Stories tagged “vegas”
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Cab Ride
I can’t believe I’m still alive. We caught a cab to get to the Tropicana on cheap buffet night-a typical evening. We were having a nice conversation with the cabbie, relieved to pick up locals instead of tourists. He was talking about the l...
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One In A Million
Before I left for my trip to Vegas, my office-mate Joe gave me $100 and asked me to bet it all on red over and over until I lost or I reached ten bets. The odds of successfully hitting red ten times in a row are slightly less than .001%. I told him tha...
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One night in Vegas
" It happened, when we were in Vegas." She said averting her eyes. Startled by the sudden change in topic, he immediately began wondering what she was going to confess to this time. She would stew with guilt over seemingly mild and mundane in...
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Homecoming
The 737 was painted in a red-and-white color scheme. The air rippled in the wakes of its engines as it taxied down the tarmac just off the Las Vegas strip. It was a blazing hot night; the casinos were giving out fans with imprinted logos and that laste...