coloradocraig
Colorado Craig

Casino Licensee, Operations and Compliance

How it started: Slot RNG
How it's going: Seed RNG
est. 521,200

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Last Notes

2026-08-08 15:07:15 GMT

It’s cut and split time again.
https://blossom.primal.net/d92cc61fafbc3b80414a454952d64b6fe07270251ebec87d5f814d64cc8d639a.jpg

2026-08-08 14:57:48 GMT

The evolution of all great ideas is built on the back of one constant.
The Mistake.

2026-08-08 03:48:11 GMT

I'm hear for the show.

2026-08-07 18:21:21 GMT

One thing the recent hardware wallet RNG discussion reminded me of comes from my previous career.
I owned and operated casinos in Colorado. Before a slot machine could ever be placed on our casino floor, manufacturers couldn't simply claim their random number generators or payback percentages were accurate. Those claims had to be independently tested and certified by the Colorado Division of Gaming.
There were many competing slot machine manufacturers, just as there are many competing hardware wallet manufacturers today. Before either the casino owner or the public was put at risk, the RNG had to be independently tested and verified.
Bitcoin is obviously different. We don't want a government regulator certifying hardware wallets.
But the underlying principle still applies:
Critical security claims shouldn't rely solely on marketing. They should be backed by independent verification. (Think "The Gold Standard" of Bitcoin wallets)
Perhaps this is an area where the proposed Bitcoin Consortium could provide real value by publishing transparent testing methodologies, commissioning independent security reviews, and issuing public reports on entropy generation and other security-critical functions.
Trustworthy systems can't be left solely in the hands of a marketing department.

2026-08-03 00:30:33 GMT

Had a visit from these two today. Thought she was going to jump down for a second. #colorado
https://blossom.primal.net/ea22e7aecc68c2aa8af1d0985c0e599da39e6c527c3b66085c0e6519464706f4.mp4

2026-08-03 00:26:45 GMT

To generate Speed, there must be a quality about the movement and direction.

2026-02-11 21:19:14 GMT

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Junk mail, spam and ads.
#nevent1q…22pn

2026-02-11 21:11:30 GMT

It's it a Ponzi?
How can anyone know anything for sure now days?
But anyone claiming Bitcoin as a Ponzi while at the same time refusing to point out that money printed to take value from common people's saved wealth is a much more sinisterly designed scheme than Bitcoin ever could be...
I don't trust advice from people that aren't trying to exit the current system in some way.

2026-02-05 12:14:19 GMT

Looking down on the clouds moving up the valley, pushing up from the front range.
https://blossom.primal.net/f468ed39f17b9afbed8b7d77ce53991727aa6b362ddfe162b8182bb8e10bb6f0.jpg

2026-02-05 12:11:01 GMT

I live mostly in the present. But I often place myself 30 or more years in the future to reflect on what my old future self might believe about what my present self was doing.
I never wish myself to be younger, but I can imagine my future old self jumping at the opportunity to live what I'm living right now.

2025-12-29 14:48:38 GMT

How to Fail: A skill I teach my football players and students.
Learning how to fall (failing) is one of the unsung skills you must master to build a rewarding life.
When I was young, I didn't think much about getting 'good' at falling down, but I certainly felt the pain of those falls before I learned how to handle them. As a dirt bike rider and football player, I fell over and over again. In the beginning, the falls aren't that traumatic; at a basic level, hitting the ground doesn't require much skill. But as you reach higher levels in any activity, the falls become more intense, requiring the ability to fall gracefully.
Broken collarbones and fractured wrists made it easy for me to see how the mechanics of a fall truly work. Life and business difficulties aren't much different. You will fail, and as you grow, those failures can become significant setbacks if you don't know how to land.
Just as you learn to 'roll with the punches' in physical sports, you must learn how to recover, learn, and rise to the occasion repeatedly in life. Getting good at failing provides the foundation you need to take on bigger projects and move to the next level.

