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A Fish and his Chips
Chipaccrual:
CourseStart Time To Win Betfair Each Way SkyBet ResultAscot19:35Advisor911/12Hamilton19:40Gala Casino Star3.851/8Punchestown (IRE)19:45Boxer Georg6.46/18Ripon19:50Elusive Prince5.61/12Aintree20:00Premier Grand Cru81/11
Better late than never. Three out of the last four winners.
Five races left, don"t think I can get back to break even though, still down 14.76pts :(
Chipaccrual:
54 Races Complete
CourseStart Time To Win Betfair Each Way SkyBet ResultLingfield13:35Lucy Limelites3.055/5Chester13:45Lucky Numbers9.45/14Nottingham13:55Dozy3.51/7Lingfield14:05Red Socks4.12/5Chester14:20Maqaraat32/6Nottingham14:30Laverre2.261/8Lingfield14:40Ajjaadd6.84/10Chester14:55St Nicholas Abbey2.761/5Nottingham15:05Birdwatcher2.96PU/7Lingfield15:15Joyful Sound12/17/9Chester15:30Jamesway7.43/8Nottingham15:40Serial Sinner16/17/11Punchestown (IRE) 15:40Mr Goodenough5.72/18Lingfield15:50Perfect Ch"I5.42/9Chester16:05Winged Valkyrie12/18/12Nottingham16:15The Winged Assasin12/13/7Punchestown (IRE)16:15Another Palm112/25Lingfield16:25Nahab2.561/9Chester16:40Invincible Force1213/14Nottingham16:50Exceedingly Good4.34/9Punchestown (IRE)16:55Blazing Tempo7.42/17Lingfield17:00Chief Exec5.19/9Chester17:10Carter9.87/11Aintree17:15Phoenix Flight2.262/7Ascot17:20Buzz Law5.77/12Punchestown (IRE)17:30Hurricane Fly1.611/6Lingfield17:35Midnight Trader56/9Ripon17:40Excelette4.74/6Aintree17:45Ruthenoise1.862/5Ascot17:50Vanguard Dream7.46/7Hamilton18:00Ingleby Star7.68/13Punchestown (IRE)18:05First Lieutenant3.053/6Ripon18:10Song To The Moon1.482/3Aintree18:15Silver Accord12/16/15Ascot18:25Rainbow Springs2.342/9Hamilton18:35Casino Night5.62/11Punchestown (IRE)18:40Celtic Folklore92/15Ripon18:45Red Cape10/110/14Aintree18:50Miss Sarenne5.55/7Ascot19:00Guru Girl4.11/10Hamilton19:05Fine Style2.183/9Punchestown (IRE)19:10Golden Firebird5.43/25Ripon19:15Dolphin Rock4.74/8Aintree19:25I Have Dreamed2.624/7Ascot19:35Advisor911/12Hamilton19:40Gala Casino Star3.851/8Punchestown (IRE)19:45Boxer Georg6.46/18Ripon19:50Elusive Prince5.61/12Aintree20:00Premier Grand Cru81/11Ascot20:10Noble Storm1.862/3Hamilton20:15Royal Liaison1.983/9Ripon20:25King In Waiting3.75/9Aintree20:35Glorious Twelfth3.056/12Hamilton20:45Arch Walker74/7
Finished 19.76pts down.
54 races
Winners = 9
2nd Places = 13
3rd Places = 5
Paulie_D:
I haven"t run the full numbers yet but it looks like I"m down $1 per race.
Variance...meh!
Fortunately, I took some fish to school at PLO8 tonight and made most of that back.
Chipaccrual:
How to turn a half full glass, half empty
Actually, that title should maybe read "How to turn a nearly full glass into a not full one". Only in the past two years have I found a beautiful balance in my life, yet the last six months has found me focusing on what I perceive to be missing elements of my life, and in turn that results in neglecting what you already have, enjoy and often, take for granted.
That"s bad, and is certainly not someone I would want to be, so time for a bit of a change.
I"m very lucky with my life, that"s not to say I haven"t worked hard to be in the position I am in. I have a wonderful girlfriend, two very happy dogs, good health, a roof over my head (and a new one soon, although our house move saga is a seperate blog post in itself), I"m my own boss, and I"m able to incorporate my love of poker into work aswell.
As I write this, I really do wonder what more anyone could actually ask for. And that"s the point. When I used to work for companies, putting in crazy hours to work my way up the chain, looking to impress for promotion after promotion, if progress was blocked, I"d move on to other avenues, looking to continue striving for, errrrr, well that was the problem. What the hell was I striving for ?
Then I got made redundant at the end of 2008. I knew it was coming, it wasn"t an issue, and I was well looked after by the company I was with. I"ll never forget the meeting with the Managing Director. We got on really well, and I was the last of the meetings he had to do. I"m not sure if he had left me last because he thought it would be the easiest or hardest conversation to have, but it was probably the most laid back redundancy meeting he will ever do.
So, going self employed, balancing home/work/poker life is the best thing that could have happened to me, and I only wish I had had the courage to do it sooner. Two years on, and it"s still great, but I"ve lost a bit of focus on what"s important.
I think it"s important to to be able to self evaluate where you are in life and not get yourself into a rut.
Evaluation in progress, some changes ahead. ;D
technolog:
Nice post Leigh. I hope we"re talking tweaks rather than wholesale changes.
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