It’s a wonderful afternoon in Vegas. A slight breeze, temperature around 70 degrees and supposed to be 71 tomorrow…woo hoo! The only set back is that my little buddy Riot has been quite sick. He’s improving. It’s hard to tell what kids get now-a-days. When my boys were little they were so home bound, other than school, that if they got something, everyone had it too as it went around the circuit. Now it seems there’s a new disease or cold or flu discovered every other day and kids are out and about so much now with their parents, you never know what they have.
Riot’s middle name is Pierce. When dad is trying to emphasize a point, it’s “RIOT PIERCE!” typical parental habit. The other day Riot called me, “Grandma Pierce!” *hysterical* And since we play Spiderman-Friend or Foe on the computer a lot, he called me, “Grandma Venom.” Venom is one of Riot’s favorite characters in this game. You ain’t seen nuttin’ ’til you see that kid rip off his shirt, jump into fighting stance, flex his shoulder muscles and arms like he’s parading for a weightlifting competition, and give his best snarl look with a, “Wheeeeeghghghgh!” type of sound. I die laughing ever time he does it. The Grandma Venom reference could be true in more ways than one…perhaps venom would fit me well in some circumstances.
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It appears as if Countrywide has everything taken care of, it’s wonderful, no forthcoming notices of default and acceleration, no more obnoxious phone calls, it just don’t get any better than this. I just need to be reimbursed for the 15 hours of phone time I’ve spent with them over the last three weeks.
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I’ve seriously been struggling with the Chasing Chris Ferguson project. I can’t seem to put 2 and 2 together the last week or so, or even come close to finishing in the money in a tournament. I’ll be back playing freerolls before I know it…tapped out…busted and disgusted…but I won’t QUIT I’m not a quitter. But I’ll be back grinding with MaxieCat and Carmen if I can’t buck up and pull in a pot.
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I may be out to a social gathering soon with some of the old Pan Crew, if not, I will have to go out and find a poker game somewhere because I’m at the stir crazy stage of life. I love my new lifestyle, but like everything does, it gets old without change.
Yours truly,
Grandma Venom