Bringing Down the House

Saturday morning now and, thankfully, things have settled down. Obviously, the week's events affirmed both how close we are to having the baby and the importance of a great support team for Kelly. In my unfortunate absence, Ryan, Renee, Aughie, Eva, and Sabine all stepped up; calling to check-in, looking after Shergar, and even making sure that our car wasnt parked illegally at the hospital. Thank you, everyone.

So, an interesting few days in Vegas, then. The conference went well, especially the presentation I gave on Wednesday; we had 50 people in the room and a number of great conversations afterwards about our services.

When not working, my colleagues and I took advantage of the volumous offerings in the casino. I've developed a love-hate relationship with Pai Gow, a card game in which each player is dealt 7 cards and must make 2 poker-style hands--one of 5 cards, the other of the remaining 2. If both hands beat the dealer's, you double your money. It's a frustratingly slow game but oddly addictive. I played for an hour or two each day, with a little blackjack thrown in.

Also, met a guy who finished 71st out of 3000 players at last year's World Series of Poker Senior (50 years+?) Tournament. Had a good chat about footy (he's never seen the game) and it turns out that he's a bail bondsman, rescuing people from prison. Got his "Get Out of Jail Free" business card, which I'll keep handy in case my teenage child needs it.