I was introducing my 7 year old nephew to the delights of gambling yesterday - or - judging by the looks of two people present - introducing him to satan himself.
Still I don't think they need worry. despite him turning nothing into £2 profit (which is more than I managed last year!) he seemed more pre-occupied with the two races he lost than the one he won. To paraphrase Clement Freud, you won't be a great gambler if you hate losing more than you like winning.
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I moved to Shropshire from Tooting four years ago, and what with flooding and all, the move has not been without its problems.
However, I always count my blessings and one day decided I'd post a daily blessing onto Facebook. The post would be "in praise of" something that I'd enjoyed, or that had enriched my life, the day before. The idea was that after a year I'd have 365 "blessings" I could look at when I needed a tonic. I completed this challenge in October 2010 and now post less religiously.
However, I always count my blessings and one day decided I'd post a daily blessing onto Facebook. The post would be "in praise of" something that I'd enjoyed, or that had enriched my life, the day before. The idea was that after a year I'd have 365 "blessings" I could look at when I needed a tonic. I completed this challenge in October 2010 and now post less religiously.
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- Gary
- In my twenties I was a failed poet. In my thirties I wrote a book on gambling which was very nearly published. In my forties I wrote a small book about moving from London to Shropshire, which remains unpublished. Into my fifties and the quest continues...
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