Full Tilt's Global Poker Challenge

Have I told you lately that I LOVE my job?
Yesterday I was asked to deal this event on Dec. 15th. http://www.guidetopoker.com/Global-Poker-Challenge.php Two and a half years ago I was toiling away in distribution management, trying to get people to move a stupid box from point A to point B. Many times I tried to remind my employees that it was JUST a box and that I was confident that they were smarter than the box. My confidence was often wasted as the box won again and again. 14 hour days were not uncommon. Calls in the middle of the night (for much of 15 years my night was your day). Department budgets. Productivity standards. Meetings. Training seminars. PHHHHHHHHHHHHT.
Who would have thought that dishing cards to people could be so................so what?.........rewarding isn't the proper term.....so less stressful than what I had become accustomed to.
It is a little early to be reflecting on 2005, but it hasn't been too shabby. I turned 39 while floating around the Carribbean for 10 days aboard the Norwegian Dawn. I spent 10 days in Aruba for the UB/WPT event. I dealt to regular Joes, movie & rock stars and an array of the poker elite. I'll be home (Western Maryland) for xmas. Life could be worse.
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Hookers in casinos?? Who'd have thunk it?

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When in a casino, it is advisable to look down. You may find money, or you may just see carpet. Not just any carpet, but Casino Carpet. I meant to take pictures of all of the casino carpet in Aruba. I only managed to snap a pic of the carpet in two of the joints, but Dave promises that he will add those two pictures to his gallery. If you have any interest in gambling you may enjoy visiting his site.