So last weekend, I went to a casino situated on Native American land. I found irony in the fact that I did not see one Native American in the casino while I was there. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough or maybe I saw one or more, but have a stereotypical take on Native Americans. Not like I was expecting Wahoo McDaniel to come out hit me with an axe handle, but I would've taken Tatanka strut skipping in a circle whooping it up as a consolation prize. Maybe it was for the best as there was a great dichotomy in the attitudes of your average casino patron. It was either someone who was cold, callous, desperate, shrewd, avaricious, tobaccy or it was someone who was drunk, horny, excitable, happy, carefree, vivacious.
At any rate, more irony as you are fulfilling a reservation at the reservation when you check into the casino hotel. I felt as if I needed an Incredible Hulk (Hennessey, a cognac (brown) mixed with Hpnotiq, a blend of fruit juices and cognac (blue) which turns green like the comic character).
I'm trying to diet as part of an on-going trend of weight loss competitions amongst groups of people ala the reality show 'The Biggest Loser'. I'm doing decently, it's a good motivational tool to lose weight and improve the quality of your life. It isn't easy and the holidays are a good test to one's willpower. I've managed to stay away from most sweets. My first question when I started this thing was what could I booze with? I've moderated my alcoholic intake, the occasional beer. I don't buy into light beer, it's a scam. Bacardi and Diet Cola isn't bad. I can't believe I stayed away from Bacardi all these years. It was my parents' vacation libation, I probably held a grudge because they would ask me to make them that concoction constantly. I stayed away from Captain Morgan for a shorter period of my life, but grew to enjoy it with Ginger Ale after years of loathing the smell of it.
So here's to gluttony on Thanksgiving. I probably won't be as bad as I am on most years. But I'll leave you with this thought. Why doesn't anyone recreate the 2nd Thanksgiving? It would be hilarious. There would probably be a couple of people who didn't make it back. Grace would include the thought of being thankful that the feast could become an annual event. I'm sure they tweaked the meal a bit. They were probably able to get rid of practices that they didn't like. But the mashed potatoes were probably still little lumpy and the gravy was probably a trifle thin.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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