This weekend, when not working, I played some Texas Hold-Em poker for *puts pinky to corner of mouth* One hundred trillion dollars! (Yes, that is a real bit of currency. No, I didn't win, and when in circulation, I understand was worth about $1. Inflation's a bitch, eh?)
Seems yours truly does not have the magic touch when it comes to gambling. I guess the adage "Unlucky at cards... sorry, got nothin'" fits in this case. During my time at the table, my best hand was two (low) pair. The only time I even stayed to the bitter end was during a bluff run, where my awesome pair of fives was bested by my neighbor's overpowering pair of sixes. I'm not saying the decision to go bluff (rather than go buff) was fueled by the presence and ready availability of free Glenmorangie 18, but I wouldn't rule it out, either.
It didn't matter anyway. The game was a fund-raiser for my kids' school athletic program. Since my daughter is currently playing volleyball, my son played basketball and will be wrestling, and they both will be playing soccer later this spring, I think having the opportunity to toss a few (real) dollars down for the program was a Good Thing. Though for efficiency's sake, walking in, handing over the buy-in and immediately leaving would have been optimal, but then I wouldn't have had the chance to taste the Glenmorangie, and the chance to let all the others laugh at my ineptitude. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our kids!
Seems yours truly does not have the magic touch when it comes to gambling. I guess the adage "Unlucky at cards... sorry, got nothin'" fits in this case. During my time at the table, my best hand was two (low) pair. The only time I even stayed to the bitter end was during a bluff run, where my awesome pair of fives was bested by my neighbor's overpowering pair of sixes. I'm not saying the decision to go bluff (rather than go buff) was fueled by the presence and ready availability of free Glenmorangie 18, but I wouldn't rule it out, either.
It didn't matter anyway. The game was a fund-raiser for my kids' school athletic program. Since my daughter is currently playing volleyball, my son played basketball and will be wrestling, and they both will be playing soccer later this spring, I think having the opportunity to toss a few (real) dollars down for the program was a Good Thing. Though for efficiency's sake, walking in, handing over the buy-in and immediately leaving would have been optimal, but then I wouldn't have had the chance to taste the Glenmorangie, and the chance to let all the others laugh at my ineptitude. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our kids!
Earlier in the day, I was able to escape for a bit of a jaunt. The weather forecast was for highs around 10C/50F, and sunny, but it didn't quite pan out that way. It wasn't cold, but with the thin cloud layer, and a slight breeze, only having two sweaty layers on top made things a bit nipply when I had to stop and check where I was going which I needed to do a couple of times.
The route was new to me, I wanted to stay low to avoid crusty snow, but wanted to see some new terrain. I planned a route south east of Mexican Dam on the east side of the Carson River to go out straight on the power line track and wind my way back up higher on the hills.
The route was new to me, I wanted to stay low to avoid crusty snow, but wanted to see some new terrain. I planned a route south east of Mexican Dam on the east side of the Carson River to go out straight on the power line track and wind my way back up higher on the hills.
The route was pretty sandy; especially on the power line track. A lot of truck, ATV and motorcycle traffic will do that. To make it just that much more fun, the way was - as I call them - loaded with dipsy-dos; those sine-wave crests and troughs created by uneven accelerations of powered vehicles on soft dirt. Two steps up, one stride down, leap the deepest part of the trough, and repeat. For about 5 miles / 8 km. The grade was steadily climbing, but didn't seem like it. I guess fighting the sand distracted my calves from noticing I was climbing.
The views were really rather nice, though with a sunny day, it would have been even better:
The views were really rather nice, though with a sunny day, it would have been even better:
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