I sure hope I didn’t offend anyone, by my reference to George Bush in yesterdays post on stupid people, but if I did, I would just like to say, that was not my intention. After all, even I voted for George the first time.
May 092008
May 082008
there are REALLY STUPID people.
I always knew the US wasn’t blessed with a plethora of very intelligent people. You only have to look to the election of George Bush to two terms as president to realize that, but still, I never thought we had stooped to the depth of stupidity displayed by Erik, on Survivor tonight.
I couldn’t watch, as I saw his decision unfolding. It was just too much to bear.
Giving up the immunity idol to Natalie, thinking the other four women wouldn’t vote him off, has to go down in the annals of Survivor as the stupidest thing anyone has ever done.
If you think the country is in trouble now, just wait until Erik’s generation starts running things.
I’m not sure I want to be around when that happens.
May 072008
While it’s not stormy outside, nor is there a hurricane, tornado or hail storm bearing down on Long Beach, today still remains as one of those truly standout miserable days.
It’s not so much that it’s been overcast all day, we experience those kind of days quite often, it’s just that today it has been MAJOR OVERCAST, and that’s something we don’t typically experience unless there is a storm bearing 
down on us.
From the moment I got up this morning, the temperature hasn’t risen more than 6°F, and the cloud cover hasn’t let up at all, in fact it may have gotten heavier.
Oh well, one can only hope things will improve for the weekend. The weekend forcast appears promising, but…..
May 052008
As we spend our last morning in Las Vegas getting ready to head for home, I can’t help but feel somewhat disappointed in this years trip.
Oh, I don’t know! Maybe I’ve just become too finicky in my old age, and easily disappointed when things don’t meet up to expectations, especially since the Wine Spectator Grand Tour (our main reason for coming to Vegas this year) was great. We got to taste so many top wines you don’t often get to taste, including the 2003 Casanova De Neri, Tenuta Nuova Vineyard, Brunello de Montacino, and the 2004 Joseph Phelps Insignia, just to name a few.
Plus we got to see Jersey Boys, which I have been wanting to see for a long while, and by itself may have been worth the trip [IOW, I highly recommend it], so I can’t complain too much.
But I remember last years trip to Las Vegas, which incidentally was exactly one year ago this weekend, as being so much more enjoyable, and that was principally due of the choice of hotels.
Since the main reason for coming to Las Vegas this year was to attend Wine Spectator Grand Tour, being held at the Venetian, that is where we decided to stay, instead of the Wynn, where we stayed last year.
But from the moment we arrived at the Venetian, to an entranced mobbed with cars, taxis and limos dropping people off, to the private check in area (I booked the concierge level), which wasn’t all that private, to the exorbitantly long walk to get to the room, and then the same exorbitantly long walks back to everything, I just knew I booked the wrong hotel.
Oh I know, you’re probably thinking you don’t go to Las Vegas to stay in your room. You go for the shows, the gambling and the food, which were good, and even though the Venetian is a very nice hotel, with big and luxurious rooms, it’s the overall hotel ambiance that sets the stage for me, and the Venetian just didn’t measure up.
Still the trip was worthwhile, I just believe it would have been even more enjoyable, had we stayed at the Wynn.
Oh well, there’s always next year.