and fries for the blind raccoon..and I'm back in the black..pot-pusher went  on "full tilt"..and gone in three hands..and returned in full kamikaze mode..had thought of playing an  hour..didn't even wait for the button..and left..ergo..52 minutes played..75 hands played..41.6 seconds/hand..15 winners[all small/blind pots except for the nut flush]..1 out of every 5 hands played..left with an extra 10,925$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..["dummkopf" just went to take a drop and realized I had forgotten..again..to claim the 16 hands played mission and start the 2x clock..oy vey]....
Blackjack 21: drops are on a 2 hour clock..if I think about it will take a drop there when I take a drop on "Poker"..maybe play a couple of hands a day..
Video Poker Live: although drops here are on a 1 hr clock..take as above..daily bonus @19:00..take that and usual play enough hands to hit 3 straights or better and collect the 1M chip "Big Win Bonus"..
[09/09 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:45]&[01:29]..
Crescent: only one game played..49/80/84/~91/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:34]&[03:38]....
[20:14 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank[1]: 486'M / Net Gain Today: 494.9'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 484'K /
Table[1]: +10,950% / Hands Played Today: 75 / Total Hands Played: 52,868]....