1:37am: I am pleased to announce that I am running good at the right time, as I am now 18-4 since the fire, including my 6-2 stretch over the last 24 hours. I’m playing completely lights out right now, as my focus is especially sharp at this time. When you’ve lost everything you own, the little things don’t bother you as much, so consequently I’ve been much more relaxed during each game. That’s not to say I’m not always relaxed, but at this point I feel that each match I win is a bonus and I’m just thankful to be alive.

So many times in life we take little things for granted. I truly believe it is in human nature to do so, and everyone is guilty of it to some degree. Being as such, it is our duty to recognize when it’s getting out of hand and formulate some conditions to get back into the right mindset.

A lot of relationships end because people take the other one for granted. Sometimes people get “too comfortable” with each other, and they fail to realize the things that are truly important in life. Perhaps that’s why the divorce rate in America is so high now a days. Has it always been like this? No. But back then it was a simpler time, and there were less distractions. Now the media, news, books, movies, and other outside influences are tempting and testing human fabric. Will it ever change? I think it has to, or things will eventually fall apart.

What does any of that have to do with poker? Absolutely nothing. That’s why this one will be filed under “random rants”.