Back on the Strip

Today was an interesting day that began with toast and coffee with Tony Soprano and his associates.

Then I headed over to the Suncoast to cash a $20 hoops ticket on MSU -6.5 over Minnesota. The Spartans got me a half-point win by topping the Gophers 60-53. Wheeeew...After getting the cash, I drove to the Strip and parked at Bill's Gambling Hall.

After checking the college hoops schedule and the NBA schedule, I decided there were no games worth investing in, so I headed to a blackjack table. It was pretty quiet there and it wasn't hard to find a $5 table. So I played for about an hour and cashed out up $35. A good start to the day!

I strolled next door to the Flamingo and checked out the poker room. No seats available at the $1-2 no limit game, so I found a bj table and played for a while. Up and down, down and up, breaking exactly even after 45 minutes. I got bored and hit the Subway inside O'sheas for lunch before strolling north on the Strip to Harrah's. I've never had a BIG win at Harrahs, but I do like the atmosphere there.

I found a blackjack game, bought in for $100 and immediately lost the first four hands. Then I won a couple, but eventually saw my buy-in evaporate. That was annoying and I just decided to call it a day about 3 p.m. I walked back to Bill's and got into the Vue.

The radio news was telling about a suspicious package incident on Flamingo that had the road blocked off about a mile west of the Strip. So I drove north on the Strip to Spring Mountain Road where the Fashion Show Mall is and then headed west on SPR. Spring Mountain Road takes you right through the heart of Las Vegas' Korea Town and it's interesting to see business names and billboards in Korean.

I stopped at the Middle East Market to buy some fresh pita bread, but they didn't have the kind I usually get, so I grabbed a couple bags of mini pitas and we'll enjoy those. While I was Stripping, Helen was on the phone with Anna and watched a little TV at the apartment. I made a hefty dinner of grilled Italian sausage, grilled red peppers, tomatoes, onions and rice. It was a huge dinner and we'll have some leftovers for tomorrow or Saturday.

Tonight we're enjoying the NBC comedy shows, especially "The Office." A quiet night at the apartment, but tomorrow our adventure will continue...