33. Key Largo - you can't go wrong with Bogey and Bacall ( Read more... )

24. Elisha's Bones - Don Hoessel

25. Framed - Christy Fearn

26. Forever Man - Brian W. Matthews

27. Phoenix Girls: The Conjuring Glass - Brian Knight

28. It Must Have Been Something I Ate - Jeffrey Steingarten

29. The Last Days of a Rake - Donna Lea Simpson

30. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris

31. Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine

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It was horribly hot for me. Broke the 1958 record high temperature and hit 115 F on the Saturday. Between that and the over air-conditioned casinos, no wonder I had a cold. The back and forth between hot and cold was killer ( Read more... )

Tuesday, our last day in Vegas ( Read more... )

Lazy morning this morning. Checking email, generally going around at a slow pace but feeling like the cold is gone ( Read more... )

A wonderful lunch done, gambling called. I'm pretty sure a nap was also in the cards ( Read more... )

Sunday morning - it's my birthday! And time to move back to the Strip. I decide that a cab is what my roulette winnings are for, saving us from hauling suitcases in the heat. In fact, this was a trend for me on this trip, winning on slots or roulette and using the money for anything that would keep us out of the heat ( Read more... )

Saturday already? Last downtown, tomorrow we head back to the Strip. We knew today was going to be a scorcher, so decided to just stick around downtown where everything was close together, minimising our time out in the heat ( Read more... )

Friday morning, another bright and sunny day. We get up fairly early, planning to head to the Wicked Spoon for their weekday brunch. We had originally planned to be there around 11-ish but we decide to give the slot tournament another go. We did the 11 a.m qualifier, can't remember if we actually had to play or not but we did make it into the ( Read more... )

Thursday already? Time to change hotels. First, there's email to check. And breakfast to be had. We check out and leave our bags at the bell desk. Head over to MGM for their brunch buffet. Nyssa has a voucher for one, courtesy of MyVegas. We split the cost of the second meal ( Read more... )