gone to mississippi...

TP left on Friday morning to go to Biloxi. He had been 'invited' to participate in a tournament, blackjack is, I think, the thing he likes to do when he gets to the casino. And is likely very flattered to be included in the inviting. When in reality it is not really so much an 'invite' as an incite/opportunity for him to bring cash to leave in MS when they smile and tell him 'goodbye, and hurry back, now y'all.' After having turned him upside down and shooken him good to relieve his pockets of every last nickel..

He just called a bit ago to report that he had passed the first part, successfully avoided elimination in the preliminary games, and graduated on to an opportunity to play with the big boys tomorrow. I said: "I guess that means you took your lucky rabbit's foot, and four leaf clover and remembered to put on your lucky underwear."  He sounded alarmed, when he asked if he was supposed to continue to wear the same shorts tomorrow when he gets a chance to go for the big pot. It's pretty unlikely that he will be 'recycling'.

When he was packing up on Thursday night, he had me folding shirts, and had so much stuffed into his little rolling suitcase it would not all fit. I folded five shirts for a man who left on Friday morning and returns on Monday. Which sounds to me like he would have needed three at the max., as he was wearing one when he left, gone two days and needing one to get him back home...Reminds me of doing laundry for little people, who would go through six costume changes a day, leaving everything they peeled off on the floor after wearing for less than a hour...

I don't even think he ever actually was a member of the Boy Scouts, so why he is so diligent about Being Prepared is beyond my understanding. He always takes twice as much as he needs, clothing wise. I see now that my second child came by that fair and square- take everything you can possibly cram in, just in case you find yourself in need of the most unlikely articles/accessories. And leave it in your luggage when you get home, until the next trip, so you will have to search for days to find it when you need....