Company morale has been down for about two years. No Christmas parties. No christmas bonus, layoffs and ruination lurking at every turn.

To help out, I've begun organizing an office "Poker Night".

No, I don't know how to play Poker. I've never played it, and I've never been to a Poker Night either.

But I have been watching the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel, and I've become fascinated by that Texas, No Hold Whatchamacallit game they're playing. Looks very easy to play.

I went around the office, drumming up support - and found much. Who knew?

So now, after the holidays, when all we'd usually look forward to would be death and taxes - we've got Poker!

I may have saved the company.

December 11, 2003