Happy Birthday, Brad
Posted on Jan 17, 2013 under Health, Interesting Reads, It's Personal | 14 CommentsTomorrow, January 18th, Brad will be 81!
People often ask about his health – and he likes to say he hasn’t been in the hospital for almost 4 years. Of course that last visit was a serious one, when he went into cardiac arrest for 5 minutes. Fortunately there was no permanent damage from that, they put in a pacemaker, his heart meds have been adjusted, the 7 stents in his right heart artery seem to be doing a good job. So we feel blessed that he can do pretty much what he always could do and still wants to do. He goes out almost every day: doing errands, or collecting free play, or playing some video poker. We both find we don’t want to put in long hours in a casino anymore. Our average playing session is about two hours.
As a birthday gift for Brad, I thought I would look for a funny story in my old Might-Use-in-My-Blog files. I found this news item, but I failed to add a reference - and I have now forgotten where I read it. So with apologies to the original reporter, I am sharing this story, one which I found very humorous, as did Brad.
Moscow City Council intends to hire actors to pretend to be destitute beggars whose lives were ruined by gambling to discourage people from games of chance. They will tell passers-by that they were once rich executives who lost everything after becoming addicted to gambling. Some actors will even be given accordions so they can turn the story into a sorrowful lament.
After Brad pondered this story, he commented, “I wonder if these would be better on the Vegas Strip than the porn slappers?
by jane sazera, on January 18 2013 @ 4:20 am
Happy Birthday Mr. Brad. Hope you hit a royal today and have a good year.
by Jeanette, on January 18 2013 @ 5:45 am
Happy Birthday, Brad!
by Angela Howard, on January 18 2013 @ 7:03 am
Happy birthday to my favorite 81-year-old!!!!! Wish we could be there with you this year as we were for your last birthday. Have a great day and know that your family here in Columbus love you bunches and bunches!!!!
Ang
by Starr Piercy, on January 18 2013 @ 8:11 am
I still think he’s very handsome! Happy Birthday, brother <3
by Jo Ann Meyer, on January 18 2013 @ 9:00 am
You guys are soo cute! Great picture! Happy Birthday Brad and many more.
by Jeff Wong, on January 18 2013 @ 10:11 am
Happy Birthday to Brad. Hope you both have a great 2013. I can see you have much you can do make it a fun year.
by Ish Rosten, on January 18 2013 @ 3:24 pm
Happy Birthday Brad! Looking good!
by Mo, on January 18 2013 @ 4:57 pm
Happy 81st to Brad…
They would be better as long as they can play on Key!!!
I will have to tell my husband about the term porn “slappers” he will love that description.
by Ed, on January 18 2013 @ 5:28 pm
Happy Birthday Brad!
by Ron, on January 18 2013 @ 9:47 pm
Brads Right, The Accordions would be a big improvement
over the Littering Porn Slappers, No question about that.
Brad for Mayor!
by Patricia Inder, on January 18 2013 @ 10:49 pm
A very “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to Brad & many more!!!!! from Kitchener,Ontario,Canada
by ken orgera, on January 19 2013 @ 9:30 am
Happy Birthday, and God Bless
by George Mikutowicz, on January 20 2013 @ 4:58 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD I hope I look as good as you when I am 81. From what I look like at 78 that will be an improvement.
George
by Carol Eustice, on January 20 2013 @ 7:09 pm
Happy Belated Birthday. Have a wonderful year!