Preparations

No red meat. Nor caffeine, sex or medication. Such are the Aya requirements. I go even further by cutting out all live animal consumption at least 2 days in advance (I usually eat seafood) and cola, while relying mostly on the basic nutrition of fruits and nuts yo

Examples of feeling older : I pay extra attention to (potentially virus carrying) bugs over here in the jungle, using repellent as well as having coming in prepared with a few vaccines (I opted not to use malaria pills given the side effects combined with potentially altering my Aya journey...), stuff that I would of yoloed in my 20s Yup, part of being middle-aged, is paying extra attention to your body, something that ageing forces upon you by with those constant physical reminders that your body is vulnerable This said, despite my 42 revolutions around the sun in this bottom-world, I feel pretty darn good yo It does help that I spent a big chunk of my 20s and 30s drinking until the end of times, thus making my present health appear to be elite af

Thx bro Yeah, the Raptors have definitely been an integral part of this thread come playoff time every year

Curiously, while that moment where we binked the championship in game 6 felt good, it still paled (for me) compared to that game 7 Philly bounce-buzzer-beather shot or that ECF win in game 6 vs Milwaukee, for some reason... I guess that I had accepted after the Raps were up 3-1 vs GS, that we were going to win this series upwards of 96% of the time, thus taking a little of the (unexpected) excitement away and thus replacing it with a sense of entitlement - I know, I know you guys/OKC went through similar expectations/ultimate disenchantment Anyhow, now it's time to sweat for the next 2 weeks kahwi's decision... WOJ dropped yet another bomb by saying that the Raps organization have worked to do to catch up to the Clippers as a favoured destination... I mean, I love you WOJ and all, but that is a wrong choice of wording brother : the club has done EVERYTHING in their power to please Leonard, from binking it all to caring for his health in an unprecedented Load Management fashion Sigh, such is the (emotional) backload of a fan when he cares (in an insanely disproportionate fashion) for players that he has never met before IRL Sports are great and all when they can reunite people from different walks of life in this cultural avenue sorta speak, but they do create this interesting dynamic/abnormal equation...




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Underneath

Back from the dead. Sorta speak. Or perhaps literally, tbh… It is hard to say... This Aya journey went south. Not in a negative-cartesian-binary direction, but dipped into an Underworld inhabited by my own demons. It was definitely a tough and demanding experience, but I handled it with a ton of awareness and like a Champ, me thinks. Considering the circumstances, of course. But when one is physically plagued to the ground - or pinned to a mattress, in this case - and is the the underwhelming dog towards the physical Beast that is Gravity, you manage as well as you can. And that, I did. Looking back at the journey (and during the process), I maintained a tough albeit manageable experience from going completely south to a disastrous one. A lot of stuff could of of been worse then constant sweats, demonic hallucinations (which I cared little for), having no energy and a TON of puking going on. Sure I could not meditate in a sitting position like I initially planned to (making it to the washroom 4h into my journey was already quite the task), but I managed to balance my horrid experience with being a tactful observer, as meditation has taught me over the years More on this in the upcoming weeks, as I am still processing it all/trying to measure the benefits of this (downward) Journey...

I am on my way back to Lima until Monday. Given that my physical capacities are back to 80% normal - and am feeling pretty refreshed, tbh -, I will resume normal activities as planned. AKA the grind (got monthly RB goals to reach) and dating. It should be a combination of going to the casino, going out a couple of times and grinding 10h+ this WE yo I have yet to look into my Mexican schedule, but I might spend 2 weeks at the beach grinding (a combination of Cancun, PDC and Cozumel sound appealing, albeit quite touristy...) with further plans to go to either San Cristobal or Cuernavaca, perhaps...

Will be working on a couple of posts for my travel thread (Tarapoto and Iquitos) and a Medium article about my most recent Aya trip. Talk soon.





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Lima Farewell

Greyish are the Lima skies, similar to Canadian autumn days (17c with sparse light rain showers), and yet it feels great to wander down the Miraflores streets Part of it is that this is a last farewell to Lima, Peru and the wonderful time spent here (might be opting for countries like Argentina, Brazil and Colombia next winter...), the other half of the equation being that I feel cleansed after this last Aya journey. Happier.

