OK, gang, bare with us. We’re working on like five hours of sleep since Friday and we’re pumping on a mixture of sugar, caffiene and the left over haze of the high-octane oxygen that is pumped into the casinos. Vegas was awesome in its awesomeness, and the 5-at-10 returned to Chatta-Vegas with more money than we left with. It was a pleasant surprise that was carried by a couple of hot streaks at a craps table by the Mrs. 5-at-10 and a big payday at the Sports Book at MGM Grand on the sixth race at the Louisiana Downs on Friday afternoon (let’s just say the words “exacta” and “20-to-1 underdog” were joyously connected).
It was a great, Great, GREAT trip but we’re happy to be back. Vegas is a great place to visit but the 5-at-10 could not live there – no offense to the great city, hey, we’re not sayin’ anything; we’re just sayin.’ Anyhoo, from the “7-Up Stinks Studios,” here we go…
Bulls impress; Thunder rolls
OK, we’re down to the NBA’s final four, and the 5-at-10 picked three of the four (Stupid, stupid Lakers). And let’s not get carried away by the Chicago Bulls’ thumping of Miami. it was one game won by the higher seed at home.
The events of the weekend left the 5-at-10 with three big thoughts. Let’s try a new three-item list in 20-words-or-less. We heard about it in Vegas – the 3-in-20, and sometimes you have to pay extra for that Cotton: