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Happy 11th Birthday to Sasha!!!

So proud of my intelligent, creative, stylish, funny, beautiful girl.  Such a strong, empathetic, kind, original personality. A silent highlight of our recent Vegas trip was hearing how many random strangers would comment on her sense of style which is very true!

Posted 16 April 2024 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Piff the Magic Dragon

One of the highlights of our Vegas Trip was seeing this act…  

Posted 09 April 2024 § Animals § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – I’m Rich! (Well, technically my mom is!) ;-)

I didn’t put a nickel of my own money during our week in Vegas but did a bit on behalf of a friend (lost at both slots and roulette) and won a whopping $4.75 at the airport on $20 my mom wanted me to gamble for her. This “big win” was just as I was […]

Posted 06 April 2024 § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – “Baby’s Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot with the Seattle Symphony

Posted 05 April 2024 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Believe It Or Not, Drug Stores Are One of the Most Profitable Businesses on the Las Vegas Strip

I mean, when a margarita from a bar in a casino costs you $20 (plus tip!) and you can buy a canned margarita or beer that’s bigger than your head for $4.99 and drink it openly on the Strip since it’s legal to do so, (not to mention buying basic groceries, snacks, pop, souvenirs, etc. […]

Posted 02 April 2024 § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Luck let a gentleman see/How nice a dame you can be/I know the way you’ve treated other guys you’ve been with/Luck, be a lady with me”

“Luck Be A Lady” – Frank Sinatra

Posted 01 April 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Viva Las Vegas!

Posted 30 March 2024 § Family § Sasha § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Big Elvis

We may see this guy in Vegas and I’m secretly thinking it might be one of those unexpected highlights of the trip based on the YouTube clips I’ve seen…  

Posted 29 March 2024 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “I’m free/It took me in my whole life/I got the keys to the cages/I’m ready for bright lights”

Wish I’d been able to see U2 at The Sphere (extra jealous talking to a coworker yesterday who said they’d been!) but YouTube videos will have to suffice… “Atomic City” – U2

Posted 25 March 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Technology § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Barbershop Books at Las Vegas Public Library

Part of the “NFL Inspires Change” program that collaborated on this program which launched in the lead-up to the recent Super Bowl…  

Posted 22 March 2024 § FridayFunLink § Library § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: