[13:22 UTC-4]
[+72*F....partly cloudy....winds: w/s/w@7 mph....humidity: 59%....barometer: 30.22" \/ ]
[Rain predicted to start around 18:00 this evening and continue through 11:00 tomorrow....T-storms also in the forecast]
   Logged on to play some Poker @05:56....picked up the awaiting drop for 21'K no ad offered.....if one is  I always watch it....i minute +/- add is worth a double drop....and then the all to typical game of "Look for table....Find no table" began....and about 20 minutes later found a chair at a 1K/.5K blind table with my /usual 125K max-buy-in....there maybe a worse table for me to try to play my ultra-tight....slow play....trapping style....but I sincerely doubt it....I thought I had descended in to the lowest level of the abyss....a raging pack of kamikaze, dive bombers, any-two-carders, pot pushers, all-inners when they had a pocket Ace....and several would be table captains....to make matters worse....when I did catch decent cards...more often than not....was forced to fold to a pre-flop raise that was just to big to take a chance on the flop....and the few times I did take the chance....save one....missed the flop completely....or flopped 4 to a straight on flush....did pay to see a couple of turns....but never nit a card....save one....In the small blind....the 2nd hand I was at the table....King/Five suited....called a min-raise....flop was King/King/Nine....called a raise....turn was another 9....again a call of a raise....river a Four....no straight....no flush....to my right an all-in and he had me covered....unless he had pocket Nines and quads....which I doubted....so went all-in....dang it all....a split pot....but here's were the oddities of the game take over....although all I netted was a couple of Ks....the 10K+ mission goes by gross pot size....so made the 10K+ mission right of the bat...[hit later for 189'K so the chip had no effect]....and it was the only pot I made the entire session....left off the button just pasted an hour played....ergo....65 minutes played....52 hands played....75 seconds/hand....just the 1 split pot....left 49,900$ on the table....[no slots]....
[13:47 UTC-4]
[On 24/7 Games.com]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....
1] seven hands played:"we" 510 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 set + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 22 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice....[ 7th hand...."we" nil bid made...."we" bagged...."they" bagged]....
2] eight hands played:"we" 579 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + set once....
3] seven hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 87 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....
4] twelve hands played:"we" 535 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 120 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 failed nil bid....
"Bridge" three rubbers played today
1] "we" won two games:[vs]:"they" won one game...."we" won the rubber....
2] "we" won two games:[vs]:"they" won one game...."we" won the rubber....
3] "we" won two games:[vs]:"they" failed to win a game...."we" won the rubber....
[15:03 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played today[48/48]....
"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": failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[85/104]]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....one of the three games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one 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]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]....
[15:11 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": cleared two games today[52/52]:[in]:[03:42]&[03:19]....
"Clock": cleared two games today[40/40]:[in]:[02:42]&[01:43]....
"Crescent": two games played today....neither were worth any further mention....
[21:12 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 360'M / Net Gain Today: 601'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 651'K /
Table[1] -49,900$ / Hands Played Today: 52 / Total Hands Played: 38,807 /
[[note] 5 drops@21'K s/ads. & 1 drop@42'K w/ad. & 2 roulette spins: 1@189'K & 1@315'K /

[09:58 UTC-4]
[+53*F....sunny....winds: northeast@6 mph....humidity: 82%....barometer: 30.32" /\ ]
    Logged om to play some Poker @05:45.....watched an ad.....collect "42'K house money".....and the same routine as yesterday....tried for a table....got no table....played some solitaire....repeat....ditto....@06:09....found a chair at a 1K/.5K blind table with the /usual 125K max-buy-in.....an 8 handed game....although players came and went it was for most hands a table set for 8....a couple of hands with all 9 "chairs" full....and least number was 6 players....if you don't count the spinning hour glasses....to sum up the session....the "blind raccoon" had a decent day....the Trollie not so much....but at least the blind raccoon shares what he finds....
   To begin with and for about the first 30 minutes or so was a good table....very little pre-flop insanity....you could see most flops for a call of the blinds or a reasonable min-raise....and I was getting good looks in the hole....but either couldn't hit a flop or when I did it was a small piece....bottom pair....or a couple times four to a straight....called reasonable raises....missed the turn....and decided not to chase....which as it turned out was the right call....and then the kamikaze came....and it was revealed that 3 or 4 other the other players were dive bombers....and in this maelstrom of insanity....on the button....looking at pair of Aces....just calls of the blinds....until to my immediate right....an all-in for 15K....with a what the hey....had it covered....called....but small & big blind called as well...rest of the table folded....but no betting after the flop/turn/river....and the blind raccoon found a small dumpster....around 70K +/-....later I had pocket Threes....flopped the trips....and the blind raccoon bumped into a garbage can and had a snack....in the wake of the multiple kamikaze raids....the big winner....right around 400'K in his stack....appointed himself "table captain".....and started to make pre-flop raises on almost every hand....and from my POV....unreasonable....the hour was approaching and I departed....ergo....60 minutes played....54 hands played....66.67 seconds/hand....2 wins....1 out of every 27 hands....left with an extra 44,450$....[no slots]....[[note]: you will now find the blind raccoon wandering around the left sidebar....in fact I'm toying with  the idea of making him my avatar on Poker....]....
