And although she wasn't in the remotest bit interested in backing horses and dogs, she had heard that quite large sums of money could be won on these ...ixed-odds machines. Like many women, she had quite an obsession with one-armed bandits and had often played for hours in amusement arcades when lucky enough to temporarily break away from her boring, narrow-minded husband. So the prospect of trying her luck on the more sophisticated betting office machines was a tantalising prospect. Emily seemed. I'm a walking billboard for herpeers to judge.I guess its a good thing I turned down "Girls Gone Wild". Kelly cringed to remember that Jason had once desperately wished to beone of those girls. Thankfully, that desire had faded after she hadtransitioned. Now, with perspective, she understood she had wanted to beso unquestionably female that men could not help but desire her. Kelly looked into her mom's earnest face and said, "Oh God, Mom. I needall the help I can get."* * *Just because her. "I'll be at the airport at six tomorrow to pick you up. Don't worry."I have to admit I was confused and more than a little curious about her sleeping, but not at home. I proceeded cautiously."Where are you? I tried calling our home phone and I only got the answering machine," I told her."Where would you think I am, silly? I'm in bed. Our phone hasn't been working right. I have the service man coming tomorrow to see what the problem is. Several people have told me the same thing," she yawned.. Magoo. But weather couldn't deter me. The Vaginas need my inspirational pre-game pep talk. We had lost three-in-a-row and I was prepared to give each teammate the tongue lashing they needed. I was far from our best player. My skating was adequate but I hadn't scored a goal in three seasons. My true talent is beating people up. In hockey parlance I'm a "goon." No charm, no pretty girl, just a goon who spent more time caged in a penalty box than Bonnie Parker. The weather would make tonight's.