Polly loves the slots here, I like to play cards. I like to say I'm Good at what I like, but really I'm still learning, as cards are something that changes with every table of people. That's what I like, so many different people at the table, different ways, and different opinions. Always interesting, always fun, I really like poker for so many reasons, but the table full of so many different people is what is always interesting.
Yesterday I didn't win, but I met a man I sat beside that I'd met before, Curtis, he had been to Vancouver island before he said, remembered Port Alberni, and salmon fishing, canning the salmon, and Poet's Nook where they rented a cabin for the time they fished there. He said his mother won the Derby once, it was conversation as we played, so recalling now is not all exactly as told.
I'll see him again I'm sure, he has a growly kinda voice, he's a good player, he moved here from Minnesota, 3 years ago, knows a lot about the weather here, says he likes the warm, and when too warm, he stays inside in the cool of the AC. I liked talking with him, I'll ask about the fishing stories if I sit next to him again, see if I can remember a little more of his mother's winning fish in the derby.
I also met a woman in the tournament after the breakfast poker game (no breakfast now since covid), I didn't get her name, but I told her of Chris's accident, and how no charges, as she brought up a case recently of a couple kids in Vegas that killed a man, a retired cop that was riding his bike, they ran him over and laughed about it in court. She was surprised no charges in Chris's case, yet she agreed that our society has gotten to no responsibility for our actions kinda attitude. The kids laughing in court believe they will get off lightly due to their age. I believe if you old enough to get a license and drive, you are old enough to accept responsibility for your actions.
I brought up the video games that kid's play, saying I think this is where it starts, "Grand Theft Auto", as I watched some kids playing it one time, and was shocked how the game was to kill people, and blood everywhere, no responsibility for actions in the game, just killing all over the place. She had also had watched this played, I wonder if this insensitivity is what's got our society where we are now? Was a very good conversation, but still no charges and no change in the laws.
Anyway, I'm sitting in my shorts, and getting ready to go play poker again this morning. Some will be new faces, some I will remember, one person I remember here is Bill from Minnesota, he's always a familiar face when we come here. Ahh, Polly just got up, we both had a good sleep last night, went out after dinner for a walk about to the Tropicana, and a few others, this is when Polly gets what she loves, the slots. I thought she might break into a run as we got close to the door 😄
Dinner last night was perfect, Polly outdid the great salad, spinach and cooked apples and pecans Mmm, good. Oh yeah and some very nice steaks and cooked vegetables. 😆
Polly was in her element, from machine to machine, a little here, a little there. She does like the train 🚂 one, and last night she got lucky when she thought she was maybe going to have to get some more $$$, and whoo, toot toot, the trains 🚂 🚂 🚂 came up. She won, I could tell before I got to her, her smile was in her eyes 👀, and the story has to be told. It's great when we both get what we like to do, in the same place. ❤️
Our walk was great, even if I just put the $$ in and & the machine swallows it. Polly manages to get enough for us both to continue on the same amount of $$ we took out this time, Yay!
Well I'm finishing this blog now as Polly gets dinner ready, has been another very nice day here in Laughlin. Polly did laundry and a little bit of cleaning this morning, I played poker till about noon, won, lost and came out only $20 down, with a Free, (well kinda free), entry in tomorrow's King of King's tournament at 3pm. Going to get the full week of fun here.
Tonight we're going to Queen Nation, a show here at the Riverside we thought might be good, we'll see.
Supposed to get really windy, tonight and tomorrow, will be interesting after the winds at The Valley of Fire, I'm not sure they'll compare. Polly will remember that for a long time I'm sure, and the story is going to be told many times 😆❤️
Penny my daughter is going out tonight in Port Alberni, she said on messenger, she's apprehensive about it, but going. I'm hoping it'll be good for her, she's still having a rough time with Chris's death, even more than us. Time will change it I'm sure, but they were close. Life goes on, and so will we.
As I learned year's ago "One day at a time"
Love this life we do ❤️🤗
PS, pool wasn't heated, so one lap, then hot tub, then shower 😅
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