Gambling

My daughter, Cindy, and my friend, Sylvia, frown on my love of the casino. I wonder if they ever think that they are taking a gamble every day of their lives just by crawling out of bed in the morning? They are taking a chance that they'll get through the day without accident, either at work or driving.

Getting married is a gamble, too. In the heat of first love, you don't even try to look beyond the skin to see what kind of person lies inside, do you? A lot of people have discovered too late that they married a monster.

Having children is another gamble. Will they be good kids? Will they be healthy kids? Will we still like each other when they're adults?

You gamble big time when you vote. That's one gamble I won't take again because I can't find a decent politician to vote for.

Driving is a terrible gamble. The roads are so dangerous and filled with angry or inept drivers. Personally, I love to drive and just hope the crazies won't notice me out there.

Living is the biggest gamble of all because you know without a doubt that one day, near or far, you're going to lose.

That said, I love to gamble and enjoy the thrill of possiblities so I'm going to keep on trucking. By the way, I won $30 today at the internet casino but I won't tell you how much I lost in the cruise ship casinos.