Archive for January 27th, 2010

Hello! It’s a damp, rainy day. A cold, damp, rainy day. We didn’t go anywhere today and watched TV and ate lunch at home. I can see the clouds are still grey with  no blue sky in sight.

So, I’ve taken some time today to do some catch up research on horse racing. I don’t bet on a lot of horse races, just mainly stake races and of course, the Triple Crown. When I do bet leisurely on a horse race I bet on Charles Town race track in West Virginia. So I browsed around the internet to see what the races looked like tonight there. Doesn’t look too good. I like race 6 and 7, so maybe if we go out tonight, I’ll place a $2 dollar bet on those two races.

So as you can see, today was pretty uneventful and I can’t believe it’s so cold out. I’m sure we will go out wandering around tonight, but mainly stay inside. No roaming around Fremont Street tonight. Circus Circus over here where we are staying is only a short walk away, maybe we will just hang out there tonight. Last night we stopped by there and I came out with $40 dollars ahead.

All there is on TV during the day is court TV shows and game shows. Hey, nothing wrong with that. I like “Let’s Make A Deal”, pointless but entertaining. And the court TV is pretty interesting too. I’ll just park my butt on the couch and relax till it’s time to mosey out tonight, if we are all up for it. Have a good evening. I’ll be back….

Hi! Today was a simple day. It’s always a good great day when you leave the home with a fixed amount of money and after gambling and eating and tipping the waitresses for the free drinks, you come home with twenty dollars more than you left with. That’s a great day.

That’s what happened today. Did I win a lot? Not a lot, but I stayed within a small profit all day today. I won some money in Keno and I won some money on those Red 7 slot machines! Gotta love those 7′s!

I was talking to someone the other day, a friend of mine back home (he doesn’t read my blog so I can tell ya this story without making him feel bad), anyways, he was asking me if it was really as dangerous out here as he has heard. I would love to know where he “heard” this from. He said, “It must be dangerous there, a lot of robberies, shootings?” I looked around and I admit, I would think twice about walking down a dark back alley here, but  overall it’s pretty safe. I’ve been here, gosh, at least 10 times in the last 15 years and I don’t think I’ve really ever feel unsafe in a heavy tourist area of Las Vegas. Yeah, I said, “heavy tourist” where cops already roam around. I’ve never seen a casino get robbed, I’ve never even seen a gun pulled in Las Vegas, and I’ve never felt my life was at risk here. So don’t be afraid to come to Las Vegas.

Other than that, everything is quiet. Jake is doing great. He’s eating a lot lately and going for plenty of walks around the RV park. I don’t have pictures today, but I’ll get some tomorrow if we do something interesting! Have a great night and thanks for checking on me.