Being half Italian, I seem to have this gene that precludes me from not making wagers.
Seahawks in the Super Bowl this year? Sure, I’ll take that.
Partly cloudy and 43 degrees? Yeah, I’ll take that one too.
As you can guess, I don’t win very much. But, when I do make these little forays into competitive guessing, I like to add a bit of what I’ll just go ahead and call a “mayoral” or “gubernatorial” twist.
See, when two cities are in a championship game, the mayors and/or governors get in to the act. They’ll often wager something symbolic or representative of the city or state. You can imagine what happens when Wisconsin is in a championship game. Or, even worse, Philly or New Jersey. (My family is from there — I’m allowed to take shots)
So it came to be that I got into a wager on the Blazers/Cavs game with a weather guy from Charlotte, North Carolina who happened to have grown up near Akron, the home of one LeBron James. No, there would be no money — there would be Oregon bounty if I lost. His item, had the Blazers won, would have been BBQ sauce. I suppose it was either that or something NASCAR-ish. Despite their best efforts, the Blazers came up short against King LeBron. (By the way, is Anderson Varejao the new Bill Laimbeer? What a whiner.)
I lost.
But I also won.
Because this week, I’m heading over to my favorite local place for walnuts and hazelnuts, Loughridge Farms. A mere few miles away from me, out Scholls Ferry Road way, are some of the best walnuts and hazelnuts I have ever eaten. And the people who run the farm are incredibly cool and nice. I’m looking forward to sending a few pounds off to my Twitter pal in Charlotte. Because then, he’ll get a taste of Oregon and what real walnuts and hazelnuts are all about.
And that’s a bet I’m happy to lose every time.
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Hmm, are you sure Loughridge Farm is open? The website says the season is June to mid-December.
If you call them, they will usually have someone there to help. I will double-check, though, when I call tomorrow.
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