January Recap


After some chillaxing in southern AZ, there was a lot of movin and shakin. I flew to Vegas and discovered my true calling as a slot pro.

From there, I flew direct to Honolooloo. Over the years I'd managed to set foot in 48/50 states, and here was a chance to reach 49.
Beach views of Diamondheard

Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail

Sunset on Sunset Beach

Ka'ena Point (what animal is in this pic?)

HOMA

Views from Diamondhead

After a brief rest back in AZ,

I took a roundabout route home, driving north for a bit before heading east.

Grand Canyon

Canyon de Chelly

Riverwind Casino

No, your eyes don't deceive you: some poker was played! It's been ages since a HH found its way into this thread, so here goes. A few minutes into my session, a burly mid-forties guy with tatted-up forearms arrives and raises his first hand from UTG, I reray pocket Cowboys from the button, he calls. Flop QT3, he check-calls my bet. Turn 4, he checks, I bet again, and he tanks for about twenty seconds before jamming in his whole stack. I didn't drive to Oklahoma to fold overpears so I snap and he shows...

which I thought was a very interesting hand for a random dude to be showing up with in the wilds of a low-steaks Oklahoma cardgame. Welcome to poker in 2024, I guess.

Munching Freedom Fries in Paris

Horseshow Bossier City AKA Gatorville

At one point a fortyish white guy sat next to me who looked like he'd walked off the set of Duck Dynasty. Raggedy flannel with a pack of Marlboros in his front pocket, long graying beard, salt and pepper hair beneath a Liberty Construction ballcap, a few teeth missing, thick Cajun accent. At one point he rose from his seat, rolled up his blue jeans, and showed the dealer a nasty ankle scar. His shin was grotesquely swollen, with stitches running from his ankle down his foot. Nine months earlier, he said, he was fishing in the swamp when a gator attacked him.

"Unprovoked?" I asked.

"Yep. I jammed my thumbs into the gator's eyes, and he let go. That's the only way I survived."

Operation Deny marknfw [41/250]

Entering Mardi Gras mode! Hope everyone's month is off to a good start.

Alaska the only one left?

How many states is your dog up to?

GcluelessonehandedtypingnoobG

Nice pics and the dog must be loving dem road trips, no

Alaska a must, along with the Yukon - AKA a road trip -, and Dawson City, obviously

Sea Lion

Doggo loves fries!

41/250! Relax, you're almost there. June is a looong way off, you have plenty of time.

Yep, just Alaska.

She's up to 26....and counting

Indeed! It'll happen for sure, just dunno when. I'll hit you up for recommendations when the time comes

BTW, thanks to your suggestion in Suitedjustice's thread, I've started Mr. Robot. Loved the first episode and am looking forward to continuing.

She's the ultimate food monster!

Thanks for the good wishes. If I can't complete this meager challenge I should quit poker!

God I got to revisit the whole series, one of these days!!! If you do pursue down the rabbit hole that is the universe of Mr. Robot, I do recommend to read the following review once you view episode 5 of season 3 (which was a one-take camera shot) : https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/mr-robo...ntime-error-2/

I'll let you know when I get there. Almost to the end of S1...still liking the show so far!

February Recap


On Fat Tuesday, my ninth, I woke up before dawn—at 3:30 am, to be precise—and hustled over to the Treme to catch the Northside Skull and Bone Gang, an African-American secret society whose origins began in 1819.

Was cool to see, and I imagine I'll catch them a few more times before all's said and done. From there, I went on my usual gambol into the Quarter to catch St Anne's and Zulu.







I also ran my ass off this month—200 miles for a team running challenge in which we finished second out of thirtyish teams. (If yaint first, you're last?)

Operation Deny marknfw [64/250]

Thanks, mark, for opening my eyes to the fact that I have LOTS of time till June. I should take it ez for another month, yes?

For anyone looking for good poker content, PGC hero BenaBadBeat just launched a YouTube channel. I'm praying for lots of cat pics and coffee bets.

Happy March Madness!

One of the most recent additions to my iPod... with harmonies from Hurray for the Riff Raff:



GcluelessNewOrleansmusicnoobG

Coffee bets?

Straight from the source

March Recap



This month, after spending more time than usual in sportsbooks and sportsbook-adjacent spaces, I realized that I can only name one player in college beeball.



Good piece by Wright Thompson recapping her career. Iowa-LSU will be a fun matchup on Monday.

Operation Deny marknfw [125/250]

I checkout Pitchfork a lot to see what the kids are listening to, heard this one recently, and it went on the list of possibly iPod-able songs. Really soars when the harmony kicks in, nice.

GcluelessmusicnoobG

Glad you're enjoying! Katie Crutchfield's recent stuff has been really good. Her last Waxahatchee album, Saint Cloud, is probably in my top five albums of the last five years or so. And she did a collaborative album under the band name Plains that's alt countryish.

(tbh, I'm not sure what "country" means anymore given Beyonce's latest. But so what? )

Used to be alt country defined music I really like (say Townes van Zandt) as opposed to generic country But genres are fluid now. Thanks for the introduction to Waxahatchee - good stuff.

Incidentally if/when you come back to Arizona I have a **** load of alt country CDs - you might find something you haven't heard. We could have a beer and listen to a few of them.

sounds like a plan