2025-12-22 14:32:51 GMT

A facing west mountain property, you don't have direct sun in the mornings. The sun hits the top of the Continental Divide first thing though.
https://blossom.primal.net/55612283e254c0726c8e315268ff9b31c23847e6091cc1edb9680d797ab0f006.jpg

2025-12-19 19:57:33 GMT

I'm living like an old mountain man with this Colorado power restriction strategy.
https://blossom.primal.net/7317e1e4280ab23eea0da2a0ae871c881c2c3a6e86ff1ff27a6573df5f559b7e.png

2025-12-13 01:20:17 GMT

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Are you in the mountains?

2025-12-13 01:19:29 GMT

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The cabin sits at 9,200 feet above sea level.

2025-12-12 23:56:48 GMT

The 3-day windstorm has passed. Gusts of over 90 mph were clocked on top of Dory Hill Mountain as the storm pushed over the Continental Divide.
https://blossom.primal.net/54b1128fdc13cab3d98334787a9104c9d01066ad37f418441b813c710836ed5d.jpg

2025-12-12 23:18:26 GMT

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Sitting next to the fire in the cabin agreeing with this. ✊
#nevent1q…kgdz

2025-12-06 15:00:31 GMT

A pure happiness in the Mountains.
https://blossom.primal.net/c676501b9299ae29da4429e4a4d3c1b3041f1e7c95518d0294f7dc21d995b22e.mp4

2025-12-01 13:28:38 GMT

Success is often a factor of conviction, and how long you can stay convicted to a particular project or goal.
The other side of success is choosing the right things to be convicted about.
One of my most helpful convictions, the one that keeps me focused, is being Bitcoin Only.
It keeps me out of a lot of trouble.

2025-12-01 13:03:09 GMT

Hard to beat a 4 mile morning drive to the school with no traffic and views of the mountains.
https://blossom.primal.net/1121dc4930569c12652abfea488a66541898ef2998dc62e98525e2a9d5119d8b.jpg

2025-12-01 12:57:51 GMT

"No good deed goes unpunished" is an odd frame and cynical.
Being helpful can backfire, but it's a much better frame to walk around with.

2025-11-22 16:07:45 GMT

Confusion can hide ignorance but only for so long.

2025-11-20 12:07:41 GMT

Unwanted communication directed at the masses has cause great harm over the years.

2025-11-14 22:24:23 GMT

Fermentation has begun. https://blossom.primal.net/da8010efe2d44b37c8c5e98bc8174e4a08afb7fd88cb0f97be5d4f0a4b085bcb.jpg

2025-11-10 01:12:35 GMT

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To watch what the kids at school are fed each morning and during lunch.... The kids have no chance.

2025-11-10 01:08:07 GMT

The season goes by fast once it starts.
Finished the 2025 season 7-2.
My boys had great year and we'll need to step it up next year to replace our 7 seniors.
https://blossom.primal.net/3287bf95216bee1bd5d6a5712a1bcc6204f075084c95eb855cf335e00d6e106a.jpg

2025-11-04 00:11:36 GMT

Like a painting over the Divide.
https://blossom.primal.net/98746164549bee8bb5c21de6d091e947e782796ed68e99a965e9d5f2242d0fed.jpg

2025-10-29 13:39:22 GMT

Thanksgiving preview on the drive to work today.
https://blossom.primal.net/bc5bbb8ef6e122d75d2fd1bc7be9b4963fe6083a8aee459dab3fa2ed32866ca9.mp4

2025-10-23 19:24:48 GMT

Seeking novelty has proven to me to have diminishing returns over time.
I drive the same car
I wear the same clothes
I eat the same meals
I travel to the same places
I have the same friends
I invest in the same asset

2025-10-21 12:55:05 GMT

I like investing in things I don't plan to sell.
My People
My Community
My Cabin
My Health
My Wealth

2025-10-20 18:51:37 GMT

Playing the game with probabilities, not defined rules.

