I came downstairs today and D was wearing his Paul Frank monkey briefs.  I get a kick out of them because the monkey kind of resembles D - in a cute way.  I got a flashback to Theoden from Lord of the Rings saying, "The battle for Middle earth ... has begun."  While I sat there eating my pastrami sandwich (later post), I look over at D and he's sitting in a pool of his own urine, like a drunken crack addict at Penn Station.  Ugh.

I thought it was going to be a long day, but after that he peed in the potty three times while I was watching him.  Then I had the common sense to flee to let Mrs. Fly do the rest.  Apparently, he only had two other accidents - all in the morning.  No #2s yet.  The uruk hai are coming...

POKER

I signed up for Deuces Cracked again since I knew I would be on vacation and have some time to watch videos.  I was a little disappointed that FoxwoodsFiend didn't have anything recent that was 6max+, but I found a few other series that I really liked:

* Where the Buffalo Roam - this is easily the best idea for a new series.  WiltonTilt and Jk3a go over a few interesting hands with their hole cards covered and talk about what their and villain's ranges are on every street.  It's a bit on the theoretical side, but I found every episode super-interesting.

* Under NewManagement - Newman's a solid reg (and one of the LifeFish guys) and it's interesting getting his perspective on various situations.  I thought his first video was excellent - very fresh content.  The later ones are live sessions, and I'm not too big on those, as you can't get that in-depth.  If you're bored, make bets with your buddies as to at what point in the video Newman's going to have to take a break for a drink of water.

* Thin Red Line - a small stakes look by Grindcore and Improva at LAG play, with a focus on positive red line play.  I generally don't watch small stakes videos, but this series was spoken very highly of in one of the threads, so I decided to give it a try.  The first and last videos are exceptionally good.  I had been very tight in the past, and am "average" now, but watching styles of play different from your own can be very informative - not just to add things to your arsenal, but also to get a better understanding of what others at your table are thinking and doing.

* Twee Bets - a 12 part series on 3bet hands.  Nolan is one of the best midstakes players at Stars.  This series is a bit old, but I never got around to mentioning it when I saw this a few months ago.  As 3betting becomes a bigger part of the games, familiarizing yourself with various 3bet scenarios and how an aggressive 3bettor thinks is going to be important.  Nolan's your guy.