Go Tigers--and Giants, Cubs, D-Backs & Dodgers!!

We're trying to recover from Monday's grim evening when the Tigers and Michigan State both embarrassed themselves.

Helen and I went down to the Venetian sports book about 3 p.m. yesterday to get a bet in on the Tigers, who started playing at 4:15 p.m. Vegas time. I decided to bet $20 on "over 7.5 runs" instead of picking a side and that turned out to be a winner. Unfortunately we also took MSU for $20 and that was a loser, so it was pretty much a wash on the sports bets.

We had a great time at the Venetian. It was Helen's first long-term (about 4.5 hours) exposure to the sports book atmosphere. Late in the MSU game, we gave it up and went to find something to eat. We settled on an Italian place in the Venetian's very nice (and pricey) food court - Italian sub sandwich for me and a grilled chicken wrap for Helen, along with two diet Pepsis for $25.

Then we strolled out the front side of the Venetian just in time for the 9 p.m. Volcano eruption across Las Vegas Blvd. at the Mirage. It was fiery and drew a big crowd along the sidewalk. We stayed near the Venetian and had a good, though distant, view of the spectacle. About 9:15 the show was over and we made our way back to the car and drove the 8 miles back to our apartment.

This morning began with coffee and an hour of visiting with Tony Soprano and his associates. At 10 a.m. I left to check out a storage unit that we'll be using for our furniture. It's about 4 miles from the apartment and we'll need a 10x10 foot unit to stash our items. Turns out to be $99 a month, with the second month free. I took an application and will return it to them in the next week or 10 days.

Then I went over to the Suncoast to try and win the first month's rent for the storage unit....no such luck. After about two hours, I was up $50 and decided to take the profit and invest it in two baseball bets - $30 on the Tigers to win and a $20 four-team parlay on the Giants, Cubs, D-Backs and Dodgers. If the parlay hits, it will pay $191 - or about two month's rent!

While I was gone, Helen finished the second nightgown for our granddaughter Katherine. One is for her birthday and the other is just because... Anyway, Helen's been working on them for weeks and is really glad to be finished. She does great work with that sewing machine of hers!
She also talked with Norman's wife Lorraine about spending time with them in Thousand Oaks. It looks like Helen will be going there sometime next week - either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - for about a week.

Now, I'm getting ready to whip up a no-fuss, no-muss dinner - chicken salad sandwiches. Helen is going to do some searching online and we'll be watching some TV tonight. But tomorrow, our adventure continues...