2025-10-20 18:30:22 GMT

Saw a Moose drop by the school from my classroom window.
https://blossom.primal.net/f3c71664ea94953897af1bdbb8956f971dcd2f0776d77690e3cd80e3d0a56110.mp4

2025-10-18 12:19:44 GMT

Players: We all deal with adversity.
What kind of adversities do you want?
Is it the adversity of high achievement
or
the adversity of underachievement?

2025-10-15 16:32:01 GMT

Leadership Legacy
Football programs cultivate a legacy of leadership, nurturing a pipeline of future leaders who are committed to serving their communities, fostering progress, and inspiring positive change.

2025-10-14 18:36:00 GMT

It's hard to know all the rules before you get started.
The rules are confusing on purpose to protect those in power.
Old: Know all the rules before you play the game.
New: Get in the game and learn along the way.

2025-10-08 12:58:59 GMT

Core vs. Knots rules.
From the casino gaming industry to the football field, I'd say I've been trained to be a rule follower.
In both disciplines, there are many hard rules, even stupid ones, that are so dumb they really shouldn't be followed but must be to play the game.
Inside systems like this, unwritten soft rules have room to proliferate. Unwritten rules are more subtle and harder to follow, and are often more punitive or rewarding when broken. At the same time, these soft rules are often the easiest rules to break and get away with.
When complexed rule based systems are used, it's hard to catch those that want to take advantage of the system. It creates many rule breakers. Stytems based on large sets of rules are a cat and mouse system by design.
Sometimes you have to put in extra hard rules in systems like this because many people will try to take advantage the others who are playing by both the hard written rules as well as the unwritten ones.

2025-10-08 12:03:15 GMT

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A calm morning in the mountains.
https://blossom.primal.net/4cfa8b23484a1c5be39f1a2def48eda572e93e667c5b16dbd59212a916661cb9.jpg

2025-10-08 11:44:03 GMT

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Defiance: Build resistance like muscle. One repetition at a time.
#nevent1q…r2gn

2025-10-06 12:51:16 GMT

Football in the mountains. First snow on the field this season.
https://blossom.primal.net/b17eabca8d3921692247860293f6ec83f2bd5f2e24f9759ba7ec998f333f8210.jpg

2025-10-03 19:14:08 GMT

Getting ready for winter.
https://blossom.primal.net/41bc551aa5a72af2973debb4249bb98e1b17aa1d0e10188261b71b106d41d680.jpg

2025-09-28 19:47:28 GMT

The color of the leaves this year at 9,200 feet.
https://blossom.primal.net/e2c0a7f48c711a19e10b3ca1fecd22bbe1ea10a10c5567f2b996bc6c2479f308.jpg

2025-09-27 18:19:29 GMT

A Colorado Blue Bird Sky Day.
https://blossom.primal.net/5222267fa8afd93766a2d87fafac51bc63b164b7e28059ebc464b331de33e6fe.jpg

2025-09-27 14:57:16 GMT

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We are an 8-Man Football team. We are well traveled for sure. I also coach the HS track team. Our field and track sits at 9,000 feet overlooking 4, 14,000 foot peaks.
https://blossom.primal.net/bba0ba978b3b5166ba71ef34650246d3a7a37c672987d2ce4bfbc43c84e286ed.jpg

2025-09-26 18:46:53 GMT

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Yes, Zaprite services work great for the All-State Game. I also have a nonprofit account through Strike.

2025-09-21 13:59:30 GMT

A rare morning rainbow effect in the mountains .
https://blossom.primal.net/cf856666ccbb253a371e3a54fc760d34665f71bc1c6c296da89f9817a3cc54ae.jpg

2025-09-20 15:19:58 GMT

Change is in the air.
https://blossom.primal.net/8b41feab127ea51b98edf674a31519d21005b0a88bb207e22f5ac012e6352646.jpg

2025-09-19 17:15:44 GMT

Many of the benefits I work on daily won't be realized in full for over 25 years, when I turn 85.
-building the future leaders in my community through the game of football
-what I eat for fuel
- exiting the fiat system

2025-09-18 02:24:50 GMT

At a gathering over the weekend and someone brought over a rice dish that everyone raved about.
Someone said "oh, you can't eat this can you?"
I said I can eat whatever I want.
There was plenty of steak and ribs ... So I'm good.

