Reflections on Las Vegas

Donald Trump provided us with a nice photo op from our hotel window while staying at the Treasure Island hotel and casino earlier this month. The Donald’s casino high-rise features a subtle design trick of the eye thanks to its shiny mirror skin. The reflection of the Las Vegas strip on the lower section of [...]

Urban-Suburban Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

The houses are lined up in perfect rows like cars on a factory lot, some with manicured lawns and colorful landscaping, others with chain-link fence, beware of dog signs and weeds in the sidewalk cracks. This is a well-lived-in neighborhood on the east side of the San Francisco Bay Area where neighbors span the economic [...]

Weeknd Project: Building a Small Fence and Deck

This weekend brought sunny summer weather and a few outdoor projects around the house. There was the moldy old white picket fence, which has needed replacing since we moved here six years ago. And there was the small deck extension I started last month, which was badly in need of a railing to prevent free-falling [...]

8 Things to Do in Las Vegas

Not listed in any particular order:
1. Eat a #3 at In-N-Out Burger
2. Play the maximum bet on the Wheel of Fortune Slot machine
3. Stay at a Casino on the strip
4. Swim in the hotel pool
5. Eat a greasy egg and bacon breakfast
6. People watch
7. Pay $5 for a venti drip coffee at the hotel Starbucks
8. [...]