So I will be flying to Cancun in the wee hours of the morning and will spend 2 days there, 2 days in PDC and then the WE in Tulum where I have yet another Aya Trip lined up (about 50/50 on doing it atm). Not sure if I will just stay on the coast and focus on snorkelling, diving, grinding and dating, or will head inland to cities. I have already visited (2 decades ago) the likes of San Cristobal and Cuernavaca, but both are amazing cities/are worth digger further into the cultural exploration.

On the poker front, I am still getting slammed like a mama-fracker The games have been good - WE warriors yo -, but, you know how it goes in a game where your rely on the run good of your 60-98% to hold up at least some times Anyhow, in the long run, variance matters little. What does matter though, is that this sticky fatigue prior to my Aya journey has left me The one that prevented me from pulling out 2h sessions, the one that made me want to pull out my hair, the one that made me play a C game and hate this game that has brought me so much That one. All is good in the world Talk soon.




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I was in Cuernavaca a few years ago and there wasn't much going on, its a pretty little town but there are much better places in Mexico IMO. Its been hit hard by organized crime and became one of the more dangerous cities in Mexico recently so it might not be how you remember it.

I've heard nothing but good things about San Cristobal, on the other hand, and from reading this thread I would guess that you would love Oaxaca City.

Mexico City is an incredible city, amazing culturally and one of the best cites in the world for food, although of course it is huge and chaotic which may not be what you want.

For smaller cities, Guanajuato, Morelia, Merida are all places I've heard much better things about than Cuernavaca.

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Cancun is pretty much as you would expect it to be : a strip overstretching itself with hotels, (overpriced) restaurants and other gimmicky tourist traps Nonetheless, while I don't think much of this place, it feels great to be in Mexico

I will be heading to Tulum for a week starting tomorrow. I have a sweet AirBnB studio with rooftop pool and a bike booked. The goal will be to focus on the grind, snorkelling while having a few days loose dedicated for that Ayahuasca Journey if I happen to do it. After this I will spend 2 weeks in Playa del Carmen and Cozumel where I will take Scuba diving lessons in Spanish yo

This is a fantastic post man, thx a ton My last 2 weeks in Mexico will be spent on the road and you just convinced me scratch off Cuernavaca and make Mexico City my return flight (there are 2 direct flights to Montreal from Mexico City and Czancun and Lord knows I hate those US of A #1 stops where I get interrogated for an hour every time ).

I feel great (since the Aya Trip), life is good and am also riding a nice little upswing




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Tulum

Tulum is much more appealing then Cancun (God that place is ugly ), but man oh man, I am not use to seeing tourists in every single God damn street I guess I will have to get use it, given that I paid up for a week here and plan on spending time in PDC and Cozumel... I could always change my itinerary, of course, pivot and go to Puerto Escondido for diving, but from what I remember of Cozumel, there might be ways of getting away from the tourists in the centre of the island... Or perhaps I am just deluding myself...

I unsuspectedly ate bacon that was dissimulated in my clam soup yesterday ; no biggy even if I try to avoid all meats except fish/seafoods, but it does decrease the odds of doing Ayahuasca this WE to 30-70%... You see, in the Aya Spirit world, Pig is known as a demon and a big no-no-fracking-no days/even a week prior to embarking on a Journey. I mean, I know it sounds esoteric and all (and it does to me as well), but I do trust the feedback of more experienced peeps than myself ; for example, Don Pedro (mentioned in my Ayahuascan post in my travel thread) has been doing Aya for an astounding58 years, 3-4 times a week

I do have a sweet apartment over here in Tulum with access to a bike and perhaps I will get the temptation to hangout with my fellow tourist compadres... Probably not though, as I simply prefer talking in Spanish with local folks and feel there is above all a give/gain dynamic with Latinos from a different culture then with the alternative of tourists on a weekly holiday... Anyhow...




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UnderWater

I managed to finally run good on a Friday when the games were juicy af To the extent that I pushed on through with the grind even though the exhaustion was making me see black, but I could not quit given that I had a God seat on a WE drooler Anyhow, will make up for it by spending the majority of Sat-Sunday at the beach and in the cenotes snorkelling yo

I have been levelling myself in a few spots where I project my own tendencies on villains. For example, I use highly exploitative lines that are simply fracking gold mines in my player field, so when I see a player floating in a spot where I would float flop light/steal on the turn, I level myself into firing another barrel on the turn. Or level myself into bluff-catching vs lines that are nutted in the player field, but that I overbluff with etc. Reverse-projecting I guess, or something like that...

