Just Chillin' in Las Vegas

Today was one of our laziest days yet in the Land of Neon and Free Drinks.

Helen and I chose not to partake at all in the B. Hussein Obama coronation, so I spent the morning running errands and she finished reading Janet Evanovich's "Fearless Fourteen."

At about 10 a.m., my first stop was at the nearest post office to mail a small gift package to a friend whose recovering from surgery. The LV post offices are among the LEAST efficient I have ever seen. Every time I go there - about 4-5 times so far this trip - there's a huge line and only two windows are open. Today I was the 14th person in line. It took me 10 minutes to get to the counter.

And an amazing number of people are unprepared when they reach the counter. They don't have the right customs forms filled out or to address their package. One woman didnt even have her package taped up until the clerk helped her. AAAAARGH.

My next stop was Bank of America where I had to depost a check from the TC Business News and another from our annuity, plus some of our recent blackjack winnings. Then it was over the Albertson's - the grocery store - where I picked up about a dozen items.

I got home around 11:30 and made us some chicken salad sandwiches for lunch. Then we relaxed during the afternoon. I am now reading a western "The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion," by Loren Estleman, a guy who worked for me on the Eastern Echo when I was editor in chief in 1974. Loren has written more than 50 novels, mostly in the detective & western genres. If you like either of those, I highly recommend picking up one of his works.

Dinner was a Middle Eastern plate, with hummus, tabouli, lebne (a thick slightly tart yogurt) and pita bread.

Now we're watching some TV and just relaxing, but tomorrow the adventure continues...