Tom just went to bed. He stood up late tonight and last night trying to win some money on blackjack and other games. He’s won a few bucks so far, but he needs to improve his skills before he’s eligible to try to win more. Someday he’ll do handicapping again and we’ll try an online casino. That someday may be a long way away, though, if we ever do have money again. The key is not to spend it on a thousand-dollar mortgage or 5 grand worth of furniture if we do. That’s why we struggled and felt poor even when we weren’t; because our money was tied up in such huge expenses.

126 days to go. I wish I could brainwash myself into believing this place was on the mountain, minus Bev and everyone else. Then the 126 days would fly by with lightning speed!

Later…

I went to sleep this gloomy morning only to wake up to snow this evening – yuck. As usual, Tom thinks it’s beautiful.

Tom’s up to $26 on the game site.

We changed the rat’s cage and I guess I’ll be working on my book all night.

God’s mad at Asia, that’s for sure! He’s siccing Mother Nature on them big time with a tsunami that’s killed 60,000 that they know of so far. An earthquake struck under the ocean which sent 20’ tidal waves ashore to wash sunbathers away and wipe out whole cities.

Normally I don’t give a shit what’s going on with others because I have my own shit to deal with, and because most people are assholes anyway. However, I couldn’t help but feel a slight pang of empathy when I saw the devastation this disaster caused. If I were rich, I would probably make a relief donation. When I saw the pictures it was a reminder that yes, there are some people God hates even more than me!