good word

i was playing buzzylizzie yesterday and she played the word musths . Great play , i looked it up and here is the def

n. An annual period of heightened aggressiveness and sexual activity in male elephants, during which violent frenzies occur.

cool word hope u can all use it.

The Chores

Springlike weather is starting to come in here in Southern Illinois and this means my world takes a radical change. Home from work i go out and start sawing up tree limbs and stacking them. We use them for our firebowl and for cooking on our little BBQ pit. Cleaning up the boat and canoe this week. My first planned canoe trip is gonna be to Rim Rock Pounds Hollow lake in the Shawnee National Forest during the first week of April. I have never been to that park and cant wait.
Just finished reading As Summers Die by Winston Groom who also wrote the Forrset Gump Books. Excellent read . Also finished a book by Mercedes Lackey called Firebird which was based on a russian folk tale and i enjoyed it too.
Thats it for now

Cya at the tables

Check this out

The following was posted in reference to a news article about a home invasion and robbery in tyhe Clarksville Tennesee newspaper today , i loved it and totally agree !!!

There comes a time....in every man’s life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin'caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take a whoopin'.

I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carrya gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so that I don't haveto spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I carry a gun becauseI want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhereTomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Police Protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.

Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess. Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take A whoopin'.

I dont know who the author is but to whoever wrote it amen brother!!!

pay to play?

Cases wants money now to keep Hoyle up and running. I cant see paying them to run the site unless they agree to update things which i seriously doubt is going to happen. I would rather donate to Mark Byers for wordsteal , the graphics may not be as good but the dictionary we use and other features like the no pinks bar make it worthwhile in my opinion. Im paying cases 20 bucks a year now to maintain the crappy redesign they pushed thru and seeing the results of that doesnt make a good outlook for hoyle updates . We will see what happens next month.
Cya at the tables

CJ

Saturday my little girl will be six years old. When we found out my wife was pregnant i remember telling Bluberry first and she was just starting a contest in wordsteal league where people had to guess a secret she knew and it just happened that a player named Tava was pregnant. Must have been something in the water that year because several people i knew had babies on the way. Seems like last week lol.

CJ is one smart kid and im not bragging, she will be ready to play wordox online and kick ass at it as soon as i let her loose. She already does ok against the cd and watches my games all the time. Watch out in just a few more years :-)

So anyway Happy Birthday to my baby!!!!

Getting old sucks

Been having eye problems. Blurry vision , dry eyes feel like someone is poking finger in eye etc. Went to dr and he says scar tissue in eyelids causing my problems. Im not getting a good coating of tears on corneas when i blink. Getting hit in the head when you are young really does catch up to ya lol. He put in protective contacts and we hope he can correct the cornea damage he is seeing. He said try to not spend as much time in front of pc straining to see for a few weeks while this treatment is goin on. If it doesnt work i will have to go to a specialist in Louisville Kentucky.
In the meantime i wont play as much.
Cya at the tables not quite as often....

Good Book

Ijust finished reading the book Flags of Our Fathers by by James Bradley. Yes i know its a movie but i always liked books better. For people who have a grand vision of war and want to rush to send kids off to fight, they should read this. Some i doubt will absorb the facts in the book , but even so i recommend it to all.
Cya at the tables

awesome attitude

Nats put this in the wordsteal league newsletter and i liked it and wanted to put it here too.

Here Debbers explains what inspired her to become a T.D...

For nearly a year and a half now I have enjoyed the fun and mostly the friendship of those of you on the Wordsteal site in the Ladder Room. You have been patient with me no matter how long it took me to learn how to play. You have encouraged me no matter how frustrated or depressed I got about my abilities. You have been there for me when I have sad times and good news I needed to share with someone. You have donated more Ladder Bux to me then I can count because I've never been able to earn enough to support my own entry fees.
You have done all this for me without ever asking anything in return. So I decided it was time for me to do something for all of you who have done so much for me. That is why I decided to become a TD. To try to give back a little something to all of you. I hope that as new members join and receive all the gifts this group has to give, that they will also take their turns in becoming a TD at the right time so we can all enjoy this together for years to come. Thank you all for what you do and enjoy the tourneys that I will set for you.

Great attitude and i wish more had the same ty Debbers for supporting the league as a player and as a staff member.
cya at the tables

good weekend

My Steelers won a record 6th SuperBowl!!! BooYa @ all the critics :P including my wife who went for the Cardinals. The payoff on that bet will be just toooo sweeeet. Also for MMA followers , Georges St Pierre beat the crap out of B.J.Penn in UFC action. Mixed Martial Arts is quickly becoming mainstream , the UFC did more pay per view sales than pro wrestling and boxing 2 years running. Real warriors those guys are, check them out if you love a good fight.

Thats it for the moment cya at the tables

Maybe things will work out

hoyle forums


To the Cases Ladder Hoyle Online Community, All parties involved in finding a solution to maintain the online site have been working together very hard these past few weeks. We’re on a good path but not quite there. To give ourselves the time needed to create a good long term plan, we’re giving ourselves the month of February to work through the details. So, please play on. We’ll keep everyone posted as we move things forward. Thank you With thanks A-la-Viv, OpManagerCase's Ladder

maybe things will turn out okay for everyone we can only hope.

