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Dinner and a Show

April 8, 2007

Last night we had dinner at Emeril’s Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian here in Las Vegas. I thought we’d just have a normal reservation, but Lisa surprised me. She arranged, through a connection and personal friend of Emeril, to have dinner in the kitchen (see image), where one of the sous chefs personally catered to [...]

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Vegas Is Improving

April 7, 2007

So after the headaches of the first night, things have improved. Thursday morning I wrote an email to Guest Services explaining my discontent and that afternoon I received a call from one of the Hotel Managers. I have to hand it to them. I didn’t think they’d respond to me, but they did and offered [...]

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The Mirage, How Dumb Am I?

April 5, 2007

After a very long but on-time flight, we arrived in Las Vegas.  It’s been quite a few years—5 exactly—since I’ve last been in Vegas.  Besides the major construction changes, it appears to be the same-old city.  Full of expectation, I’m sad to report that our first night here at The Mirage was miserable. I’m rarely [...]

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Vegas, baby, Vegas

April 4, 2007

Well, it’s been a long long time since I’ve had a proper vacation.  Sure, I’ve taken days off from work, visited relatives and such, but I’ve not taken five or more days, packed a suitcase and been somewhere with no other reason than to get away, relax and have fun in about 7-8 years.  After [...]

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