Read my Las Vegas black jack diaries

I live some miles, actually a stone's throw from Las Vegas. On a clear night I can see the lights on the strip. We go there often, sometimes too often, that when we're losing and sometimes not often enough, like when we're winning. We are also blackjack fiends and play nothing else in Vegas. I keep a Las Vegas black jack diary, which is now in its twelfth edition, or spiral bound note book which lives on my study shelves. When we're not gambling, we love to look at our gambling history. Look at these early entries:
April 12, 1952. Went to Las Vegas. Blackjack all night. Lost $500!
July 23, 1955. Drove over to Las Vegas. Black jack again, first time in 3 years since that terrible loss in '55. Won $650.
July 24, 1955. What did I wait 3 years? Went back to Las Vegas. Black jack 4 hours and slots 2 hours. Won $400 on blackjack. Lost $500 on the slots. No more slots for me!
July 31, 1956. No slots for me this time. Caught bus to Las Vegas. Black jack until eight next morning. Missed the bus home but won over a $1,000! I will be back soon. Promise!

I live quite close to the Las Vegas black jack site

August 15, 1956. Annie's birthday. Celebrated by going to Las Vegas. Black jack for four hours. Annie furious. Won almost $1,000. Walked home alone. It takes five hours!