Category Archives: News

Like all good things, they had to come to an end otherwise we’d be pretty sick of them and they wouldn’t be good. I’d say my Las Vegas itch has been scratched until the end of the year. We get … Continue reading →

Sunday was the big day for Vegas V because we traveled to Fremont Avenue to see this trip’s centerpiece event, Liam Finn at the Beauty Bar (much like Prince was for Vegas IV). The concert is covered in the Music … Continue reading →

Breakfast at Paris is a must whenever you come to Vegas. You have to eat there to understand it in my opinion. Maybe I’m just easily impressed by crepes made to order, pate and all I can eat salmon. We … Continue reading →

One mixed side effect of hanging out in Las Vegas is the time difference. The awful part is me waking up two hours earlier than the general population and then having it compound with my anxiety-induced sleep disorders…means I am … Continue reading →

FINALLY! The IRS directly deposited our Economic Hail Mary on Thursday evening. It came as a surprise because their site claimed it would be sent by mail. Personally, I know the $1200 won’t do squat to rejuvenate the economy but … Continue reading →

We kicked off Day Two with a cost-saving measure, taking the special shuttle bus to the grocery store. Brunch in our room has proven to be the most expensive meal this entire trip thanks to the MGM-Chase Vouchers. Starbucks every … Continue reading →

Shortly after posting, we had to scratch the itch to hit the Strip even for a little while. I did “risk” life and limb to get to Las Vegas via flying, I deserved some action in addition to the steak … Continue reading →

Today our friends Leah and Adam had their first child today. The father kept calling the baby a John Hurt moment…reference to the actor being the first victim in Alien. I know, I tend confuse this actor with William Hurt … Continue reading →

Good evening from Las Vegas! This will be rather brief right now since the first day is always spent settling in, adjusting to the different time zone and (once again) recuperating because the flight was bumpy. The weather here is … Continue reading →

Now comes the period of incommunicado until we find wireless hotspots in Las Vegas, other than their the airport. There might be one near the time share. If not, I may check out the recently opened Apple Store in Caesar’s … Continue reading →

No, we haven’t left for Vegas yet and Ike had no effect on us…unless you count the hundreds of evacuees Austin took in. We didn’t even get any of the rain! Somehow, it hit the Houston-Galveston area and then hooked … Continue reading →

So far I have only received one bet and another “maybe” for this upcoming trip to Las Vegas. This morning we hit the less than 10 days before we’re on the plane for what I have dubbed Las Vegas V, … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s e-mail was rather heavy but it needed to be stated to reassure everyone I hadn’t quit, just slowed down a bit. If I had a faster upload speed on my ADSL, I would blame the subject matter more for … Continue reading →

When I started Picyaune 4.0 back in July of 2005, the goal was to continue the magazine-letter-like style with the rapidity of a blog page since using straight HTML pages in version 3.0 (from 1998-2005) was too slow. I was … Continue reading →

This month’s ugly colors are sponsored by the current scheme for GenCon. Why? Because 20 years ago was when I attended it for the first time with a five-dollar, one-day, guest badge and then it became one of the highlights … Continue reading →