The Blahs!!!

Ok, I have a head cold. It's not terrible, the sore throat is gone. Now it's just the watery eyes and runny nose. I'm still going to stay home today and just rest. Nice way to finish off the last 2 days of vacation. I did need to go to the Social Security office today, but that will have to wait until my next vacation. I still have three vacations left, one at the end of June, one in the middle of July and one in the middle of August. So I still have lots of time left off to get done all the things I need to.

Still not much of an appetetite, though I know I have to eat to force this head cold out. I had my NS breakfast (pancakes) with a low cal syrup. I had two slices of 9 grain bread and some egg beaters. total calories about 350.

Lunch will be NS entree (chicken soup) plus a nice salad and maybe two slices of Polenta.

Dinner : Not sure what that will be yet.

Still haven't received my next shipment of NS foods. I still have at least 4 days of food left so I'm not concerned. I have lots of breakfast items since I have eaten out a lot for breakfast during my vacation.

A bunch of friends and I were planning to go to Mandalay Bay's Coral Reef lounge on Friday night for a show, but I think even if I am feeling better I will not go. I have to work on Satuday and need some extra rest now.

If you do visit Vegas, I have two very good non-gaming events you should see.

The first is the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. It's a tour of their aquariums and it is very nice. They even have a pool where kids and adults can touch different fish or aquatic life. The price is about $16 per person unless you get a coupon or know a Vegas resident, then you get in for about $13.





The next tour I recommend is the Titanic Artifact Tour at the Tropicana Hotel. I saw this last year and it was very educational. When you first walk in they give you a boarding pass with a real passenger's name. I was the guy who owned Macy's dept stores. At the end of the tour you look up on a big board to see if you were rescued or not. Alas, I didn't make it, but at least for one hour I owned Macy's and was rich. My luck!!!! :)


The Titanic tour even has a large ice berg so you can touch it and and see how cold the water was on that April 14th evening. I always remember the night the Titanic first hit the iceberg sine April 14th is also my mom's birthday. Though if I remember correctly the Titanic actually sunk in the early morning hours of April 15th.

Two excellent attractions to see on your next visit to Vegas. And, don't forget to gamble a bit, I need my state taxes paid for by you tourists. :)