Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Mountaineer Relapse

Ralph the Cat
A little over a year since my last blog. I was getting help with my addiction, but eventually failed, in epic proportion. Well, maybe its been a year, but Ive gone longer than that when it comes to talking to old Friends and even family members. The Mountain has been undergoing a steady decline the past year, but have some mercy on the Mountain, the Pennsylvania gaming businesses nearly gave it a knock out punch, but we're still standing, a little dirty, broke and walking with a limp, but we're still carrying on. Purses may be decreasing, handle down slightly, and some top trainers and jockeys shipping out, but hey, it could always be worse. Its clear, the Mountain has seen its better days, but our obsession, our addiction, our inconceivable passion with playing the Mountain probably wont ever go away and that may just be enough to keep it around long enough to go to the grave knowing we have a shot beating a poor chalk on Fridays opener. Often times its like watching a train wreck, but who on earth doesn't want to see a train wreck?