Just got back from our
Feb 4, 2003 Uncategorized
Just got back from our annual pilgrimage to Greektown. This is a yearly gathering of Riverview guys from years gone by. I love hearing the stories from our history as well as hearing how everyone is doing these days. Sometimes it’s encouraging, sometimes it’s cautioning, always it’s fun. We always eat at the Parthenon and then head down to a bakery down the street for a sugar buzz (it goes well with the lamb buzz from dinner). This year, Rob and I did something different. Instead of going to the bakery, we crossed the street and went to the casino. Very interesting. Lots of people just throwing quarters (or tokens….whatever) into slot machines and people here and there at card games. A lot of people were in a daze, just popping quarters. I thought, “this is fun?” Then a lady won a couple grand playing poker. That’s what they were all there for. The chance (slim as it may be) to win big. Me, I lost $4 in about 15 seconds and quit for the night. I guess the experience made me kinda sad. I’m not sure why. I guess I wish all the people there were living for something bigger than that.
