This is the most adorable photo of Oscar when we first adopted him. He’s a pain in the neck as a cat, but he sure was cute when he was little.
Oscar as a Kitten
Posted on January 5, 2006 by Ching under Babies.
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Poker, Football and the Ultimatum.
Posted on January 5, 2006 by Brian under Poker.
Last night Ching and I went to Hero’s again to play poker (recap for those that didn’t read my wife’s blog. We went to heroes last night to try to qualify for the $1000.00 prize poker tourney at the Big Boys Toy Show this Saturday. The final opportunity to qualify was Tuesday and Wednesday). so here we are at the joint getting ready to play poker when they turn on the Texas/USC game. Now the place goes dumb! The people that are playing poker are also watching the dammed football game. I figured this would be great since they wont be paying attention to the game I can probably push a lot of these guys around because they wont know what the hell their are doing. I stuck with my new tactic of playing tight and only betting on winning hands and not chasing flushes or straights like normal. Well my plan back fired, and them not paying attention worked to their advantage. They freaking called without looking at crap, rose not knowing what was on the board and got lucky with straights, flushes and the occasional boat. It was ridiculous and unbelievable. I was knocked out before break on a 2 pair. I had 2 pair Ace’s and Kings. The jack ass that wasn’t even paying attention that called my all in doesn’t even look at his cards but continues to call. I think to myself, this is great and I am going to get a Hugh pot. I finally flip over my cards and he flips over his. He has King, 4 suited, clubs. Theirs 2 clubs on the board and the min I saw them I knew I was hosed. He goes “oh, look! I only need one card to make a flush. The dammed river was that card. I didn’t even say anything, I just got up and walked all the way outside I was so pissed. This is why I hate playing free poker. Theirs no consequence for their actions. If they loose then its “Oh Well!†if they win its “Man I’m skilled†or “I felt it coming†like they have mystical powers but only when they play poker and only when they win off something really stupid.
But Ching got to go play and qualified so I am glad for her. As for me, I guess it’s a stay in the car and a walk by myself around the Big Boy Toy Show. Maybe I’ll get lucky and they’ll have a bikini contest!!!
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I’m In, I Qualified
Posted on January 4, 2006 by Ching under Poker.
Go me! I finally qualified for the poker tourney at the Big Boys Toy Show on Saturday. It took two tries but I did it. Wish me luck for Saturday!
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Brian Waiting for Poker
Posted on January 3, 2006 by Ching under Poker.
We went to Heroes tonight to try and qualify for the Big Boys Toy Show poker tournament on Saturday. They were only taking the first 80 players so we barely got in.
As luck would have it, I got stuck at work until almost six o’clock. Brian is yelling at me on the phone because I’m not there and he can’t sign me up.
At least my place of work was only a couple of minutes away. I got lucky and found a car leaving so I took their parking spot. I hurried to Heroes so I could fall in line. Guess what. I was the last one in.
This elderly lady I spoke with today (the reason I got stuck at work) told me that I had blessings coming my way and that I should start counting them because they are coming. I figured that quickly finding a parking spot was a blessing and getting registered for the poker game was a blessing instead of just the usual lucky coincidence. Too bad the blessings didn’t continue. I didn’t get any playable cards all night. Needless to say, I didn’t qualify.
Brian got knocked out and I lost my desire to hang around. I got knocked out shortly after. I’m hoping I can talk Brian into going with me again tomorrow. They’re taking 80 players at Heroes and another 80 players at America’s Pub. Come out and play with us.
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Our Next Family Member
Posted on January 2, 2006 by Ching under Babies.
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I’ve managed to convince Brian that the next addtion to our family should be a black maltipoo (maltese poodle mix). At under ten pounds they’re guaranteed to stay cute and cuddly forever. I actually found some in the classifieds section of the Wichita Eagle but they’re apricot and cream colored. I really want a black one. Anyway, we don’t have $1000 right now to spend on a new puppy so we will have to wait. The next addition to our crazy family will be a maltipoo for sure, though. Brian originally wanted a long-haired chihuahua but I told him that we couldn’t get one until the cats are gone. Probably never considering all of our cats are still pretty young. Felix, Oscar and Jesus are all about three years old and with nine lives, cats virtually live forever. Seriously though, Brian has been wanting to get a dog for a while. I think the maltipoo is a good compromise for us. I wasn’t completely sold on the chihuahua idea but I would consider getting a maltipoo even while we still have all three cats. A maltipoo would be a great addition to our little menagerie. Â 🙂 Speaking of new animals, Brian’s coworker Jeremy (Sara’s husband) wants a lemur. To top that off, Brian saw a picture of Tito Ope’s pet monkey Nobi. So now he wants a monkey too. The little monkey will have to wait until much, much later, though. I’m not even sure if it’s legal to own one in Kansas. I know you can marry one, but adopting one might be a different story altogether. Just kidding. What a zoo our household is turning into!
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