I saw too many of my USMC buddies losing all their pay on craps- only time I touch dice is when I play Monopoly with the grandkids. Lotto, slot machines, "carnival card games" are all sure ways to go broke in a hurry.

I used to enjoy a 3 raise limit low bet game of 7 card stud- but the Texas Hold-'em game-- not for me-- But farming and crops against the weather, the long odds will always favor Mother Nature- a fickle Lady indeed. RWTF


"The field is the touchstone of the man"..