The Trip Part II

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I forgot to add this to the first post…

So we left the casino at 4:30 a.m. on what was now Saturday. Got to the hotel shortly after 5 (it is getting light at this time in California already), packed everything up and headed off to take the car back just before 6. When we got to the airport and checked in, it was close to 7 in the morning. I took about a 15 minute power nap in the airport and slept for about 2 hours on the flight to Chicago. The little naps helped a little bit, but I was still dead because I had been awake since 8 the day before. Our flight arrived 10 minutes early and we headed home to Saginaw. I flew home because I kept falling asleep on the way and wanted to get here as soon as possible. I jumped in the shower and was sleeping by 9 p.m. I didn’t wake up this morning until after 11!! 14 hours of sleep!

…and I’m still tired and still sick!

The Trip

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Sorry for the lack of postings this past week, but I didn’t have Internet access readily available. With that said, here is how the week went…

On Sunday, we (mom went with) took off for Detroit around 10 a.m. We had a connecting flight in Chicago and ended up landing in San Diego at about 6 p.m. It was nice gaining the extra 3 hours. The temperature was 78 degrees, but it was almost dark already. We picked up our rental car (Pontiac Grand Am), checked into the Wyndham (a very nice hotel) and grabbed something to eat at Chili’s, which was right in front of the hotel. After eating we decided to hit up a casino.

The Viejas Casino (pronounced “Vee-A-Haas”) was one that I had found online with a poker room. I scoped out the poker room and put my name on a waiting list for a table. It wasn’t too long and I was playing the $2/$4 beginner Hold’em table. Since it was the beginner table to teach people how to play, check-raising was not allowed. Talk about a loose table! People were playing every hand imaginable. I didn’t really get shit for cards the whole night or I could have made out like a bandit. Played for about 3 and a half hours and lost $22. Not too bad considering how bad my cards were.

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San Diego By Numbers

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  • 20 – Minutes our flight arrived early to San Diego on Sunday.
  • 78 – Temperature in San Diego when we arrived.
  • $2.30 – Price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline out here.
  • 15 – Age mom is driving like…I swear she just got her learner’s permit.
  • 25 – Minimum age to drive the rental car, and the reason I am not driving everywhere.
  • 3 – Hours of poker played at the $2/$4 Hold’em table on Sunday night.
  • 22 – Dollars lost on Sunday night.
  • 45 – Minutes spent walking around the casino looking for my mom on Sunday night after I left the poker table.
  • 4.25 – Hours of poker played at the $3/$6 Kill Hold’em table on Monday night.
  • 86 – Dollars lost on Monday night.
  • 1 – Time arriving back at the hotel from the casino the past two nights.
  • 3 – Hours of time difference from Michigan.
  • 4 – Time in the morning that it feels like to my body when we get back from the casino, because of the time difference.
  • 0 – Number of more minutes I am going to stay awake.

Off To Sunny San Diego

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Tomorrow, I’m off to San Diego for a week. I’m taking a Visual Basic.NET class for work, which will take up most of the day, but I don’t plan on doing much sleeping during the week. I’ve never been out to the west coast so I’m going to make the most of it. I’m really looking forward to the nice weather (forecast is calling for 70s all week) and I can’t wait to play some poker in the casinos!

I’ll try to make a post every day or two, but I’m not sure how much Internet access I’ll have. Once I get back to Michigan on Saturday, I’ll be sure to post all of the pictures and give you updates on how the trip went.

Duke Beats UNC Again

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Wow…WOW…what a great game! It was back and forth the whole game. I think the biggest lead either team had was 6 points. Duke came out on top 70-65 in one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports.

Luol Deng, coming off the worst game of his freshmen year, played phenomenal. He had a career high of 25 points on 12-16 shooting and took over at one point during the second half. Chris Duhon once again was the floor leader for the Blue Devils.

If you like college basketball and missed this game…you really missed something special!

Barry Sanders: Now You See Him

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Barry Sanders: Now You See Him : His Story in His Own WordsI just finished reading this. What a great book! Barry Sanders is my favorite athlete to ever play a professional sport and I believe he is the greatest running back in history.

He was the definition of a team player on the field and an amazing human being off it. He never cared about breaking records or personal achievements while playing. He simply wanted to win football games and have fun doing it. When it wasn’t fun anymore, he left the game. Over the years he has been scrutinized for the way he left, but he did it his way and went out on his own terms. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he would be one of the top players in the league today, if he was still playing.

Each time Barry go the ball, you held your breath. He could go the distance on any given play. He also made the most exciting short yardage runs I’ve ever seen. I grew up watching the Lions every week (and still do), and he was the reason. I even saw him play at the Silverdome quite a few times, including a playoff game. He really was something special.

By reading his book, I now have even more respect for the guy. He’s a genuince class act.

Quotes From Rounders

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I’ve listed some of the best Rounders quotes. There are quite a few I left out, but I tried to pick quotes that were meaningful even if you don’t know the context in which they were spoken.

If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.

Always leave yourself outs.

It’s immoral to let a sucker keep his money.

You know what, fuck you and your never ending string of boats.

We can’t run from who we are…our destiny chooses us.

In the poker game of life, women are the rake. They are the fucking rake.

Throw in your cards the moment you know they can’t win…fold the hand.

I can’t lose what I don’t put in the middle.

You know this is one time I don’t need you to tell me how I fucked up. I know I fucked up.

In a heads up match, the size of your stack is almost as important as the quality of your cards.

Don’t splash the pot.

People insist on calling it luck.

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