Running Errands and a bit of Blackjack

Wednesday mornings begin with Helen attending a Bible Study Class at 10 a.m. and me running errands during the 90 minutes that she's at the church.

I dropped her off shortly before 10 a.m. and headed off to take care of my errands. The first stop was the LV Post Office where there's usually a line stretching across the lobby. Surprisingly, today there were only 5 people ahead of me, so it didn't take long to ship out a box of Valentine's Day Gifts to the Texas grandkids.

Then it was off to a nearby Border's where I picked up a couple of books that are gifts.

My third stop was at the nearby Middle Eastern Market where we grabbed some fresh pita bread and lebne, along with a jar of roasted red peppers for an italian sausage & rice dinner that I'm planning. By then it was almost 11:30, so I headed back to pick Helen up from the church, then made it back to the apartment where I whipped up a couple of chicken salad sandwiches for lunch.

From noon to 2 p.m. Helen watches "Desperate Housewives," so I headed over to the Suncoast Casino for a couple of hours of blackjack. This didn't go so well. I found a spot at a $5 table and
immediately lost the first 3 hands. Then I'd win-one-lose-one-win-one-lose-one for a while. I never really had a strong run of cards. It didn't help that we had a woman at the table playing 3rd base who REFUSED to hit a 14 or 15 when the dealer had a big card showing. At least twice she caused the whole table to lose because the dealer got a card that she should have taken.
When the green felt dust settled and I headed to the apt around 3 p.m., I was down $30. Not bad considering I never had a big run.

For dinner tonight, I pulled together a couple of hefty salads with romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions, kalamata olives, avocado, corn, black beans, salsa, and grated cheddar cheese.

Now we're just relaxing in front of the TV. I'll probably pop some corn later. Pretty exciting stuff, huh?

But tomorrow, the adventure continues...