Living Large on the Little Wind

My previous post this day might have led one to believe we were in for the duration. It didn't turn out that way. I finally got Honey corralled on the bed for a towelling and because it was a bit chilly, the covers looked inviting. We three had a daytime snuggle/nap and when we woke up it was only 1:30. Honey was antsy so it seemed a ride was a decent alternative togetting soaked again. We had no plan but I remembered it was Senior Day at the Casino. They were serving nice big cheeseburgers, coleslaw and potato salad for the sum of zero dollars. So I swiped my card and also got my $5.00 gambling chit. Some Native American folks joined me at my table and we visited a little. Then I went on a gambling roller coaster. My machine seemed to respond better if I changed my bets. I got down to $3.25 (it was a penny machine) then hit it big and got up to $5.15. I cashed out and fled the temptation. I blew my my wad and added $2.00 at the new restaurant at Bailey's Truck Stop. They have a two day Club Sandwich there-it takes you two days to eat it. I got it to go and one quarter of it was enough for dinner. A no cooking day almost- I nuked some burger for the hounds.

If you click on the picture you can see the Little Wind is a little more than full in my backyard. There are flood warnings. As I sit atop a hill, I have no real concerns though there have been times past when we had to go around the long way to get out of here.

My Wyoming Retirement Update Newsletter came today-no cost of living adjustment this year, about 10 new staff members and a new head and an in-house Chief Investment Officer. It was very slick and rosy. But I am so cynical after the last 8 years (and having watched the Ohio crooked shenanigans with their Workmen's Comp funds-it changed the state government from Republicans forever, to Democrat in one election cycle) that my B.S. detector went off. I am going to watch these guys like a hawk. A billion dollars represents a huge tempation.

I was smart enough to guard my principal but the meltdown has cost me about $500 per month in growth. I can't afford a hit on my pension. If I could get Alan Greenspan and George Bush in the same room I would squeeze their nuts until they passed out.