Friday, December 11, 2009
On the Road Again
Once again I was out on the Strip on a very frosty morning, pitting myself against my own endurance, desert tortoises with broken legs, and that one legged guy with a bum ankle. It was cold, even though there were great fireworks and all. It took half an hour for my corral to get up to the start line. (That's according to the official race results, so I'm not making it up.) It took two miles for my feet to warm up, and I was pounding them on the ground has hard as I could, too. But, never mind that. I was 20% off my time, but then so were the winners. A cold day is not the time to be out running around the streets in your underwear, I guess.
But run I did. Here's my bit of evidence that I really ran the race:
You can check that number on the Elite Racing site if you want to see just how slow I was this year. Of course, not every step was taken slowly. There were cameras at intervals, and you just gotta look good for the camera, don't you? Of course you do! So, here's a photo of me taken at, well where do you suppose, looking at that image? So, there's the proof that I went at least twenty miles last Sunday!
But that's not all. I also present this picture of the nice bling I got for finishing. Yes, I said finishing. 26 miles, 385 yards on a cold morning. Heck, I deserve a medal for that! And I got one, to wit:
Now, if all that doesn't convince you that I did it once again, I offer you the link under the title to this post. It will take you to the Elite Racing site for this race, where you can actually see a video of my glorious finish. You can see that the crowd went really wild. Probably because they knew there weren't that many people behind me and that they'd soon get to go inside and warm up.
I know I was sure glad to do that!
Steve
But run I did. Here's my bit of evidence that I really ran the race:
You can check that number on the Elite Racing site if you want to see just how slow I was this year. Of course, not every step was taken slowly. There were cameras at intervals, and you just gotta look good for the camera, don't you? Of course you do! So, here's a photo of me taken at, well where do you suppose, looking at that image? So, there's the proof that I went at least twenty miles last Sunday!
Now, if all that doesn't convince you that I did it once again, I offer you the link under the title to this post. It will take you to the Elite Racing site for this race, where you can actually see a video of my glorious finish. You can see that the crowd went really wild. Probably because they knew there weren't that many people behind me and that they'd soon get to go inside and warm up.
I know I was sure glad to do that!
Steve
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Do You Know Where This Is?
Here's a Photo of something around Las Vegas:
Over on the ezine that I write for, Living-Las-Vegas, they have a weekly contest called "Vegas Eye." This is the photo from this week's edition. You don't win any money for getting it right, but you do get all sorts of glory. Why not stop by and check it out? It's free and easy! And, there's a new contest each week. You do not, by the way, have to live in Vegas to figure out where the object is.
Steve
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The World's Largest Gift Shop
Over at Living Las Vegas, Tami has just posted a review of The World's Largest Gift Shop, so I'm not going to waste space reviewing it. I am going to waste space posting some of the pictures that I took but Tami didn't use. It's an interesting shop, although, at 40,000 square feet, it's a lot smaller than, say Wall Drug, which boasts 76,000 square feet. Still, they have a copyright on the phrase, so they can use it all they want.
Here's a view of part of the place, that Tami left out. It's not as good as the shot she used, but hey, she used it. The General Store has some gift items, but mostly it's a place to buy convenience store stuff, plus there's a liquor store attached to it. Believe it or not, there aren't that many actual liquor stores in Nevada, because grocery stores can sell the stuff. Of course, there are no restrictions on hours of operation, either, so you can go to the local supermarket and get a case of booze any time you want one. So, the liquor store at Bonanza Gifts is a slight oddity.
You can also see a bit of the front of "Naughty Town," which is where bachelorette parties can be stocked with the naughty stuff that such a party requires. It isn't a full-blown adult toy store, which we do have a lot of in Vegas, but it is risque enough that they keep anyone under eighteen outside.
What you can't see is the Minnetonka Moccasin shop (yep) or the large gift shop that is just behind me in this photo. Try looking behind your monitor, maybe. It's humongous. To the right is a picture of a portion of the T-Shirt wall. This is just next to the CSI merchandise, which you can find pictured on Tami's posting.
A lot of what they have is pretty cheap, but not everything. For instance, a plastic replica of the iconic Welcome sign is over forty bucks, but I got one at Walgreens for thirty. Still, where else are you going to go for your bacon flavored mints? Your gag gifts? Your foul-mouthed parrots? Your seemingly infinite selection of Las Vegas themed merchandise? You can even get your picture taken with the King. You can't touch him, though. Being dead obviously makes one delicate.
The shop is on the Northwest corner of Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard, on the North end of the Strip. If you want to read more, read Tami's post, or click the title of this post to go to the store's website.
Later, y'all
Steve
Here's a view of part of the place, that Tami left out. It's not as good as the shot she used, but hey, she used it. The General Store has some gift items, but mostly it's a place to buy convenience store stuff, plus there's a liquor store attached to it. Believe it or not, there aren't that many actual liquor stores in Nevada, because grocery stores can sell the stuff. Of course, there are no restrictions on hours of operation, either, so you can go to the local supermarket and get a case of booze any time you want one. So, the liquor store at Bonanza Gifts is a slight oddity.You can also see a bit of the front of "Naughty Town," which is where bachelorette parties can be stocked with the naughty stuff that such a party requires. It isn't a full-blown adult toy store, which we do have a lot of in Vegas, but it is risque enough that they keep anyone under eighteen outside.
A lot of what they have is pretty cheap, but not everything. For instance, a plastic replica of the iconic Welcome sign is over forty bucks, but I got one at Walgreens for thirty. Still, where else are you going to go for your bacon flavored mints? Your gag gifts? Your foul-mouthed parrots? Your seemingly infinite selection of Las Vegas themed merchandise? You can even get your picture taken with the King. You can't touch him, though. Being dead obviously makes one delicate. The shop is on the Northwest corner of Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard, on the North end of the Strip. If you want to read more, read Tami's post, or click the title of this post to go to the store's website.
Later, y'all
Steve
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Things About Vegas I Bet You Didn't Know
Actually I'm not writing this one. I'm just pointing you to an article by Megan Edwards over on Living Las Vegas about charity work by the Variety Club Tent 39, which is located in Las Vegas. It's a different side of Vegas, and maybe even of some of our, um, less than upstanding founders. Check it out!
Steve
Friday, July 17, 2009
Weather Bragging
I just checked the current conditions on the nearest weather station to my house. It's less than two miles away. It is, and I quote, 111.6 degrees, and the humidity is 2 percent. It is cooler, of course, than it is down where I lately lived, so that's nice. But, I just thought I'd brag a bit about the remarkably harsh weather we're having in Vegas.
Maybe I'll go shovel something, for old time's sake. But what? The streets are clear!
Steve
Maybe I'll go shovel something, for old time's sake. But what? The streets are clear!
Steve
