Hosted my first game at the apartment Saturday, and did GREAT. Cashed $1346 on a $120 buy-in. I seemed to hit everything, and made almost no mistakes as well. My stack just got bigger as the night went on.
Colin, Uncle Bob, MEATS, Fish, Steve, DP, Mike T, Chan...I think that was all. We had 1 solid table of 8 most of the night. I prefer 7-8 handed over a table of 10. We played until after 4. The jambalaya was pretty tasty too. Next up: spaghetti and meatballs or Coleman-style hot dogs slow cooked in a crock pot with 'kraut. I might host another cash game this Thurs night.
On a personal note...My dad's been in the hospital since Thurs or Fri of last week. Thanks for all the prayers from all of you. He spent the weekend in ICU and they found a blood clot that had been causing him a lot of pain, so it's better, but they also diagnosed him with congestive heart failure. Not a big surprise for a 50-year smoker. He was puffing away outside the emergency room before he went in last week. I just got a call from a hospice about getting him in there, but haven't talked to any of the doctors about his prognosis. He's really weak and has trouble breathing. Problem is, my 96-year-old grandfather lives alone and he needs help as well. My dad, up until a couple weeks ago, pretty much took care of him. My brother and I each stop in a couple times a week to help out, but it's tough to be there as often as needed. Either way, Gramps is still in better shape than my dad.
Craigslist find of the week...I got a 10-piece set of Calphalon hard anodized cookware for $75! Goes for $250+ new, and it's all in decent shape. Last week I got an HP DV7 laptop for $350, and sold it on eBay for $430. Not as big a profit as I was hoping, but still easy money. That's it in the pic.
I also picked up a new bike a few weeks ago, and sold the GT mountain bike. It's smooth as silk. Didn't get out much last week with dad in the hospital and all the storms. We had some killer lightning last night and a completely orange sky. Very cool.
