NOT THAT IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD FOR ME…. BUT, I WILL SAY I HAVE BEEN STRESSED OUT A BIT WITH DEALING WITH MY MOM (I’M NOT COMPLAINING TOO MUCH), GETTING HER UP 3-4 TIMES A NIGHT TO USE THE BATHROOM, LIVING ON 3-4 HOURS OF SLEEP MOST NIGHTS SINCE I CANT FALL ASLEEP, MEETING PT PEOPLE, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY NURSES, DR VISITS ETC. WHILE DEALING WITH THE CCA VOLUNTEER CONVENTION LIST I HAVE HAD TO ADD PEOPLE TO THE CCA VOLUNTEER LIST, TAKE PEOPLE OFF WHO HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THEIR CONVENTION AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY AND STARTING MANY WEEKS AGO. MANY HAVE REAL HEALTH ISSUES, IT’S,TOO HARD TO TRAVEL FROM EAST COAST WITH MOBILITY ISSUES, FINANCIAL ISSUES AND EVEN A SUPER SICK SPOUSE. THESE ARE REAL LIFE REALITY ISSUES FOR MANY MEMBERS WHO DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO THIS CLUB. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, OUR LOYAL FRIENDS WOULD DIE JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS 30TH CONVENTION WITH US AND THE DEAR FRIENDS THEY HAVE HAD FOR 30+ YEARS. ALSO, I FOR ONE, KNOW ARCHIE AND BRENDA BLACK ARE JUST SICK OF THE THOUGHT OF NOT BEING WITH US FOR THIS 30TH CONVENTION.
JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS FORGOT, ARCHIE IS THE FOUNDER OF THIS CLUB AND IS THE REASON MANY OF US ARE IN THIS HOBBY. HE’S ALSO 100% THE REASON ALL OF US ARE EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND THESE CHIP CONVENTIONS. AND THEY ARE JUST TWO OF THE DOZENS WHO CAN’T MAKE IT. EVERYONE TRY LOOKING AT THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES AND ALL CHILL OUT A BIT.

THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME, SEE THAT I DON’T HOLD BACK WITH MY NO FILTER BIG YAPPER TOO OFTEN BUT I HAVE ACTUALLY LEARNED TO LET 99% OF THINGS I READ ON THE CB GO.
AND YES, SPRAGGIE HAD ME ON ICE FOR A BIT WITH SOME OF MY CHIP BOARD POSTS YEARS AGO. I HAVE TO SAY, I TOTALLY DESERVED IT.

FOR ALL SIDES, THIS POINT IS MADE. IT WILL BE DEALT WITH WHEN ALL THE FACTS COME OUT. WE ALL NEED TO MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY GET READY FOR AN AMAZING 30TH CONVENTION IN ABOUT 7 DAYS. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN ALL MEET UP AND ENJOY THIS GREAT HOBBY, MEET SOME OLD FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW ONES AS WELL, HAVE SOME DRINKS,EAT SOME GREAT FOOD, SEE A MOVIE AT THE SOUTH POINT,PLAY SOME BINGO, MAYBE BOWL A FEW FRAMES, MEET SOME GOOD FRIENDS AT BAJA MIGUEL’S, PLAY SOME VIDEO POKER AND GET AWAY FROM EVERYDAY LIFE FOR JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME.

IF YOU CAN’T FIND SOME COMFORT IN THAT, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. ME, IF I’M LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND THIS YEAR, YOU WILL FIND ME HANGING OUT WITH MY SON BACK FROM HIS FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE AND HANGING OUT AT THE SOUTH POINT BARTOP VIDEO POKER MACHINE DRINKING AND TALKING DRUNKEN NONSENSE WITH THE BOYS….I JUST HOPE I DON’T YAK LIKE 2 YEARS AGO TRYING TO KEEP UP DRINKING WITH CHUCK THE DRINK ANY SWILL HE CAN CHUG GAJEWSKI 🫣🫣🫣🫣😬😬😬😬🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