Worst weekend ever

Well, here's my Easter weekend in a nutshell.

There's something deeply wrong with my girlfriend (and the mother of my children); the spread from best to worst case is very wide, from drugs to major surgery to death, but we don't know which one it is yet. I was up there over the weekend, and I can say that this is definitely past the "bad test results" level and into the "there's something very bad that is clearly going on here" level.

A buddy got murdered over the weekend in a bar fight... by another buddy. They didn't know each other, but I knew both of them. They're both in their mid-twenties. I'm going to the memorial service later today. They were both very nice guys, and I'm still trying to figure out how it went so very badly pear-shaped, though I'm going to have to say that the guy that did the killing is no longer to be considered a buddy, as from what I can see he just went and killed the victim. I'm kind of wondering if he was wired on the ol' "beer and cocaine" combo which is well noted for its violent inclinations or some shit like that.

Finally, my business basically got pulled out from under me by a couple of the parties I was doing business with. The other party is livid, as am I, but considering what may be coming down the turnpike vis-a-vis the first item, it's probably a blessing in disguise. Either way, I will not be doing business with either the party of the first or second part again. Of course, winding it down is not going to be fun as I have some debits and credits to deal with.

Yep, it looking like it's going to be a great spring and summer this year.

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Will I come home broke and hung over?

Never mind- I found the rules on the internet. It is a lot like quarters. I would kick your ass!

Dimes:

Required Materials: Beer, an ash tray, and several dimes (Note: No more than 2 dimes per person).

Objective: To land your dimes on the ashtray. Last person to have their dime land (and stay on) the ashtray has to drink.

Rules: Turn the ashtray upside down. This makes landing the dimes much harder. No person may have more than three dimes in front of him/her at any one time. If anyone notices a player with more than three dimes (either in their hand and/or in front of them) then they can call that person and s/he must drink before they can throw another dime. Throwing a dime is not actually a straight toss, but rather a bounce off the table onto (hopefully!) the ashtray. If it stays, then that player no longer needs to throw another dime, unless their dime gets knocked off, at which time they must again land another dime on the ashtray.

The player that lost the previous round starts the inital throw. Then it is basically a free for all (remember the three dime rule). The game ends when all but one player has a dime on the ashtray, at which time that player loses and must consume a set amount of beverage (BEER!). Then everyone can start the next game when they are ready. It gets a bit confusing when all the dimes get on the ashtray, so if there is any arguing about who's dime is on, both players in argument must drink and start over!

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