February 5, 2012

A Night at the Casino

Ruby at the Casino

Ruby wanted to visit a much larger casino, so Aaron and I took her to the Ameristar casino in Kansas City and she treated us to dinner and a bit of gambling money (with firm instructions that I *had* to spend it in the casino - I was not allowed to pocket it and invest it, as is my habit with everything that flows into my life - which made me laugh because my family knows me well). Here are some pictures of where we went with the rest of this post written in the captions of each image. … [Read more...]

ACLU to Defend Child Molesters Right to Attend Church

According to a new AP article, convicted child molesters have been banned from going to church because of the on-premise day care facilities operated by many religious organizations.  The argument is that the prohibition to be within a specific number of feet of minors is a fundamental violation of the religious freedom rights in the United States Constitution. You all know I'm big on personal freedom.  That's why I'm a fiscal conservative but social liberal.  I believe in the right of … [Read more...]

Stereotypical Casino Food

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This afternoon, Ruby stopped by and asked me to go to the casino with her.  I always enjoy spending time with family and was happy to do so, despite my general distaste for casinos (as an investor, I know the probability tables and payout ratios for most of the games; I love owning casino stocks but find myself unable to play the games without feeling like I'm doing something foolish). As she went into play, I grabbed dinner because I hadn't eaten.  I sat down with a book I picked up at … [Read more...]