poker parlors and illegal baking

20 something degrees when I went out at sunrise to get the newspaper....."you can read it in the Sunday paper...." that's from a song back in the 80's.....anyway, one thing I read was about "sweepstakes".....the old Red's Cafe near the mill now calls itself the "Chill Lounge" ladies night $1 mix drinks 8-10, etc....and it has a poster about "sweepstakes" on the front door.....turns out that this means that it's a video poker parlor that's found a loophole in the state gambling laws.....the sweepstakes format of online gambling falls through crack in the codes somehow.....at least for the moment....lawmakers are introducing bills.....the new hookah bar over on Musgrove also has computers inside? Aha....I was wondering how those two new places expected to make any money.....part of the trick is being a gambling parlor....they charge by the hour to play the games.....this last Thursday the church across the street had the sign out again for "Hot Dog Bake Sale.....Fried Apple Pies" I guess it's OK still if you're a church, but there was a thing in the paper about a lady being busted for selling birthday cakes to neighbors....it's against the law to sell home-cooked food....she was ratted on by a bakery.....something else that's illegal in a kitchen is to play poker....this goes back to when people of color were the people in the kitchen.....it's all too complicated.....I won't sell any of my ribs, I'll eat them all myself and be safe....they are delicious and meaty....got stuffed last night on that meal, have more left.....might have one nice fat rib and cheese toast for Sunday lunch....might have rib-eye, baked potato, lima beans for supper....breakfast was french toast and two sausage links.....lots of sun right now, but it's still cold outside....might get up around 50 this afternoon.....got another e-book from the library....more history.....