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Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't been blogging much this week. Chip Reese's unfortunate passing left me with a LOT of work to do. I've been hacking away at this keybard pretty much non-stop for the last week with no time between projects except for the occasional food and sleep breaks. That said, a few things to report.

- While in Vegas, I crashed at Justin Shronk's place. Throughtout the week, he was having stretches where he wasn't feeling too well, and they were apparently a harbringer. He was sent to the hospital wednesday night and according to reports is still there. I'm not going to post any specifics until I talk to him and find out what the real deal is. regardless, he's feeling pretty bad, so if you have a moment to send a thought or prayer his way, I'm sure he'd appreciate it. Justin's a good man. I'm worried sick.

- Apparently, the lack of time for food is helping me kick Gavin Smith's ass. He and I have a bet on whether I can be at or below 230 on new year's day. on November 10th, I was at 262 lbs; today, i weighed in at 232. 30 pounds in 34 days, baby, that cash is good as mine. The secret? Shrimp.

- On the Absolute article. It's been floating in limbo for a month, and I talked to espn's andrew feldman today. We've decided that I'm going to give it one more re-write after i finish a couple of projects with due dates over the next few days. Whe nthe re-write is done, I'll submit it, and if they still don't feel like they can print it (it would be due to legal holdups) then I'll post it on wisehandpoker. a number of outlets have already pledged to front page link to it if it comes to that, so the story should get some of the exposure it deserves.

OK, I have to get back to work. Hope everyone's happy and healthy heading towards the hollidays. Illiteration, you've got to love it.

Get well, Shronk.

Gary Wise
gary@wisehandpoker.com