Likely the only time in my life I will ever get to drive an old Packard. What an kick!! It died out on me less than half a mile from my house, so I went back to my house to get a towing rope. And after driving that Packard, my little Honda Civic felt like it was driving itself!! I had more car honks and people stopping and pointing from the side of the road than I've ever had combined!! Someone asked me what gangster movie I was trying out for. And Ralph sent me about 50 $1 chips from all over Nevada! And since none of them were from Las Vegas, it was then that I decided to go ahead and collect Nevada $1 chips instead of Las Vegas $1 chips.

Whenever I brought it up here, he would always come on and apologize. I tried to explain to Ralph I wasn't telling the story to make him feel bad, I was telling it because what for him was saving some money to get it shipped from Boise was, for me, the rare experience of a lifetime!

Other than casino chips, I have tried to collect memories that bring a smile to my face when I'm having a really, really hard time, like what I've been going through for the last 3 months. Driving that Packard is a memory that will be near the top of my list of wonderful memories. And really, that's what life should be all about.