I realize none of you care as much about poker as I do..Follow

Today is the final table of the World Series of Poker. Nine people playing for 16 Million in cash at one table, which you don’t get to see every day. If you have any interest in the event there’s a simulcast at http://www.pokerstars.com/. You need to download a little java app that works with IE, Netscape, or Mozilla. It’s free. I’m not sure if you need an account or not, but to set one up you just need an email address, no credit card or anything dangerous. It’s fun to watch if you’re an unemployed fool like myself.

I used to watch poker championships when they were on TSN/ESPN but i have been without cable since August 23 T-T.

The only thing better than Poker was those Spelling Bees, sweet lord nothing like seeing a small child with their parents love and approval riding on knowing how to spell a impossible word up infront of a large group of strangers. Its the best thing on television. The look of defeat when a 8 year mispells the word and is told he is wrong is awesome.

What happened to Janes?

I blame outsourcing. I think my job went to small monkey in Mozambique.

Honestly, mostly nothing at the moment. I have a couple of offers on the table for short term consulting, and best of all for the Gbaji's of the world, I'm considering taking a mid level staff job on the Kerry campaign that would pay peanuts but likely reward me with the D'Rigeur fat paycheck do nothing job in a Kerry administration. If I do that I'd angle for something over at State of a simmilar level to where I was before. Deputy CoM or something in some European country maybe. Ambassador to Micronesia maybe!

Maybe I'll just try to be a professional poker bum untill I lose so much money my wife forces me to go back to work. She makes more than enough to pay the mortgage and whatnot, so there's really not a lot of urgency around me bringing money in anytime soon.