Corvette Power and other rants

Ogura Yasushi-sensei, who sits next to my desk, is a car freak of sorts. Or at least is enough of a car freak to own an English copy of Car and Driver magazine from March. Anyway, I looked through it and found an ad for the Chevy Corvette, proudly advertising the fact that the it was chosen, by JD Powers and Associates, for the 3rd year in a row, as the "Best Performance Sports Car in Initial Quality" (my italics).

Wonder how long initial quality lasts?

Recall that I deposited another $200 into my then depleted PTY account about two weeks ago. Just today, during my free time between periods, it occurred to me that I haven't been working off my 20% reload bonus of $40. Well, it's gone now, having played only 53 out of the required 280 raked hands. Felt like I've just been robbed. Probalby one of the few times when I'm completely justified in saying "I knew I should have played more poker at work."