October 31st, 2009

Random Thoughts

Wow – I think I did that entry okay on the first try, technically challenged as I am.   I’m so happy and proud of myself I think I’ll write some more as I wait for Halloweeners to come to my door. 

Does living and gambling in Vegas change a person?  Sure!  Do you know what one of my biggest problems was when I was in the hospital last week.  I kept feeling I should tip everyone when they did something nice for me – but I didn’t have any bills in the pocket of my hospital gown, just the portable heart monitor.  (Don’t worry about me, they were just doing a lot of tests to see why I’m not so perky these days.  All came out okay, even the MRI to see if I still had a brain.  I do.)

I just got an e-mail from the MGM Grand (where I don’t play, but I do play at sister properties so my name is on all their lists) with this subject:  “Tweet your sins for a free night at MGM Grand.”   I am SO SO tired of casinos  using the word “sin” to try to attract younger customers.  Is the younger generation that shallow – or  totally devoid of higher standards?

I don’t know how to tweet – and I’m not sure I want to learn.  I have lived quite happily for 70 years without tweeting.

Quotes as a Test

This is a test to see if I know how to use this new blog system. 

Here are some quotes, brought to my attention by VP Pappy, the master collector of gambling/casino-related quotes.  It is always interesting how concepts in other areas can be wisely applied to gambling.

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”
–Winston Churchill

 “The stock market is a huge casino, larger by factors of magnitude than all the casinos of the world combined.”
–Ion Saliu

 “Speed can change a minor house edge into a major loss, just like speed can change a minor fender-bender into a major full-scale car crash.”
–Frank Scoblete, 109 Ways To Beat The Casinos

 “The root of all superstitions is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.”
–Sir Frances Bacon