2025-09-18 01:24:33 GMT

First snow of the season on the Continental Divide this morning as the sun came up.
https://blossom.primal.net/967141a32f0e72266fa29075540ad692766f6759f64221de3d23de4ebf73c5af.jpg

2025-09-14 17:09:47 GMT

It was a beautiful night in the mountains. The Leadville field is the 2nd highest football field in the country.
https://blossom.primal.net/23b83d90ab1d8c39affc5f1a19f104429dff15839ff408e92381454afcff2ac4.jpg

2025-09-12 23:03:11 GMT

Over Freemont Pass in the bus,11,318 in elevation, on our way to our Friday Night Game in Leadville Colorado.
https://blossom.primal.net/8b13790289860ff455d4b0078c112153f322d1cf4baa19fd222085552788afa1.jpg

2025-09-12 22:30:26 GMT

I regret that I only have 3 nodes up and running.

2025-09-11 18:49:51 GMT

I don't feel like I need to explain why I want a monetary system based on money that others can't print.
The basics are considered radical and risky by many. Bizarre.

2025-09-11 18:15:23 GMT

The storm that cut practice short yesterday.
https://blossom.primal.net/00b296318c719dfd4ade1e992c6e59fba83bd11f04842ded918f41ba7542c586.jpg

2025-09-11 18:14:04 GMT

You can sell the chance of winning big to a large part of the population even if they know the odds are against them.
Alt coins prey on the same people that play the lottery and insert $100 bills into a slot machine.

2025-09-07 18:17:49 GMT

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As a teacher and a coach at the HS level, I help them understand the value of their youth and how how much those older folks would pay to switch places with them. They have something others can't have.

2025-09-07 18:12:33 GMT

When addicted to processed food and while following the Standard American Diet, people somehow can't see clearly into the future.
A chemical disruption causing a blindness of what's comes next as we age, even with so many examples all around us.
Similuar to that cat parisite that uses mice to gain access to the cat. The parisite causes a change in the brain of the mouse suppressing the natural fear of cats.

2025-09-06 15:58:42 GMT

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I was able to make the switch when I was 42.

2025-09-06 00:26:14 GMT

My team on Adversity Hill.
https://blossom.primal.net/6d719dc47d3a403de5702c1dbf9a8b80c423714e8923af571525ffd63ebbf887.jpg

2025-09-03 02:48:51 GMT

I'm not lying to you, big food is.
What I do isn't radical, bone saws and rib speaders are radical.

2025-09-03 02:43:36 GMT

The gridiron at 9,000 above sea level.
https://blossom.primal.net/c48a710faba84d7e37e1a8d2b8ed248006dd0f61c7748ebab5e12145a589770b.jpg

2025-09-01 23:19:07 GMT

Colorful Colorado.
https://blossom.primal.net/d4c7baabd0f19ff0f4abfb3b4e7b2073aa8a2f7b63dcce6e3aacf7e5d747d08a.jpg

2025-08-31 10:58:52 GMT

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A matter of survival.

2025-08-30 22:56:50 GMT

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Me too.

2025-08-30 21:53:26 GMT

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No doubt the added junk compounds. I still think the sugar, in the amounts they put in everything, is what makes people crave the food while needing continuous all day eating to refuel is the big issue. It's an addiction. Watching people gorge on food while making a grunting sound is hard to witness.

