Grillin' with the Bryan's

David and Sarah stopped by this morning and invited Kathy and I out for dinner. They were going to grill up some burgers and sausages. And, their grandson, Shawn, had $5 burning a hole in his pocket and he wanted to play some 31 to possibly win some money.

I left the office around 6:15 pm and arrived there about 6:30 pm to find everyone sitting outside talking. Even though it was over 100°F at the time, the shade and breeze flowing across David's front yard made it quite pleasant.

Kathy had made some Jalapeno Corn Casserole as a side item for the burgers and 'dogs and a Gingerbread cake for dessert.

David cooked up a bunch of sausages of every variety, from plain beef to pork, jalapeno and cheese and some sausages from the meat market in Windthorst. Of course, he had some grilled fresh jalapeno's that brought tears to his eyes and some delicious burgers.

We sat down and ate and watched with amusement when Zach ate everything put in front of him. He really got after the Gingerbread cake with the whipped cream topping. It is quite a fun site to see him put away the groceries. He is such a happy, healthy baby after having a rough time of it when he was born.

After we ate, I played a few round of 'Gone Fishing' on Sarah's touchscreen bartop game. It is pretty cool and I could see how one could spend hours playing it. I have been planning on building one to compliment my MAME machine, maybe I need to really get cracking now.

We sat back outside for a while as Jason worked on his top-secret 'device' to unveil at the Briar Creek Bash in October. We decided to go in an play some 31.

Kathy went home to let the dog out of the 'prison camp' while I stayed to take Shawn's money in 31. We anted up $5 each and proceeded to play. As we worked to eliminate people, it got down to Shawn, Jason and myself. Jason dealt a hand and immediately knocked. I had an ace in my hand, so I knew it was over for me. Shawn dropped a 21 on the table and Jason had 26, eliminating me.

The next hand, Jason and Shawn were at it and the anticipation grew as Shawn and Jason kept drawing cards. Eventually one of them knocked and when the dust settled, Jason had a 28 while Shawn was left holding a 26, not good enough and he was eliminated, leaving Jason to claim the pot.

So, even though I didn't take Shawn's money, which was a goal at the beginning of the night, it was fun to watch Jason take it from him. And, with Zach eating like he does, he might need it.

They started another game, but I had to get home and get some shut eye. I left three machines on the bench in various stages of repair and I had a 10:00 am service call to perform. If I didn't get up early and get in there, I might not finish things in a timely manner.