faulker009

We have all been asked a million times that age old question -- if we could bring one thing with us to a desert island, what would it be. For me, I’d bring a Super Target. They have everything I would ever need. For those of you living in area with just “Target” and not “Super Target”, you must be wondering what in the world I am talking about. Well, I would’ve thought the same thing until we moved to this area about five years ago. If you enter into our Super Target through the doors to the far right, you probably won’t notice anything different. In front of you are the clothes, the music section, the discontinued electronics, the clearance area. But if you enter through the doors on the far left, as Green Day once said, “Welcome to Paradise.” Now when I speak of the far right and the far left, I am not making any type of political statement. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy politics. I think it can be very entertaining and election years can make for some great TV, but I’ve got a wooden n...

Poker has never been my game of choice. I am much more of a Blackjack man. I don’t gamble much and certainly less than ever without a weekly paycheck coming in. But I definitely enjoy a long night at the $5 table with friends, winning a few hands and drinking free watered down cocktails. I know all the rules of Blackjack -- when to hit, when to stay -- but for some reason I usually play by my own guidelines. I can still remember the dirty stares fired at me from around the table about 23 years, 7 months, 12 days and 16 hours ago when I split a pair of kings. I think I lost both hands and I haven’t done that since. I don’t know if I qualify as a simple person, but I do love the simple aspect of Blackjack. Deal. Hit or Stay. Bust or Don’t Bust. Win or Lose. Deal again. It’s that simple. Poker has more scenarios than a Rubik’s cube. Just when you think you’ve got a winning hand, somebody flops a nut straight on you. Ok, I don’t have any idea what that means, but I thoug...