About a year ago my friend decided to invite a bunch of us over for a poker game, and we had so much fun that we did it again at another friend's house in October.  This is no small feat, as four of the attendees have children, and the fifth bought a house with his girlfriend this year.  I have the most flexible schedule of all of them, although I don't live in the area anymore.

There's a line from that song where they say "I lost my money playing poker..."  Thing is, I haven't.  We had another game Saturday night, and for the third straight time, I finished second and got my money back.  As Seinfeld would say, "Even Steven!"

I wouldn't say that I'm always Even Steven, as I did win the one poker game I played with my friends in the city in November.  That time I got frustrated early and went all in on a mediocre hand because one of my friends kept harassing me and criticizing my every move.  But they let me buy back in after my other friend went out, and I had more patience, rallied and somehow managed to come back to win.