MONDAY MONDAY

WHILE MOST OF YOU RETURN TO WORK ON MONDAY AFTER YOUR WEEKEND, WE'RE STILL OFF. YOU GET KINDA USED TO WEEK DAYS OFF WORKING IN THE CASINO INDUSTRY. PAULIE HAS HAD WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OFF FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

MARY AND I USUALLY HAVE SUNDAY AND MONDAYS OFF IN THE WINTER WHILE WORKING AT THE AVI. SO I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU A LOOK AT ONE OF OUR FAVORITE MONDAY STOPS.

NOTICE THE PUFFY WHITE CLOUDS ALMOST LOOK LIKE SMOKE FROM THE FAKE RAIL ROAD ENGINE? IT'S JUST A LITTLE INDICATION OF THE RETURN TO SUMMER WEATHER, AT LEAST WHAT WE CONSIDER SUMMER WEATHER.

THIS NEXT WEEK-END IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE 70'S AND THEN AFTER VALENTINES DAY IT WILL RETURN TO "SUNNY & 80" FOR A MONTH BEFORE IT GETS HOT.

HERE IS A SHOT OF THE INSIDE OF COCKTAILS,

AND OF COURSE MY FAVORITE DRINKING BUDDY, MARY.

ARIZONA LIKE CALIFORNIA HAS TUFF SMOKING LAWS, AND EVEN AT YOUR FAVORITE BAR YOU CAN'T SMOKE INSIDE THE BAR, SO HERE IS THE SOLUTION:

A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SMOKING PATIO. THE TENT LIKE MATERIAL PROVIDES SHADE, THERE ARE ALSO MIST'ERS FOR THOSE DAYS OVER A HUNDRED DEGREES. THE DOMED LOOKING THINGS ARE NOT FOR THE BUGS, WE DON'T ALLOW BUGS IN ARIZONA, BUT ARE LP FIRED GAS HEATERS FOR THE WINTER.

SO ON THOSE MONDAY MORNINGS AS YOU'RE DRAG'IN YOUR ASS BACK TO THAT 9 - 5 JOB, JUST PICTURE US ENJOYING A COCKTAIL AT COCKTAILS IN ARIZONA.

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

FUNNY HOW SUPER BOWL SUNDAY HAS BECOME AN UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL HOLIDAY. THE TIMING IS PERFECT, RIGHT BETWEEN NEW YEAR'S EVE AND SPRING, AND AT THE HEIGHT OF CABIN FEVER.

THOSE OTHER HOLIDAYS, LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, AND PRESIDENTS DAY, ( SCREW VALENTINES DAY) JUST DON'T CUT IT. THE POST OFFICE AND BANKS ARE CLOSED, FURNITURE IS ON SALE, BUT SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IS A HOLIDAY TO EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY. I THINK IT'S GREAT !!


IT'S GOOD FOR THE CASINO BUSINESS, AS FOLKS LOVE TO BET ON THE OUTCOME, AND JUST THINK ABOUT THE FOOD CONSUMED, BOTH IN STORE SHOPPING FOR PARTIES, AND TAKE OUT.

IT'S BEEN AN ODD YEAR FOR MARY AND I, FIRST WORKING FOUR DAYS A WEEK LAST SUMMER WHILE AT LAKE TAHOE, THEN HAVING MY MOTHER (FAMILY) AROUND AT CHRISTMAS, AND CHRISTMAS EVE OFF, TAKING A WEEK "OFF" DURING THE WINTER FOR VEGAS 80, AND NOW, SUPER BOWL SUNDAY OFF.

WHAT THE HELL, LET'S NOT QUESTION OUR GOOD LUCK FOR A CHANGE! WE SPENT THE PRE-GAME VISITING MY MOTHER WITH A QUICK SHOPPING TRIP, AND BEER IN LAUGHLIN, AND THEN GOT BACK IN TIME TO WATCH THE FIRST HALF OVER COCKTAILS WITH THE NEIGHBORS, STEVE AND MERYL, IN CAMP.

HERE WE ARE IN THE NEIGHBOR'S MOTORHOME ENJOYING CHICKEN WINGS AND THE SUPER BOWL GAME.

THE SECOND HALF FOUND MARY DOING WHAT SHE ENJOYS, AND DOES BEST, COOKING IN CAMP.

SO WE'RE IN NEVADA, DID I BET ON THE SUPER BOWL? NO I DIDN'T, BUT MARY HAD BALLS ENOUGH TO BET ON THE GIANTS TO WIN, STRAIGHT TICKET, NO POINTS.

WAIT, WAIT ..... WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW AVATAR AT THE TOP?

WELL, IT COULD BE REX IN HIS YOUNGEST DAYS, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S A NEW PHOTO OF MY GRANDSON, EDDIE, AND I THINK HE LOOKS LIKE HIS GRANDPA MIKE.

