We had an extra day at sea due to weather, and I asked my wife if she wanted to gamble a bit. She does the slots, I gave her $20 which didn't last long. I sat down at a blackjack table with four other bored guys and started winning, mostly. After 30 minutes or so, I was up a bit, and cashed out, on $100 entry I now had $150. My life entirely changed.
I've "won" at BJ maybe three times, and of course lost more than that, I usually start with $100 and by the time I'm down $50 I get bored with the inevitability of it all and quit, figuring I'm $50 ahead by not being $100 down.
It was kind of funny the last day, the weather was great and we toured the ship, finding lots of new places, especially outside.
I went and ran a bit today, I was glad to still be in "OK" shape, I hadn't lost much. I threw some against a tennis wall and felt decent there as well.