If someone had told me when I was 15 years old what would be going on in my life when I was 38, I doubt I would have believed them.

The directions that things keep turning has kept my life pretty interesting. What I am getting out of that I don't want to waste any energy trying to predict where I am likely to end up. Sure, I have goals and plans, but some of the best things that have come up for me have been fairly spontaneous.

I have really been pulled away from...

I really have not been playing much poker lately, but it's not a complaint. When I play I am having fun and slowly building my BR. Life in general, has been good to me lately.

I am playing a lot more guitar and getting much better. I am loving my new job. And although My shoulders are all messed up right now, which limits my Aikido training, that has been good too.

When I really think about it, life has been good for a long time, it's just hard to see sometimes....

As a recreational player AND family man, it has always been pretty important to me that I never have to reload. It has been working out so far.

Back in September I had cashed out all but about 200 bucks on all sites. I set out to play with that on FT, at $10 buy-in FR and six max games. That being said I have hardly played at all. We are talking 50 to 500 hands week. I have also been playing micro sng's.

update: With hand volumes that I used to crack out in a...

Tonight I played in a weekly dealers choice game with my Mother-in-Law and her sisters. It's an ante based game that is technically No Limit for everything, but tends to behave like limit.

Out of 7 players, it is common for 5-7 to see the end of each hand. Lots of checking and min betting. Tonight the fare included...

Hold'em
Omaha
O8
Stud
Spit in the Ocean
KC Lowball
Hit the post (not poker, more like card counting and odds)...

Since the end of the summer I have not played many tournaments, but have stuck to cash games. I really need to get back on the tourney horse.

Here are the nicer scores I have managed...

2008/07/22 FullTilt #55656434, No Limit Hold'em (Knockout) $11
5th of 425 for $239.50

2008/07/01 Binion’s Casino (Las Vegas) No Limit Hold’em $52
1st of 47 for $735

2008/03/03 PokerStars #79564478, No Limit Hold'em Quintuple Shoot-OutBuy $2.20...