I need to start the day by wishing Andy a happy birthday. Happy birthday Andy!
I hope your birthday is filled with all the joy you can handle!
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I spent almost all of last week in Las Vegas working at the Computer Mine Convention. I didn’t get to see anywhere near the amount of stuff I wanted to see because I spent most of my days staring at conference room walls. However, I did get a chance to see a few things and took a few pictures. Today I’m going to share some cruddy cell phone pictures from the trip.
While some people got “rock star” parking, I got stuck in the Gray Lot, which is more like “zydeco star” parking.
And the flight got delayed.
4 flights. Only got snacks on one of them.
On flight #2 I got rock star leg room.
Southwest. Wasn’t as bad as I feared.
New luggage made it to Vegas.
The view from my room.
Meal #1. $30 for this.
Closest I got to the actual Vegas sign.
I’m sure I have an exhibit in there.
Fran said I absolutely had to eat here. It was also high on Lowell’s list.
Elvis and Marilyn made out of jelly beans.
If he goes ring pop engagement ring and she says no, she is a terrible person.
So many candy stores in Vegas.
View from the room at night.
Speechless.
A bar where a robot mixes your drink. Lowell said it was a Top 5 Drink he has had made by a robot.
They are planting marigolds already!
Planet Hollywood is kind of a dud, but it is near cool casinos like Paris.
I can almost see Emily and Mindy walking down the street.
The real Arc de Triomphe was built by a megalomaniac, so it makes sense that they put a poster of one on their recreation.
This sign is how I knew how to get my elevator.
It was 130 degrees in this room.
Planet Hollywood
I didn’t disappoint Fran, but I did make her jealous.
Michelle.
The show is about to begin.
A lot of eyes on me when this speaker asked the audience, “What is one thing that every man knows about every woman.”
View from my Friday dinner table.
Friday supper.
Friday dessert.
Fountain of the Gods.
Neptune’s Fountain.
Bellagio Fountain.
The other elevator bank had Miranda Lambert on it. They won.
Nacho Daddy, for people who like puns and nachos. That includes me.
Neither Kim or Lowell stepped up to the challenge.
I sent a picture of these to my Pastor who is a Chiefs fan, he wished bad things to me. Very bad.
I didn’t get the Raiders Nachos. But these were delicious.
Scott recommended I check out the Bellagio Gardens.
Saturday night supper.
I am sad to report I never ate here.
Goodbye Las Vegas.
It was from here that I waved at Susanna.
She waved back!
And on the final flight I got rock star legroom again!
All in all it was a pretty good trip, even though I put in some massive hours. It was certainly better than my previous trip to Las Vegas for the Evil Clown Empire. But that is a story for a different day.
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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is STORE:
STORE
STORE! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE?
But what is a STORE image? It is simply an image of a STORE or taken inside of a STORE. There are all kinds of STORE(s) out there. From department to convenience to junk to antique to book to music to grocery to dollar to a little kids lemonade stand. Of course, there is more than one definition of the word STORE.
This is not the first time that STORE has been a theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are some examples of previous submissions to inspire you:
Week 141 – Linda Bennett
Week 141 – Kim Barker
Week 141 – Christopher D. Bennett
Week 18 – Carla Stensland
Week 18 – Sarah Karber
Happy photo harvesting!
