Luck

Posted By Nancy Todd at 9:58 AM
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There’s always so much discussion about the role of luck in poker. Those of us who play professionally know the skill in poker is knowing when to push your luck. A poker forum this morning gave a quote I have to use as it just takes the cake …”Luck is finding a table full of players that still believe in luck.” That just says it all.

Spelling Tests

Posted By Nancy Todd at 4:37 PM
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Spelling matters to me, mostly because the world today, well, can’t spell. I give the kids $10 a week for a perfect spelling test. What do they get if they miss one? Nothing. Perfect spelling is rewarded. When I came in off the road L proudly presented me with his spelling paper saying he had gotten 100. “I owe you money then sweetie” and he gave me a test with a big 90 written on it. When I asked about it Lincoln said he spelled the words correctly but she took 10 points off because he didn’t write it in cursive, something they are learning in third grade. We practiced for the next week and as I was dropping him off on Friday the last thing I said was “Don’t forget the cursive.” When I picked him up I asked if he remembered to write in cursive. He said he didn’t have to. I looked surprised. He says “I explained to my teacher she was costing me money because I was spelling the words correctly but not able to do it in cursive perfectly yet” and she told him he didn’t have to write it in cursive. Gotta smile.. It’s a great feeling, too, to know your kids can fend for themselves.

Moms

Posted By Nancy Todd at 9:42 AM
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Moms are unique. Everyone knows that. Sierra had a little girl stay the night Friday night. I was cooking dinner. Sierra reached for something and it dropped on the floor. Do you want it Sierra asked her friend? No Emily replied, my mom has a 5 second rule but I don’t eat things that have dropped on the floor. We asked about the five second rule and with a house full of children her mother has decided if it has only been on the floor for five seconds it is okay to eat. Made me laugh. Moms.

Tunica

Posted By Nancy Todd at 10:17 PM
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I had business last week in the midwest on Monday morning so I went to Tunica on Friday night as they had a WSOP Main Event on Saturday. Cold and wet. I got to my room, threw my stuff in and headed to the poker room. Got to my room at 2:45 a.m. and it was FREEZING. Called the front desk and they mumbled something about maintenance but since I was playing the Main Event at noon I didn’t want the hassle. Took the covers from the other bed and doubled it up and got some sleep. Next day when I left I put the heat on high. Played Day 1 and returned to my room. “Heat” was still running but blowing like air conditioning. It was unbelievably cold in the room, what to do, didn’t want to wait on maintenance if they would even show up at that time, didn’t want the hassle of moving rooms and wasn’t about to undress and freeze to death. Took off my shoes and slept in my clothes, jacket and all. Had to laugh at the image of those who think my life is all luxury .. but it worked, they did fix it the next day. My Tunica adventure. Ha.

Election Year

Posted By Nancy Todd at 9:38 AM
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It’s a shame … This political system. I live and breathe politics as we know it and I am turned off by the whole thing already. I don’t know how it will all end but I’m truly afraid the average American simply won’t care … That’s sad.

21 ….

Posted By Nancy Todd at 11:03 AM
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Hard as it is to believe Hayden was born 21 years ago today. It was cold and it was rainy and it was Baton Rouge but I sure was happy to see that 8.6 pound boy get here. There isn’t anyone who knows me who doesn’t know how incredibly close Hayden and I were .. and are. I miss you Big H and I wish you were here .. never thought I’d have to do it without you. Love, Mom