Tag Archives: Las Vegas

Just faux enough away for us.

Posted on April 2, 2022 by polloplayer

When does a groove become a rut? Maybe it’s when you discuss unironically that the morning walk commenced three minutes late and now we would all be off schedule for the entire day. “All” meaning the two elderlies and the … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Collecting Candles.

Posted on November 13, 2021 by polloplayer

He is quite the collector, the CE. Oriental rugs, books, antiquities, arcania, etc. etc. Through the years he has filled up quite a few walls and closets with his favorite things. Lately, it seems, though, for both of us that … Continue reading →

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We rolled the dice: Las Vegas!

Posted on April 17, 2021 by polloplayer

The latest COVID quandary: when is it safe to travel? After a year-plus of living like cave-dwellers, when is the right time to emerge, blinking and trepidatious, into what we used to call normal life? The answer is different depending … Continue reading →

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Family Album: the long road home.

Posted on November 9, 2019 by polloplayer

It’s been too much fun. Vegas with this crew already seems like a long time ago. Amazing time with them! Then NYC, special as ever. Best, of course, always, is seeing this kiddo. And wow, some other memorable moments, too… … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Sinfully Fun.

Posted on October 19, 2019 by polloplayer

No one falls for Las Vegas like me. Not even close. I can prove it: one shattered radius, one fractured ulna. And oh, the icing on the cake? Remember how I kept saying my back hurt? Fracture at L-4. I … Continue reading →

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Wynn-ing in Las Vegas.

Posted on July 16, 2016 by polloplayer

Just back from five sultry summer nights at The Wynn in Las Vegas, where the most sinful thing we did was to order up our morning coffee from room service. Oh, and there was that Béarnaise sauce on our Steak … Continue reading →

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Vegas, Baby.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by polloplayer

Just back from five fun days in Vegas. The trip was originally planned around Uncle Delbert but he got a better offer and understandably chose Heaven over Las Vegas. So the rest of our group re-grouped after Delbert left us … Continue reading →

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Are there slot machines in heaven?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by polloplayer

We’ve spent the past few weeks planning that annual blow-out family extravaganza. No, not Christmas. The other blow-out extravaganza. The one where Uncle Delbert gets to escape the Minnesota winter for Vegas, Baby! We’ve made four or five such trips over … Continue reading →

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What Happened in Vegas.

Posted on January 28, 2012 by polloplayer

The Council of Olders convened for a Third-Time’s-a-Charm tour in Vegas last week. It was a wild group: the median age hovered right around seventy.  And yes, some nights we even stayed up past 9 pm! When Uncle Delbert fell ill … Continue reading →

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If it all stays in Vegas, why did I gain two pounds?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by polloplayer

We’re just home from what has become our more-or-less annual pilgrimage to Sin City. I know, I know, the very thought of Old People in Vegas is disconcerting, but it works for us. One thing Vegas has plenty of is … Continue reading →

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