For reasons included in a friends-locked post on DW (don't worry, I'm okay), I had to go back to Reno this afternoon. The timing was such that I did not have time to each lunch before heading into town, and by the time I got away, I was getting pretty hungry. So I decided to do something I've not done for several years and have lunch at the ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon, I stopped by the Fernley Nugget casino to put down a sports bet. It took me a while to figure out how to get to the wager I wanted on the William Hill machine (they don't have a person here; if you want that, you have to go to Reno), and I felt bad about that after I realized that I was holding up another person. In any event, ( Read more... )

Today I went to the dentist to have the two replacement gold crowns fitted. When I was there two weeks ago for the removal of the second crown, I forgot to ask for them to give me the crown, and when I asked about it, they said they didn't have it. I wonder if they actually discard old gold dental work or just set it aside for a party fund or ( Read more... )

It took an extra day and almost all of that, but we did not quite go through February with no precipitation at all. About 10 PM last night, I looked outside and could see a few tiny flakes of snow falling on the front porch. Although the weather forecast suggested 5-10 cm accumulation was possible, we got a lot less than that.

( Fernley Looks Better in the Snow )

Sunday morning was bright and pleasant and sunny, but things changed dramatically in the late afternoon. While I was watching the Super Bowl, Lisa told me to look outside.

( Mini Blizzard )

After work today, we went into Reno to look for a few things. Our first three stops were not so lucky. We wanted to price a new window for the living room, and Lisa walked out immediately when they explained that they only replace the exact same type of window; that is, if your windows open left-right (as opposed to up-down), they'll only replace ( Read more... )

I read yesterday that the iconic Harrah's Reno hotel-casino has been sold and that it will be redeveloped a non-gaming property, changing it from a hotel-casino to an apartment-office-retail building. So today, Lisa and I went to Reno to do some shopping and to look in on Harrah's for what might be the final time ( Read more... )

A midweek holiday is disorienting, and because my normal work hours skew early, even more so. I'd meant to take another nap yesterday but wasn't sleepy enough to do so (for a change), but Lisa and I had planned on making a small expedition last night. The Fernley Nugget set me a $10 free play coupon and an entry for a New Year's Eve Party drawing. ( Read more... )

Neither Lisa nor I have been feeling at our best this week, but today was Lisa's birthday, and we did feel well enough to do to Reno for dinner. However, rather than going to one of the high-end restaurants as we initially contemplated, we had dinner at the Oyster Bar at the Sparks Nugget. Our server there remembered us, asked why we hadn't been ( Read more... )

With the Mega Millions jackpot so astronomically high, we decided that we'd go buy some tickets. However, inasmuch as Nevada (understandably) doesn't participate in the lottery, it wasn't as easy as popping down to the corner store. Fernley is just under 50 miles from the California border. Fortunately, one retailer has seen fit to fill a demand.

( Verdi, Ho )