Helen had a 9 a.m. appointment with an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rosen. It's about 30-40 minutes away at a clinic we had been to once before. So by 8:15 we were out the door to see the ortho doc who was going to examine Helen's most recent X-rays and give us an update.
To complicate matters, I took a wrong turn and we arrived a few minutes after 9, but it was no problem. After waiting a few minutes, we got to see Dr. Rosen who looked at the x-ray and said Helen's leg is healing just fine. He saw NO Displacement of the break and thinks she can get out of the cast in three weeks when we seem him again on Jan. 13. GREAT NEWS and it made our day!!
We got home about 11 and I made us some lunch and checked my emails. I heard from Lisa Jensen, the editor of Michigan BLUE magazine who I wrote an article for back in September. She told me I'd be getting a check at the end of December, so I've been keeping an eye on the mailbox. But yesterday she tells me I need to fill out a tax form and fax it back to them in order to be paid for a story that I delivered more that THREE MONTHS ago!
One of my main complaints about the freelance life is low and late payments. There's no good reason that this paperwork could not have been done long, long ago. Why am I finding out now that I still need to comply to the company's rules? This is SO unprofessional. It's very disappointing and makes me wonder if it's even worth writing for this client again.
OK, rant over...
After lunch, I headed over to Red Rock to test the blackjack waters and make a fb Bowl Game bet. I sat at a bj table and had a really nice run. My 18s and 19s were besting the dealer's 17s and things went really well. In about an hour I was up $475 and decided to take a break and check out the odds at the sports book.
I ended up playing a $20 teaser with Northern Illinois, Navy and Central Michigan. Then I decided to stop at the Suncoast and try my luck there. I sat at a bj table with two other guys and for the first 30 minutes it was up-and-down. Then one of the guys left and the table abruptly changed. For about 30 minutes it was all Up-And-Up. At one point, I hit two blackjacks in three hands. My double downs were connecting and the dealer was busting like a cheap belt on a fat boy... I ended up walking with a profit of $274. Between the two sessions, I scored $749 in blackjack, minus the $20 football bet that died when Northern Illinois got manhandled by Marshall.
On the way home, I stopped at Del Taco and picked up some steak tacos for dinner. I had some homemade guacamole that I made and plated the tacos up with some guac and chips for a tasty Mexican treat. We watched some TV then it was off to sleep...
Not sure what today will hold, but our LV adventure continues.
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