Viva Las Vegas!

Well, its been a while since I've had time to post here, so let me start by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I am finally getting out of the office... Going on a business trip to Las Vegas! (Plus, I get to celebrate my "non-Birthday" tomorrow)

We are flying out of Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport, and managed to snag a direct flight to Vegas.
*Funny note about the airports in OKC: both airports (the other is Wiley Post Airport) are named for Oklahomans who died in PLANE CRASHES! And I kidd you not, you drive past "Amelia Earhart Way" before you reach the main terminal. (Looking for the "James Dean" car rental kiosk... Gotta be around here somewhere)

So we get to the airport and go thru security. I forgot to put my sunglasses in the tray, and the metal detector went off, and I was asked to step into the side area for "extra scrutiny." The LAST thing you want to hear early in the morning is for a 6'6" 290 lb TSA worker to tell you "anywhere the wand beeps, I'm gonna touch you."
(Buy me dinner first?)

So, as he is running the wand over me, its beeping at every rivet on my Wranglers, and I feel I am in danger of being molested... Having just seen "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," I couldn't stop grinning and laughing while I was being patted down by Mongo... Eventually, after taking enough time to accurately guess my weight, they grew bored and let me pass. My coworkers got a good laugh... What a way to start the Birthday weekend!

More to come...
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