2025-08-30 15:53:02 GMT

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The offspring of the old tobacco giants have done a stellar job of crafting and updating the model.
#nevent1q…frx6

2025-08-30 15:48:00 GMT

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The old tobacco bosses sent their kids and grandkids to elite business universities to run the new model.

2025-08-30 15:26:50 GMT

The food companies are using just a rebranded and expanded cigarette model.
Switched from one addicting substance to another.
These companies learned a lot from their mistakes the first go around.
They now manipulate research through financial influence at universities and government agencies and stopped doing their own research for cover.
They can start adding their new addicting sugars much earlier with baby formula and cereal.
The new model also invest in the medicine and procedures that are used to maintain the addiction as people age through the end.
It's a sinister machine designed for maximum profits built on the old cigarette model.

2025-08-30 13:51:22 GMT

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Oh there's a person behind ever byte of spam.

2025-08-30 13:34:17 GMT

Asking nicely to stop spamming me has never worked.
Not in regular mail or email. They don't care what I want, only what they want.
I want my node to verify financial transactions. I'm not the only one.
My node doesn't stop others from being spammy. Spamers are a special breed of people.

2025-08-27 18:25:48 GMT

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Ground beef for sure. Abut 25 lbs per month. I've been enjoying he sliced carne asada that they generally have a Costco for $8.50 a pound. I generally load up on that when they put it out. Lots of fat and enjoyable.

2025-08-27 17:38:12 GMT

I eat meat so I have access to fat.
Many fail at carnivore because they eat too lean of cuts.
We need the fat more than the protein.

2025-08-24 20:28:49 GMT

I believe sugar may be the hardest addiction to break because of social norms.
With heroin, crack cocaine, and cigarettes, most people in society will help you quit and support you.
Quitting alcohol is gaining more support because a larger percentage of people are joining that club.
Sugar takes between 2 and 4 months to break the addiction, and during that time frame you will be prodded to eat something loaded with sugar on a daily basis. Even from people that love you.

2025-08-24 20:15:31 GMT

Just had the Carnivore isn't radical, laying on a table under bright lights, with a bunch of people in masks, a bone cutter and a rib spreader is more radical conversations with one of my coaches.

2025-08-24 02:06:08 GMT

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I use Zaprite with my football All-State Event.
Donation Page: allstatex.org
Foundation: allstatefootball.org

2025-08-23 23:29:35 GMT

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If out to eat I just order the biggest steak they have. When the meals comes out, mine is always the best one of the group.

2025-08-23 22:53:24 GMT

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I just tell them what I do, not ever suggesting what they should do.

2025-08-23 15:31:35 GMT

I've been seed oil free for over 2 years.
I don't indulge by choice or to social pressure.
Resetting the cycle of cleansing your system isn't worth it.

2025-08-23 15:21:19 GMT

My investment options have trended to zero.

2025-08-21 00:53:52 GMT

The sun hitting everything just right tonight. A beautiful close to the day.
https://blossom.primal.net/62fdb384d5c7d3efca48ad4e9f2b5e5c2d9184cd7b8b88e5de2bb0b883c7c3dc.jpg

2025-08-20 13:53:22 GMT

As someone who spends time filtering ads and spam from my daily life, I see no reason to stop this practice with my Bitcoin.
I limit ads by not subscripting to network TV.
I discard junk mail upon arrival.
I apply many spam filters and manually mark spam with my email.
I don't interact with unknown callers on my phone.
I pay extra to remove ads from streaming services.
It doesn't seem odd that I limit non-monetary transactions on my nodes.

2025-08-18 02:10:32 GMT

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Makes you want to retreat to the mountains and hang with bitcoiners here. ✊

2025-08-18 02:04:58 GMT

Lucky to live in a cabin on a mountain side. The sun setting behind the Continental Divide tonight.
https://blossom.primal.net/3ab950d19b003f8c0f77b6d011d70fd3b1322461d5c5d92a89f79ee428338852.jpg

2025-08-17 22:33:52 GMT

Luck has accruing properties.
Getting "On a Roll" is a real phenomenon.

