Naskila

Things had been pretty slow here at the old Boggy Thicket lately, so yesterday we took the afternoon to drive up to the Naskila Casino. 

It was a pleasant drive with a few patches of bluebonnets in bloom in the median of I-69, and Redbuds (and one or two Dogwoods) blooming in the woods along  Highway 190.

We hadn't been to the reservation since the politicians shut their original casino down 15 years ago.  The new casino is larger - still tiny compared to the one the Coushatta Tribe operates in Louisiana - with new machines and a very pleasant atmosphere.

When we go gambling, we always pick an amount that we are prepared to lose, an amount we can justify as the cost of entertainment.  We played for about four hours, and came home with most of the money still in our pockets.  If I had stopped a half hour sooner, we would have come home ahead.

All in all, we had a very enjoyable afternoon.