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Las Vegas Monsoon Season!

Blogs, Blogging, and Podcasts, Las Vegas, Nevada, Weather
Posted July 15th, 2008 by Christopher - 3 comments

When most people hear the phrase “monsoon season” they think of the famously rainy monsoons of India that they learned about in school. What’s really odd to me is how they always teach about “monsoons” in the context of some very foreign place to North America – there are monsoonal weather patterns every single year right here in the Southwest to learn about. I know that kids can “get” an illustration of a concept by examples of extremes – and it definitely rains like crazy in India during monsoon season, oftentimes causing flooding, et cetera – but those conditions, while perhaps not as widespread and extreme, occur right here in Las Vegas, Nevada, and much of the desert southwest.

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World Series of Poker – A Special Las Vegas VIP Party

Casinos and Gambling, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Entertainment, Nevada, Nightlife, Sin City
Posted July 3rd, 2008 by Christopher - 1 comment

Artisan King SuiteThe World Series of Poker’s Main Event – the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament that bears the title of World Champion – kicks off today with the first of four “Day One’s.” There are so many players in this monster of a tournament nowadays that they simply can not hope to fit them all into one space on the same day so they just break it down into multiple first days.

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Komodo Dragons in Las Vegas!!

Blogs, Blogging, and Podcasts, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Entertainment, Nevada, Outdoors and Other Interests, Shows and Entertainment, Special Events, The Famous and the Infamous
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Christopher - 7 comments

Las Vegas Komodo Dragon 2Oh my god I love this lizard!! Isn’t he cute? This is the newest addition to the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay.

I want to see this sucker in action at feeding time! Feeding big fish smaller fish is fun, sure, but watching one of the most storied land predators at chow time has got to be a sight to behold. Ah, yes… the gnashing of teeth!

Komodo Dragons are known for their ravenous, carnivore-style appetites.

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Whatever Shall We Do? (Without Star Trek at the Hilton)

Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Entertainment, Nevada, Shows and Entertainment
Posted May 14th, 2008 by Christopher - 2 comments

REJOICE! Okay, maybe we won’t rejoice, but seriously, the Star Trek: The Experience attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton is one of the few remaining un-niceties at the venerable old hotel and just doesn’t fit (and never did.) They have been working pretty diligently to restore some luster and reinvigorate the property for the last few years, and when you walk into a Hilton, you just don’t expect to see uber-nerd cheese as part of the whole ambience – it was killing the vibe they are working on reclaiming.

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