2025-08-17 22:22:50 GMT

Make them count.
https://blossom.primal.net/3ef6001a86777d4ad359a96dc40bb0145287ab5a4959b13eb0ffb2cb7cf1a1c5.jpg

2025-08-17 22:17:24 GMT

The universe is participatory.
Run a node.

2025-08-17 22:12:56 GMT

Did you find Bitcoin out of Luck or Skill?

2025-08-17 22:07:05 GMT

I’m not a big fan of people who think inflation is necessary.

2025-08-17 19:19:11 GMT

The Colorado 8-Man Football preseason coaches poll.
https://blossom.primal.net/02a6265766ab3e1e200ce9e011c4bd336f8253a1d856566bdd70b7f1d0c8b378.jpg

2025-08-17 19:10:06 GMT

Switching to Knots on my Parmanode @nprofile…exy4 was easier than expected.

2025-08-12 13:02:39 GMT

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I was surprised too. I attended the Heat Punk Confrence at @nprofile…f4rs back in Feb and learned about heat reuse. Got me thinking in the right direction.

2025-08-12 12:40:28 GMT

I'm working with my facility manager at my school to use miners as a heat source for problem cold spots in the school.
Our school is located at high elevation and we've had issues with frozen pipes over the years in odd areas of the schools.
I had 2 T19 miners donated by Compass Mining in Denver to uses for educational purposes at the school. I teach about hard money and have a CS class.
This new development came about as I was talking about power requirements and miner placement.
https://blossom.primal.net/8f3aada3081446617bb05f5e8be78395c09dc1b5dc64e3f58b1035b6ed16f355.jpg

2025-08-12 10:32:37 GMT

First day of football practice in the mountains.
https://blossom.primal.net/6d8fe3734d58e27a0886075929c11e44cdf7893e9347b35841fe1477ad8019e9.jpg

2025-08-09 23:57:49 GMT

The Coyotes in Black Hawk CO.
https://blossom.primal.net/a651e0a56aeec4c9f6ddcba2f080a56e720723e38c4dfc8a2d8c9308d64e67be.jpg

2025-08-09 16:44:33 GMT

This seems wrong to me.
https://blossom.primal.net/5b79aabbddcc22fc3196bca182e3c398f674db9bac1abf99b8bf5eecc4ca24e1.jpg

2025-08-09 00:52:07 GMT

We had a diverse group of gamblers at the casino and I needed to look up terms like these at times.
Ren Tien luck is part of the Tien-Ti-Ren system, also known as The Cosmic Trinity in classical Chinese thoughts on life.
Tien (Heaven) luck refers to the destiny or circumstances you are born into, such as your birth chart, astrology, and factors outside your control.
Di (Earth) luck is influenced by your environment and Feng Shu. How well you harmonize with your surroundings and the energies around you made a difference.
Ren (Human/Mankind) luck involves your own choices, actions, effort, education and attitude.
Ren luck tended to be the most influential factor on the gambler's mind, because you could change and control your luck through decisions, past actions and your ablity to find patterns .
The ole' gambler's fallacy.

2025-08-09 00:29:32 GMT

I was once told by one of my old gamblers the lying and lying in wait are the secrets of success at poker.
https://blossom.primal.net/0c9da172a054ffe6068120f7ddccc43aee0d1a22b0d266fa14acc31c662a2a78.jpg

2025-08-09 00:18:33 GMT

"I have a system" are the sweetest words a casino owner can hear.
https://blossom.primal.net/b4e8315ed2eb9283117f62001b05dbfa81ef6680a678111a1f91e2c06ee1a3c4.jpg

2025-08-09 00:00:44 GMT

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The Let it Ride movie is a funny depiction of how absurd the gambler's mind thinks.

2025-08-08 23:57:40 GMT

A man has gotta make at least one bet a day else he could be walking around lucky and never know it.
-Let it Ride.
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