My crew and I were relieved that during my December Golden Week trip to Vegas, on the boot heels of NFR, I didn\u2019t end up in the hospital. Kinda broke that curse. But that history also went on my long list of things I\u2019ve done in Vegas twice: hospitalized twice, pulled over twice (sober), seen it snow twice, and been propositioned twice before breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a great trip and a great time to be there\u2014if you didn\u2019t mind bumping into A LOT of cowboys. Funny thing, there was no parking on the first floor of Rio self- park the last Saturday of NFR. It was full of horses. But the winning and dancing were wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, as bad beats just seem to keep coming, I had an unexpected and unwanted Christmas present on Christmas Eve back at home. While otherwise in a great mood and having a good day, at 1 p.m. I started having vertical stabbing pains across my left chest and down my arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just days before this I thought I was having a heart attack when I woke up at 5:30 a.m., drenched in sweat and the room spinning. When I sat up, I started to retch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Called 911 and in the ER they determined it was vertigo. I was out in seven hours after being given Meclazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three days later, I actually had a \u201csmall\u201d heart attack and found myself back in the same ER. Being Xmas Eve, they told me I\u2019d be there a few days, as only critical patients get treated on Christmas. I had a stent put in Friday morning. Duke Hospital is top notch, though being there three times in five months, not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I\u2019m taking a few weeks to get back and as soon as I can I\u2019ll be blogging, about the new MRB, matchplay runs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, I can report I was happy to receive an invite to Wynn with an old-school offer: $25 in freeplay, $25 in resort credit (the waterfall at the spa is a wonder), and two tickets to Awakenings (it\u2019s a few years old and I\u2019m guessing Sphere is taking a lot of business), all for $174 a night, resort fee included. And I barely play there. I mostly go to see an old dealer friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking out the tickets and credits, that\u2019s $75 a night for two nights. At Wynn. Free parking, no triple zero roulette, some JOB, and all is well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See, folks, there\u2019s hope on the horizon and as for me, well \u2026 The Cat in the Hat? With maybe nine lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s apparently very hard to kill me. And no worries, scufflers, I\u2019ll be back soon so \u2026 Keep cool and know when to cash in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The adventure continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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