tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post2673106468393775816..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Rainy Days and PokerDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68776235997309093602012-04-30T13:52:28.421-06:002012-04-30T13:52:28.421-06:00I love poker. For food. We taught our kids that ga...I love poker. For food. We taught our kids that gambling for potato chips is all right. And, of course, smarties. Okay, I admit it. We're a food-based family!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-91623940258712761282012-04-25T17:25:06.728-06:002012-04-25T17:25:06.728-06:00Diane, I always say, if you're going to play p...Diane, I always say, if you're going to play poker, why not do it with your family? ha! I never learned to play poker since I'm not a card playing fan but my son learned to play with his friends. Whenever he tries to explain the rules of the game, I throw up my hands and say, forget it! I'm afraid I'll never learn! :)Bellahttp://gypsyroxylee.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-71783075089469270382012-04-24T22:16:05.504-06:002012-04-24T22:16:05.504-06:00Exactly! And where better to learn than with your ...Exactly! And where better to learn than with your family! ;)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-42075955258249626832012-04-24T22:15:33.729-06:002012-04-24T22:15:33.729-06:00Thanks, Launna!Thanks, Launna!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-16242152242501663512012-04-24T19:02:18.850-06:002012-04-24T19:02:18.850-06:00lol Well you have to know everything in life and w...lol Well you have to know everything in life and why not poker :)A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90463992452710755002012-04-24T18:03:29.474-06:002012-04-24T18:03:29.474-06:00I like this story, it was so cute :)I like this story, it was so cute :)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-2723186959594440612012-04-24T16:43:12.226-06:002012-04-24T16:43:12.226-06:00Cool wit - check
Strategy - check.
Math - check.
D...Cool wit - check<br />Strategy - check.<br />Math - check.<br />Dry mouth - not really . . . yappy mouth - check.<br />Bellyache - sometimes.<br />Pain in the neck - check.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-75364868697411402272012-04-24T14:47:37.055-06:002012-04-24T14:47:37.055-06:00Ah, Poker University. Awards degrees in cool wit, ...Ah, Poker University. Awards degrees in cool wit, strategy, math, dry mouth and bellyache.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-36698907439900408992012-04-24T12:42:41.257-06:002012-04-24T12:42:41.257-06:00No wonder our cards are marked! ;)No wonder our cards are marked! ;)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-12392392632525243632012-04-24T12:42:10.928-06:002012-04-24T12:42:10.928-06:00Well said, Anonymous Father Figure. Primeval Hunte...Well said, Anonymous Father Figure. Primeval Hunter/Gatherer Poker. Sounds like a new hit TV program . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-81747377859217245072012-04-24T12:37:36.705-06:002012-04-24T12:37:36.705-06:00Using Smarties was smart...although I might have g...Using Smarties was smart...although I might have gone with M&M's as the colour doesn't come off on your fingers and then on the cards....ooooooh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-70804312446149323582012-04-24T12:08:01.720-06:002012-04-24T12:08:01.720-06:00Even though I am claiming to not have been a party...Even though I am claiming to not have been a party to this corruption of our country's youth by well-meaning but obviously dense adults, you forgot to mention that the game always ended not when one person had accumulated all the "wealth", but rather when the "chips" had all been consumed by the players. This fact seemed to remove the sense of "gambling", replacing it by a motivation of the hungry primeval hunter-gatherer, and ultimately replacing it with a lovely chocolate-induced satisfaction of having won the game . . . . <br /><br />Anonymous Father-FigureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com