For There To Be Winners, There Have To Be Losers...

And I was the latter this past Monday when I went with Randy, Megan, Patrick, and Lindsay to the Grand River Raceway to watch the horse races. Here are some pictures I took...

Here I am getting ready for a night of exciting oval racing action...


with the Purdy's...


and the Wilson's...


and this is what happens when Lindsay uses my camera without me knowing. Nice butt, dude!


The only way to watch the show is at the rail.


And the big winners of the evening (although Randy hit an exactor early on the evening) were Patrick and Lindsay when they bet on a horse name "Kitchen Table" to win, because Lindsay thought it was "the best name for a horse, ever!" It netted them $50.


That girl who greets people was there again... I'm totally gonna try to get a picture next time because I'm smitten. It's kinda sad really. Anyhoo, a good time was had by all. 

The Results Are In... Matt's Blog Visitors Live In A Dream World

So, apparently, nine out of ten Matt's Blog visitors are delusional... or perhaps simply uneducated. I can't say I'm that upset with the person who said I'd finish in second, even I have an off day, believe it or not. But a shout-out goes to the lone "snazzy" voter who correctly answered that I'd win. The formality happens tomorrow... actually, it happens later today. Uh oh, I'd better get to bed now. 

I Think We All Know The Answer To This

Well since game 3 of the TPTP is happening this weekend, I thought I'd create a little buzz. Check out the poll I put at the right side of this page and vote!

I think we all know the answer to this. If you didn't vote for 1st, who do you think you're kidding? You're a fool! And a fool and his money are soon parted.

No Newts Is Good Newts

Indeed 

Matt Geeked It Up A Notch

Just to bring attention to my obsessive need to geek things up, you should check out the redesigned website for The Touring Poker Tour of Poker, made entirely in Notepad! Don't forget to notice that I'll added Haloscan comments for each game played. How sad is it that I'm not sure what I'm looking to forward to most for the next poker game: The actual game, or updating the stats/standings?

Cleaning Up With TPTP

Game #2 of The Touring Poker Tour of Poker went down tonight, and for the second straight game, yours truly wound up in first place, this time taking home $70. That makes my season winnings $120. A good crowd tonight, as nine people made it out. I tip my (Molson Indy) hat to Rudy and Dan, who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, and therefore, in the money. It was a hot and muggy afternoon/evening at The Garagio... 7 hours total (about 6 of which was actual game time). We should have the blind schedule more refined eventually, because admittedly, it was a long day. But nonetheless, fun was again had by all, especially me. The only problem is, I'm pretty much everyone's target next game. But that's alright... bring it on.

That's Right... Only Double Digits

Hey there! Big news! Yesterday, after about 12 years of golfing, I shot my first sub-100 game on a full 18-hole course. I finished with a 97 at Doon Valley Golf Course, which is in Kitchener, overlooking the natural beauty of Highway 401. And this feat was done with only a minimal of cheating (an ignored watershot here, a foot wedge there... you know, nothing out of the ordinary). I went with Dan and although we tied on skins, I beat him by four strokes. MATT'S ON FIRE! And I'll be carrying that fire into the second round of the TPTP this afternoon. More players = more money.