Things are going well. Am looking forward to a ton of swimming and a dive course pretty darn soon yo




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Enjoy scuba diving, it's definitely one of the best things I've ever done

The Deep Inflicting Pain of Abandonment

I remember the first time I made 10$ an hour (it was back in 2001 ) and God did it feel good 2 f**king digits an hour yo, who's the mama-fracking gangsta now Dog I mean, who needed a fracking University degree when you can f**king flip burgers in a kitchen, party every night like it's Friday while not giving a flying fricking f**k about what society wants of me Anyhow, the point is, who could conceivably put themselves in yesteryear's shoes...... Who could now fathom returning to a salary more than 10x smaller, have their priorities mixed up and a twisted world view influenced by a ton of inner-anger and depression... To make a long story short, if Kahwi Leonard leaves, I do not think I can engage the 2019-20 Raps season with the same febrility The drop would be too astronomical... The hole inside of me, devastating... And if he happens to join the Lakers, I don't think I could ever watch Bball again and perhaps would go on a World Dominance mission to break every fracking television on this God Damn planet, every monitor whatsoever...

Unsurprisingly, the Mexican heat is heavy af Like think scorching heat while having stinky sweating balls Not that it matters in the slightest when one plans on grinding (within the comfort of some AC) and swimming as his main activities

Like one could imagine, Mexican ladies are (physically) a step up from Peruvian ladies. Which does not mean much. But I mean, for me it was never about chasing tails nonstop or having a large playing field the size of Colombia, for example, or say Argentina or Brazil... This mattered much less then finding just 1 beautiful gem... I thought G. would fall into this latter category (and she does), but apparently I was not exactly a priority for her... Anyhow, here we are in Mexico yo


Yeah man, I agree, scuba diving is quite the experience. I just about enjoy snorkelling equally, when factoring that you can prolong it for longer lapses of time. This said, nothing beats a camel safari in the Rajastan desert or canoeing in the Yukon for my overall favourite outdoorsy activities to date




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Meanwhile....you just keep posting great **** man!

Please don’t ever stop writing. There’s a few things I wanted to quote recently that I can’t be bothered to figure out how to do. But there are so many gems sprinkled in to your writing.

I’m gonna stop being lazy soon enough and engage you on a few things here soon. But before, just wanted to say thanks for all your writing. You are on such a different level than almost anyone on this forum!

Anyway, have u written much about your history with drinking specifically? Like how many drinks you were having a week before u quit? How bad you were? If you plan on ever drinking here and there again? Things like that?

Dubn...CONGRATS on a great win by the Raps! As a temporary bandwagon fan + strong Anti-Warrior, I was rooting hard for them and probably experienced 1/100th of your joy.

I must say that I'm not sure what I'd like to see Kawhy do. My main desire as an NBA fan is Drama with a capital Dee, so I think I'd like to see him join the Clippers. A Lehhbron-AD-Kawhy squad would be too LOL, and I'm not sure what more he can accomplish with the Raps. That said, it seems like a decent chance he'll stay, in which case I'll be very happy for ya.

Cenotes

Spent the day snorkelling today at nearby Cenotes ; it was lovely Not only the swimming, but also the conversations with some fellow travellers One of them with a German young lad (about 19-20), which I would of never guessed given his level of maturity until he mentioned just finishing high school before embarking on his year long Latino trip A cool guy and so much life experience when factoring his age (also speaks German-English-Spanish ). And then there was the delightful young lady from Cyprus ; beautiful like an Angel, I tell you, with BIG sensitive eyes and dark mesmerizing middle-eastern features

A one week RB promotion will be starting this evening (1.5k for first, 1k for 2nd), so will be grinding solid hours and aiming no lower than top 2. My social activities will hence be limited to swimming, meeting up with my Mexican Shaminic friend tomorrow evening, maybe some live music next WE and perhaps a date... (although the battery of my Iphone just died, hence killing my Tinder game in the process ).

