A Hasher Turns 40

I stole the title from Jimmy Buffett, but what the hell, this only happens once. Today has been a great day! I took off from work, slept in and just chilled till lunch. I went to the Charles Town raceway and slots for the afternoon to see what the Las Vegas of West Virginia had in store. Lots and lots of slots were found. I wandered around making money for the casino for about and hour and a half, finally hit for $500 on the $5 slots, had a few beers in celebration, blew about $200 more cause I got greedy, got smart and went to the winery.

I swear, I have more wine in the fridge than beer now. My favorite winery, Breaux vineyards; was deserted so I went in to the tasting room, had a few "samples" of some excellent Chardonnay, Viognier and a Pinot Gris. Tried for the discount rate on a bottle because today was my birthday, didn't get a discount but received a free glass on the house. I bs'ed with the nice lady behind the counter for a bit, and left with 2 bottles of Chardonnay and 1 Viognier (for Mom).

Finally, I was treated to an excellent surf and turf dinner from my folks, had a little cake and champagne and headed for the house. Got a new Polo shirt and a fat check from Mom and Dad, allegedly for surviving this long.

All in all, an excellent day was had! Must take my mostly inebriated self to bed so I can go to work tomorrow with a nice hangover.