Gamblin' Gracie!

Some dogs are addicted to food while others can't seem to give up shredding kleenex or chewing the best parts of the furniture.  As it turns out our little Angel Gracie is into poker, blackjack and euchre....not to mention dice. I tried telling her that little girl Italian Greyhounds should rise ABOVE such activities. I mentioned that only riff raff gamble and reminded her that she's a Queen. Unfortunately right now the visor has more allure than the crown. I'm just going to wait until she starts losing. I hope she loses her treat money, her extensive wardrobe and her jewelry. Maybe then she'll reform.

Actually I may as well admit that she is hopeless.  Night after night she sits on my adult son Scott's lap dispensing advice regarding Texas Hold 'Em. They both love to sit in front of a computer playing their hearts out in an on-line casino. Don't ask me where I went wrong. Scott was a good son until Grace came along. He even went to church once. Anyway...according to my son...IN SPITE OF THIS BEING FRIDAY THE 13th.....Gracie is up there inflating his bank account big-time. As it turns out the little twerp is an inspired poker player. She's raking in one pot after the next. If you're an on-line gambler and hit a casino where Gamblin Grace is at the table....leave the room PRONTO! She'll take your money, your shirt and probably your underwear.

Last night I went so far as to call her a "Good Girl" and almost choked. Grace hasn't heard those words since Auntie Hana left for England two years ago. She merely sniffed and then went back to studying a sheet of arithmetic facts. She's interested in only numbers that add up to 21. It took a few minutes but I
finally realized that the little devil is also into Blackjack. Tonight the Captain Cook's Casino icon on all of our computers will dim when she bets them out of house and home. On Sunday I'm gonna masquerade as a Catholic and take her to Church.  Perhaps Pope Benedict the 16th could redeem her. Naw...I'd lay you odds of 27,000 to 1 that she's beyond all hope of redemption.  Anyone want to take that bet?  I can be reached at: LonghouseJ@aol.com   

Posing from one side.	Posing from the other. Notice ... I have NO bad sides!!!! And yes...I'm BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS & EXQUISITE...also modest, unassuming and humble.
Getting the cards set up.	Now this takes concentration!
Resting for a minute...	Should I fold or bet?
Before the flop!	Looking good.
Just making sure the keyboard is clean and ready for business.	A Royal High Flush! WAHOO!!!!
Material for her visor and bandana.	No more Poker today! I'm DOG tired!!!!!

Hope you enjoyed those pix. Here's some good news for a change. While you were  busy checking out those photos  Gamblin Gracie won $500 at the Party Poker site.  That is almost enough to repay me for the couch she destroyed when just a small puppy. I'm going to the store immediately and buy her another visor....and perhaps a new calculator engraved with her name. Can you think of anything else she might like?