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Why Doesn’t Las Vegas Have Any Great Bakeries?

Why Doesn’t Las Vegas Have Any Great Bakeries?

Posted by on Oct 8, 2023 in Blog | 0 comments

 

 

How is it possible that an isolated town with a population of 7,200 in the middle of nowhere has a gigantic world-class bakery (in Mammoth Lakes, CA)….and then just 42 miles away in another town with a population of 3,800 there’s ANOTHER astounding bakery selling fresh baked goods, deli items, and everything tastes amazing (in Bishop, CA)……

……and yet Las Vegas with an area population of 2,200,000 doesn’t have a single decent bakery?

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Week #5 — 2023 NFL Analysis and Picks

Week #5 — 2023 NFL Analysis and Picks

Posted by on Oct 4, 2023 in Blog | 0 comments

 

 

First, let’s take a moment to reflect upon NFL legend Dick Butkus, who died on Thursday. Butkus was the embodiment of the tough guy middle linebacker. He was the ultimate team player. Butkus played on mostly horrible Chicago Bears teams during his injury-riddled career when the grass and mud were real, when games weren’t postponed because of weather (or worse-played in domes), referees didn’t throw flags every other down, and players played for a love of the game.

What an icon.

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I enjoyed a pretty good week in the NFL with the following positives:

(1) more wins (17) than losses (11) and +$675 in profit,

(2) an outstanding week in the Westgate SuperContest, and

(3) a win in the CircaSurvivor contest.

I’d be thrilled if every week forward went just like this.

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Food for Artistic Thought

Food for Artistic Thought

Posted by on Oct 3, 2023 in Blog | 0 comments

 

 

One thing I’l like to see much more of is the integration of art into daily life. Art should not just be something inside a museum. Art should be an expression of who were are and reflect what we experience. Wider audiences, of all backgrounds, should be exposed each day to artists and their art.

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Joseph Heller’s Truth-Telling

Joseph Heller’s Truth-Telling

Posted by on Oct 2, 2023 in Blog | 0 comments

 

 

Writer Joseph Heller penned a wonderful quote more than six decades ago, in Catch-22, published in 1961. It’s as timelessly accurate today as back then. Perhaps, even more so.

I’ve taken one his most famous paragraphs, reworked it a bit, and came up with this:

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Las Vegas Show Review: “Awakening” (at the Wynn)

Las Vegas Show Review: “Awakening” (at the Wynn)

Posted by on Sep 28, 2023 in Blog | 1 comment

 

 

Las Vegas Show Review: “Awakening” (Wynn)

Awakening nearly put me to sleep. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Delusively billed as “a dazzling spectacle with new characters, costumes, choreography, and original music,” this is the over-the top production show that replaced Le Reve, the underwhelming and widely-panned aquatic-themed Cirque du Soleil forgery which inexplicably ran for 15 years (2005-2020) as the casino’s marques attraction. Now, the former Le Reve showroom has even been rebranded as the Awakening Theater.

Suggestion: Seats should come with a pillow.

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