Thanks for the comments...

...on my last post.  I think that I will probably at least start messing around some with other games at small stakes.  Had been thinking about doing that anyway after reviewing some videos, maybe going through a series or something.  But, maybe even before that, I'll just jump in.  Gotta figure I can learn a little on the fly, and if I get crushed, well, like you said, it's not like it's going to hurt my roll a ton.

Things in baseball yesterday went about as bad as my poker has been going.  My son's team was one run away from having the game called by mercy rule (10 run deficit).  We've got a bye during the week and another game on next Saturday, so we will be having 4 or 5 practices in between, I believe.  But really, it will come down to 2 things.  Stop swinging at terrible pitches and throw more strikes.

LOL, that's what I get

Been playing so infrequently, that I tried to squeeze in a quick session waiting for my son to finish his homework.  After 282 hands where I ran at -69 PTBB/100, I guess it's time to stop.  Nothing spewy, but did have some bad luck.  I felt totally not in control of any table, which may be because I haven't been playing, or maybe was just running into all kinds of stuff.

Other than little poker (and I had been doing fine up until this session), life is good.  No time, though, seems permanent right now.  Probably will be until little league is over.  Work has more going on too these days, which is good, I guess.  And I've been excellent about getting to the gym (again, to the detriment of poker playing).

I may just go on an extended break, I'm not sure.  I think that with so little time to focus on study, my game is in no shape for my regular stakes.  Even if I went down to stakes I could get away with not studying, I would hate to not be playing my best.

Does anyone even still read this thing?

Rainout

On my annual ski/board trip with my dad...we've been doing this for a long time.  He moved across the country several years ago, and we don't see each other too much, so I've been enjoying them even more.  I don't get up to the snow much besides this trip, either.  Wife doesn't care for riding, kids are so far not clamoring for it.  Given the expense and not wanting to hear them whine about how cold it is or how far they have to carry their crap from the parking lot, I'm not pushing it. 

Today, it's a mix of snow and rain in town, probably wet snow up on the hill, but the cams are showing pretty white-out conditions, so we bagged it.  My dad really does not like to ski in low visibility...he's legally blind in one eye, so when the shadows disappear, he's got extremely little depth perception.  So, we're chilling in the motel a bit.  And I'm OK with it, even though I was hoping to get in 5 days of riding.  First time back on the snowboard in 5 or 6 years, too (went back to skiing for a bit).

The interwebz keep going down here, so I'm not sure if I'll attempt any hands this week.  Not that I've been playing much anyway.  What little I have played has been OK.  I was playing Rush poker for a bit, but I got kind of bored with it.  Too bad, as it would have suited my schedule a lot easier.  I ran/played in it fine (or, compared to recent results, spectacular, actually).  But, it started to feel really formulaic.

Other than that, life is good.  Coaching up the ying-yang, as basketball and baseball overlap.  Basketball ends next week, though.  My New Year's resolutions of eat better/work out more have been going pretty well.  Been sacrificing poker study time for gym time during the work day.  I believe in February, Mon - Fri (gym is at work), I only missed one or two days.  Plus, my workouts have gotten longer and harder. 

Obv will stunt my growth poker-wise, but I have got, got, got to get back in shape...not only for myself, but as a role model for my kids.  My wife and I are toughening up their diets and putting limits on their TV and computer/Wii time.  However, I'd like them to not see an overweight dad who's shoving (a lot) of garbage into his piehole while telling them they can't.  And, I've remembered that my ability to pay attention and overall outlook on not just poker, but all activities is better when I feel like I'm on the right path fitness-wise.