I didn't quite play as well as last time. I was a little tired and should have ended my session a wee bit earlier as well. Anyway, lots of note taking and adjusting to people's games.

I vowed not to drink coffee until I reached 50nl, and it looks like I will make that by month's end. Yesterday I couldn't resist having a decaf latte at my office (the coffee shop where I go to work on poker). I thought it would prep me, somehow, for the real thing. This is, admittedly, a fairly weak justification for breaking a rule that I have been very strict and adamant about. Anyway, I drank the latte. It tasted good, but you know what, after four months of no coffee at all, I didn't really like the taste it left in my mouth. I had some serious halitosis that came from deep down. I could feel the coffee oils in my stomach and esophagus, and it was like this slow, smoking fire was burning and just leaving me feeling out of sorts in general. I always viewed decaf coffee as useless since caffeine and what it did for you was the one redeeming thing about coffee in my view. For a long time, I didn't even waste my money on lattes or cappuccinos. It was an extra $3 for milk, essentially, and why would you pay that much money for a cup of milk when you could get a whole gallon for nearly the same price? I would just hit the double espresso shots pretty hard during the week and get the energy I needed. And I needed it to get through night shifts and sleepless nights and chasing small children around during the day. Now that I am doing alright without caffeine, and the results of drinking decaf were less than wonderful, perhaps I can just go off coffee for good. I will brew myself a cup on November 1st and we will see.

Play well. Do good work. Keep in touch.

PFJ