Good news – I sold the Mac for $5,500.

Bad news – I played online poker.

I had deleted my user account in a fit of self-loathing, but it’s not that hard to set up a new one. I was playing along fine, up a few dollars and not being too aggressive, and then I got into it with someone named TwizzleP. I was dealt a pair of 3s so I bet big trying to steal the blinds, which I thought would work since I’d had to show cards after a couple of good hands. Twizzle came over the top with a bigger bet. At this point, I should have folded since I was probably behind. I called. The flop came Ah, Kh, Qh. I didn’t have any hearts. Uh oh. Twizzle checked, so I bet big to scare him off, and he came over the top again with an even bigger raise. I called.

Everyone knows you’re not supposed to chase cards, but that’s exactly what I was doing. I was chasing cards with a low pair against someone who obviously had a big hand — certainly better than a pair of threes. The turn was a 3h, which gave me three of a kind but most likely gave Twizzle a flush. Big betting again. The river was another 3, giving me a four of a kind. Big bet, big raise, big re-raise, call. He just had two pair — Aces and Kings. I won.

Why is this bad news? Because I was playing a low stakes game and won only about hundred bucks. Sometimes life just isn’t fair.

Better News - In the middle of writing this post, B. returned my call, and I apologized to her. I have no idea what I was apologizing for, but it seemed important. So we’re going out tonight. She made a point of saying that it was our fifth date. Time for some knee bends and jumping jacks.