note:  I've written this as a short story, rather than a diary. if it violated some rules, I apologize, I just wanted to try something new.

    The latest round, of what has become the most exciting game of cribbage in memory has entered the next round.  After a brief hiatus, the two players, Hillary "solutions" Rodham Clinton and Barack "yes we can" Obama have restarted their game.  Now, in the early rounds of the game Hillary fell behind, as she was still learning the rules.  While she got several very good hands, including a 29 in the California round, Obama got a seventeen hand, which made the gains minimal.  He meanwhile blew her away with several ten and twelve point hands, while she only got a points.  Now we begin with the Vermont hand, and they're counting their cards.
    Obama looked over his cards, counted quickly in his head then nodded, pacing them on the table.
    "I've got eight points, a double run, with no fifteens."  Hillary then placed her cards on the table, moving her hand to her chin.
    "Fifteen-two, fifteen-four, fifteen- six."  they moved, their pegs, inching ever closer to that magical 2025 number and started the next round, Rhode island.  Obama had a five point hand and she had a nine point hand, with a couple fifteen and a run of three.
    "Ohio?"  he asked, shuffling the cards like a an old pro.  She shook her head and suggested Texas.  The cards were dealt, pegging done, and they counted their cards.
    Obama's cards: 6, 7 8, 8,  
    Center Card: 6
    Clinton's Cards: 4, 4, 5, 6

    "fifteens, and a double-double run, I have a 20 point hand."  Hillary nodded, then went over her card.
    "double-double run is 16, fifteen two, fifteen four, fifteen six, 22, I won this hand!"  she moved her peg up 22 points, then Obama placed his hand on hers, stopping her.
    "24," he said.
    "What?"
    "You missed a fifteen, it's a 24 point hand, you get an extra two points."
    "Oh, uh, thanks."  she moved ahead, and Obama counted his crib (the caucus).  He declared he earned three points and moved ahead.  
    She dealt the cards for Ohio, and played their hands.  She had 20 points to his 12 twelve, and inched ever closer.  Then he dealt Wyoming and Mississippi, and pulled away from her by the same amount she gained.
    "So," she said, shaking her head, "we're pretty much at the same place as before we started, aren't we?"
    "Looks like it," he replied.  "want to take a month and a half break before Pennsylvania?"
    "You know, my husband was the world's greatest cribbage player?"
    "Yup, I know, he was a very good player."
    "We could just stop the game now, and you can be my co-winner.  I learned from the best you know?  Best to quit now before you lose."
    "there's a lot about the game you can't learn from anyone, you either know it, or you don't.  my lead isn't insurmountable, (at least not yet) so let's keep playing.  I'll see you in April."
    "I'll destroy you!"  she exclaimed, her right hand shaking.  "I'll Crush you like a bug!"
    "Uh huh."