Let Kenny help you out.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 8 comments link this postKnow when to fold 'em.
Know when to walk away,
And know when to run.
You never count your money
When your sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.
--From the chorus of the song "The Gambler", by Kenny Rogers
Yes, Kenny, that's right.
I've said it before; there's some good advice there. The tough part is knowing. It's kind of a countrified version of Ecclesiastes, suggesting there's a time to hold, a time to fold, a time to walk, and a time to run.
The tough part is the knowing.
There's a blog post there. This isn't it, however.
I never, ever thought I'd see Kenny Rogers quasi-quoted on a very particular Christian web site. Used as a title, even.
It is, after all, a song about gambling.
As I suggested in the comments section on a different site...it's either the start or the end of something.
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Editorial note: I would not recommend using the Kenny Rogers/Coolio version of "The Gambler" for similar titling. It would be difficult to make use of the revised lyrics for a Christian discernment site. Coolio is also known for such songs as, uh....
Labels: changed my mind, music, slice of laodicea
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 5/22/2007 05:08:00 PM
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8 Comments:
Funny. I always thought thought the waiting was the hardest part.
By 
Jim, at
22/5/07 19:56
Ahem.
I believe you mean "when to hold 'em." That's the correct terminology.
By 
Julie, at
22/5/07 20:31
You just can't leave 'em alone, can you? You can't just "walk away." You just gotta be the thorn.
Oh well, keep up the good work.
By Will, at
22/5/07 21:48
Well, Will, you should know by now.
Of course not.
By Julie, at
22/5/07 22:18
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in....
By , at
23/5/07 07:31
Momma always said "you wouldn't have to smell it so often if you didn't stir it so much"...
davek
By , at
23/5/07 08:14
In poker I play every hand the same, no matter how good it is -- meaning I raise at every possible opportunity, hoping no one calls my bluff. Unfortunately after about two hands, the game is up and my friends refuse to take me seriously for the rest of the night. But if I have a good Cosmo in my left hand, this rarely phases me. And no, I still really don't get poker.
By Lois E. Lane, at
23/5/07 09:22
Momma was blunt.
By Julie, at
23/5/07 10:22
