My wife is coping with her sister's illness.  So am I.  My son is still cluess, but he has toned down his usual antics and trouble brewing instinctively.  A good boy.

Tonight is the private poker tournament I mentioned a month ago and I'll be glad to be away from all the worries for a few hours.  My strategy is to be the Rock until the sixth hour when no limit rule starts.  Then I'll try to gain control of the table by swinging really hard, hopefully confusing bad players and knocking out some top players.  After that its mostly a mix of grinding and crushing.  Poker is fun, but this will be more like work.  Wish me luck.