Monk

I really don't watch much episodic TV. Networks have chosen to either have serials in which you are lost if you miss a show or "reality" shows. I must admit I do like the reality show "Biggest Loser", mostly because I can relate to the contestents challenges but, in general, reality shows just bore me.

Anyway, I have found a show that appeals to me. It is called Monk and is on USA Network. The character, Monk, is a man with a lot of initals behind his name as Rex would say. He definately has issues with compulsive behavior. He is also a "germaphobe". Tony Shalaub, the actor that portrays Monk is very talented. His portrayal of the title character is hilarious. A little bit about trivia about Tony Shalaub is that he is originally from Greenbay. I can totally relate to the USA Network phrase "Characters Welcome".

The writers of this program are also very talented. They actually constructed an entire episode around those little paper labels you get in clothes that say: this garment was inspected by "whomever". How creative is that?? They sure have an imagination which I suppose is a pretty standard trait of TV script writers.

I also have been impressed by many of the script subjects of the original "Star Trek" shows. Some of them were very timely, such as the one where there was a planet that had two types of people. One group was black on the left side of their bodies, and white on the right side of their bodies. There sworn enemies and the other inhabitants of their planet, was black on the right side of their bodies and white on the left side of their bodies. Now that was an interesting show and thought provoking to any thinking person. Actually many of the scripts of "Star Trek" series were very thought provoking and timely.

Monk like McGyver has wormed it's way into the fabric of everyday life. The word "McGyvered" which indicated an inovative solution to a problem was very popular during the run of that series. Now if a person is "Monkish", they are a considered little anal. Yup I really like Monk....

HANNAH'S DICE ROLL

CASINOS CRAPS IS AN INTIMIDATING GAME WITH IT’S, PASS LINE, PLACE BETS, COME BETS, PROPOSITIONS BETS, AND ODDS. A SIMPLISTIC EXPLANATION IS, THAT IT IS A GAME OF REPEATING NUMBERS, WITHOUT THROWING THE NUMBER 7.

NOW I HAVE A THEORY THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE, AND KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, USUALLY HAVE A GOOD ROLL. I CALL THEM “CRAPS VIRGINS”. WE HAD TWO IN OUR GROUP, SARA AND HANNAH. I TOSSED A COIN TO DECIDE WHICH “CRAPS VIRGIN” WOULD PREFORM.

WHEN HANNAH STEPPED UP TO THE TABLE IN THE PALAZZO CASINO ON THE STRIP I INVESTED $64 IN THE ROLL, PLACING BETS ON ALL THE NUMBERS, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, & 10. AS HANNAH ROLLED THE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST TIME I WOULD REINVEST MY WINNINGS TO A BASIC $25 PER NUMBER, AND THEN INCREASE MY INVESTMENT IN THAT NUMBER BY $25 EACH TIME SHE REPEATED THAT NUMBER.

HANNAH WAS HOT HOT HOT ON THE NUMBER “10” SO I’LL USE “10” TO ILLUSTRATE MY BETTING METHOD.

THE FIRST TIME HANNAH ROLLED A “10” I HAD $10 INVESTED ON THE “10”. I USED THE PAY OFF OF $18 TO INCREASE MY BET ON THE “10” TO $25, WHICH RESULTED IN A $2 PROFIT. FOLLOW? REPEATING NUMBERS WITHOUT THROWING A “7”.

THE NEXT TIME HANNAH HIT “10” I INCREASED MY BET TO $50, AND MADE A PROFIT OF $23:

$50 PROFIT $77
$75 PROFIT $122
$100 PROFIT $170
$125 PROFIT $219
$150 PROFIT $268
$ 175 PROFIT $317

IN HANNAH’S ROLL OF THE DICE AS SHE REPEATED NUMBERS WITHOUT THROWING A 7 OUT, AND AS I REINVESTED SOME OF MY PROFITS, I MADE $1,198.00 TOTAL ON THE NUMBER “10”.

GREED WOULD ASK, WHAT IF HANNAH WOULD HAVE THROWN ANOTHER “10” BEFORE SHE THREW 7 OUT? WELL MY PROFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER $364.

HANNAH REPEATED OTHER NUMBERS AS WELL, BUT HER LOVE OF THE NUMBER “10” WAS STELLAR !!!

AT THE END OF THE ROLL, WHEN SHE THREW “7”, AND AFTER GENEROUSLY TIPPING OUT, INCLUDING HANNAH AND THE DEALERS I HAD A HUGE PROFIT OF $1200.00 ON MY $64 INVESTMENT.

IT WAS ALL RATHER EXCITING FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY GROUP WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINE, WITHOUT A CLUE, BUT TUNED INTO THE GROWING PILE OF COLORFUL CHIPS IN FRONT OF HANNAH.

THANK-YOU HANNAH!!!

I THINK YOU’RE A “10” !!!

Three Reasons To Spend The Winter In A Warmer Climate

Reason Number One:

Reason Number Two & Three: