A billion years of hurtling around the Sun and I come to Earth in a ball of fire,

brought down by the gravity of being wished upon, a victim of my attraction.   

I could not resist you, either.

I wanted to be the answers you sought as I sparkled…

He was going to call it, ''The Value of Little Cards --how to play marginal hands for profit in the game, Texas Hold-em.''

When he first brought it up, several months ago, he had already written about 20 pages and was rapt with envy of himself as he explained the genius of his observations to me. ''Blah, blah, blah..,'' he said to me, ''and, if I'm on…

Ideally, I'll have warning enough to move to some place where no one has a clue who I am.

No ID, no possessions.

''Hey, you know that old guy who was in the game tonight? He died on the shitter after cashing

out at the table.''…

I'm not drinking since Tuesday, 3 days ago, and shrinking bartender tips have already caused a sinkhole

on the strip. Emergency lights were flashing, petitions were signed, and an All-Points-Bulletin was issued.…