Category Archives: News

Here’s to my friend, co-worker and co-conspirator in the Austin music scene…a fancier way of saying he’s my usual bud with concerts, especially when Somara doesn’t tag along. It’s a “school day” for him so he has to work but … Continue reading →

I think this is the second-longest marriage I know from my circle of friends, I don’t count my parents because they’re family nor other, older couples since I couldn’t have attended the wedding. Let me go digging through the Internet to … Continue reading →

This was another takin’ it easy day. The only deadline we held ourselves to was the 11 AM craps lesson at New York New York, a really cool and frustrating time. Thankfully the cool outweighed the frustrating which was really … Continue reading →

Saturdays in Vegas tend to be a sandwich day: we do something in the morning, lounge around the room for the remainder of the day and then hit the activity by evening. An easy morning amusement is the Las Vegas … Continue reading →

It was a rather mellow day for us since the city starts to go berserk by Friday afternoon, really a brief lull after the craziness of Thursday evenings; I figure those people are sleeping it off, recharging for the weekend. … Continue reading →

There weren’t any major accomplishments beyond upholding a couple traditions we established at our wedding. First we had breakfast at Paris (the casino, not the city in north Texas). Normally, I tend to avoid eating “the most important meal” of … Continue reading →

One downside with owning a timeshare are the meetings. When I’m on vacation, the last thing I want to do is sit through a pitch, upsell, spiel, etc. for half a day. We were spared this on our 2010 visit … Continue reading →

I guess it’s not too late to wish them well because they live in the West Coast and we’re currently enjoying our vacation in Vegas which is at the forefront of PTZ. This year, the gift is wood. When it … Continue reading →

With the nap and grocery shopping concluded (food prices for the residents of Vegas…ouch! Not even Albertsons in Austin could be this bad), we got our first day started but kept it light. The rental car this year is a … Continue reading →

Technically we have been here for over seven hours but since I can never sleep the night before the trip (due to my fear of flying), I am up from my post-travel nap. The flight was uneventful too, especially in … Continue reading →

Before we head to Las Vegas in a couple days, I wanted to shore up the books on the Maggi Republic and I forgot to note this landmark which was put off by three years due to re-financing. With Travis … Continue reading →

Although we took her out for the show yesterday, today is officially Alaire’s birthday. I foolishly thought it was Friday but Ethan (her son and my friend) bailed me out before I was cornered in my ignorance. Alaire is awesome. … Continue reading →

The only Maggi niece I have celebrates her ninth and I can only hope she doesn’t have to attend school. I forget they let out in late May like they used to when I was a kid or does it … Continue reading →