I remember a simpler time. A time when people used to be able to play games, not for money or for a real concern with who won, but for the fun of it. For the experience. Did we need a prize for winning Candy Land other than to say we won? Was there anything on the line other than bragging rites when we played kickball in elementary school?

The point of the game wasn’t to see who won. The point was for the experience was the socialization. Sure, by the end of the night, someone had won, but that wasn’t the point. The introduction of money changed the point of the game, nay possibly even changing the game. Have you watched professionals play poker? It’s boring.

In a nutshell, the game, like life, was about the journey, not the destination.

Isn’t Ketel One the whole reason for poker? In my house, it’s cosmos and Guinness. Weird combination, I know, but so are my friends.