Archive for December, 2007

JUST KIDDING! It’s always about something. The Bloggers are coming to town!! There will be screaming and yelling and noisy drinking…a lot, throw in some poker and other crazy gambling bets, a bunch of fun, and the whole fling thing will be a complete success. I rarely keep up with the crowd, or have a desire to really, but I totally enjoy seeing them, playing poker with them, and having the opportunity to be part of the noise and fun. The tournament starts on Saturday - at the Venetian - some of the festivities start tonight. (more…)

The inevitable finish to our time on earth often leaves me with a feeling of peace and shock at the same time. There are no words to cover the whole of death, as it comes to each of us in its own way, sometimes with advance notices, sometimes like a thief under cover of dark, it takes our companions and friends, enemies and acquaintances, and loved ones, leaving a void that no one else can fill. I wonder at its simplicity, yet struggle with the complexity that is left behind. It’s part of the natural order of life. As I find myself in the middle of groping for the peace after the shock, I think the world has lost a great representative on the green felt and in life.

It’s kind of looking like a city, but not. It’s definitely outgrowing every thing around it. And picture taking isn’t as easy, nor interesting really. The Cosmopolitan now blocks a lot of the view from Bellagio’s parking garage and the structures are obviously much higher than the employee parking garage so the best views of it are from a distance. And yes, I could access the upper floors of the employee parking garage for a few photos - and may at some point - but most of it would be just looking at the side of a building. The panoramic landscape of ‘worker bees’ and machinery everywhere just isn’t there, most of it’s going on inside the buildings now. (more…)