Well, I made it. I wasn’t sure I would, but I did. My wife booked this trip to Vegas to protect what was left of my fragile sanity. She was hoping that by giving me something to look forward to, I might not quit my job. It worked. I made it. But today I realized something. I like a lot of the people I work with.

Today I was surprised by the many good wishes I received from my friends. I looked at this group of strange people and discovered I was going to miss them.

Tomorrow I will be heading to Las Vegas. My friends have all heard my outrageous dream of how I might stay in Vegas forever. All I have to do is win about $500 per day. Every day. For a week. Then I’ll use my personal days to book off another week. If I do it again, then I’ll stay another week with the 5 undocumented absences I’m allowed. Then, if I am still profitable, I’m into the new year and I have 6 more personal days to use. If, after all this time, I’m still winning, I’m staying in Vegas forever.

So that’s it. That’s all it will take. $500 per day for 4 weeks. And all these crazy people I work with can come visit me in the sunshine. Wish me luck.