Man, those are some strong words bro, thx for reaching out As far as writing pertaining to my drinking days, I only wrote a few posts about it, this one where the dichotomy in between the past (substance-induced) narrative and the present (sober) narrative, are meant to be striking :

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...6&postcount=92

and the following which focuses on a poetic-romantic stance, as opposed to anything technical or remorseful :

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...&postcount=354

That said, as far as my drinking habits, went, they were quite abusive yet standard for the kitchen world. The problem becomes when you do not step out of that reality and forever indulge in those toxic habits... It becomes this cycle of being drunk-hungover while repeating the different stages of each realm nonstop. At one point during my kitchen days, we were having 5-6 drinks before before our shifts were even finished and the hard drinking actually begun At the end when I was making more monies playing da pokerz then grinding the kitchens, I would show up still drunk to work and consume throughout my shift, not giving a flying f**k about the consequences of getting fired or not (I knew that I was too skilled for them to do so anyways and was just working part-time as a first cook at that point, not a chef...).

It was never an actual physical ailment or whatnot that forced me to quit, but moreso coming to the realization that the negativity of consuming were largely outweighing the positives. I also had all the leisure in the world to party as a poker pro and go on a 3 day bender. The aftermath would be excruciating... Think 3 days lost to lying in bed, in titanic pain (I had reached my mid 30s at that point).

As far as ever drinking again... No. Outside of using wine for cooking or taking sips from drinks (I do like to taste), that is where I set my limits in order to always stay within control. I do smoke weed occasionally or puff on some cigarettes every blue moon and might do mushrooms again (although I would meditate the majority of the trip if I did...), but gone are my recreational days.

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Thought for mind : I found it kind of Latinos to switch to English at times to try to accommodate me (it no longer happens very often tbh), but still a little weird, as it is not my language... It as much my mother tongue as Espanol is, and perhaps even less...


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The Drop

Bad start to this week's grind as recent history seems to warrant it... Games are good though and I do find myself with a slight lead in the rakerace which, when combined with the fact that I am technically out of my 2 month's downswing (up 2k or so), makes everything right in the world, right

No news on the Kahwi front, which has me pulling my hair out one, by one, by one... Him ending up in a market like the LA Lakers would just be a reflection of ALL that's wrong in the fracking world... Be it social injustice, capitalism, inequality or the f**king inexplicability of the Origins of life and all that jazz

That's it, I got nothing else for today : it is hot outside and thus time for ice cream




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PDC

Playa del Carmen is much better that I anticipated it to be. Forgive me for having low expectations, but I figured that if many poker players were gathering here, it had to be (somewhat) of a shyt hole - pardon the expression -, right, like places like Manila, Phnom Penh or Tijuana, for instance... We all know that many peeps in their 20s seek out the Hooker and Blow scene, which usually equates to cheap women, cheap drugs, many alcoholics and other suspicious expats showing up, but such is not the case in PDC I mean, it is still touristy af, but has a much better vibe than Cancun and has a nice personality to it

Ooofff, I am actually starting to believe that I am climbing out of my downswong Looking at my 2019 graph, I can actually notice a significant recent upward spike after a 2 months of being stuck in some sort of horizontal quicksands yo

The dating scene seems to be a little harder to manage over here for yours truly ; if many action can be found, me thinks, I am not one for going out clubbing to pick up some drunk tourist chicks on vacation. I much prefer the dating App game of chatting, meeting up for dinner/coffee and taking it from there ; but alas, in such a touristic place, local women are (rightfully) suspicious of drifters not sticking around for a long time Not a big concern mind you, but tonight would of been a fine evening to go to the cinema with a lovely Mexican lady I guess I will focus on the grind and snorkelling/diving and wait until La Ciudad de Mexico before getting back in the dating game




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Friday Madness

The PDC Friday evening streets are buzzing with life like a f**king arcade... Think loud Mexican tunes, a ton of tourists strolling down main street seeking for the next thrill AKA those HIGH-inducing-kicks through whatever means... And then a ton of lined up local merchants screaming out their services and within this chaotic meli-melo, yours truly, Dubnjoy000, buzzing like a mama-fracker after spending 7h trying to outsmart all the non-WSOP ME players of this God damn planet yo I wish I could just slow down my system right now, find a slower pace, decrease my heartbeat, wholeheartedly engage the walk of life... But alas, 3 of us are tied in the RR and while part of me wants to wave the white flag, accept defeat, book a 750$ consolation third place prize and go snorkelling tomorrow, I am just to f**king stubborn

There is not much in terms of activities left on the bucket list in PDC, but I do want to go snorkel in caves nearby, hit some live poker games over here and spend time at the beach. So I might have to extend my stay by 1-2 days depending on this RR...

