i guess i have kind of been walking around like a whipped dog the last couple of days because of work. the order i thought was going to eat my lunch last week is taken care of, but it has left a feeling like i am just waiting for that kid to come around and take my lunch money everyday. so i have been pretty much going full tilt with work. it leaves me with an odd feeling. the chaos that ensues from scrambling to get everything done combined with the somber cloak that is draped over me. hell, i am going to be here in the office on new years’ day. and it is a forced holiday. so even though i will be here working, it will subtract hours from my vacation. c’est la vie. last night the boys were supposed to get together and play poker. they say on espn.com that poker is the new NASCAR. the latest sport to catch on that isn’t REALLY a sport. i know i am going to stir up some grief on that statement, but lets be realistic. you drive in a car to work everyday, that doesn’t mean you are playing driving while you go. and i don’t think that running is really a sport either. exercise? yes. a sport? no. i used to pick on runners in college. ask them how many points they scored. or how they pulled off that move. i could see if something was chasing you and you had to escape it or kill it. but not just running in circles. at my dad’s house we laugh at the dogs when they do that. shake our heads and think about how dumb they are. and then with NASCAR you have the whole burning of precious fossil fuels argument. think of how much gas they waste. and those le mans races that go for 24 hours? sheesh. now don’t get me wrong. i love driving fast. it soothes me. and anybody that knows me, knows i love fast and exotic cars. and yes they are called sprts cars, but that doesn’t make driving them a sport. anyway. poker last night. total flop. couldn’t find a fourth guy, or girl, to play. i didn’t really feeling like losing that much money anyway. so i am just going to lounge it for the new year. still a little spent from xmas vacation. a couple of movies, maybe some vino, and a comfy couch. then to work tomorrow. followed by a nice meal down at firebirds. gotta like it.