Another Day, Another Pile of Cash

My day began with a quick trip to the grocery store where I picked up a few things we needed - salad fixings, fruit, yogurt, hand lotion, and some other things. Somehow it cost almost $75. Food here is expensive - eggs $2.99 a dozen, apples $1.99 a pound, cucumbers and green peppers $1 each.

Got the groceries and Helen was still working on her sewing project, so I wandered over to the Suncoast Casino to see if my blackjack luck was still running hot. I sat down at a $10 table with one other player and right away hit a blackjack. Over the next 90 minutes or so, I hit 11 blackjacks. I know the exact number because that's how many stamps I got in the casino's "Win a Trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl" contest that's running. I now have 23 entry forms in the drawing barrel.

In addition to the aces-with-faces, I was just hitting hand after hand. Dealer had 19, I had 20. Dealer had 20, I drew to 21. It was amazing. When I stopped playing I was up $550.

I took a break and enjoyed a buffet lunch - grilled chicken, a bbq rib, a vegetable medley of squash, zuccini and asparagus and a slice of banana creme pie.

Then I checked out the sports book where I made a pair of $20 basketball bets - one parlay and one teaser. The parlay lost, but right now the teaser is still alive (Ohio St., Bradley, N. Illinois, CMU and Kansas St.) and will pay $100 when (or if) it wins. While at the sports book, I checked out the Super Bowl Lines. The Steelers are 1-1, the Eagles are 7-5, the Ravens and Cardinals are both 5-1 longshots.

I decided to take my profits and run a few errands. On the way out, I went past a row of 25-Cent Deuces Wild poker machines. So on a whim, I sat down and shoved in a $20. I hardly ever play the Deuces Wild games, but thought I'd give it a try. It was down and up and down and down until I had only $3 left. Then I got a hand with two 2s and a J. I drew the other 2 deuces and checked the pay scale as the credits began to roll up. FOUR DEUCES PAID 1,000 CREDITS - $250! Sweeeeeet! It's the largest payout I've ever hit on a video poker machine, LOL!

I played it down to $220, cashed the ticket and left immediately to run some errands. I got the Vue washed, had the oil changed and gassed it up. Stopped at the post office to buy stamps and visited the Middle Eastern Market to pick up fresh pita bread.

When I got home, Helen was still working on her sewing project. She was happy because she finally received a package from J Jill that she ordered weeks ago. Tonight we're just relaxing, watching TV and wondering what adventure will take place tomorrow...