  So, about 4 yesterday, I doublecheck my schedule to make sure I have to be at work at 8...and I see I not only work tonight, but 6-close the 4th and 5th as well. I vaguely remember signing up for that, as several women wanted to have the weekend off. Plus, with my trip to Vegas next weekend, it made it easier to make up that lost money, and show what a team player I am. I was surprised how busy it was last night, as I thought many of our regulars would be up at the cabin or doing family things. Of course, we went from steady to busy about 11-11:30...lemme see, kids go to bed at 10 or 10:30...hmmm. Lots of offers for "extras" last night, as well, which are not legal, and extremely against the rules.
Not saying I've never accepted a "tip" for some minor fondling, but I was offered $150 and $250 last night to "meet them after work". Um thanks, but the line between being a hooker and a stripper not a thin one. Played some poker online when I got home, 'til 5:30. That 8AM alarm came mighty early this morning. I'm sitting at about 11K in my online account, down from 12.5 a week ago. I had a bad stretch, just like I had a good one before. I've been playing $200/250 one table tourneys, which pays about half the total pot to the winner, and gives 3rd back the entry fee. For the most part, the week I did so well, I laid back and let folks go all-in. Often, the table would be down to 5-6 players by the time the blinds got to me. Then, lately, the table has been extremely conservative early on, finally I figured out I could steal a lot of pots by betting aggressively. I've also come to find that I am one of the very few players that use the "check and raise" method to suck people in, let them think they have the best hand, then riase them all-in at some point. Sure, I win some smaller pots if they don't have a hand at all, but if I have KQ, and the flop is KQx, I'll check and call, as if they have a K, Q, or x in their hand, they will often bid, thinking I'm weak.
Once in a while, I'll suffer a bad beat, when I easily could have had the blinds by raising, but it seems to work far more often than not. Since I've been "not playing conservatively", I'm doing nicely again. Pat and I have been e-mailing daily and talking on the phone "semi-daily" to quote George Costanza. As I was putting together my numbers for my 9AM conference call, he called to say good morning. He went out to play darts after he got done with work at 10, and one girl he was interested in, but engaged, was suddenly single, and acted very interested.
Then, just before he left at 11:30, one of her friends came in, another attractive young lady who often came in with her husband. Pat prefers his girls "unskinny" ("womanly", he would say), and this lady is separated and her divorce will be final soon. She is not a pro-military type, but was hitting on every guy in her sight, and told her friend the marraige fell apart because she wasn't a size 4.
Pat doesn't really know women's sizes, but said he would say she was a size 8-10, and "very busty", and volunteered he'd have no complaints. Then, as he drove into his driveway, a co-worker of his drove in seconds later (same apartment complex), with his college age girlfriend. So, he was already kinda down about the distance thing, though he made sure I knew he is not looking and remains loyal. I have very little doubt about that, as I'd be shocked if he cheated, as he is mature and is not looking for a fling. He made it known he is serious about finding a lifelong companion, as he's had plenty of dates and liasons.
I must admit, that uniform does wonders, and to be blunt, many young women aren't all that particular even if they haven't been drinking. Won another tourney while typing this up, I'm at 11.7K at this second. Forgot to mention that Spidey2 did more than all other movies combined yesterday. That happens a few times each year, but still amazes me. Also, in the past week, I've sent gift cards to over a dozen people now, evry one of them upset at what a total piece of crap Fareheit 911 is.
One lady told me she wasn't a fan of Bush, but now thinks anyone that Moore supports has to be worse. Another said she walked out after 30 minutes, because she lost track of the lies...and also claimed to be a non-Bush supporter, but said the fairness level was just insane. Many said they went to see it as unabashed Republicans, and said it was like a fictional account. I will say this: I am not political, and at best, I would say this is an extremely slanted version of the truth.
Moore would make me out to be a call girl because I accepted $100 once and let a customer caress my breasts for 60 seconds. I actually think one of the Bush supporters summed it up well, when he said: "I was expecting a load of crap, but it outcrapped my lowest expectations". The thing that irritates me is that Moore knows he's lying (or stretching/hiding the truth), but he does it anyway. I supported the war, though I wondered about the exit strategy...and still do. I think a nap is in order before work. Bye for now. 
