Ohhhh, the humidity..........

My boss handed me this chip today. Pretty cool chip and even cooler that he thought of me when he saw it. These would make an awesome home poker chip set.

For a change of pace, it looks like I'm headed to somewhere HOTTER than Las Vegas. It has been really pleasant here lately. Today as I headed for work, a few drops of rain hit my windshield. Shortly after I entered the casino thunder shook the place and the clouds opened. It takes some pretty loud thunder/rain to be heard over the clicking of chips/blaring music/clanking slot machines.
My first assignment of the day was to open a $2-4 limit HE table. I sat dead with 4 players who didn't want to play that short handed. After a few minutes a 5th appeared. Several players grudgingly said that they would play with 5. The lady in the 1 seat was reluctant to play with only 5 players, but on the first hand she hit quad 6s for a$93 bonus. Maybe the next time she won't mind playing short handed.
Due to the previously mentioned thunder storm, the humidity was high (at least for LV) and the cards felt like they had glue poured on them. Getting them off of the deck one at a time was a challenge. I wonder how sticky the cards will be in Aruba since the humidity will be significantly higher there. I can recall my parents sprinkling baby powder on the cards/table back in Maryland. It really helped with sticky cards. I can see it now when I sprinkle the Aruba tournament tables with baby powder.............

The friendly repair man visited this morning. He said that the only thing he could see was that the return rate was 56 which aparently is not within acceptable parameters. Don't ask me what a return rate is because I haven't a clue. He changed a few splitters within the apartment complex and everything seems fine. He didn't even mention the $$$ that the help desk said I may be liable for. Thank you Mr. Friendly Repairman.

My normal work week is now in the rear view mirror and I am finally starting to get excited about the trip. If you happen to be in Aruba over the next week or so, please make it a point to introduce yourself.

Updated: 6:56 PM PDT on September 20, 2005
Observed At: Las Vegas, Nevada
Elevation: 2178 ft / 664 m
77 °F / 25 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity:
50%

Updated: 10:00 PM AST on September 20, 2005
Observed At: Aruba, Aruba
Elevation: 108 ft / 33 m
86 °F / 30 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Heat Index:
99 °F / 37 °C
Humidity:
79%