A Smack in the bum

Well it is amazing sometimes where and when things will "hit" you. I have been lazy in many ways lately... working close to 40 hours a week has drained me (can you believe I used to work close to 70!) and has really sapped my motivation to do anything other than sit and sleep.

A few pointed comments from new friends and old friends has put me back on the right track. I have moved up to 2/5 NL and had some success with it. I also got a pointed reminder the other night that poker is a J*O*B* and is not for fun.... I had a great time, watched the braves game, the Thrashers playoff game, drank beer, had a great time... and played like a complete moron and lost 700 bucks. (before I had fun, I was up 400 and playing great). It just goes to show that if you are going to turn a hobby into a job, you have to take it seriously!

Work is going well. I finished my training and had my first day alone on the floor on Saturday. It was a piece of cake, no issues at all. I even had a minor fiasco when I had to add a 5th table for the tournament, the tournament clock broke, had to reseat 7 players, and all happened 3 minutes before the tournament was suppose to start. I managed to get the tourney started only 2 minutes late and felt like it was a real success.

I have settled into a bit of a schedule now for both work and poker... Playing on Monday, Wed, Thursday and Friday nights (leaving work early on Mon and Wed to play). So it should keep moving on up now.

Oh yeah... Kelly Johnson is a good 2B? Well call me stupid and slap me in the back of the head... I thought Bobby Cox had gone crazy again... but it turns out he DOES have some ability to recognize talent.