Where is The Promise Land?

The question before the board is where is the promise land.  Many times in my journey through this life I had thought I had reached the promised land.  Every single time with out exception I have been wrong.
     The first time I thought I reached the promise land was when I reached Fort Bragg North Carolina and I saw The AA patch on my shoulder.  Now that was a continuation of the proudest day of my life, that being the day I earned my Silver wings.  How ever that was not the promise land, only the arm pit of the east coast with nothing to offer but pay day loan joints, strip joints and pawn shops.

     The second time I thought I had reached the promise land was on February 10th at 4:55 AM when I roller over the old Hoover Dam on 93.  I am dating myself do to the fact this is before The Pat Tillman bypass.  I actually stopped and threw coin over the dam wall for good luck.  Lady luck did shine on me for almost 8 years.  When I came down Boulder High way after 55 hours of driving and got a glimpse of The valley I thought I had arrived.  Anyways by 2011 my marriage and my career had fallen apart.  So i split for New Hampshire.   That was ok, but New England gets old in a hurry and once Las Vegas has a hook in you you are drawn back in.  So I made another move back to Las Vegas and this trip has not been so great.

     Well gang I have reinvented myself on many occasions.  I think this is another time.  Lets look at many of my failed careers.  I have been a car sales guy, a boiler room guy, a paratrooper, a casino guy and briefly a retail guy.  Yah thats right I worked retail and have a 2012 W-2 for $28 to prove it.  I realize Las Vegas is no longer and its heyday is gone and not coming back.  I am now in search of the new promise land. Is it Oakland or Milwaukee or Chicago.  I do not know.  Las Vegas is the worst town to date in so I can not wait to leave.
     On the subject of dating I have many new found insights.  I have been reading all these books on dating to help my "Game".  These books are written by the same people who probably write the scripts in a handicapping boiler room.  They only work with simpletons and the lowest common denominator.  Any client or in my case girl who would fall for this crap is some one I have no desire to deal with.  I am looking for a long term relationship not an easy lay in I dragged out of a bar room.

     These books are so bogus they tell you to treat the girl like a jerk and be rude.  Where do they come up with this shit.?  My former wife was an amazing girl.  On are first date I actually knocked on the door and met her parents.  All we did was hold hands go for a walk in the park and have an ice cream and her little brother and cousin had to accompany us.  On our second date I gave her an old fashion kiss on the porch. Then on our third date at the movies I asked her to marry me in a round about way.  It was actually a trial close that went really well.    In the middle of the movie  I believe it was AI, I took a ring put it on her finger and said what are you doing for the next 50 years and she said yes.  My last dating success story.
     I figure I look at all my buddies whose wives I think are cool and fun to spend your life with if you pulled this jerk routine on them they would knee you in the balls or throw a drink on you at the very least well except for one.  But then again there has to be the exception to prove the rule.  I have to the conclusion there are two avenues for my next girl friend wife to be.
    The first is I move to to the midwest get a casino job and meet a nice girl.  The other is meet a girl online.  Actually gang there is girl I already like.  The thing is this girl has a kid.  I will be violating a cardinal rule.
Here are the Cardinal Rules.
1. No good comes from dating a stripper.
2. When in negotiations present the price and shut up he who speaks first loses.
3. Do not date a women with kids.
4. Do not put ketchup on a hotdog.
5. Never give points on the road.
6. Always Bet The Oakland Raiders as a home dog on Monday Night.

     I am about to violate the Cardinal rule number 3.  I need your help gang.  I have this one girl on POF who I have taken a shine to.  What you need to do is flood her inbox about what a great guy I am.  I think with enough testimonials I can get a first date with her.  Then the rest is up to me. Some Sam Cook, Mario Lanza and a bottle of Bacardi.  I am confident I can win her hand.  I am a closer I will close.   Here is her POF Link http://www.pof.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=17153677

I figure if this fails I will  go down to The VA and file a claim for PTSD and spend the rest of my life smashed in Vietnam or the Philippines.
   Last ditch effort to meet a girl is a Tran-athon.  yYou type in Tran on facebook search when the results come up you add as friends the pretty vietnameese girls in your area wait 5 hours if they accept your friend request ask them out on a date.
     I am once again playing poker online this for the first time in years it is amazing.  This blog has been written under the influence of Sam Cook Songs and Reagan Optimism.