Vegas stays in Vegas.

   

View at Sahara of monorail looking west, August evening.

  Natalie's visit to Rick's digs, always an occasion to celebrate.

Rick, self-portrait, during a hike in Lee's Canyon.      

Update: 

I've been working out of town, in the polar opposite city of Las Vegas, also known by those who've "been there" as, Lost Wages.  Or I say: Oy Vegas.

Work is apace on M, the Marnell Carao creation in the southernmost part of the valley.  It is  opening in March, and is going briskly, with hundreds of workers.

To all my friends whom I haven't seen for so long: I look forward to joining you again in the lush friendly confines of the Wasatch Front soon.

We are witnessing the historic shake-up of our economies, the final throes of Reagan, Bush, Ford economic greedy disasters.  The turmoil has been visited on the middle class for years as they have been starved for income and jobs that mean something worthwhile.  Now comes the grab and run as the Republicans are about to be turned out of office.  They will be grateful that it is not for them to clean up their own mess.