Sunday, 8 August 2010
Week 23: Eat 5 oz of lean protein each day this week.
Good afternoon. I just got done stretching, crunching, and making the floor get close to my face then farther away. It’s hard to come up with new ways of writing push-ups. I’ll be heading out for my walk / jog here in a couple of minutes and then it’s off to work. I really don’t have anything exciting or funny to write about today. Which, in one hand, is a good thing. That means everything is running smoothly. On the other hand, it makes for a boring blog. Even as I typed that last line I was trying to think of a joke or a story, but nothing came to mind. Well, there is one thing. I dealt blackjack last night instead of craps. When you’re a dice dealer and they put you on blackjack for eight hours you start to think to yourself, “Ahh man, did I say something wrong to a box person or a supervisor?” Because let me tell you something, the majority of craps players may be superstitious, grumpy, unhappy humans, but blackjack players complain more than a bingo hall that finds out they ran out of Sanka. Some examples and these are only a few. “I can’t believe you got 21.” “Do you always have to get a face card up?” “When is it your break?” “Does your mother know you do this to people?” “You’re an evil man Barney.” Yeah for some reason people over 65 call me Barney and I go with it. I also have a snappy come back to every one of these little jabs and complaints. When they say they can’t believe I got 21, I say, “Well then it shouldn’t be that big of a surprise when I get it again within the next ten minutes.” Do I always have to get a face card up? “I’m just sooo good looking even the cards with eyes want a peek at me.” When is my break? “NEVER!” Does my Mom know I do this to people? “Are you kidding me? My Momma taught me how to do this and she is soooooo proud of me.” I’m an evil man. “Why yes I am, thanks for noticing. Place your bets so we can do it again.” Ahhhhh, I love my job. Wow I guess I did come up with something to write about…Cool.
I hope everybody has a great day and comes up with something original.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, exercise, work
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Saturday, 7 August 2010
Week 23:Â Eat 5 oz lean protein each day this week.
Good morning. I’m on my way to pick up Luke, and after that our day is open until I have to go to work around 6 PM. Last night was one of those nights that started out smooth, easy, and fun, but got a little crazy near the end. As usual, it was over players who didn’t know what they were doing and a bet of five dollars. My box person (The man or woman that sits down and observes a dice game, making sure the players and the dealers are doing everything they are supposed to) handled both situations properly. He paid them off. When it comes to the principle of the matter, it’s not the right thing. I know that, the box person knew that, the floor (the person watching over the box person to make sure everything is running correctly) knew it, but hey, if it turns off a screaming fire alarm so the rest of the town can get some sleep…
My healthy lifestyle is going good. I’ve been dealing once again with some personal issues and I did go out and buy a bag of M & M candies. I don’t feel bad about it. I didn’t scarf down the whole bag, I just needed some comfort, and believe me, it’s a lot better than the way I used to seek comfort. I know it’s not going to make me gain back the 30 lbs I lost as long as I don’t get into the habit of it. Sometimes I need a break. I’ll take it any way I can get it and if it’s in a brown bag with cute characters on it, so be it.
I hope everybody has a great day and sticks to the principle and the plan.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, healthy living
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Saturday, 17 July 2010
Week 20:Â Do at least 10 crunches each day this week.
Barry J Juggling Apples
Good morning. Well, maybe the other day wasn’t a fluke –Â it seems I filled yet another toke box during my shift, and they had to do an emergency drop. Ahh, life is good. I passed one of the people I showed how to do stretches to and he said, “Hey Stretch, thanks for the advice the other day.” No kidding, he called me Stretch. I guess I can live with that. Believe me when I tell you I’ve been called a lot worse.
I’m eating a nice grapefruit with a slice of whole wheat toast and Jif while waiting for my Mom to drop off Luke. She’s been such a big help since I started this job. I work swing shift which means I go in at 6:00pm. Last night I worked until  4:00am because of overtime, but normally I would only work until 2:00am. They may not be the greatest hours, but they were the best ones that allowed for spending quality time with the Lukinator.