I suspect most of yous follow my travel thread at this point, but if not, here is my (twisted) Ayahuasca journey : https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...&postcount=563

That's it for now. I will try to integrate the looniness that is tonight




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Which site are you referring to the rake race on? Can pm it if you’d prefer. Just curious bc my main site has one too

It’s too bad Mexico has gone the way it has, the touristy areas anyways. I lived in Rosarito for a spell back in the day, and my AA sponsor has a huge home in Bucerias my gf and I used for vacation last year - south of Sayulita. We made the trip, was sad - Sayulita is a great example of a Perfect Place turned into tourist central.

I’ve heard Oaxaca is great, and more our speed

Lastly, obv biased here but you should go to Argentina/Uruguay

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The sentiment of loss is one life's hardships... and, alas, an intrinsic and necessary part of our journey in this bottom-world. We all have been abandoned before. To various degrees, of course, and some of us have gone completely adrift, lost at sea, much like I have been in the past 24h... But let's not jump ship and get (narratively) ahead of ourselves, shall we not

The first losses that we encounter are usually (elder) members of our family, like grand-parents for instance, that move on while leaving a sting behind... It hurts, but we preserve and cherish those precious memories tucked deep down inside where no one can snatch them away... And then we grow up, embark on that first teenage love story with a girl as beautiful as fracking life, the stars and the f**king multi-verses : she is everything to us. In fact, the present moment is so fuelled with intensity, that the only way to preserve it in its pristine purity, it is to project the both of you forever framed in this picturesque perfect future... Until, alas, she fracking fractures your in a Gazillion f**king pieces, ruptured all over the floor for everyone to see This one hurts. Tears you up from the inside. Again and again, perhaps for years, but eventually you move on, pick yourself up, somehow stick the pieces back together - crazy glue, maybe... - and recreate a stronger self Such is life, right, with time on our side to heal even the deepest of ruins

It's not really that separation hurts less over the years - how can we ever immune ourselves, really... -, it is simply that our carapace thickens the f**k up so that some of the pain can bounce off... Disclaimer : it never fully shields us from the inevitable.

When we move on in adult life, it is not only family or love ones that inflict upon us this sentiment of loss : for some reason, we start accepting into our hearts other forms of relationships, like the local sports team for example. Now Toronto is not exactly local by any means or a city that I ever identified with tbh - come on now, I am from Montreal after all -, but a fracking Saviour with the name of Kahwi Leonard took the WHOLE God damn country by storm, bringing with him salvation, pride and VICTORY All is lost now. He has moved on. Crossed the border. Leaving behind him dust and desolation. Sigh



Unibet. Am guaranteed 3rd and will call it a week, as I'd rather go snorkelling/swimming all day tomorrow as opposed to locking myself up in front of a screen in the name of stubbornness

Yeah, I can't help to compare Mexico with Peru and God damn do I miss the latter Oh well, I will enjoy snorkelling and diving during my time here and am looking forward to checking out Mexico city.

Argentina is my #1 destination upon return in March (along with Brasil and perhaps Colombia... will keep Uruguay in mind).

I went out with a Russian lady tonight living here in PDC. It was a neat cultural exchange and great discussions, but funny how Eastern European women are very old school as far as men paying for them, opening doors and the likes It went a little like this :

Her : I will be ready in 10 minutes.

Me : You will be at the (agreed upon) restaurant in 10 minutes?

Her : No, I will be ready for you to pick me up in 10 minutes

As the feminist that I am, I always confirm with my date before picking up the bill at the end, but with her I just went ahead and paid without a (polite) offer




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My man, the above is very well written. I teared up a bit thinking about some of the personal sentiments that I hold in regard to the topics that you broached. How is this thread not 5-star? I'm fairly certain adulation is not what you are seeking with this thread, but all humans revere some level of respect, and this thread is more than deserving of such.

