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EdmondDantes says
Glad to hear your son's ok. Trip report (with pics) on being kicked and beaten and left for dead in a ditch, please.04/13/08
Anonymous says
Glad to hear all is well!04/13/08
lakong says
I have three children and can really feel for you. There is nothing worse than hearing bad news about your kids. I hope this all works out!Look forward to reading some positive stories about your poker! Welcome to the site.
04/14/08
2Slick4u says
I too got into poker because I was suddenly and unfairly terminated from a job I loved by a tyrannical boss.Fortunately my son has not had the life-threatening health crisis you had to face. Best wishes with your poker career. Like anything else, how far you go depends on how bad you want it. You obviously have tremendous motivation so I think you'll do very well. GL sir. Keep us all posted.
04/16/08
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First Blog ...happy ending ...so far..
by v1p3r on 04/13/08
I have waited a while to blog because I didn't think I had much to say that was interesting. But the last 3 weeks have been just a bit more than interesting, to say the least.
About 3 weeks ago I walked into my office and my supervisor said, "follow me." I figured staff meeting. He walks me into the Director's office and they proceed to "terminate me." I was shocked since all my evaluations have been excellent. We all have, or have had, a director like this guy. You're typical knucle-dragger (is that hyphenated?) who gets that Capt. Queeg on the bridge look on this face and runs to get his copy of 5 Minute IT Manager everytime he's forced to make a decision.
Tennessee is a right to work state so they can get away with basically anything. Then to top it off he contested my unempolyment insurance. I found out yesterday it was approved though so caught a break there.
I have decided to play poker and pay the bills that way for awhile and see where it goes. My ROI since I started full time is 377% so I'm taking it slow and piecing things together.
The next week my 20 year old son ends up in the ER and before it's over he's diagnosed with cancer. I have to go to my wife's workplace and tell her and of course she basically collapses.
The next week we have the visit with the oncology specialist and get the BEST NEWS possible. It's just the local tumor, no spreading, no matastisis, no anything. So the Oncologist, who was actually very cool (my son has no insurance..she basically said, I don't give a shit.) said cut it out and some local radiation and he should be good.
I have been kicked and beaten and left for dead bleeding in a ditch but I was never so scared in my life as when we were waiting for the news as to whether his cancer had spread.
So on that note...all is well with this family...all is well.
About 3 weeks ago I walked into my office and my supervisor said, "follow me." I figured staff meeting. He walks me into the Director's office and they proceed to "terminate me." I was shocked since all my evaluations have been excellent. We all have, or have had, a director like this guy. You're typical knucle-dragger (is that hyphenated?) who gets that Capt. Queeg on the bridge look on this face and runs to get his copy of 5 Minute IT Manager everytime he's forced to make a decision.
Tennessee is a right to work state so they can get away with basically anything. Then to top it off he contested my unempolyment insurance. I found out yesterday it was approved though so caught a break there.
I have decided to play poker and pay the bills that way for awhile and see where it goes. My ROI since I started full time is 377% so I'm taking it slow and piecing things together.
The next week my 20 year old son ends up in the ER and before it's over he's diagnosed with cancer. I have to go to my wife's workplace and tell her and of course she basically collapses.
The next week we have the visit with the oncology specialist and get the BEST NEWS possible. It's just the local tumor, no spreading, no matastisis, no anything. So the Oncologist, who was actually very cool (my son has no insurance..she basically said, I don't give a shit.) said cut it out and some local radiation and he should be good.
I have been kicked and beaten and left for dead bleeding in a ditch but I was never so scared in my life as when we were waiting for the news as to whether his cancer had spread.
So on that note...all is well with this family...all is well.
