The Chipstack: May is over. *Whew*

Deepest apologies to all 10 of you (yes the number has grown), that check in on this blog. I admit, my muse has escaped me for a bit, but that is due in part to the hell-month that is May for me work-wise. It's not unusual for me to go the whole month with 6-7 day stretches, while snaking a night off during the week for a card game at Irish Jim's. The hours pile up, the fatigue tries to creep in, but by the time I look up and try to tap out, the month ends.

Nice.

Another PGA Tour event, and 2 weekends of NASCAR behind me, I can now look ahead to a somewhat slower period (although there will be things that keep me hopping over the summer), and my vacation in July. Viva Las Vegas!

Let's see....where to begin....the race track.

I love me some racin'. Love it. The days are long at the track, but man, when those engines are at full song, and 43 beasts are charging down the track...unreal. I had the chance to see Yao Ming at the track (a very tall human indeed), NC Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Steve Lopez (a tae kwon do champion), and others during my time at the track. Very cool stuff, but I am there for the racing.

Snapped a few pictures which I have included at the end of this entry. Hope you enjoy.

As for poker-played at Irish Jim's a bunch this month (those extra hours allowing me to sneak away on a card night), and had some mixed results. Some good, some horrendous. Was trying to measure some leaks in my game, and I think I have spotted some, and corrected some things. Good thing, too, as TOC Saturday is just a couple days away. The TOC field is just sick. So many good players--nobody is there that shouldn't be there. I'm gonna have to play sharp to have a chance to win it.

Been tangling with the golf course of late as well, and it feels pretty good. I generally haven't played much golf in the past 6 years--I may have gotten out 10-15 times on average, but this year, I have the bug back, in a big way. I love playing golf (I played at a rather high level back in college and such), but work makes it tough to stay serious about the game. No time to practice, have to try to shoehorn a round in after the kids go to school, and before I start work. Tough to enjoy it when the clock is on you like that. Trust me, I am enjoying the game again.

OK--more poker in the blog going forward, and hopefully, I will have plenty of happy stories from the TOC.

And, uh, by the way, the 2008 World Series of Poker begins on May 30th.

"It's the most wonderful time of the yearrrrr..."

Pictures:

Raceday traffic--I hate traffic.