Won 1st place in a $25 freeroll to win $12, placed 23rd out of 850 players to win $2 in the Intertops $500 freeroll. Missed scoring $11 when I placed 11th and top 9 were paid. Ordered a $50 Walmart gift Card on one of my poker forums.

Got in a 2 mile walk after the rain let up. Got in 35 pullups and 30 pushups and 150 stationary jumping jacks, balancing on each foot for the count of 60. Step danced to the song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Got in my planks routine, my grandson even said he would start doing the basic planks. Threw some football once the sun went down with the grandson.

Daughter in MN made Mock Taco for dinner. Used real Doritos. A week ago my family in TN made Mock Taco for dinner using Fritos, a no-no in my book.

No real poker today. Just got into Minnesota. Took me 42 hours driving 1100 miles from Tennessee. I get tired easily and stop at gas stations, rest stops and fast food joints until I wake back up and feel rested to continue on. One of my poker forums looks like they are shutting down. You leave a day and all heck breaks loose.

Got to see my latest grandson who was born in December in MN while I was in Florida for the winter. A cutie, looks alot like his Daddy. He makes my 7th Grandchilild and my daughter in Florida told me this past Sunday that she is going to be a Mommy for the first time, that she is 5 weeks along. Life keeps rolling.

Talk about rolling. I am gonna hit the hay, and be rested up for a Saturday of poker. Time to get back to the poker tables at a new location with a new laptop. Score.

No poker because...

Driving from Tennessee to Minneapolis. Don't take Hwy 75N to Hwy 94 West route, you will waste about $25 on tolls and takes 100 miles longer than if you took the 75N to 64W to 65N to 74W to 51N to 94W route. Now I know why I do not go this route the last 8 years.

Resting at the Lake Forest Oasis in Chicago until evening rush traffic clears up.

Second Tuesday in a row that I choked in my tourneys. Just a little on the impatient side.
Sold all my gold cards on the Cake network. In preparation for the sale to Lock Poker on the first of the month. Did buy some 2 of diamonds to enter todays Gold Mine promo. Then made a couple bucks coming in the top 90.

Went to the movie Dark Shadow starring Johnny Depp. I am not much of a vampire fan, but there was enough comedy and nice building architecture to make the movie worth a ticket.

KFC thighs for dinner.

Planning on driving to Minnesota when I wake. Or when I feel the most rested.

Won about $4 in poker today. Very light Sunday.

Had the clock set for 200pm to wake, and I get a phone call at 1030am, relatives from NC are driving by Knoxville TN, on their way to MN. I met up with them for two hours at a freeway exit and had lunch. We got into talking politics, family can do that.

Was nice to see them, one I hadnt seen in 15 years. Take what time you can get when you see loved ones. Rained all day.

Mother's day. My youngest daughter, over 25 called to say I am gonna be a grandpa, again. That will be her first baby and will make me a grandpa for the 8th time at age 51.

Nothing in poker today. Lost using my $40 coupon on Cake. Also lost a $1 monthly entry game.

Got in my workout at Ball Camp Park. Six of the 100 meter sprints followed by six 300 meter walks, 34 pullups, 10 jump ups onto a bench. Caught a blue tailed salamander then released it. Also, borrowed my 3 pack of racquetballs to some girls on the tennis courts. They brought tennis racquets, but no tennis balls.

My sister made two kinds of rice for dinner tonight. One was dirty rice with sliced polish sausage, and the other was brown rice with chicken. Mmm.

Gas dropped to $3.49. Finally, going in the right direction.

Quiet day of poker. Usually Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays are my days that I can choose to miss if I need a day off. Placed 13th in tourney to win a ticket for a Saturday game.

Got in my floor exercises, 150 stationary jumping jacks, 30 pushups, balancing on each foot for the count of 100, 2 30 second planks, a 60 second right plank, left plank, left plank w/rotation and a right plank w/rotation.

Got in a visit to a senior citizen next door for a few hours outdoor in their gazebo with a swing and rocker. At least 8 types of flowers blooming in her yard. I have so much family everywhere I go but I still believe it is important to visit others outside your immediate family because they need you and I feel I need them. I did lose two of my senior citizen friends in Florida. So I figure I can add a senior citizen friend in TN.

