Vegas Baby!!

The wife and I went to Vegas to start the new year. Stayed with our local jewelry friends and had a great time. Didn't lose much money but did enjoy going to the strip to see Jersey Boys, City Center and a couple of casinos we hadn't been to before. City Center is really different for the strip (will publish photos once they are downloaded). If you didn't know better you would think you're in any large city with high rises. Very contemporary, lot of glass, and lots of technology employed. And, very upscale! It really looked like they were after the Asian trade, but way cool. If the crowds are any indication the economy is on the mend. They said all the hotel rooms were booked for the CES later this week. That's their biggest trade show they have, and that has to be a good sign. All the flights were full and we didn't notice much of a change in airport security. Still the same old BS. I can't stand the fact that we have to take off our shoes because some clowns in our capital have to be PC. When our we going to learn to go after the right profile instead of 80 year old grandmothers? If the technology is there lets use stimulus money and put it in place ( enough with the meaningless pork projects).

By the way, I got one of the new smart phones right after Christmas and am glad I did. I'm still learning how to use it, but it is really amazing how many apps are out there ( don't have an i phone, but an HTC Hero). The ability to access the web and email without a lap top makes it much easier to travel. I even was able to take a photo and email it from my phone. Also bought some noise cancelling ear buds. They worked pretty well on the plane and eliminated carrying those clunky headphones. We pretty much decided a Kindle will be our next family purchase. Note - TTS I'll explain all this to you later over lunch.

Rules questions will start with the next post.

Lunch Friday at Biaggi's - noon.