[10:20 UTC-4]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
"Fall Spades": three games played last night....
1] eight hands played:"we" 567 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 385 pts. + 5 bags....
2] eleven hands played:"we" 582 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 16 pts. + 6 bags + set five times....[10th hand....a 14 bid...."they set"]....
3] seven hands played:"we" 556 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 144 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....
[13:07 UTC-4]
[On "24/7 Games.com"]
   Spent some more time checking out the games on this site....tried "Slots","Video Poke" & "Roulette".....I doubt that I'll ever play any of them again....but then saw "Bridge".....like "Fall Spades" it you against two AI's ["they"] and your partner AI ["we"]....never played the game before....but have always wanted to find a "safe way" to learn it....this seems to be just what I have been seeking....did I lose the first game I played...absolutely....but unlike a "live" game....no heckling and no kibitzing....at least for the time being will add it to the daily rotation....
[13:32 UTC-4]
[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 thee two games played today[52/52]....
"Fort": failed to clear either of the two  games played today[best[72/104]]....
"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]]....
[13:49 UTC-4]
[On Just of World]
"Sea Towers": cleared two games today[52/52]:[in]:[02:58]&[04:54]....two very different games....the first was straight forward....and the 2nd required much ordering and re-ordering the tableau....
"Clock": cleared two games today[40/40]:[in]:[02:01]&[02:09]....
"Crescent": two games played today....one has already been forgotten....&....22/55/84/~94/104 w/4 of the eight foundation piled completed....
[21:07 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 359.9'M / Net Gain Today: 2,018.5'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 1,974'K /
Table[1]: +44,500$ / Hands Played Today: 54 / Total Hands Played: 38,755 /
[[note]: 7 drops@42'K w/ads. & 1 roulette spin@1,680'K w/chip]
[[From:"The Tables": "Poker": I've been barfing about my bad luck on the Roulette wheel and the fact that I seemed to hit the bottom of wheel way too often....oops....4 out of the last 5 days I've hit the "Top of the Mark" w/chip for 1,680.....]

[08:50 UTC-4]
[+54*F....cloudy....winds: w/n/w@1 mph....humidity: 93%....barometer: 30.03" /\ ]
   Logged on to Poker@05:34....took the awaiting drop....no ad...."21'K house money".....and attempted to get on to 1K/.5K blind table with no luck....a couple of more times in quick succession....still no joy....off to play some solitaire/check Facebook....and try again for a table....and repeat....ditto....ditto....at some point I started to also check on the 2K/1K table and the 200/100 table....ditto...@06:28 to my great surprise  and relief found a "chair".....not the "chair" i would have preferred but a "chair" no the less....at a 200/100 blind table w/ my 25K max-buy-in....at that point my only goal....play 16 hands....and get out and claim the mission and get the 2x clock started....a four-handed game....and in my brief stay....the other three players remained the same....no late arrivals....all three had stakes in-excess of the 25K max buy-in....one was over 100K....so these were what remained after a "wild party" had broke up....or busted up....and to my great surprise no pre-flop nonsense....and only occasionally a larger that min-raise....the 3rd or 4th hand I played....rivered a straight and a small pot....never bothered to check the stats on the other players as I was only there for the 16 hands mission....at the end of this hand the banner came down....but before that....Nine/Two suited....in the small blind....got in for a call....flop....Two/Three/Two....button bets 4K....player had done that before....figures that she was trying to buy the pot..called..turn...river....no other bets....won the pot...saw the banner....and left from the button....ergo....14 minutes played....15 hands played [the 16 hands banner, and the counter, see that before]....56 second hands....2 wins....1 every 7.5 hands played....left with an extra 3,960$....[no slots]....when I went to claim the 16 mission, discovered I had completed the 10K+ mission as well....have decided whether to play again or leave well enough alone....
[09:03 UTC-4]
[On Facebook & 24/7 Games.com]
[due to the fact that Goggle[aka: Chrome OS] was preventing me from using Flash player....found 24/7 games.com....an update version of the same game I was playing....apparently not using Flash player....ergo....first game today played on Facebook and the others on 24/7 Games.com....however they didn't upgrade my "A I partner....aka: Artificial Idiot....]
"Fall Spades": four games played today
1] eight hands played:"we" 540 pts. + 10 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 286 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....[3rd hand....15 bid...."they" set....]....
2] eight hands played:"we" 586 pts + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 380 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once....
3] ten hands played:"we" 554 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 180 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times....
4] fourteen hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they" 201 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times....[4th hand....14 bid....."we" set....]....
[15:04 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[45/48]....
"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": failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[77/104]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only cleared one 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]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]....
[15:13 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": cleared three games today[52/52]:[in]:[02:30]~[03:17]&[03:30]....
"Clock": cleared three games today[40/40]:[in]:[01:54]~[02:07]&[01:45[auto-play engaged]....
"Crescent": three games played today....best of a sad bunch....84/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[20:26 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 357.9'M / Net Gain Today: 529'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 525'K /
Table[1]: +3.960$ / Hands Played Today: 15 / Total Hands Played: 38,701 /
[[note]: 3 drops@21'K s/ads. & 3 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@189'K]
[20:37 UTC-4]
[[From: "The Tables"]: "Poker":....I din't realize I had achieved the 10'K+ mission until I check to claim the 16 hands played mission....yup I know the counter only show 15 hands....but that glitch I've seen before....anyways....have some thought decided that I'd refrain from playing anymore today...mainly because weekend tables tend to not be conducive to my style of play...."24/7 Games.com": I never had visited this site before....always played the game through Facebook....spent sometime "wandering" around the other games they offer....played a little "Mahjong", "Checkers", "Hearts" & "Blackjack"....may play a game or two from time to time....haven't made a decision yet....but may cut back a little on how many "Fall Spade" games I play....and from time to time add a game from that site]

[15:03 UTC-4]
[+64*F....mostly cloudy....winds: w/n/w@9 mph....humidity: 72%....barometer: 29.81" \/]
[scattered showers/showers forecast for 21:00 through 23:00 this evening]
[Now Playing: "Classical Chillout" [link]]
   Logged on Poker@05:50....there was a roulette spin awaiting me....and that's when it got a little weird....I got the "please wait" blurb....which lasted about 3 minutes....but I could see that the clock had re-appeared and figured I better wait it out....finally got the spin and of course hit bottom of the wheel for 63'K....and immediately tried to log-on a 1K/.5K table....with no luck....off to check Facebook....and back...repeat....@06:10....despite my rather disappointing results yesterday....gave up and logged on a 2K/1K table w/ 250'K max buy-in....a eight handed game....just watching the hand in progress when I arrived....realized that I had descended into a similar level of the abyss as yesterday....or to quote Yogi Barre "It was deja vu all over again"....recognized a couple of major league pot pushers I've seen before....took a deep breath....and switched to ultra-tight-mode....times 2x....during the course of play the main culprit of the pre-flop mega raise busted out at least twice maybe 3 times....played very few hands other than to  fold pre-flop....and off to use the 45 free slot spins I had been saving for just such an occasion....[more about that later]....1st hand....I'm in the big blind....with King/Nine suited....only a 3'K raise so called....and flopped trip Kings....talk about deja vu....a 5K raise pre-flop....I called....a 5'K continuation bet and only 1 call in front of me....now a three handed game....the trips held up and I found myself 30'K richer....the only hand I won the entire session....and only actually saw the flop on 3 or 4 other hands....so rather than check the stats of the other players....spent the time playing slots....if there had been an any-two-carder or kamikaze at the table how would you have known....except for me and one other player....everyone else was "splashing" the pot on a regular basis...decided to take my leave....folded from the big blind....and left....ergo....32 minutes played....27 hands played [really only about 4 or 5....others folded pre-flop]....1 win out of 27 hands....took 15,900$ from the table....used all of my 45 spins at Slots....for 12,500$....net for the session: 28,450$.....
[15:14 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": three games played as is my custom late last night....
1] eight hands played:"we" 554 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 156 pts. + 6 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid....
2] nine hands played: [5th hand....14 bid...."we" set....9 the hand....14 bid...."they" set....]...."we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 405 pts. + 5 bags + set once....[at the start of the 9th hand....both sides were in a position to go out...."they" had a 10 pt lead]
3] eleven hands played: "we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 128 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid....
[15:27 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best[42/48]]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fort": failed to clear any of the four games played today[best[75/104]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared three of the four games played today[52/52]....
[15:47 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": cleared four games today[52/52]:[vs]:[05:07]~[04:10]~[03:00]&[05:22]....games 1 and 4 were quite complicated....no re-sets were used....and not that many uses of the un-do function....just a lot of sorting/re-sorting of the tableau....
