Las Vegas

I don't make it to this city particularly often, but it never ceases to amaze me.  There's a few acres of desert that exist in seeming disconnect with the world as a whole.  Recession may happen broadly, but as the recession noose constricts, some blocks are cut off, and a smaller area is undisturbed apparently - the core of this city seems buzzing.  Capitalism exists here, whereby on the way to a dinner and back, anything that one could spend money on is advertised for purchase.  Drugs, watches, booze and women in particular.  Apparently the forces of supply and demand have determined that these are the goods needed in Nevada at all hours, the invisible hand of economics works in odd ways.  This little part of this city is an odd place with its own economics.  It's probably good there aren't too many of them, but having a few probably takes the pressure off many other places.

We dined and partied at Tao.  I like both dining and partying, and it was a superb night.  It's key apparently in Las Vegas marketing to have monosyllabic, or at lease single word adjectives as business names.  Tomorrow, in the spirit of fun, we drive NASCARs, then we hit TWIST for dinner and PURE for fun (all caps apparently important too?).

The hotel room I'm in is literally a third the square feet of the house in progress I may live in again sometime between now and infinity.