.... is not that I won a seven card stud tournament!
It's that my buddy Keith got a seat in the BIG DANCE!
That's right - he won a super-satellite and has a seat in the $10,000.00 World Series of Poker championship event.
The glass on my table on the deck exploded today for some reason..... Then I did some research....
Target is selling spontaniously combusting table tops.
I'm pissed. Glass was EVERYWHERE. I'm going to call Target tomorrow and see if they'll do something to make it right. I doubt it.
Blog entries with pictures seem to be much more popular. I need to remember that.
I have had a life-changing experience.
For the first time in over 15 years I purchased a television. Don't worry, don't worry, I haven't gone off the deep end and invited broadcast or cable television into my home, no no. It's just a device to watch DVDs on. I'm a sworn fan of netflix and now walmart is doing their own mail-order DVD rental service. I'm lucky enough to have a distribution hub here in Minneapolis so my netflix turn-around is quite fast.
My que is getting smaller on netflix so if you have any suggestions of 'must see' DVDs, please. Let me know.
I just watched The Kid Stays in the Picture tonight. Excellent movie. Put it on your netflix list.
I'm also watching Penn & Teller's Bullshit (from Showtime) and Chapelle's Show (from Comedy Central).
I don't know exactly how I feel about it.. but it's kina nice to see a movie on something other than a computer monitor.
Somewhere in Iowa (another name for Illinois) I spent Easter with Elizabeth's family. All the great Christian traditions were represented: Ham, eggs (deviled & hidden), communion, passing the peace, passing the peas, song, dance and driving.
Iowa has perhaps the most fascinating and beautiful driving landscapes of any of our 50 states. I tried to capture the essence of both Northern Iowa and Southern Iowa. Breathtaking, eh?
Early on Easter morning we all met at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in some quad city or another. The service was packed. Luckily for us out-of-towner's the Lutheran church service comes complete with instructions. I knew when to sit, when to stand, to what page to turn in the supplementary materials , when to talk back to the minister, etc. Songs were sung, collection was passed, communion was taken, and then back to the house for lunch and festivities.
Here’s a few highlights of the afternoon:
Grandma & Elizabeth
Cousin’s Duet
"Three Little Maids from School are we...."
My Solo – ‘Go Down Moses’ – It was a huge hit with the ladies.
Seven More Hours of Driving?
I can honestly say that I experienced one of the most memorable and enjoyable Easter Holidays of my years.
Thanks again to Rosita & Steve, my hosts, for inviting me into your home and your church. And for the Pella Bologna!!!
And - As an added bonus for getting lost, I found out that Iowa also has Steak N Shake - A favorite from my youth!
I just have to learn to limit the amount of TIME.
That's it.
If I can keep it to certain hours, I think it'll be ok. ONE more tournament history.
Tought heads-up battle at the end there. Sheesh, I thought I'd never get him to give me all his sheeeps.
Ok. It's 12:30 AM tomorrow already. I'm going to bed. The games are still juicy, but I'm going to be a good boy and go to bed. Bed bed bed.
I came out of retirement today. I was told that what I was referring to was indeed NOT retirment, but vacation. I'm back from vacation. Carlucci and E.D. this is for you, nobody else need click the link (another boring tournament history).
The house is doing well. I purchased and installed some outdoor speakers for the deck. They look terrible and sound fantastic. I don't know what compelled me to buy white speaker wire for a brown porch, but, like I said, it sounds fantastic.
The kitten is doing quite well and enjoys running around on the roof while her Ma and Pa enjoy listening to beautiful music from ugly speakers.
Chairs for the breakfast nook have been ordered. Wallpaper for the 'man' room is in the mail. Much to do before the housewarming party. Much to do.
HOPS UPDATE:
The letter I wrote to Hops Corporate was answered.
They, through their costly market research, have figured out that I'm the only one in the world that gave a rat's ass about the crunchy cheese things. Now they (and aparently everyone else) are quite proud of their homemade croutons which suck.
Then they insulted me with a $5.00 gift card. Bastards.
The nice waitress in Maple Grove, however, did give me the secret recipie. Aparently you put some cheese in the oven and cook it. Brilliant!