Current local Las Vegas time is 9:11pm, July 2, 2025.

Archive for the 'Las Vegas' Category

Fry’s price matching works!

I’m genuinely surprised in a happy way. Fry’s has a price matching policy. It’s not plastered all over the store, but I found it on the good ol’ Interweb after a short search: If within 30 days of purchasing an item from Fry’s you see a lower in-stock price at a local competitor with a […]

Posted in Computers, Journal, Las Vegas, Miscellaneous, Site Information | No Comments »

A las Vegas blogger who blogs

A friend sent me this link: http://www.meganedwards.com/features.htm I like it. A fellow Las Vegan writing about an interesting town. And it looks like she actually writes on her blog.

Posted in Las Vegas, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »

Why Can’t Rain Happen Before I wash the Car?

I live in a desert. We have VERY little rain. I understand this. That’s why it’s a desert, after all. Because of the lack of rain, we also have lots of dust. I have a black car which apparently has a special dust-attracting paint job (factory applied).

Posted in Journal, Las Vegas | No Comments »

This is NOT the Party to Whom You’re Speaking!

OK, Las Vegas … what gives? Since we moved here, we have received more wrong number calls in three months than we did in a decade anywhere else. Apparently we got the phone number that people named Vince and Gayle [Last Name] used to have. How do we know this? They get more phone calls […]

Posted in Journal, Lars Vargas, Las Vegas | 3 Comments »

A Fun Way to Get IP Addresses

If you’re looking for an interesting way to find out your IP address, IP Vegas has it. Visit that site and your IP address will show up on a Las Vegas style slot machine. It looks like a free ad-supported site. Scroll down the page for a few network utilities as well. You can do […]

Posted in Internet, Las Vegas | No Comments »

A Hot New Casino Opening. Sort of.

There are two types of casinos in Las Vegas. The first ones are the ones that most people think of: the famous ones on The Strip. Names like Luxor, Bellagio, Paris, Monte Carlo, and Caesar’s Palace come to mind. The others are the “local” casinos. These are smaller and less flashy. They are also located […]

Posted in Casinos, Las Vegas, Mrs. Vargas | 2 Comments »

Many garage sales and not a single garage for sale…

Mrs. Vargas and I went to a terrific garage sale yesterday. Several, actually. What was terrific about them was that they were actually a community garage sale that spanned several neighborhoods in Green Valley, home of the Green Valley Ranch Station Casino (shown on American Casino). It’s a nice area, with some expensive homes, and […]

Posted in Henderson, Lars Vargas, Las Vegas, Mrs. Vargas | No Comments »

Risky business begets free eats: one of the cool things about living in Vegas

One of the cool things about Las Vegas is the abundance of places to eat. And most of them are really good places to eat. I used to live in Orlando, and a good place to eat there is a national chain where the weird stuff nailed to the walls is usually more compelling than […]

Posted in Food & Drink, Gambling, Las Vegas | No Comments »