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I have entered another phase of my Hiliday binge. I had a good workout yesterday, and acheived pre-Christmas weight but blew it last night with dinner. To make matters worse, this morning we went to Frisch’s and I induged in the breakfast bar. Tonight we are going to a New Year’s Eve party, where I’m sure I will eat a lot of bad things.
My wife’s cousin sent her a chain letter this holiday season. She had all the good intentions.
Leave it to me to shoot down good intentions.
It’s the whole thought of chain letters that get to me.
Here’s how it went:
Cousin sent my wife a letter, talking about how the system works. Instead of sending money, you send instant lottery tickets.
If you don’t want to participate, she asks that you send the lottery ticket back.
This was all fine and dandy, but hat happens when the chain letter crosses state lines? Now if the recipient finds a winning ticket, they have to claim it by mail.
Is this going overboard in the do-gooder department? Or am I just being a grinch.
The last couple of time I played Poker, my brother brought over these “plastic” playing cards. I had never used these before. I had always used the traditional Bicycle playing cards, and they had always worked out just fine. It had always been acceptable to throw the cards away after they get worn out (several hours of play) and just break open a new pack.
The plastic cards are just that. Plastic. They never wear out, fade, crumble, crease, etc. The look like regular cards. They cost a little more, but you can get them on sale on Ebay or Amazon’s Poker Supplies
If I am on your gift list in the future, this wold be a great gift idea for me!