I managed to miss all of Super Bowl weekend at the poker tables due to a brief but untimely hospital stay.  Nothing too serious, and it seems t be fixed.

Betty the wife had her own wonderful news recently.  About 15 months ago, she had open heart surgery, during which her phrenic nerve was damaged.  This resulted in a paralyzed left diaphragm, and her left lung stopped functioning.

Yes, I know that did not sound like good news.  The good part was that after 15 months, it suddenly resumed functioning, and she can now breath again.  I don’t usually dwell on our hospitalizations and problems, but this should give hope if anyone who reads this has or ever experiences the same problem (about 2% of open heart patients do).

We are now embarking on another Card Player poker cruise.  This one goes from Shanghai to Singapore.  Very exotic, and we are excitedly looking forward to it.  I may post something from time to time here.

Limit games at Bellagio are still going OK, but recently I have known the names and styles of every player.   Granted this is a slow period in the midst of a general slowdown for Las Vegas and America, so things should turn around for all.  In the meantime, I have had to call on skills I needed eight to 12 years ago, when many pots were raise-it-and-take it.