Wooo-hooo!!!!! Did I have fun in Las Vegas recently er.. yes I did...

Back in the days of my visits to Reno, Nevada I used to enjoy the quarter slots and mostly come away with more than I arrived. But this time it was different...... I discovered -- wait for it - the 1 cent slot machine!!!! YES! I was able to make one dollar last me for 3 or 4 hours!!! Heck, I was even into some nice profit at one point. Yeah I should have cashed out while I was ahead but who does that? I had fun anyway.

Many of the slots were what they called video slots with video screens that did all these different scenes. I hadn't seen those before, or at least not been aware of them. My wife Jerri and I found a couple of Star Wars video slots. They were really cool. One was based on the original movie and another was titled The Dark Side. They used footage and new animation for some of the scenes. Ironically I did terribly and lost my dollar mighty fast. So much for Rebels winning eh? However, I think Jerri has the magic touch on these things. She almost consistently had good fortune and I can't figure out how that works? Can it really just be good luck? I'm sure there's a certain amount of skill and good judgement involved and not just a case of randomly punching buttons but I couldn't help wondering if the Force was with her. How else could it be explained? Can it be that some people have a greater power guiding them that can be listened to? Most people will say this is true for us all if we want it.

So, without getting too deep, to follow this logic, gambling can be a religious experience, right? People talk to these flashing musical idols, and follow their specific lucky rituals. So there we have it - praying to the casino gods.

For me it's just entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less. Just like my career. I don't expect to change the world in any fancy way (although who wouldn't love that?) but to take someone to a different place to real life through the medium of film and television. I think Vegas is the same. That's why people flock to Vegas in droves (or drove to Vegas in flocks?) to escape and have a good time..... and good luck to 'em .. er I mean, may the Force be with 'em

I'll enjoy reading comments on this one, hee heee...