Las Vegas...encounters

April 27th to May1st: National American Planning Association Conference!! Okay...that didnt make sense!...A National 'Planning' Conference in Las Vegas? a city which is hardly sustainable from any angle you look at it?....Hmm...From a planning analyst's perspective, it is the worst choice of locations. From a Business point of view, its the apt choice. "You lose... I win"! So the saying 'life is a gamble' holds true in Vegas.
In any case, it was a frightfully enjoyable experience....meshing with with old and the young (who hardly seemed to move from their chairs from dusk to dawn)....ears in sync with the sounds from the slot machines (reminded me of the those irritating toys that we used to have while we were kids). As i looked down the endless aisles bordered with tables for black jack, poker, roulette; only one 3 words of wisdom flashed across my grey cells for the folks in Vegas - "GET A LIFE"...!!