Viva Las Vegas

Bright lights, music, gambling – Vegas has got it all. It’s nonstop. If you want to drink, the liquor stores are open till midnight, bars served beverages until sunup. If you are hungry, there is a plethora of dining experiences to choose from, from lowly Denny’s to Wolfgang Puck-branded restaurants. I had a great time there during a conference I attended last week.

It’s an amazingly clean city – it makes Richmond look like a landfill. The only things scattered on the ground are advertisements for “Girls Direct! – 15 Minutes or Less!” People stand on the corner handing them out to nearly everyone, even what looked to be 60 year-old women on vacation with their husbands. It was funny and wrong at the same time.

After a while, though, the whole fa