Our team was successful again last Tuesday. Here are some sample questions.
1) How many centimeters in a kilometer?
2)Name the three cartoon characters used to promote Rice Krispies.
3)Name three African countries that start with the letter T.
4)What is an oligarchy?
5)How many strikes to make a perfect 300 score in bowling?
6)Who died first, Romeo or Juliet ?
7)What is xenophobia
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
LAS VEGAS REVISITED
I have always been frugal. How pleased I am , for example,when I can use a dollar coupon when buying groceries. In fact, I am a parsimonious penny pinching person, a niggardly skinflint, even a miserly cheapskate.(Does one
think one is being too hard on oneself)
How is it then when confronted with a slot machine one can pour great
amounts of ones life savings into a soulless device designed to pauperize one.
It gets worse. At the black jack tables ( Minimum bet usually $15.00 or more )
one goes loco and finds oneself betting $25.00 and even $50.00 on a turn of a card. It's like monopoly money. Hey, its not real money, it's only chips. All this said, it really is lots of fun.
think one is being too hard on oneself)
How is it then when confronted with a slot machine one can pour great
amounts of ones life savings into a soulless device designed to pauperize one.
It gets worse. At the black jack tables ( Minimum bet usually $15.00 or more )
one goes loco and finds oneself betting $25.00 and even $50.00 on a turn of a card. It's like monopoly money. Hey, its not real money, it's only chips. All this said, it really is lots of fun.
Monday, February 15, 2010
LAS VEGAS
Jan and I spent a few days in Las Vegas, courtesy a most kind and generous invitation from Greg and Nancy. In many ways, it was a wonderful vacation trip and we didn't even lose too much cash. We were
impressed by the splendor of the palaces, each one more beautiful in its way than the last. We stayed at the Paris where the NGA was holding its annual convention and so the hotel was filled to capacity. We watched the super bowl on a huge screen, attended a speech by GW Bush (very good-
that man is no dummy ) and ate , drank, and gambled, saw a couple of
super shows.
When we left, we felt a little twinge of sadness. Why, you might ask ?
As we visited some of the more magnificent casinos and hotels, we were
aware that they were largely empty. No one is going to Vegas anymore.
What is to become of all these amazing structures if they must go bankrupt? Why are they so poorly attended ? I can think of two reasons:
There are too many hotels and second, they charge too much. Years ago one could go to Vegas and have inexpensive hotel rooms and cheap but excellent meals. Not any more. They are pricing themselves out of the market.
impressed by the splendor of the palaces, each one more beautiful in its way than the last. We stayed at the Paris where the NGA was holding its annual convention and so the hotel was filled to capacity. We watched the super bowl on a huge screen, attended a speech by GW Bush (very good-
that man is no dummy ) and ate , drank, and gambled, saw a couple of
super shows.
When we left, we felt a little twinge of sadness. Why, you might ask ?
As we visited some of the more magnificent casinos and hotels, we were
aware that they were largely empty. No one is going to Vegas anymore.
What is to become of all these amazing structures if they must go bankrupt? Why are they so poorly attended ? I can think of two reasons:
There are too many hotels and second, they charge too much. Years ago one could go to Vegas and have inexpensive hotel rooms and cheap but excellent meals. Not any more. They are pricing themselves out of the market.
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