I joined Aimee and her family for a trip to Foxwoods yesterday, and it was an eye-opening experience. I found out that when you win early, you end up losing. And I found out I have little talent at both video poker and the slots.



And that the definition of “token” can be found when examining the relationship between the casino and the Mashantucket Pequot on whose land the casino resides. And that there are a lot of people who have nothing better to do than gamble on a Friday afternoon. I was one of them.

Another photo for my collection of corny movable-letter church signs:



On the way to Foxwoods, we spotted a Mass. vanity plate that read “HTTP.” Now, Massachusetts is no Virginia, and our vanity plates are fairly few and far between. I was reminded of the plate I’d seen some time ago that read “FTP,” as well as that guy who lives on Putnam Ave. whose Toyota has the “MITEDU” plate. Imagine our surprise, though, when we got back to Brookline late last night and parked next to a Mini whose plate read “HTML.” It’s a sign. I did some checking, though, and if anyone is interested, “URL” seems to still be available.