Double Down

Double down.  For reformed Black Jack players like me.  To double down means to split a pair to create two winnings hands.  For instance....if you have two aces in your hand and the dealer has, lets say, a 3 showing it would be beneficial and possibly profitable for you to lay them both down, face up, and double your bet.  The dealer plays upon your instruction.  Hit or Stay.  Obviously the purpose is to come as close to 21, without going over.  Additionally, if you don't go over and the dealer has a face card hidden she will have to take a "hit".  What you are hoping is that you had taken the perfect cards for your hands and she ends up with another face card.  Busted.  Yeah!!!  Everyone on the table is happy because most people win when the dealer busts. 

 

So where in the world was I going with that one?  Double down?  Ha Ha. 

 

My "fine figure of a man" and I went with boss Mike to the lake.  Ya.  And?

 

No, no.  You don't understand.  It's cold on the lake in late October.  So, why?  Why would you go?  Evidently hunting from a boat is legal.  So we did.  In fact, this is our Second Annual "hunt the ever elusive buck from a boat".    It's kind of like when a redneck collides with the bayou.  It'd be a great episode for Duck Dynasty.

 

Because of the cold air that chills to the bone, I felt it was a day for "double down".  I literally wore my down vest and the brown down coat my family has forbidden me to wear in public.  My sista made that coat when she was in high school.  It was a frost line kit and she seared every edge with a candle, pieced it together in a professional manner, stuffed it with down and waa laa!  Although not a coat of many colors like Joseph's, it's pretty comfy and makes me feel warm and fuzzy when I wear it.

 

Okay, back to the boat hunt.  Going 40 mph in a boat over lake at 7 am can get pretty chilly.  Not that we were in a hurry but you don't want to miss anything.  So as we round the hillside go to into a cove, the shadow side of the lake arm draws your attention.  Easier to look at than a sunny slope we all viewed the steep embankment, searching.  The lake is seriously low right now.  So we stayed where the deepness was obvious.  My "fine figure of a man" and I looked at each other and agreed it is best to stay in deep water.  Where deep calls to deep. 

 

 The day, eventful.  41 doe.  But not profitable.  0 buck.

Fun, relaxing.  I fought the urge to jump in like you're supposed to do when you go to the lake.  Brought back a lot of memories of ski boats, patio boats, spo-lashing, just plain ol' fun in the sun with family and friends. 

 

So we'll call it a new adventure. 

One we haven't shared with any of our children. 

Unique to us.