Friday, October 28, 2011

Winners and losers, up close and personal.

Since writing last night’s post I’ve endured a day of monumental ups and downs. Please read on to see for yourself.

Game six of the World Series last night gave all of us extra innings of serious heartburn and I’m not especially enthusiastic about watching game seven, which is currently underway. If the Rangers blow it tonight I might have to beat the crap out of somebody.

After the game at 1 a.m. I sat up to watch the recorded 90-minute nail-biter finale episode of “Project Runway” because otherwise the name of the winner would be all over the Internet and screw up the suspense for me. In case you care, Anya won season nine. She designs idiotic Caribbean clothes for emaciated women with no visible breasts, as pictured below. I think it might be difficult to adapt an outfit like this for a winter in Cleveland, but maybe I’m just being a little picky.
My Freestyle Lite diabetes glucose meter croaked this morning and Sam had to buy a replacement battery at the pharmacy … the same kind of battery you’d buy for a wristwatch, and it cost FIVE DOLLARS. A portrait of my meter appears at right.

We spent most of the day today at the Choctaw Casino in Oklahoma and had another wonderful time. All of us brought home BIG BUCKS, especially mom, who walked away with nearly $48 after a brief but memorable affair with a Dean Martin slot machine that sang to her during a bunch of free spins. We also had a nice lunch at the casino’s buffet and I think the security guards were extra friendly. Sam and mom posed for me in front of a waterfall in the lobby.
Half an hour after we got home this afternoon Treeland showed up to replace the dead autumn blaze maple in our front yard with a lovely Texas ash. I hope all Howdygram fans will feel free to pray for the health of our newest family member. I believe the tree is Jewish but I already told Sam not to count on a bar mitzvah in 2024.

Incidentally, coming up in tomorrow’s post is an exciting Howdygram exclusive … THE TEN WORST HALLOWEEN CANDIES EVER. Thank you for reading this.

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