Bust and Global Warming Solved
What does it mean when all your friends are being arrested? I may have to spend a little more time with that question now that they nabbed my buddy Vinnie Procopio (pictured above at the 2007 LAPC). That makes four people I know arrested in the last few weeks on gambling charges. I think Wicked Chops is trying to come up with a mob nickname for him, but I have always called him Vinnie “Prairie Dog” Procopio, because of the way he’s always popping up out of his seat when he plays. I guess Prairie Dog doesn’t quite work as a fearsome mob name though. In LA, Vinnie played some of the best short-stacked poker I’d ever seen. So I think he’s probably handling the situation with his usual, but unique to Jersey, calm.
In other news, we no longer have to worry about global warming. Climate scientists the world over noticed a decided and permanent shift in the weather a little over a week ago. They were able to identify the cause; hell had indeed frozen over, giving us at least 120 more years to spew crap into the atmosphere with impunity. It took them awhile to track the actual source, but have now decided that it occurred the minute wildbill got engaged…to a woman even. One of the last remaining pokerboyz’ confirmed bachelors is tossing in the towel. I knew something was up when the wildone (pictured above with his intended…no wait…that’s a horse) took the woman on a date to the gun range; I mean that’s serious. Being the true romantic that he is, he proposed over the phone. Coward. Of course, if the Shrink actually settles down, it will mark the beginning of the new Ice Age. Luckily for the rest of the world, the Shrink seems more than content just grazing through EHarmony.
I’m a bit frazzled this week. The family pulls in tomorrow and the kitchen and family room are stripped down to the bare concrete. Mmmmm. How cozy. I’ve been doing utilitarian shopping for myself lately, so today’s trip to the grocery store was a bit mind boggling. What does one do in the produce aisle?
I played my new “home game” again this week. Again I made the final table without moneying. I did have one fun moment when I got a guy to lay down pocket aces by convincing that him I caught quads on the river. It’s just a really great group of guys. And if I ever need work done on my house (I mean if I ever pay someone to do work on my house) this is like the Austin contracting trade brain trust.
Well I’d better do a little more cleaning for the fam’s arrival; I don’t want them to find too much mortar dust on their pillows.
Right, the fam wants to find a cat on their pillow, not dust. We do accept dust in almost all other places though.
- A little hard to believe I wasn’t mentioned as one of the hold-out bachelors, course I already got some mentions so I understand.
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PS: I hope you’ve started your car repair list for my visit. I just disabled mom’s daytime running lights, auto-on AC, and reset the clock, so I’m in primed. (The internet age arrived just in time to provide us with a lot of info relative to the new era of cars)
mkgcars said this on November 17th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Well, Bill DOES look rather orgasmic on that trusty steed, but it’s not ME. I have to dye my hair to get it to look that nice.
For the record, Bill never really proposed, he just told me he wanted to marry me, I stupidly said, “OK.” I went to see him over Veteran’s Day weekend, he was there waiting just like my luggage, and I said I needed a cigarette, and before I had even finished mine, he had finished his, and reached into his pocket, took out a small box, which of course held a diamond ring, which he handed to me. I can’t remember what he said, but I do remember my hands were shaking a LOT. It fit perfectly, and we didn’t mention it at all for the remainder of the weekend. We had lots of other stuff to do, which included him shouting something like, “WOMAN! MAKE me PANCAKES!”
I did in fact, make him pancakes…twice. And bacon, too. I wouldn’t be so quick to say he’s not a romantic. He really loved the pancakes. Oh did I mention he made me linguine with clam sauce? Yeah finally.
Rebecca Connor said this on November 18th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Well if he made you the linguine and clam sauce, you really had no choice but to say OK. He made that for the Shrink and I and we were ready to say yes, but couldn’t find a state that recognized the union between two men and a woman. And the intimacy implied by those words, “Woman. Make me pancakes” is almost magical. That’s our Bill. May your magic last forever (or until you run out of pancake batter).
Congrats. It’s great news and we’re all tickled - no matter what we say in our blogs and mass emails about it
Amy said this on November 19th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Wait you actually slept with him before the Linguini and Clam Sauce? Well now we know what kind of woman you really are, which is a big positive by the way.
Poker Shrink said this on November 19th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
I tell you what, the fact that I am even less romantic than even I thought is a bit of a kick in the pants.
As to whether Becky and I have actually slept together prior to linguine, much less marrage, I must cite precedent from the great constitutional crisis of 1998 and inquire as to the meaning of ‘is’ We will then have to debate the relative importance (impotence?) of the garlic/red pepper ratio and the post linguine panty disposition. Subpenas are pending and my lawyer has recommended ducking the deposition.
Bill
wildbill41 said this on November 19th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
He consulted a lawyer, by default he loses.
Off with his head!
Poker Shrink said this on November 19th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I did NOT have sex with that man! I just took the diamond ring and the linguine wasn’t bad….
Thanks for your all your kind words. He has good friends which I hope he’ll always keep. I have no plans to keep him away from you good folks or his poker trips. I wouldn’t change one thing about him.
Sincerly
Becky the intended
Rebecca Connor said this on November 20th, 2007 at 12:04 am
Who the heck mentioned sex? I thought we were talking about sleeping. Even with me I would hope there was a difference…..
Bill
wildbill41 said this on November 20th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
OK, I’ll stop lurking… nice blog Amy.
Bill, now that you’re all in, I hope you got pocket rockets.
Becky, not having met, I already know you’re good people. I’m glad you called his bluff. Congrats you guys!
Skip
skip martin said this on November 21st, 2007 at 10:58 am
She is NOT going to change him.
Damn just when I was going to submit my list.
Poker Shrink said this on November 29th, 2007 at 5:54 pm