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October 08, 2005

Everything Ed Says Is A Lie

I'm still at the "Ante up for Chelsea" poker tournament - well, physically. After an amazing run, I crapped out on the final table, coming in #6 out of 90 contestants, not bad for a game I've never played, methinks. Happy to say, though, that Matthew - who came to the tourney after seeing the invite on this site - is still in the in the final three, so I consider it a moral victory.

By the way, don't believe anything Ed said about the 12 year old girl. She was like a poker version of the attack rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Have I mentioned Ed is wearing the same Notre Dame jersey he was wearing last week? Give it a civilized burial, Morrissey!

Anyway, it's all for a great cause. There's talk of making it an annual event. Deal me in.

Just don't sit me next to Ed...

During one of the breaks, I walked out to the little vestibule next to the cash bar. They had a table with a display of photos of Chelsea Decker with her late father, Charles. Sobering, to be sure. Any guy who's got a daughter knows there's something special about the relationship between a father and his little girl (as well as with one's son, but the relationships, equal as they are, are very different). And as a girl grows up, she learns so much about what a guy is supposed to be, using her father as the model to which they all compare; without a father in her life, life is that much harder. The system does so much to wrench fathers from childrens' lives; it'd be nice if fate would take a holiday. Alas, it doesn't.

So I was happy to help; if anything about this evening's festivities someday help a little girl feel some bit of her father's presence in her life, it was a well-spent evening.

And kicking some butt helps too...

Posted by Mitch at October 8, 2005 11:52 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Congratulations on your impressive finish. An annual event is a great idea. Chelsea and her mom got a helping hand and the event was a blast.

Posted by: Uncle Ben at October 9, 2005 12:49 AM
hi