Six months on the road...really hard to believe! Today I'd like to turn around and go home! I'm not bored with the traveling...I'm bored with the sitting here in Vegas. The weather has not been good (today 57 degrees with 20 mph winds and rain...consant high winds here have precluded golf....nothing much of interest to do here...visits to the Strip have gotten old.
The reason we are here for another 10 days is that Rick has gotten very involved in a Habitat for Humanity project. It's terrific for him and he has a great deal to offer them. I really wanted to jump in and help on some of the PR things they are doing, but I just seem to be in the way, so I'm twiddlin' my thumbs and spending a lot of time in the gym.
Must say I was a tad disappointed. My Penne alla Norma, with tomato, eggplant and ricotta, was totally lacking in eggplant....the reason I ordered this dish. Though Jim's Gemelli with sausage and brocolli rabe was good as was Rick's sausage and peppers pizza. All in all, moderately interesting food and inflated prices. Was really too bad that extraordinary high winds cancelled the Bellagio fountain and the Treasure Island pirate ship shows we wanted to show them.
Then a Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Hotel (mandalaybay.com). Was really excited about going...have heard such good things about other locations. However, here the food was mediocre and the 12-piece band just didn't have that certain something that brings an audience to their feet without them asking you to....over and over and over again.
Didn't feel as bad about it as I could have considering I found a "BOGO" coupon. Half price made it more tolerable.
Tomorrow is the Habitat for Humanity press conference showcasing their first "LEED" (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) house. Should be interesting. Hoping I can jump in and help them in some way.
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