Would you believe it happened again?
I have written in this space before about my crazy gambling adventure recently. For lack of another long, drawn out story, it happened again. I went down this past Sunday and Nick managed to roll a 5 alarm fire.
This fire was very different for some reason. Nick and I had two dollars each down this time instead of one, so we won twice as much. And yet, there was something less exciting about it. Maybe it was because it wasn't midnight and we didn't have a bus to catch. Maybe it was because we weren't at the casino for as long or because the points were hit much faster (I don't think he doubled up on a single point).
However, I think the reason was more because the five alarm fire had already been done. I felt it was similar to when Bonds broke McGuire's home run record (yes, I'm a typical guy making a sports analogy. It's a gambling story, what do you expect?). It didn't matter that Bonds ended up with more home runs than McGuire, baseball fans had already spent all their energy on the '99 season. The Bonds record happened to quickly, almost as if this was going to become a regular and therefore less special thing.
Of course, it's entirely possible that my ego is getting the better of me and it was less exciting because I wasn't the one rolling. Regardless, I'm happy to have won money again and am not trying to insult Lady Luck.
But I'll let you know when one of us hits the full 6 alarm fire.
This fire was very different for some reason. Nick and I had two dollars each down this time instead of one, so we won twice as much. And yet, there was something less exciting about it. Maybe it was because it wasn't midnight and we didn't have a bus to catch. Maybe it was because we weren't at the casino for as long or because the points were hit much faster (I don't think he doubled up on a single point).
However, I think the reason was more because the five alarm fire had already been done. I felt it was similar to when Bonds broke McGuire's home run record (yes, I'm a typical guy making a sports analogy. It's a gambling story, what do you expect?). It didn't matter that Bonds ended up with more home runs than McGuire, baseball fans had already spent all their energy on the '99 season. The Bonds record happened to quickly, almost as if this was going to become a regular and therefore less special thing.
Of course, it's entirely possible that my ego is getting the better of me and it was less exciting because I wasn't the one rolling. Regardless, I'm happy to have won money again and am not trying to insult Lady Luck.
But I'll let you know when one of us hits the full 6 alarm fire.
posted by Mike Oliver at 9:05 PM
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