Mini-Mart

I bought my monthly lottery ticket and was on my way out the door when the clerk asked, "Sir, do you drink beer?"

"Some. Why?"

She pointed to an item on the counter. I had to move to see it.

It's a good beer made by Rogue Brewing Company, but with a $70 price tag, I'll pass. However, were I to splurge, I might have to get a selection of foods to wash down.

By the end of the day, most of this will be gone (I resisted). In fact, the clerk had just restocked the corndogs. But I bet the beer will still be there.

A riddle for you punsters

¿Dondé esta el baño?

Hold outs

It's one of those typical Northwestern autumn days with a steady drizzle, the clouds barely above the treetops. The winter squash are still in the field but are ready to be harvested, as are the Brussels sprouts and cabbage.

When push comes to shove

If you've been reading this blog for a bit, you'll know that my avatar on Stars is a picture of Yokosuna Asashoryu. The image is similar to, if not exactly, this one:


I get comments from time to time, often disparaging after delivering a beat, and less frequently, a nod of recognition. I get "lose some weight," and similar remarks regarding body fat. Even someone with an avatar of Peter Griffin of "Family Guy" has taken a swipe. I heard fat jokes all of my childhood (until I whipped the class bully's ass), so I readily brush the idiocy aside. Someone took a new approach this evening.

Vahlgren said, "nh sir"
 bastinptc said, "thx"
I had just hit quads after a boat on the turn and he paid. But he couldn't let it go.
Vahlgren said, "oh miss sorry dident c your pic..."

This chat took place in the middle of this hand, and he is the villain:

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($0.57)
UTG+1 ($3.56)
MP1 ($0.98)
MP2 ($3.16)
MP3 ($4.76)
CO ($2.82)
Hero (Button) ($5.62)
SB ($1.90)
BB ($4.74)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A, 5, 9

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.02, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.02, MP3 bets $0.11, CO calls $0.11, Hero calls $0.11, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.09, MP2 calls $0.09

Flop: ($0.58) A, K, 3 (5 players)

UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, Hero bets $0.58, UTG+1 calls $0.58, MP2 raises to $2.90, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5.51 (All-In), 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.15 (All-In)

Turn: ($7.26) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($7.26) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $7.26 | Rake: $0.35

Results:

Hero had A, A, 5, 9 (full house, Aces over threes).

MP2 had K, A, 10, K (full house, Kings over threes).

Outcome: Hero won $6.91

He didn't say a word and he didn't reload.  He just sat there, taking up a seat.

One end of the rainbow formed in the east, aligned
in such a way over the 3/4-full roll-off dumpster. 
I could have run back to the house for my camera.

The Visit

 We sat out by the grill, barbeque chicken doing a slow cook. We had plenty of time to talk, and slipped back into a latent dialect. We spoke of our favorite small game to hunt, fried rabbit and squirrel, field dressing and beer can chicken. The pooch sat between us, waiting to have her ears scratched. He spoke to her in Coon Hound. For a while, we were two young men and home again.

We sat on the couch, the TV low but no distraction. The spouses had gone to bed. As children, three of us shared the same bed, head-to-feet, she, my brother and I. She had the advantage of eight years and remembered much more clearly. Having been home more recently, she shared the pain of the homestead gone to hell. Confidences were thereby allowed, and we were close kin again.

Back-to-Back Rockets Red Glare

Both EP. 4 x BB. 1st call, I set up and so does pocket twos. 2nd, get two callers and Button jams with Ladies, I isolate.

It's supposed to work like this, right?