--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "ma18ks" <89109.nv@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for the advise, Mickey. Do understand that your honesty about the negative aspects of the lifestyle are part of what make your stories so valuable. The finds and the big scores are offset by the not so enviable aspects of the job - unlike the Hollywood / Kevin Spacey bullshit interpretation. This side of the story is crucial for folks like myself. Like I said before, keep writing. If vpFREE is a release for you, I'm glad to be part of it. If you or any others ever suffer the delusion that a career in my field is a good idea, I'll be happy to talk you out of that :)
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Thanks, guys. The holidays were pretty tough this year, mainly because I ran into someone. But I've got a plan now. I'm always better when I have a plan.
There are definitely drawbacks to what I do. One of the drawbacks is women. About 4 years ago there was a nice little blond coming around to see me. One day she asked me what I did for a living. But stupid me, instead of saying "risk arbitrageur," I said professional gambler. She had an ex-husband that went to Las Vegas, caught lightning in a bottle, and hit a $50,000 jackpot. He was broke a few days later. She detested gamblers and never came back around to see me.
I had a nice girlfriend here for a while. We broke up a couple of years ago over stupid stuff. She took up with someone else and I took up with a girl in Missoula. The Missoula girl was an ex-stripper. Just because she didn't strip anymore didn't mean she lost her skill at pounding a man for his money. I pulled the plug on that romance and was tickled pink to be a happy bachelor again.
That is, until New Year's Eve. I ran into my old girlfriend. We had a pleasant conversation. We just talked about dumb stuff like what we've been up to lately....and friends we have in commmon. I'm a proud man and I didn't do what I should have done. But for her I can shove my pride. The next time I run into her she is going to get my phone number written in the palm of her hand.
