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Lost Wages

Bad Math

In August I helped stave off what would’ve been just another disillusioning Las Vegas ending.

Over decades, we can say the number of visitors who’ve come to Las Vegas, enjoyed themselves, then somehow think the city so hospitable for them short term will extend such should they relocate here is countless. Unless the diligence has been thorough, living in Las Vegas is ill-advised.

By all means, come to town. Please do act like an imbecile. Yes, take chances, even risks, if the stay is term-limited. A weekend. A long weekend. However, lose that mindset if the goal becomes to reside here. Continue reading Bad Math →

Lost Wages, Observed

Some Found a Land of Dust and Disappointment

In Las Vegas, it’s easy to differentiate pensioners who retired from the main industry apart from those who flocked here thinking the city would be golden in their Golden Years. That also goes for locals who spent their lives here making livings in the region’s other professions.

Gray hairs who had spent lives bolstering our nation’s one-time industrial prominence and former service personnel who spent careers in the military predominate the second category.

A third bunch grew up in Las Vegas. They stayed, found careers here outside the neon, the noise, the notoriety. Through everyday satisfactions they were contented. Continue reading Some Found a Land of Dust and Disappointment →