Big Money

This weekend was shaping up to be less than eventful. We had some household chores scheduled in but really who looks forward to that. So when we found out the horse races were going on at evergreen park we were pretty stoked. The best part was that it was free. So we picked up a few bags of skittles to bet with and Erika her brother Mike and I headed out. There were not a whole lot of people there so we had a whole bleacher section to ourselves. After a few races winning and loosing Skittles we decided to put some actual money down. Naturally I picked the horse with the best odds however foolishly decided to put ten bucks down, then the lady asked me win, place or show, I was stumped, apparently even with my ice cool exterior I could not pull off the professional gambler immage. Apparently there are a ton of different bets you can place the most common being for your horse to win, for your horse to place (get fist or second) or to show (first second or third) I picked to show why not increase my odds. Getting back to our spot I was feeling pretty sheepish for betting that much but man was that race intense to watch, and the best part was the stud won. I was supper stoked, even extatic i might say. I went down to collect my winnings, the lady kinda smirked at me when she handed me eleven bucks. For my ten-dollar risk I gained one measly dollar. I’m a real tycoon. Apparently the best odds also means the worst pay off go figure. Figuring out a few of the finer points I placed a few more bets (this time for a lot less I might add). Att the end of the day not only had I cleaned up in Skittles but I was actually ahead four dollars and fifty cents as well. Needless to say Erika and I had one heck of night out on the town.
It was a pretty fun and relaxing way to spend the afternoon. Think we’ll do it again soon.

Avey Inspired

Two posts in one day I must be sick or lonely or something. But Avey has inspired me. Erika and I have been tossing the idea of a puppy around for the last few months. It does seem like a really irresponsible thing to do on the surface, but neither Erika nor I are really that into being responsible. With that said I could never neglect a dog, I am home off and on throughout the day and we do not have an exciting night life. We are going to have a baby in like seven months and I really think it is important for kids to have a dog. But who wants to be training a dog when you have a baby to look after so it only makes sense to get a dog before you have a kid. Plus we need more exercise and a dog would force me to take it for walks. Anyway we are going for a road trip at the end of the month so we would not get it before then anyway. But here’s to thinkin’.
Catch ya kids
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I missed my Dentist appointment today which is really too bad. I have had this aching tooth for over a month and it is really driving me nuts. Now it looks like I may have to wait till fall to even get another appointment. Even though I hate the dentist for obvious reasons it is one of the few medical professions I don’t have general distain for. I want to be clear I know a few doctors and generally think they are pretty swell people, however whenever I actually go to a doctor (usually one I don’t personally know just because I think that would be weird) they are completely useless. Last week I went to the clinic because I am constantly exhausted and generally feel nauseous in the evenings, seeing as how my wife has mono I figured these were not good signs. Though the doctor conceded that was a possibility he would not give me a blood test and said it was more likely I just picked up a “bug”. I’m not really upset about not having anything that will make me feel better, because really even if I knew for sure I have mono there is nothing he could do for me anyway. The problem is he spent all of thirty seconds with me and didn’t even seem to hear a word I said. Same thing happened when I had a an ear infection for like two months strait, he just didn’t care and told me it would go away on its own. Anyway this is generally how doctor appointments go for me so I usually just avoid them.
Dentist though actually seem to accomplish something even though the actual time there is at best extremely uncomfortable when I leave my mouth does feel better. Oh well! Stop living in the past and on to the future… Ach! Tomorrow’s worries will take care of themselves, I have enough to worry about today, like getting my message and bible study done for Sunday so I can actually enjoy the weekend. Ok maybe those are tomorrows worries but whatever.