Remember this, folks – I am a Hillbilly, and I don’t always Bet the same way I talk. Good advice is one thing, but smart gambling is quite another. ~ Hunter S Thompson

A Happy Day

It’s been a really good day. Today I had the final appointment with my surgical team and they were very happy with my progress. They gave me some interesting and some good news. My sternum is double wired together with steel wire, and they said that while I’ll possibly set off airport metal detectors, I can still have an MRI, but I need to research that last bit some more. They approved my walking plan and how I hope to continue to expand that as well as telling me I can lift up to ten pounds. Finally, they confirmed that after next week I can drive. So think about this, after this week I can drive and lift 10 pounds, except for Chicago deep dish, there are no ten pound pizzas!

Secondly I got a big surprise today. I have a really wonderful business teacher who teaches business statistics, a class that these students really don’t want to take and she does a great job of making the class interesting and engaging for them. One unit she does is on the probabilities of gambling in which among other things she discusses roulette and craps. The first time I heard this lecture I pulled her aside and mentioned that her craps discussion was rather rudimentary and could be a lot more interesting. So she said great, next time come in and you can do the craps part. This has grown into, if I’m available, me coming in and doing the gambling lecture and teaching the students how to play craps. It’s a lot of fun, has a legitimate basis in probability and so they learn while they are having a good time. We also talk about lottery odds and what those really mean.

So today my assistant stopped by and said a student brought me a gift, the dice you see above. After reading the card I realized it was a student I’d encountered in a couple of different business classes and who is very nice and I’ve had some really good discussions with, she also dug the craps lesson, hence the dice. Her words were incredibly kind and really made my day, hope you had a happy day as well my friends. ~ Rev Kane