Mino

The Flip Mino Video is an ultralight, portable, high quality video camera that is about the size of a cell phone. Mino is simple to use and can take good quality videos that I can upload right here. So thanks to my parents, I have Mino and you can see some kick ass videos. iPhone has taken this picture of Mino. iPhone is also jealous of Mino.

Las Vegas

Hot and I ventured out west to Sin City for Thanksgiving. Most people's responses to our telling them our Thanksgiving plans was a dash of shock, sprinkled wth awe. Las Vegas isn't exactly your traditional Thanksgiving getaway. But those same people would swing towards approval once we informed them that Vegas becomes my annual familial round-up locale. I guess it's not as a sinful if you're there with the fam.

There is plenty to do in Las Vegas. Especially if your girlfriend is an olympic medalist speed walker. One day we walked over 11 miles. I complained and she just kept on walking. But thanks to her we did get to experience classic Vegas.

Casinos: With stops at Ceasars Palace, Wynn, Venetian, Mirage, Bellagio, Paris, the glitz can be a bit overwhelming. It's all so ornate and over the top. From the gondolas on the canals at the Venetian to the moving statues in the Forum at Caesars, it's all very intense.

Stratosphere: This is one of the highlights of the trip. Go through one of the lamest casinos on the strip to get to one of the coolest spots on the strip, the top of the Stratosphere. We strapped ourselves into a seat and this thing shot us straight up in the air a couple of times. You go weightless for a couple of seconds and the ride is well worth the $15 we spent on it. The view from the top is incredible.

Cirque: Now when my parents got me tickets to see Cirque de Soleil's Love, I was less than thrilled. However, those Cirque people are incredible. It was a blast, dare I even say balst? I was thoroughly entertained the entire show. If you have never seen Cirque, click on this link to buy tickets now. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/

Gambling: There are 7 million different ways to lose money in Las Vegas. I think next time I'll just go up to my hotel room, pull out my cash and light it on fire a split second before I drop it in the toilet and flush it.

Family: Not usually a part of the Vegas experience but it was wonderful getting to see some family I don't see very often and spend a few days with Hot.

Greg's Temporary Desk

So I know you're wondering, who is this Greg character? The more important question, however, is why does Greg have a temporary desk? In no less than 250 words, I will tell you.

When the mantle of Middle Earth was formed nearly 700,000 years ago and he who shall not be named rose from its molten depths in search of forlorn lovers Edward and Bella, there was foretold a prophesy. This prophesy spoke of one desk. One desk to rule them all. Enter Greg. As the son of two wise Elderin Elves, Greg was happy with his permanent desk. It was elbaborately decorated, ornate, and magnificent to view. Townspeople spoke of its opulent furnishings and travelers ventured form far and wide to gaze upon its splendor. It was even rumored that the desk contained, deep within it's mahogany framing, magical healing powers that could restore health to the sickest, or cure even the meanest case of carpal tunnel. And so Greg was happy. Happy until the day the Morlocks rose from the underworld and removed Greg's desk, piece by piece. Greg was powerless to stop them of course and found little solace in a cruel and hostile, desk-stealing world. Greg slipped into a deep depression, wallowing in the mire of his own defeat, mourning the loss of his 'precious'. But all was not lost, for the townspeople built Greg a new desk, a temporary stand-in that would, at the very least, provide for Greg a safe harbor, a respite in the storm that was his search for redemption, for retribution.