Growing old, growing old. ............

I am getting old, I can tell I am getting old. I had tears in my eyes many times this beautiful Saturday morning. All due to living so long.

Tom McNutt retired from television in Columbus, Ohio. I am not a big fan of his, I have seen him on TV often, he was a plants and trees and flowers guy on Saturday morning. Why was I sad?. Another milestone has come and gone, another memory I will see no more. Many "milestones" have come and gone, just means I am getting much older.

Then, on another channel, this was the last show for some lovely lady. I have no idea who she was, but I must have seen her on TV. From the remembrances, she was a very neat lady. I don't remember seeing her before, but, I will never see her again. That's what made me sad.

As George Younce, my favorite Gospel Singer,  said, "I know I have many more days behind me, than ahead of me." That makes me sad at times. When I get that way I stop and look at now, I have less than many, and I have much more than many, and much to be thankful for, almost 80 and "still above ground."

Farewell to Tom McNutt and that other girl, all on Saturday morning TV, never to be seen again.

Sunday Evening in Ahia

Today, in Nerk, Ahia,  we've had rain, sun, snow, clouds, sleet, all on a Sunday. For some reason it made me think of a Sunday in Elko, Nevada, only without all the weather. Elko was a small town, I worked at the Ranch in motel and casino, for a friend of mine, Bob Goodnight. I remember on breaks, standing out in front of the building, watching the occasional car go by. Very quiet and lonely.

The main casino in town was the Stockmans, known worldwide. I worked a few shifts there, something I always wanted to do. The old timers would talk about their days working in Elko at the Stockmans, it was on my list of things I wanted to do in Nevada, actually, that was the last one on my list. I finished my list there, got on a train, and headed for Ohio.

I've listened to old Mitt bad-mouth Newt all day. Pathetic when you have no agenda of your own and resort to picking others apart. I must admit I have lost all respect for old Richy Rich Mormon Romney.  Might have the choice between a Muslim and a Mormon running the country. We know what to expect from the Muslim, have lived under that rule for a few years. At least we know what to expect from Obama, not sure what the Romney-Mormon  merger might bring us.

Big event tonight, the Millionaire Athlete club is meeting in Hawaii, what competition that will be. One player spent $28 thousand buying earphones for his team, wanted them listening to their music on the "best."

Interesting that a number of "athletes" are having to sell their homes. Some have retired, some are still playing. I guess when you are getting a paycheck each week you can afford a 35 million dollar place to live in. Gets expensive when the checks run out. Wonder what the taxes and upkeep are on a 35 million dollar place?

I bought, and have had now for four days, a SunTouchPlus Nature Bright light. 30 minutes a day will enhance my mood, elevate my energy and promote better sleep. It adds an optimistic new dimension in my life, just by turning it on. I had used it four times now, not sure if it is working or not. Not sure what all happens, maybe it is a gradual thing.

It doesn't tan like I thought it did, so I have ordered a sun lamp that tans, it should be in next week. If both lights work it should change my life......

Everything needs a title ...

Been trying to think of something to come up with to put on my blog this morning. Newt's ex-wife is doing an interview sometime this week, I wonder if she will have anything good to say about him. What a great tactic, find a candidates ex-wife, nothing good will  come out of that. All ex wives who have something good to say about their ex-husbands, please stand up

Romney didn't win in Iowa, who cares. Sarah endorses Newt in South Carolina, another who cares. And, then I saw something on the news that rang a bell. School in Westerville, Ohio that is having to make cuts because a levy didn't get passed. Voters there said NO.

I wonder how many of those people will go to the new casino in Columbus when it opens, and lose their money.

Does anyone ever think about where the money comes from to support a casino, make payroll, pay all the utility bills, all the other bills?

ALL that money comes from people LOSING THEIR MONEY. Casinos only manufacture grief. (I speak from experience, I worked in Nevada in casinos for a number of years, as a dealer, box man, floor man, and managed a small casino. I worked in Reno, Lake Tahoe, Sparks, Elko, in a number of clubs.) Does the government support it? NO. Do the casino owners and operators spend their money to support it. NO. It comes from those home owners in Westerville, and around Central Ohio,  who would not spend a few more bucks to support their school system.

Just think how much money has to be lost, by taxpayers, to support the casino. Oh, no, they make their money on food, yea, right. My guess is that their food is a break even situation, with comps, etc.

We have a lottery in Ohio, now, casinos, bingo, a lot of wagering. If we have struck gold in Ohio by opening casinos, why are all those casinos around the country going belly-up.

We are in a sad state of affairs, when one solution to our problem involves people losing their money, in games of chance, where the odds are such, that you eventually lose.

You always hear, "Follow the money."