Monthly Archives: August 2012

I always have the best intentions of getting up early.  Checked that the clock was the right time, set the alarm for 7, set the cell phone as back up for 7:30.  Then went to bed. But didn’t get up … Continue reading →

One of the neat things about the 300 is that it has a rear view camera. I’ve never driven a car with one before so I wanted to really try it out and see if I could park the damn … Continue reading →

Fired up my writer’s senses and drove south.  Saw tons of neat little things like a memorial built of rocks with a small flower in the center.  Saw lots of abandoned buildings.  Saw the Colorado river.  Noticed what the roads … Continue reading →

Originally I had thought I would get into Vegas, yesterday, by about 5:30, say another hour in customs and half hour to get to my hotel and that still would leave me about 2-3 hours to do some vital shopping.  … Continue reading →

It took me about 5 min to realize that the 300 had a keyless start (after I had jammed the key into pretty much every hole I could find.)  Then, even after I found the button labeled, START, it took … Continue reading →

2nd rookie mistake Alarm clock by the bed actually had the right time. Turns out, it didn’t. Ha! So I got up at what I thought was 8.  I mean, it looked like 8am.  There was sun and it was … Continue reading →

Now being amazingly clever and yet unendingly clueless, I found a Vegas hotel for one night, on the strip, for $30. Oh, how clever, right? How amazing? But if that deal is in a hotel under renovation, is it really … Continue reading →

Why, yes, yes it could, but by now, I was beyond mad, I had abandoned all hope of anything going right and when you abandon hope, there is very little to get stressed about. Sure enough, the luggage area was … Continue reading →

Ok, rookie mistake number one.  I shouldn’t have got hypnotized by the clouds, I should have gone pee.  But hey, I decided to go pee as soon as I got off the plane.  Quick zip, whip it out, szszszszszs and … Continue reading →

3:00 flight delayed until 4:00.  Got there at check-in time.  2:55.  No one there from the airlines.  A few passengers looking confused. 3:40 No sign of any of the airline attendants.  Entire hallway full of passengers looking even more confused … Continue reading →