I removed the last post. I get mad and say things without thinking about them. I promised myself i would quit using this blog to fight with people and i got pissed off and broke that promise. I will try a bit harder to keep my temper in check. Any future references to any league problems will be removed here. Got something to say we can keep it private or leave it unsaid.

for those that dont know

Important Announcement from Encore
Encore, the publishers of Hoyle software, have asked us to post the following information.The Hoyle team at Encore understands there is substantial discussion about the future of the Hoyle online gaming website managed by Cases Ladder. Please know that we are currently and urgently investigating the situation.We will post more information as soon as we are able; in the meantime, we appreciate your patience.Thank you for your continued dedication to the Hoyle brand.----------------------------------------RhondaCustomer Support StaffCase's Ladder, Inc.http://www.casesladder.com/

Hopefully this may mean that hoyle stays open and the hoyle leagues can one and all stay where they are. It may not happen but we can all hope

something for everyone

One of my favorites

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt

geez

Man oh man ..... I have seen other people say it and im coming to believe they are right, 2009 isnt all that fine. Wordsteal crashed yesterday, Mark Beyers remains incommunicado so nfc when it will be back. Hoyle wordox will be closed at the end of the month, nfc if it will be saved at the last minute or die and never return. On that note wordsteal being one guys private site it could go poof at any second for good, maybe already has.

I am exploring the options out there , debating a return to the Everquest worlds or Warcraft or something. Online scrabble, literati and the rest arent that attractive to me. If anyone has ideas gimme a shout.
Maybe cya at the tables???

Sneaks TD pages and graphic arts website

Ok tds admins and people that need graphic arts work done please check out my friend sneako's website @ http://www.lsdesignworks.com/ you can contact her for custom work if you dont see what you like in the gallery. She does some good stuff so cruise on thru and check it out!!

The Week in Wordland

Ok lets take a look at BIG 3 action this week......

Wordsteal league ... #1 kes #2 oxtailsoup #3 Natsssss # 4 bronzelonna #5 musso234 . The # 1 spot changed hands a few times between myself and oxtail thru laddermatches and tourney games and next week looks to be just as interesting as we battle for league supremacy. In other league news Sneakypete is stepping down as admin , she will be focusing more on her TD pages website which i will feature in a post to come. We will miss her on the Admin team but she will still be around to play.

WE league ...#1 Zeppelin # 2 kes- # 3 DrKate #4 McSalad1 #5 duncansmama ... No matches between #1 and # 2 after wednesday.... before then i dont know. I cant get the search function to work on the new myleague pages. any suggestions on that???

FSW ladder #1 Natsssss #2 BrianSmallacombe #3 MCsalad1 #4 OldShep56 #5 kes- Nats' recent title defenses against Brian and MCsalad were succesful this week but im sure they along with many others will be looking to pull her off of the throne lol in the next week.

Thats it for weeks recap cya at the tables.....

FSW wordoxers home

My good friends at FSW ladder have a website to check out , scroll down for tips hints words links etc, i think its managed by Orsey and here is the link http://wordoxers.com/home.html so head on over and surf at wordoxers home

cya at the tables

DJBugsy blogspot

Here is the DJ's new blog check him out @ http://djbugsy.blogspot.com/....

DJ Bugsy

My friend DJ Bugsy has an internet radio show everyone should check out.... here is a spotlight on Bugsy and wolf Radio... Check him out and request some tunes he is your internet radio hookup for the wordgames world


Wolf Radio has, over the past four years, become a rapid growing name in many leagues and households around the globe. They are a family oriented radio station and, recently, have began
building for the launch of their newly aquired "Oldies" station, to be on air soon. Currently you can tune in on Sunday each week as it's an all day event featuring music from the 50's and 60's. Wolf prides itself on featuring an awesome mix of DJ's and the station airs twenty four hours a day. DJ_Bugsy, aka JustCallMe_Bugs and/or barnefife, currently a HTD with the Wordsteal League, has retired from Law Enforcement and is now focussing on helping develop programs that will benefit anyone who wants to promote their service or league on the air. He had this to say, "People have forgotten the power of the spoken word". You're all invited to tune in anytime you are online, I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by the varielty Wolf Radio has to offer. Be sure to tell your friends to bookmark this website and tune in: www.wolf-radio-network.com . Should you wish to contact DJ_Bugsy personally : djbugsy@djbugsy.com . Be sure to check the DJ schedule on the website if you would like to catch the DJ_Bugsy show.

Cya at the tables

The New Year etc

2008 wasnt that great 2009 will be just fine.... lets all hope!!! I hope everyones thoughts and prayers are with DrKate as she recovers from surgery , she is a true wordox warrior and i hope you get well soon Kate.

In the past couple of years on the blog i did year end awards , not gonna do that this time because i just dont have the energy. In 2008 several friends of mine offline and online passed away and my grandmother passed away just before Christmas. I spent most of the year working 50 to 70 hour weeks just so my family could have the little extras in life and spent part of the year ill as well. All that combined has worn me out. So anyway...Im gonna try to spend the next year being a little nicer to "most" people i encounter and have fun in the game and away from it too.

Wordsteal league is still kicking along , no thanks to the site crashing freezing and lagging daily. I dont look for improvement anytime soon with the site but u just never know. Still i love the dictionary we use there and hope Mark puts in some time on the site.

Congratulations to my friends at WE league at hoyle. Its nice to see the Good , the Bad , and the Ugly all under 1 roof lol. There were naysayers but i knew you could do it with the right people in charge.

My friends over at FSW ladder are looking at the possibility of history being made this year as Lainy only needs 251 tourneys at this writing to hit the 3,000 mark. She is truly the Iron TD and I know she can break that mark this year!!

In Memory
NovelWoman
HollyPeenyo (missin you pard!!)
ItsMeCH2
WharfRat

Gl to everyone this year in the game and in life . I hope to get in more posting than i did before so check back soon.
Cya at the tables :D