diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py b/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
index 76c80f2e..9daa940f 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ class GuiGraphViewer (threading.Thread):
                 self.ax.plot(green, color='green', label='Hands: %d\nProfit: $%.2f' %(len(green), green[-1]))
                 self.ax.plot(blue, color='blue', label='Showdown: $%.2f' %(blue[-1]))
                 self.ax.plot(red, color='red', label='Non-showdown: $%.2f' %(red[-1]))
-                self.ax.legend(loc='best', fancybox=True, shadow=True, prop=FontProperties(size='smaller'))
+                if sys.version[0:3] == '2.5':
+                    self.ax.legend(loc='best', shadow=True, prop=FontProperties(size='smaller'))
+                else:
+                    self.ax.legend(loc='best', fancybox=True, shadow=True, prop=FontProperties(size='smaller'))
 
 
                 self.graphBox.add(self.canvas)
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
index d8e8bc19..178e2352 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ elif os.name == 'nt':
 import Hud
 
 
+log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf")
+
+
 class HUD_main(object):
     """A main() object to own both the read_stdin thread and the gui."""
 #    This class mainly provides state for controlling the multiple HUDs.
@@ -199,6 +202,8 @@ class HUD_main(object):
 
         while 1: # wait for a new hand number on stdin
             new_hand_id = sys.stdin.readline()
+            t0 = time.time()
+            t1 = t2 = t3 = t4 = t5 = t6 = t0
             new_hand_id = string.rstrip(new_hand_id)
             self.log.debug("Received hand no %s" % new_hand_id)
             if new_hand_id == "":           # blank line means quit
@@ -213,6 +218,7 @@ class HUD_main(object):
             except Exception, err:
                 self.log.error("db error: skipping %s" % new_hand_id)
                 continue
+            t1 = time.time()
 
             if type == "tour":   # hand is from a tournament
                 temp_key = tour_number
@@ -222,6 +228,12 @@ class HUD_main(object):
 #        Update an existing HUD
             if temp_key in self.hud_dict:
                 # get stats using hud's specific params and get cards
+                self.db_connection.init_hud_stat_vars( self.hud_dict[temp_key].hud_params['hud_days']
+                                                     , self.hud_dict[temp_key].hud_params['h_hud_days'])
+                t2 = time.time()
+                stat_dict = self.db_connection.get_stats_from_hand(new_hand_id, type, self.hud_dict[temp_key].hud_params
+                                                                  ,self.hero_ids[site_id], num_seats)
+                t3 = time.time()
                 try:
                     self.db_connection.init_hud_stat_vars( self.hud_dict[temp_key].hud_params['hud_days']
                                                      , self.hud_dict[temp_key].hud_params['h_hud_days'])
@@ -245,8 +257,10 @@ class HUD_main(object):
             else:
                 # get stats using default params--also get cards
                 self.db_connection.init_hud_stat_vars( self.hud_params['hud_days'], self.hud_params['h_hud_days'] )
+                t4 = time.time()
                 stat_dict = self.db_connection.get_stats_from_hand(new_hand_id, type, self.hud_params
                                                                   ,self.hero_ids[site_id], num_seats)
+                t5 = time.time()
                 cards      = self.db_connection.get_cards(new_hand_id)
                 comm_cards = self.db_connection.get_common_cards(new_hand_id)
                 if comm_cards != {}: # stud!
@@ -271,6 +285,9 @@ class HUD_main(object):
                     else:
                         sys.stderr.write('Table "%s" no longer exists\n' % table_name)
 
+            t6 = time.time()
+            log.info("HUD_main.read_stdin: hand read in %4.3f seconds (%4.3f,%4.3f,%4.3f,%4.3f,%4.3f,%4.3f)"
+                     % (t6-t0,t1-t0,t2-t0,t3-t0,t4-t0,t5-t0,t6-t0))
             self.db_connection.connection.rollback()
 
 if __name__== "__main__":