(pic: view from my room)

VIVA LAS VEGAS

Niice, free WiFi at the McCarran Airport. I'm blogging from the terminal, waiting for my flight back home. I just smiled at another passenger who's also working on her Mac. You know the 'fellow Mac-user look.'

Here's some pics from the trip. One of the best parts of the trip was meeting so many interesting, kind people: a veterinarian and his family from Toronto, a pilot from LA, a scientist from LV, a property developer from Phoenix. I even met a realtor from Benicia (where I live). Small town, small world.

During my seminar, the keynote speaker was without a doubt, one of the most amazing, articulate, humorous speakers I've ever heard, which is high praise coming from me. I've heard many, and since I've done a lot of public speaking, I'm wired to critique a speaker. His name is Jamie Clarke, an adventurer, author who was one of the first Canadians to summit Mt. Everest, a herculean feat. He talked about courage and fear, life and passion. It sparked something inside me, the quest for adventure, for exploration, curiosity, testing my limits, overcoming my fears, and living to the fullest. Check out his site, especially his book, "Above All Else", which his talk was based on.

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(pics: Wheel of Fortune slots at The Venetian; 'Roman' statues at Caesar's (j/k, they're Greek..); The Venetian Bridge; The Bellagio Lake)