We just had a 5.6 earthquake in the Bay Area.
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40204628.htm
Our whole house vibrated for a good 30 secs.
Crazy!!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
St. Paul School Casino Night
We recently attended the St. Paul School Casino Night. I have to confess that I wasn't initially excited about going to the event. But I decided to give it a shot and besides the tickets were free!
The concept was easy. The admission ticket got you "$25" chips. They had "professional" dealers working all the games. There was blackjack, roulette, poker, and craps. Kristen and I started playing blackjack, but quickly lost interest because we were the only ones playing. I noticed that the craps table looked sort of popping and I thought now it would be a good chance to learn how to play craps. That turned out to be a wise choice!
Kristen and I started playing craps. The nice dealer started teaching us everything about craps. How to do the pass line, play the field, etc. Kristen had to stop playing to attend to some of her teacher duties, but I kept playing. I quickly lost all my money, but had a great time and learned something. So I asked Kristen for her bankroll. Somehow she relinquished her cash so I gave craps a second shot. This time the craps table was packed and people where having a good time. This time my luck had turned. I turned Kristen's $20 into over $140!! It was a lot of fun. At the end of the night everyone used their chips to buy tickets for raffle prizes.
The raffle contained a variety of prizes, Southwest $200 voucher, Disneyland tickets, Commuter Comfort pack (Fastrak, Noahs, and Starbucks gift cards), Oakland A's tickets and pre-game batting practice, A's stadium tour, restaurant gift certificates, etc. We used all our craps winnings to put tickets in for the Southwest voucher, A's tickets, A's stadium tour, and the commuter pack. We ended up winning the A's tickets/batting practice and commuter pack!!!
It was a great night. We won cool things and I learned craps!
The concept was easy. The admission ticket got you "$25" chips. They had "professional" dealers working all the games. There was blackjack, roulette, poker, and craps. Kristen and I started playing blackjack, but quickly lost interest because we were the only ones playing. I noticed that the craps table looked sort of popping and I thought now it would be a good chance to learn how to play craps. That turned out to be a wise choice!
Kristen and I started playing craps. The nice dealer started teaching us everything about craps. How to do the pass line, play the field, etc. Kristen had to stop playing to attend to some of her teacher duties, but I kept playing. I quickly lost all my money, but had a great time and learned something. So I asked Kristen for her bankroll. Somehow she relinquished her cash so I gave craps a second shot. This time the craps table was packed and people where having a good time. This time my luck had turned. I turned Kristen's $20 into over $140!! It was a lot of fun. At the end of the night everyone used their chips to buy tickets for raffle prizes.
The raffle contained a variety of prizes, Southwest $200 voucher, Disneyland tickets, Commuter Comfort pack (Fastrak, Noahs, and Starbucks gift cards), Oakland A's tickets and pre-game batting practice, A's stadium tour, restaurant gift certificates, etc. We used all our craps winnings to put tickets in for the Southwest voucher, A's tickets, A's stadium tour, and the commuter pack. We ended up winning the A's tickets/batting practice and commuter pack!!!
It was a great night. We won cool things and I learned craps!
Craps websites: remember always gamble responsibly ;)
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/craps.htm
http://www.ildado.com/craps_rules.html
http://www.goingtovegas.com/kpv-crap.htm
http://wizardofodds.com/craps/
http://www.crapdice.com/crapgame.html
New Stanford Stadium & Texas Aggies Game
A couple weekends ago we attend the Arizona State vs. Stanford football game. It was a good chance to check out the brand new Stanford stadium. Compared to the old stadium (and for that matter most stadiums in the US) it was really awesome. Everything in it was first class. It's a shame that there weren't more fans there. I'd guess the stadium was no more than 50% full. If they ever get a good thing going it'll be a great place to watch a game. ASU stomped Standford. The crazy part is that the very next weekend Stanford beat USC.
The weekend after the Stanford game, we went to the Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M game. I was able to get a few pictures before my camera battery died. The game was awesome! A&M came back from a 17 pt deficit, the largest in school history. This was my first game to not be in the student section. It was an incredible experience seeing the student section and even feeling them. I can't even express the difference in the game experience between A&M and Stanford. I loved every minute of it! The stadium was filled to capacity, over 86,000 fans.
The weekend after the Stanford game, we went to the Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M game. I was able to get a few pictures before my camera battery died. The game was awesome! A&M came back from a 17 pt deficit, the largest in school history. This was my first game to not be in the student section. It was an incredible experience seeing the student section and even feeling them. I can't even express the difference in the game experience between A&M and Stanford. I loved every minute of it! The stadium was filled to capacity, over 86,000 fans.
Killing the fatted calf!
So we went to Sulphur a couple of weekends ago to visit family and attend the Sulphur High Homecoming festivities. I've been traveling a lot for work and I was able to tie in a trip home. While we were in Sulphur Kristen's dad cooked some really good fried shrimp. Kristen's grandma also cooked a gumbo for us (sorry no pictures)! The Homecoming game was a great game and Sulphur won! Hopefully we can make this weekend a yearly event.
New BBQ Pit
Thanks to all the folks (you know who you are!) who bought us a gas BBQ pit for our birthdays. We've cooked lots of goodies, even a pizza!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Crocs
I just purchased a pair of Crocs. I'll add a picture in the future. But, also check out an interesting article about the stock price for Crocs.
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