Word: soberness
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...Despite this camaraderie, no sober player really wants to make a new friend. People will generally tell you in appropriately vague terms how much they are up or, more typically, down. But no one wants you to ask him personal questions. The regulars, those who manage to get here and drop some cash on a weekly basis, have what some might consider to be a serious gambling problem. Others may be here cheating on their wives or girlfriends, despite the fact that Connecticut is a much less suitable locale than Vegas to make that sort of play. No, that fetching...
...Nearly anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness can work at Spare Change as long as he or she is sober and courteous. Vendors must obtain ID cards and then can purchase the rag for a quarter per issue to resell it at a 400 percent markup at a dollar. The seventy-five cents profit per issue they get to pocket...
...Finishing up my drink from last night. This is Vegas. You can't be in Vegas sober...
...feel you have no other options, that's precisely when you need a sober assessment of all the risks and benefits. Be especially sure to get a second opinion if you're told you need an experimental treatment. "Researchers tend to fall in love with what they're doing," Groopman notes...
...listeners. He said he "did not mean to imply that there should ever be any kind of inquiry into the personal political opinions of the officers. That is not what I meant to convey--that's what you heard." Whatever happened to, "I spoke too quickly in debate. After sober reflection, I see that the answer is otherwise...