Island Hop

Just purchased my ferry ticket for Cozumel, so will be heading there tomorrow afternoon and looking to get anew my PADI starting Tuesday. Unfortunately, back in 2000 when I got my certification for the first time in Cairns, Australia, I did not have a smart phone in hand to take a pic of it and upload the proof in my icloud - I don't know if there was there even smartphones back then... I don't think so and am too lazy to look it up

The desired cenote was apparently closed today, so I decided "f**k it, let's not let this 2nd place jerk-face beat me in the RR ". So 150 minutes later and down 1.1k, I secured second position and the extra 300$ that comes with it


Thx bro, I always appreciate the compliments Btw folks, speaking of a 5 star thread, if you enjoyed my journey thus far, why don't you take 10 seconds and rate this blog, will you not

Was thinking of you Zombie when the Paul George went through ; God damn, what a mama-fracking haul you guys got That said, it must still feel a little deflating in the meantime for playoff aspirations, the next couple of seasons...




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Yeah man, probably no playoff in OKC for at least the next couple of years. This will be reminiscent of the early days Thunder basketball when the fanfare was pretty sparse, and we were building to trying a compete with the Lakers. Now the build looks like it will be to compete with two teams from L.A..

Currently I am preparing myself emotionally for the departure of Russ. I wanted to make sure that I get an early start on this one.

Well thats two votes at least. Wonder how many are needed to upgrade the rating.

One downside of getting 5 stars is it seems IME to attract trolls. This thread has been remarkably free of them.

Cozumel

Rapidly packed my little ones this morning - meaning I fracking stuffed everything in my suitcase -, slipped on my travelling shoes and hopped on the PDC-Cozumel ferry yo The turquoise water makes up for the packs of tourists in these parts, but I have my sights set on Merida for this upcoming WE, a destination which most foreigners avoid (well they pretty much do not sway away much from uber-touristic designated spots) and I also have a date lined up (with a sexy Colombian chick ). The coastal beach town of El Progreso (suggested by my Mexican friend) looks ideal as well for snorkelling/the grind

Anyhow, given that my time here in Mexico is rapidly running out, I had planned to start my PADI course in the morning, but... I. Just. Don't. Fracking. Feel. Like. It Here's the thing : when you are a normal traveller, there are certain things that you feel pressured to do. Like visit the ruins in Tulum, for example (I skipped them). Or run around and make the most of your time. Me, I have been on the road for 2 decades+ : if I f**king want to rest tonight/sleep in tomorrow like its Sunday all over again, then you f**king do it Instilling upon oneself the (perceived) expectations of others, can be toxic af. Also noteworthy : am always pushing myself to work, work, work. For instance, I take for the granted the fact/rarely mention it ITT that I meditate 12-16h/week given that I have been doing it for half my life, but doing so is obviously demanding af. End of rant

Thx bro

8 votes is the min needed. On the subject of trolls, yeah, God knows there a ton of them on 2 + 2 and I did spend time arguing with some in trashy threads (it acted as a form of tilt-release ), but I would have zero tolerance for trolling ITT. Writing/making my thoughts public does a lot for me, but a good chunk of it, is also simply giving back to the community, so my patience would be laser-thin if such would become the case. Am also looking to moving my blogs on a personalized site soon (looking to get this done within the next 3 months).


Yeah man, that is a delicate. The future seems set up, but as a fan, being devoid of playoff expectations sucks BIG time. That said, I always enjoy watching the young players develop




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Sounds like you've played live all over. How do you feel about the possible crookedness of the games, especially in perhaps not as well off parts of the world (where people gotta do what they gotta do), especially when compared to back home (where it's mostly just well off people with disposable income they can happily lose)? FWIW, I have zero experience playing outside North America, so I literally have no clue.

My wife and I have vacationed in Dominican Republic a half dozen times (just staying within the resorts). One resort had a casino, which actually had a poker table, and while they seemed to have a couple local guys at the table waiting to get a game going they never seemed to be able to. But I simply assumed it would be crooked as **** anyways. What's your take on this?

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