"Clock": cleared four games today[40/40]:[vs]:[01:58]~[01:29]~[01:58]&[02:08]....
[[note]: as always with the above two games some "cherry picking"[link] is involved in the games I decide to play....I play these two for speed and to help keep my old hands limber]....
"Crescent": four games played today....a mixed bag....two were mediocre at best....&....87/104 w/ 3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....&....93/104 w/ 6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[20:47 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 357'K / Net Gain Today: 1,960'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,932'K
Table[1]&Slots[45]: +28,450$ / Hands Played Today: 27 / Total Hands Played: 38,686 /
[[note]: 3 drops@42'K w/ads.& 3 drops@21'K s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@63 & 1@1.680'K w/chip]
[[From: "The Tables": "Poker":....dang....I've hit top of the mark with a chip for 1,680'K 3 straight days...."Fall Spades": I'd played one game before I downloaded a Chrome up date, and for the second straight download had to jump through hoops to use Adobe Flash Player....so went looking for another site....found 24/7 games.com....some exact game howbeit updated and apparently not running Flash Player....ergo....of the games starting tomorrow the first will still be off Facebook but the rest will be and continue to be of 24/7 games.com....improved graphics....but unfortunately no improvement in the play of my partner...."The Artificial Idiot"....

[08:50 UTC-4]
[+57*F....sunny....winds: s/s/e@3 mph....humidity: 80%....barometer: 30.01" \/ ]
[rain forecast for tomorrow mid-day and continuing until Sunday morning]
   Logged on to Poker @05:25 and watched an ad....took a 42'K drop and attempted to take a chair at a 1K/.5K blind table....without success.....checked my email, FB, and  "The Farthest Side" [I'm a mod there]....tried for a "chair" again....played a hand of "Fall Spades"....failed to get a "seat" at a table....repeat....repeat....@06:00 gave up....tried a 2K/1K table and got right on a table....took my "chair" with a 250'K max-buy-in....
   And for the first 25 minutes of the session it was a decent table....most hands were with 3 or 4 players....wasn't making any great hands [trips or better] but won enough small/blind pots to have achieved the 10K+ mission before the 16 hands mission appeared....thought about considering the late start on the day....and having to "move up" a table....of leaving then....didn't....should've....soon a pot pusher arrived....with a 6'K pre-flop raise on  almost every hand....I kept getting on many hands decent looks at good pocket cards....a couple small pairs....suited connectors....and some paint....and paid to see the flop....either missed completely, or hit bottom pair....and folded because of a continuation bet....5 or 6 times flopped 4 to a straight or flush....paid to see the turn and/or river and never got the card....the clock was approaching 50 minutes played....and decided that I had had enough....was down roughly 125K....King/Jack suited....flopped high pair....pusher went all-in....and with a "what the hey" so did I....made trip Kings....and guess what....he'd also made trip Kings....and a pair of Nines...which he had flopped....ergo....50 minutes played....70 hands played....42.9 seconds per hand....11 wins....1 out of ever 7- hands....left 250'K on the table....and with the luck I'm having today....probably will hit for 63'K on my only spin on the wheel I have today and end up the day with my first net loss in over a year....but there again.....it's a game....a "free game".....
[09:24 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....
1] seven hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 284 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids....
2] nine hands played:"we" 554 + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil big:[vs]:"they" 378 pts. + 8 bags + set twice....
3] seven hands played: "we" 587 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 97 pts. + 7 bags + set three times....[4th hand....a 14 bid...."they" set....]....
4] eight hands played:"we" 565 pts. + 15 bags[-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 41 pts. + 1 bag + 1 failed nil bid....
[13:13 UTC-4]
[[Update:Poker]....I own the roulette wheel an apology....I hit the "top of the mark" with a chip for the second day in a row....]
[13:29 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[41/48]]....
"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": failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[77/104]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....two of the three games were cleared on the first turn 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 played today[104/104]....two of the three games were cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]....
[14:42 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": cleared four games today[52/52]:[in]:[03:29]~[04:32]~[04:38]&[03:11]....
"Clock": cleared four games today[40/40]:[in]:[01:31]~[02:21]~[01:33]&[2:10]....
"Crescent": four games played today....all four had better than average cards moved to the foundation piles before the first shuffle....three just ended up mediocre or average at best....only the last game was at least decent....87/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[21:21 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 355.3'M / Net Gain Today: 1,704'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 1,954'K /
Table[1] -250,000$ / Hands Played Today: 70 / Total Hands Played: 38,659 /
[[note]: 1 drop@21'K s/ad. & 6 drops@42'K w/ads. & 1 roulette spin@1.840'K w/chip]