It's Good To Be Back

Vacations are nice, but getting home has its upside.

No poker has been played in well over a week, and it's probably been for the best. Between being on a run of poor results and the lack of concentration brought on by ongoing efforts to spit up a lung or two, pre-vacation play was not going so well.

A week on the road to warmer places was just what the doctor ordered. Almost. I'm still coughing up crap. Sigh.

I could run on and on about various things trip-related, but I'll save that for some other time. Instead, just a couple quick hits:

{insert tongue firmly in cheek}

* What do Southerners have against cruise control? Is there something special about going 40, then 70, then 40 again on a flat open road that I'm missing?

* It seems to me that any successful chain restaurant in the South has either "Waffle" or "Biscuit" in its name. If I ever get into the restaurant business, I'm not taking any chances -- I'm putting *both* in there. Come enjoy a chicken-fried breakfast at your local "House of Waffle & Biscuit".

* Speaking of which, just when you think it's time to mourn the demise of a great American institution - in this case, the "Waffle Steak" version of Waffle House-type restaurants, you see a sign for one outside of Indianapolis. God bless the USA.

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Now if Party will just throw out a reload bonus, things will be back to normal.