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WHERE’S MY JEANS?

HEY MARY, WHERE’S MY BLUE JEANS? OUR SUMMER WEATHER FINALLY RAN OUT AND IT’S TIME TO DIG OUT THE SWEAT SHIRTS AND JEANS. I KNOW IF WE WERE HOME IN WISCONSIN AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 60’S WE’D BE LOOKING FOR OUR SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS.

FLANNEL SHEETS

WHILE YOU’RE LOOKING FOR MY BLUE JEANS, FIND THE FLANNELS SHEETS FOR THE BED, TOO.  WITH THE FLANNEL SHEETS AND TWO CATS LYING ON THE FOOT OF THE BED WE WILL GET THROUGH THE WINTER WEATHER.

BREAK …..!!!

BACK IN THE MISS MARQUETTE DAYS I USED TO BE A RATHER LOUD BLACKJACK DEALER, ANNOUNCING LOUDLY THAT THE DEALER “BREAKS….!!!”.  SOME CUSTOMERS WERE ANNOYED AND MOVED ON TO A DIFFERENT TABLE, MY FELLOW DEALERS WERE CERTAINLY ANNOYED WITH ME CARRYING ON, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF CUSOMERS THAT ENJOYED MY ENTERTAINING STYLE, AND IT WAS WHAT MADE ME STAND OUT.

I HAVE SINCE GIVEN UP THE COMEDY AND DUMMY UP AND DEAL.  IMAGINE MY SURPRISE THE OTHER EVENING AT WORK WHEN I HEARD MY OLE LINE “BREAK…!!!” FROM A CUSTOMER. 

TURNED OUT TO BE A DEALER I WORKED WITH AT THE BOAT.  HE HAS SINCE MOVED ON TO A LARGE AND SUCCESSFUL INDIAN CASINO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND WAS IN BULLHEAD CITY SETTTING UP A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER TO USE AS A WEEK-END RETREAT.

HE HAD WORKED THE CASINOS IN LAUGHLIN YEARS AGO AND IN 1999 WHEN I WAS DAY DREAMING OF LAUGHLIN HE TOLD ME WHICH CASINOS TO AVOID LOOKING FOR A JOB, AND EVEN GAVE OF HIS TIME TEACHING ME TO PITCH CARDS INSTEAD OF PULLING CARDS FROM A SHOE.

I NEVER DID BELIEVE HIM THAT THERE WAS A BAR IN THE RIVERSIDE CASINO CALLED LOSER’S LOUNGE RIGHT OFF THE CASINO FLOOR. I THOUGHT HE WAS PULLING MY LEG.

WE EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS AND I’LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO 10-20 BEERS AND LOT’S OF CATCHING UP, WHEN HE COMES OVER TO THE COLORADO RIVER TO USE HIS TRAILER.

SHOT’S AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR

SPEAKING OF OLD FRIENDS FROM THE MISS MARQUETTE, WE RE-CONNECTED WITH MIKEY.  MIKEY AND I BECAME FRIENDS WHEN WE ATTENDED THE SAME BLACKJACK TRAINING CLASSES. OH MY, THE STORIES TO TELL…..

IN THOSE DAYS NOT ONLY DID WE GO OUT AND DRINK 10 – 20 BEERS, BUT WE ALSO DID SHOTS AT THE TOP OF EVERY HOUR WHILE OUT. OH MY, THE STORIES WE CAN’T TELL…..

WHEN WE WERE HOME LAST FALL WE GOT TOGETHER WITH MIKEY AND ROXY AND HELPED THEM PLAN THEIR  VACATION TO LAS VEGAS AND LAUGHLIN IN FEBUARY.

STAY TUNED FOR A WHOLE NEW SET OF STORIES WITH MIKEY AND REX …..

 

HOUSE/DOG SITTING

WE’VE ALSO BEEN OUT HOUSE/DOG SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WEEK-ENDS.  MARY ENJOYS THE FULL KITCHEN AND HAS DONE SOME HOLIDAY BAKING.  IT’S NOT NEAR AS MUCH FUN IN THE WINTER WHEN THE POOL WATER IS TOO COLD TO SWIM IN.

WORK

AS YOU KNOW I’M NO LONGER ABLE TO BLOG ABOUT THE CASINO WHERE WE WORK, SO I’LL KEEP IT RATHER GENERIC. THE RUSH OF SNOWBIRDS HITS IT FULL STRIDE RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE HOURS AT WORK. MARY’S GOT CAR PAYMENTS TO MAKE AGAIN, AND MY DENTIST WANTS TO INFLICT HER ANNUAL $1,000.00 WORTH OF PAIN ON MY LOVELY SMILE…..

THIS AND THAT

THAT BRINGS YOU UP TO DATE ON THINGS AROUND HERE, AND WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE 18 ITEMS ON THE FALL “TO DO” LIST, IT’S TIME TO GET OUT A LITTLE AND SOME FUNNER THINGS….