"It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game."

Since my God answered my prayer yesterday and allowed me to win $160 on the slot machines, and Rhoda only won $79 then the only conclusion that can be drawn from this event is that my God must be more powerful than her God. Although it really felt like Sunday, it was a very relaxing and enjoyable day. With the Strumlauf neighbors we left here about 2pm and 25 minutes later we arrived at The Isles Casino in Pompano in the rain. Is that good luck? We separated when we got there and decided to meet back at the entrance at 5pm. I don't ever recall 2 1/2 hours ever going by so quickly. When you are playing a slot machine with bells and spins and jingles and jangles all around you, time seems to stand still. At any rate it was a lot of profitable fun, and this time instead of dining at the buffet we started off to a Chinese restaurant which Annette said she heard about. "Well, do you know how to get there?" we asked her, and sure enough, she said she did; and sure enough we almost landed in the ocean before we had to turn around and change our plans. I said we could eat at Gary Woo's on Rte. 1 in Boca, and so we agreed on that until Rhoda chimed in with "You know, Woo's is pricey." Well that put a damper on that one until I suggested Red Lobster which was only a few blocks north of Gary Woo's and so it was agreed. I don't know why people we know look down at that restaurant. We never had a bad meal there, and last night was no different. When we got back home, we spent the rest of the evening playing cards and so to bed.

Before we left for the casino the mailman delivered 3 copies of my poetry book, "SHADOWS in the SUNSET." This is the same book of poetry that was originally called "ADDENDA" which is all in color, and then "ADDENDA II" which is in black and white. Each of those editions has a different cover, but this latest one is simply awe-inspiringly beautiful (at least to me). You can get a slight idea of what it looks like by going to my Lulu Store and clicking on "Print to Cart"; when you get to the next page click on the book cover to make it larger. And while you're there, you might as well buy a copy so as to kill two birds with one stone...as it is said somewhere in the Bible. No, I don't mean that the Bible says to buy the book, but like Tevye says, "It must say something about birds." The black and white images in SHADOWS that accompany many of the poems were formatted by my son, Joel and my daughter-in-law, Barbara. So, it's like a family project.