Speaking of which — when he gets here we will be going down to the town park for a little summer picnic I whipped up. I’m sure It will be a fun challenge keeping up with him running around and playing on the huge jungle gym, but at least I will have a bunch of fruit cut up to enjoy on this beautiful summer day.
I hate to cut it short, but so much to do so little time.
I hope everybody has a great day and gets called a good name also.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, stretching
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Friday, 16 July 2010
Week 20:Â Do at least 10 crunches each day this week.
Barry J Juggling Apples
Good morning. Well, I got called into work last night and that’s a good thing. WARNING WARNING WARNING there will be some bragging happening in the following lines. You have been warned. The pit manager (boss) needed me on a blackjack game and in the first hour I worked I filled up my tip box. Not bad, huh? Now mind you, I don’t get to keep all that for myself — it gets split up between everybody, so at least I get to say I did my part for me and ten other dealers last night. The truth of the matter is, I’m sure there will be nights when customers won’t tip me, but last night I was just Mr. Charming (oh please, Barry). I got tapped out for my first break and my supervisor said to me that she never saw a dealer fill up a “toke” box that fast.
On my break I was enjoying a banana, dry raisin bran cereal, and an apple while talking to some of my co-employees and they were saying about how sore their backs and legs were from dealing over the past few days. One of them asked me how I felt and I replied, “Like a million bucks” and she said to me, “Well you’re in great shape.” and I thought to myself, “Holy carp, I am in great shape and getting in greater shape every day.” So I told her that if she would just do some basic stretching before she came into work, it would elevate a lot of her aches. She asked what kind of stretches and I got up right there in the E.D.R. and showed everybody at the table what I did when I wake up. And to my surprise, I had everybody’s attention. It felt really good to pass on some healthy advice to people who were looking for it. My sister, Carol, must feel like a billion dollars every day with all the people she helps. Of course in the middle of my stretching lecture I told everybody they could go to theFitSchool.com and get everything they need for a healthy life. So, if anybody is reading this from last night. You guys ROCK and were the BEST! And thanks for checking out the site.Â
I came back from my break ready to fill up another toke box, but they pulled me from blackjack and put me on a dice game. By that time my confidence level was so high I was walking on air and ready to take on the casino world. Just another bonus for getting healthy.
I hope everybody has a great day and remembers to stretch.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, stretching
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Week 20:Â Do at least 10Â crunches each day this week.
Good morning. I’m going to pick up Luke, and today we will be going for a ride in his Pappy’s 1963 Ford GALAXIEÂ 500 convertible. It seems Larry went out and bought a toddlers car seat just for his prized possession, and to tell you the truth, I don’t know if I’m talking about the car or Luke. I can tell you this though, he’s very excited about taking his Grandson for a ride, and I know as soon as Luke gets the wind in his hair he’s going to be smiling like a 691 day old boy riding in a 1963 Ford GALAXIE 500 convertible. Yep, that about sums it up. I can’t wait to film it on the Days of Luke.
I’ll be doing my push-ups and crunches when I get done blogging and then I’ll have my breakfast, which today is going to consist of a grapefruit and yogurt. I’m starting to feel a little better, which makes me think that maybe I just had a common summer cold. A wise old man once told me that if you take medicine for a cold it will take two weeks for the cold to go away. If you don’t take medicine and just let it run it’s course the common cold should go away in about fourteen days. Yep, that about sums that up also.
All in all I feel pretty good. I’m trying to catch up on my walking / jogging, but to tell you the truth my lungs just aren’t up to it yet so I’ve been a little lackadaisical on the brick beating. But as soon as this congestion goes away, I will be back out there pounding the beat.
I’m going to be taking off because I’ve got a busy day ahead of me. Today is the official opening of the table games at the casino so I’ll be putting in a twelve hour day when it’s all said and done. I can’t wait –Â it should be very, very interesting. Maybe I’ll have a funny story for tomorrow. That’s the one thing about the casino business; you never know what you’re going to run into.
I hope everybody has a great day and gets to feel the wind in their hair.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, health
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