I played two games of Magic with my nephew today. He loves the game alot, so I was glad I made some time to play a few games of it with him. I won the first game. The second game he had me down to 1 life(game starts with 20 lifes) and he had ten life's left, but 4 rounds later and I won the 2nd game.

Then we headed to Ball Camp Park and about 120 cars were there, but I was able to get in my 26 pull ups (underhand 5, 5, 5, 5, overhand 3, 3) and my 10 jump ups onto a bench.

We then headed to Best Buy and Walmart to price laptops. Ended up buying an Asus laptop at Best Buy for $400, even though I wanted their Lenovo but it was not in stock and I wanted to leave with a laptop. My Mom has been gracious letting me use her laptop for the last two weeks.

When I got home at 8:30pm, my brother and his wife were ready for our 3 mile walk. Well, my brother wanted to walk while he was sleeping, but he got in a 3 mile walk. He will not have a hard time falling asleep tonight.

Got home and my brother called from Florida asking for my daughters new phone number to wish her a Happy Birthday. I forgot my daughter's birthday was today. I am such a good Dad according to my 4 daughters, I will not feel guilty about needing reminded. Almost everyday feels the same when one is retired.

Planning on leaving TN next Wednesday, 6 days away, as my plans are at this point. So nice to live a life of working out, poker, visiting loved ones and sleeping for a lifestyle.

Another empty day at poker. Today is supposed to be my busiest poker week night and I came up all goose eggs. Kind of burnt out. Need to take a day or two off.

Lock poker is buying the Cake network. so I will be using my $40 ticket in a Cake $5000 tourney 8:30pm ET game soon before the takeover so I do not lose my ticket. Last time, the poker site sportsbook left the Cake network and I lost the value of my gold cards and gold coins. Get them used up in tournaments, doh.

Got in a 3 mile walk with my sister. Before that I got in my plank routine, stationary jumping jacks, pushups and balancing on each foot.

Made my smoothie today, 6 ingredients 1 cup diet Mt dew, 1 cup choclate milk, 4 spoons oatmeal, one tablespoon peanut butter, one banana and a tray of ice cubes. Put all ingredients in blender for one minute, then enjoy.

Gonna have to buy another laptop before I leave TN, I believe. Might take 5 or 10 days to arrive, doh. I better get it ordered, my luck it will take the full 10 days, or I should just send it to MN and maybe it can beat me home.

Not much poker today. Kind of bumming because my computer is officially dead. They said no data can be retrieved, but I might go get a second opinion to be sure. I know the next comp I get I want it to have an HDMI connection on it, which boosts the price that I see from the $300-$400 range to a $700-$800 price range.

Did not get over to Ball Camp Park today, as we got a big downpour at about 2 in the afternoon.

Got in a 5 mile walk with my brother and his wife after they both got off of work.

My sister's boyfriend made stuffed hamburgers(stuffed with cheese and bacon) and beer bratwursts on the grill.

Then at midnight got in a 3 mile walk with my sister.

Should be leaving TN in about 10 more days.

Nothing to write home about this poker day. My mom has been playing poker on her laptop after getting off of work. She has won $10 so far on her account. The internet was down for a few hours today. So, I took my laptop to the computer store to get the ball rolling on it getting fixed. It won't start Windows. Might have to use it at a fast food joint for poker as I get ready to make my 1000 mile trek north of here in two weeks.

Got in my exercises today, did six 100 meter dashes under 18 seconds each followed by 300 meter walks. Balanced on each foot for the count of 100, got in 26 pullups, 10 jumpups onto a knee high bench. 150 stationary jumping jacks, 30 pushups.

I can officially leave Tennessee anytime now. I promised myself I would not leave Tennessee unti I attempted a climb over a chain link fence taller than me. I conquered the fence 7 times today. It was the first time in years since I accomplished the feat. It was just a personal challenge I wanted to accomplish. I know my sister in the past stated that the sheriff physical included scaling a 6 foot wall, else no becoming a sheriff.