I hope all of our loyal readers enjoyed a wonderful Holiday and are off to a good start with 2005! Meghan and I made a whilwind tour of the east coast: CT to Elizabeth, NJ, back to CT, then to the Pocconos, then to Mohegan Sun, then to Portland, ME., and finally back home!
Our visit to Mohegan Sun was quite fruitful, although I fear Meghan may have had a biased introduction to the craps table. We were looking for low rent tables to start her off, but only $10 and $25 tables (dime and quarter tables to those of you in the know) were open, and every one was packed. We finally got on a dimer, since space cleared out after a string of terrible shooters. We arrived just at the right time, and just could not lose. Meghan walked away with a purple chip ($500) on her first real craps run, which took your humble author years to accomplish. I was $40 shy of a yellow chip, a 200% return on investment with about an hour’s work. We celebrated with a nice dinner, and a “few” drinks.
We celebrated New Years with Meghan’s friend Anne in Portland, ME., and her parents were generous enough to contribute their lovely home to the party. My two buddies Greg and Jeff, both who have been present for our last two New Years bashes made it a hat trick, and a good time was had by all.
Unfortunately, it’s back to work for both of us. Meghan should be arriving at school at this time, and your faithful correspondant is posting this entry from the lovely lobby of the Sheraton Chicago Northwest. Hopefully 2005 finds all of you well, and readjusting well to the “grind.”
Happy 2005!