The last thing you bought.

[cause the rat]

New nose and ear trimmer. My 30+ year old model bit the dust. At my age if I don't keep em trimmed I'll have to start combing them.

[Firelight]

Dog food for Eevee.

[cause the rat]

Printer cartridges. Got them on line. A bit cheaper and takes a bit longer But I don't have to drive a ways to find out they are out of stock.

[Jade Sinapu]

Amoxicilin .
Finally pneumonia is going away.

Hope to buy food soon.

[cause the rat]

Three books. All on playing poker. When I played weekly I would almost always ( 3 out of 4 games a month ) end up on the final table. And most of the time I would be one of the final 3 or 2 players. That's without any training. Other than watching it on TV. Perhaps these books will help me become a degenerate gambler. 

[Jade Sinapu]

Hi cause,  you're comment made me think of the following...

I have always wondered about the concept of someone making a guide of how to do what they do, which made them successful.

It's like,  here's the secret to life but it only works if only a few know it,  and now I've made a book to show the masses how to be successful therefore none of us will be but yet I made money on the scheme.

I used to buy books on how to draw when i was a kid.  They never resulted in my learning anything useful.  I could never draw what they did or I could only draw exactly what they did.  Years later i just drew stuff on my own and got better.

Also at goodwill I see a ton of get rich quick books.  I guess they failed.

So I see you are already good at poker,  and I suspect you don't need any books.
But let us know if the books helped or were a waste of time.


The last thing I bought was house goods.  Boring I know.
Gasoline
Food
Blah

[cause the rat]

The last thing I bought was house goods.  Boring I know.
Gasoline
Food
Blah

Jade, I'd stop buying 'Blah'. It's way to expensive. And it doesn't do much for ya. 

Doyle Brunson jokingly said, "Ya, that book cost me money". Poker is a sport. It's a very competitive sport. The better the players the more fun the game actually is. I've played against very bad players. It's no fun. It's like slapping around an eight year old. Playing against good players is what makes the game. So in this case the folks that wrote these books made their sport more fun for them. Making it to the final table is one thing. Actually winning takes strategies I still don't have. Coming in second or third isn't wining. It's a competitive thing. Ya don't play to loose.    I also feel it's necessary to point out that poker not about gambling. In truth gamblers are some of the worst players. Relying on luck is no better than playing the lottery. If you took the money away form the game the gamblers would be the only people to leave.

I haven't bought it yet but i need more bread flour. I have a poolish started and don't have enough flour to finish.

[Jade Sinapu]

What you said Cause now makes a whole lot of sense!

I hope the book makes the game more fun!

I think I get the whole slapping the 8 year old thing.   I played a simple game with someone,  they stunk,  no challenge.  No fun. 

Last thing I bought was candy for work.

[cause the rat]

Jade in all honesty the game is fun. But winning would make it that much sweater.  Gonna get preachy here so fair warning. If your playing to win money your better off not playing at all. People who play to win money get desperate. They become as easy to read as a weiner And Jane book.
 
Need to work on my snacking bad habit. I can eat as much popcorn as I want. So I tried some off the shelf popcorn flavors. The two I got are offal. They both contain MSG. MSG is a double edged sword. It makes both the good and bad flavors stand out. So I got real tomato, sour cream , white cheddar and mozzarella cheese powder on the way. With these four all natural powders I'll be able to mix quite a few different popcorn flavors. And if I want to break down and make a sweat coating making simple caramel isn't that hard.

[cause the rat]

Jade, don't know what to think of the two books I've started reading. The first talks about ESP. It was a big subject back in 1979 when this book was written. At least this book talks about 'tells'. Automatic physical responses to stimuli. Or what you do when you get excited. The next is teaching people to play like most of the people I play against. Way to easy to read and beat. So far they have both been disappointing.

Fourth book came in! It's all the plates ( illustrations ) from Cours de Dessin. I'm able to get most of these off line. However a good number of them have been damaged and stained.

I bought some food and stuff today.

[Firelight]

Dog treats

[Jade Sinapu]

Vampire insurance (some garlic)

[cause the rat]

A new personal trimmer to replace the new personal trimmer I just bought. The one I'm replacing is a Manscaped. I had a Phillips Norelco for over 30 years. It was quick and did a great job. This Manscaped is noisy and leaves a lot of hair behind. I do a better job with scissors. I fell into the hype their doing for the manscaped brand all over youtube. Its trash.

[Kay Alett]

An electric fan with a rechargeable lithium ion battery and it charges via an included 25w solar panel!
ImI'm counting on it being a blessing for me this coming summer.

[cause the rat]

Plumbing plumbing and more plumbing. I took back one part because it wasn't what I needed. And replaced it with another wrong part. I'll have to wait till the weekend to get the part I need. No one around here has it. This isn't my first plumbing rodeo. The house I grew up in was built in 1920. It's bathroom plumbing was from a 1950's mobile home. Finding parts to fit without doing a complete overhaul was real hit and miss. Ever watch 'This Old House'? they make plumbing look so easy. Because they have a dedicated van just for plumbing. Stocked with every possible part. All the way back to the Roman Empire.

[Kay Alett]

A new pair of sandals and a set of fly traps. Weather is warming up out here and the flies are already becoming a pain.
Also bought a couple more USB solar chargers from Harbor Freight so i can speed up charging my battery banks.

[cause the rat]

A big floppy sun hat. Two pair of large plastic black framed 3D glasses. Fit over my glasses. A yard of white sunshade material. And three bars of Dr. Squatch manly soaps. Pine Tar. Alpine sage and Cedar Citrus.

[Rocket T. Coyote]

Cargo pants.

[Jade Sinapu]

Jeans.
Why are these so expensive?

[cause the rat]

Four books.

[Jade Sinapu]

Food for my moms birthday,  late by 1 day. 

[cause the rat]

Another book! Five text books now. Getting tired of watching 30 minute vids on Youtube that say they are about something and then spend most of the video saying they are about something. Then two minutes on what the video is supposed to be about.

Unfortunately there are books like this too. I own one. The book repeated itself over and over without actually giving any instructions on how to do the very reason you would buy the book. Only the results of doing it.

[Kobuk]

A bottle of Sprecher root beer soda for $1.04.

[cause the rat]

Bought a hand full of CD's from a resale shop. 50 cents each.

[cause the rat]

Another used lawn mower. Seems it doesn't matter what i buy. New or used they only last three years.