The Little Things

Today I am overwhelmed by all of the little things. They pile up in little invisible places. They are small and insignificant in comparison to the garish, glaring, big things in life. Then all of a sudden one of them pops up! Staring you right in the face with the audacity of a "big" thing. Then you notice the one next to it, the one next to that one and so on. Wow! Where did they all come from? And you realize that the little things are there all the time, just sometimes hidden. Do you have to take care of the little things? You bet you do! The good thing about taking care of the little things is that they're little. They don't take much time and are out of the way quickly. If you keep doing the little things, eventually the accomplishment is a "big" thing. I'm a big picture person and when the little things finally worm their way into the big picture, they get my attention! I should notice them more often. I never do dishes until the whole sink is full. Then I say, Wow! I guess I better wash these dishes. Some people never have even one item of silverware in their sink. As soon as they "dirty" a dish, it goes into the dishwasher or better yet, washed immediately then put up. I always wanted to be like that. To have a shiny empty sink. Oh, it happens...when the sink becomes completely full and I wash the dishes. For a brief period of time, until that first glass or plate go in, the sink is pristine and emulates the sinks of all the neat people. Then here comes that first plate, then the second, a pot, a coffee cup, an empty plastic container, some forks, spoons, and knives, and voila, no longer does the empty sink exist.

What does this have to do with gambling? I'm working on that. Right now I am consumed with the spectacle of the little things and how big a job they are when they gang up and all get together.

High Rollers

Richard and I were watching an episode of Law and Order today. The victim at the beginning of the episode was a "high roller". His brother-in-law had "hired" a whiz kid poker player to ambush him. The kid had the guy in a game and eventually had him down 1/2 million.

High rollers fascinate me. They play big. They win big too, BUT.......... There's a side of that coin that we don't see. We just see them cashing big tickets. How many times have I seen someone cash out and admit to me "I put more than that in". I mean if someone wins big, they're ahead. Right? No, not necessarily. As a matter of fact, probably not. You see, to sustain the high roller status they have to have a huge bankroll. They have to hit bit, or they go down big time. And if you've been paying attention, the "big hit"s don't come as often as you might think they do.

When I leave a winner, it may only be $20. But I beat the high roller who lost hundreds or thousands. Which of us is it better to be? I say being a winner beats being a loser hands down. Duh! I beat them all. yea me!

I had a big hit tonight and am up. One day in a row...a winner. Stay tuned!