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Archive for May, 2011

Making the money add up…

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Playing cards ain’t quite as simple as knowing when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, and when to get your trainers on for a run. Like the man said, you never count your money, while you’re sitting at the table – they’ll be time enough for that afterwards.

I couldn’t agree with Kenny Rogers anymore. It’s important that when you’re at that table playing online blackjack you have nothing on your mind but the cards, and beating your opponent. You see, if you bring your baggage and bank balance ot the table with you, before long it’ll be ruling your hand and the way you play. Before longer you’ll be looking for sensible debt loans rather than an Ace to dig you out of a hole.

There’s been trouble in the past between me and money, that’s for sure. Been days where I preferred to sleep in a bus shelter than go home. Thing is, I wasn’t even playing at the time – I only play blackjack online when my finances allow. My tough times with money have been purely caused by tough jobs and tougher luck. Sometimes fate ain’t as easy to call as a flip of a card…

But what you’ve gotta remember is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So that means if one day you’re luck is down, you better strap yourself in because pretty soon it’s going to be up again. That’s how it works in this world, and that’s how I like it!

So as the days get a little lighter, little warmer, little sweater, don’t let yourself overheat. Just remember that whatever good or bad days come as you play, there’s always God Almighty ready and waiting to bring you down a peg or two or, and here’s the fun part, raise you up to sit on his cloud with him a little bit.

Keep on truckin’.

May the fourth be with you

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

I remember the day very well when the first Star Wars film was released with the confusing title, Star Wars IV. Unfortunately it wasn’t actually May the 4th, George Lucas missed a trick there (he missed a few when he did the shoddy prequels too).

It was a hot summer though in the year of punk..and hosepipe bans, 1977. Folk say that I look daft dressed in my crocodile shoes and Stetson but you should have seen those Mohicans! Some of them had piercings in places where most people don’t have places. My son called them ‘Pink’ rockers.

It was also the silver jubilee but all of that paled in comparison to the greatest adventure ever told this side of Tatooine. It’s basically a good ol cowboy film based in space with a bit of incest and daddy-issues thrown in and instead of a yellow dog, they have a wookie.

It’s not often I reminisce on the hazy days of my youth (ok, mid-life crises) but I feel old enough now to look back on it with a smile as I type this nostalgically and tell a few tales to anyone that will listen.

I hear they’re making 3D versions of the films next, I’ve not been to the flicks for nigh-on 20 years but Princess Leia wearing THAT outfit in 3D is definitely something worth taking advantage of the OAP pass for.

P.S. For you fellow rootin-tootin’ gun-slingers out there, Han shot first!