Aloha and Welcome to my small speck of cyberspace! Dec 8, 2010 is the birth date of my blog. Never had one before, but my son encouraged me to have one, and it seemed like a good way to at least keep a log of my RC airplane building and flying. With the initial design kicked off by my son, I'll carry on from here and have fun with it. Now that I have it, I will use it to also keep track of my oil painting efforts, and any other ideas, hobbies, travels, or whatever else that come up. LIFE IS GOOD!

Update on 02/25/2011. It's been a few months since I began this blog, and I am enjoying creating and having it! I like documenting the things I have done in my hobbies, and sharing with my small family. I think Jer and Tad actually view it fairly regularly, as a means to see what I've been up to lately. At worst, it serves as a reference for my own use.

Update on 12/22/2011. This blog stuff is habit forming. My blog is a year old now, and I make an entry about every other day or so as that seems to be the frequency of doing something in one of my hobbies. Like my hobbies, this blog is a lot of fun, and it has become in itself another hobby that I enjoy.

Years are flying by...update on 01/11/2013. Still enjoying maintaining this blog even though hardly anyone sees it. I don't advertise it anywhere or to anyone, and it is mainly just a way for me to keep my own notes and thoughts on my flying, painting, and cars. If a stranger happens upon it, I think it is by pressing NEXT at the top of the current blog they are visiting, lol. It's a great device for me.

August 2014: still here! Took up flying RC helicopters one year ago and got hooked. Had flown micro Helis up to then, but got serious with 450 size for a couple months, then bought the Goblin 500 and Gaui X5 . Also got my Boxster in April 2013. Most importantly, Ariel was born 12/02/12 followed by Skylar 07/20/13, and they are little beacons of joy in our lives. Life is indeed good!!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Viva Las Vegas!


From Feb 26, 2012 to March 2, 2012, we had a grand reunion with Mom, Sue, Chuck, Tad, Becky, Jeremy, Rachel, Sandy and myself in the adult Disneyland called Las Vegas.  Since my mom is 91 and it's hard to walk far for her, we all stayed near the California Hotel where she, Sue, and Chuck resided.  Jer, Rachel, San, and I stayed at the Fremont, while Tad and Becky stayed at the highest class hotel they could find in downtown, the Golden Nugget.  Indeed their suite was gorgeous and one night there costed about the same as my 5 nights in the Fremont, LOL.  All were just a couple blocks from each other, making it real easy logistically.


On Thursday, Chuck and I walked to the pawn shop that is home to the Pawn Stars TV show.  He really wanted to see it in person and to see if he could get a deal on some bullion.  (He did not, the prices were high.)  The TV show makes that shop look big, but it consists of just one main aisle with a little butt out to the left of the shop entrance, to make a L shape, backwards.  The shop was nothing special, but there were LOTS of tourists inside gawking the same as we were.  A cab driver later told me that the place averages $20 per tourist, which amounts to the cost of the t-shirts they sell.  On the walk back to downtown, we took a few pics of interesting sights/sites.  BTW the walk was 20 minutes each way, just about a mile, and easily accomplished.


It was a great trip to LV to meet up with family, play the slots, eat lots, see the crazy sights like the Fremont Street Experience and freaky people, and just relax.  All travel to and from went smooth as can be.  Oh, the kids won a few bucks, but the rest of us supported the Nevada economy with our donations.  Nobody lost much, and we enjoyed the entertainment we bought!
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