Poker the last few days have been really puzzling.  I had been showing a lot of improvement in pots that don't go to showdown, but the past few days, it's just been a complete nosedive and worse than ever.  Granted it's a pretty small sample, and I haven't lost much money, but when you're focusing on improving some part of your game and the results go so noticeably the wrong way, you're left scratching your head.  I think part of it is a bad run of cards, but I'll have to keep an eye on things (as usual) and reevaluate.

On the pest control front, Stumpy seems to be working!  Just in time for the in-law visit.  Now I have to go out and clean up the goose poo - hopefully for the last time.  Not sure what I hate more - cleaning up goose poo or changing D's diaper after he has an explosive diarrhea.  I'm going to have to think about that one. My mother used to tell me that when you dream about crap (or step in crap or do anything related to crap), it's a sign you have money coming your way, so I'm just looking forward to that pending boomswitch.  Or maybe I should look into this Powerball that's $220 mil.

WHAT'S FOR APPETIZERS?

Over the years, Mrs Fly's been perfecting her Vietnamese summer rolls.  I've never really been a fan of it at restaurants because the carb to meat ratio is just completely off.  At most places, it just tastes like you're eating rice noodles and lettuce wrapped in rice paper.  As Whale used to say, that's like a chessboard full of pawn.  Sorry - I'm not a prisoner of war stuck in some Southeast Asian concentration camp.  Shoot!  If I was in the Deer Hunter, I would gladly LOOK for the bullet if they kept feeding me that crap.

But Mrs. Fly did a few things to make it taste better - she adds fried shrimp (instead of boiled shrimp), avocado, and...  BACON!!! God Damn!  <3 Mrs. Fly.  Anyway, she's been taking these over to various get-togethers the past few months and several people have said this was the best they've ever had.  I would have to agree.  I may have to "thank" her later.  I love the way she replies in her cute voice, "No thank you.  You can just thank me now."  LOL.

Speaking of the Deer Hunter, I heard this unbelievable fact while listening to the Yankee game yesterday: During John Cazale's (best known as "Fredo" in the the Godfather movies) six-year film career he appeared in five films, each of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter.  I just never heard of such a thing.  Granted, he had a tragically shortened career, but 5 for 5 is pretty unbelievable.  On a side note, I remember chatting with a guy from business school who said he was an avid film buff, but had never seen the Godfather.  Seriously, WTF?!?  If you haven't seen it, go see it now!